Annual Area 6 Hi Point Awards
Area 6 has 2 Perpetual Shields which are awarded each year to the Hi-Points winner and runner-up. The shields have been generously sponsored by Allens Printers and Thea Lloyd. The shields are engraved each year with the winner's name. A medal, sponsored by Cwmnant Calves, is also presented as a momento to keep. The Hi-Points winner is calculated by totalling all points, across all events, awarded during the show season
2009 AWARD WINNERS
WINNER - LISA CROWE
RESERVE - HELEN GOUGH-STINTON
Lisa Crowe lives near Tregaron, Wales. Lisa and Lopin Like a Leaguer (Kitty) won some big classes this year including Championship Showmanship at the WES National Show in August. Kitty, an American Quarter Horse mare was bred in the USA in 2002 and imported by the Crowe family in 2006. Lisa has been riding her since November 2008.
Lisa and Kitty's highlights of the 2009 season include:
Area 3 show at the Mendip stud:
1st - Open Showmanship, Open Pleasure
2nd - Open Trail, Novice Rider Western Riding
Area 6 show at Hartpury:
1st - Amateur Showmanship, Novice Horse Trail
2nd - Open Trail, Open Pleasure
3rd - Amateur Pleasure
4th - Amateur Horsemanship
Area 5 show at Myerscough:
1st - Open Showmanship, Novice Horse Trail
2nd - Amateur Trail
3rd - Open Pleasure
4th Amateur Horsemanship
WES National show at Moreton Morrell:
1st - Amateur Showmanship, Amateur Horsemanship, Championship Showmanship
Helen Gough-Stinton lives in Worcestershire and has been riding western and a member of WES for 3 years. Helen has 7 horses, and competes in various English disciplines as well as western. We usually see Helen partnered with Baileys, a very tall 10 year old Appaloosa gelding.
Helen's highlights of the season included:
Area 6 show at Hartpury:
1st - Novice Rider Western Riding, Novice Rider Versatility
2nd - Novice Rider Trail
3rd - Intermediate Amateur Horsemanship
Area 5 show at Myerscough:
1st - Novice Rider Reining, Novice Rider Western Riding
2nd - Novice Rider Versatility, Amateur Pleasure
WES National Show at Moreton Morrell:
1st - Novice Rider Trail, Novice Rider Reining
4th - Novice Rider Western Riding, Novice Rider Versatility