Amateur SJ Rider Interviews

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Charlie-M

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Haven't posted on here for a while but here goes!

Right this sounds really stupid but for Electronic Communication module @ Uni we had to design some sort of equstrian website, so mine is called 'The Collecting Ring' lol and is basically a show jumping website

So I'm doing like a feature on amateur riders, so please could people help out and fill one out if you're not busy?
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This could possibly end up live on the internet (I run jumpoff.co.uk) so if you do fill it in, you must not mind having your interview on an actul website.

Would be a great help! I've left it till the last minute again and its due in on Wednesday so not much time left lollllll oh dear

anyway the people that I need are people who jump BSJA, pref horses but if you are on ponies thats fine I might do a seperate pony rider section
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Please help meeeeeeeee!! :lol:
Name:

1) How many horses do you currently compete at the moment?

2) What classes do you currently compete in?

3) How long have you been a member of the BSJA?

4) What has been your best acheivement so far?

5) What are your aims for 2007?

6) What are your long term aims?

7) Describe your favourite horse that you have competed so far, and why?

8) Do you combine school/uni or a full time job with competing? And how do you fit it all in?

9) Do you have a show jumping trainer? If so, who are they? And how do they help you improve?

10) If you could have any top show jumping horse, which one would you choose and why?


And if you could post a pic of yourself too that'd be fabidoozey :P
 
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Name: David Hodgson

1) How many horses do you currently compete at the moment?
One

2) What classes do you currently compete in?
Opens

3) How long have you been a member of the BSJA?

3 years with gaps

4) What has been your best acheivement so far?

Jumped A/B open (some years ago)

5) What are your aims for 2007?

Qualify for Blue Chip Dynamic.

6) What are your long term aims?

Jump GP

7) Describe your favourite horse that you have competed so far, and why?

Current horse. Professionally trained so is really showing up my issues. Have started training with top Showjumper so hopefully I / we will come out of it a much better rider.

8) Do you combine school/uni or a full time job with competing? And how do you fit it all in?

Combine with full time job. I am able to flex my hours which allows me to play during the week.

9) Do you have a show jumping trainer? If so, who are they? And how do they help you improve?
Geoff Luckett. He's teaching me how to jump my current horse.

10) If you could have any top show jumping horse, which one would you choose and why?

Cruisehill. She's my boys full sister


And if you could post a pic of yourself too that'd be fabidoozey :P
Here ya go
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Name: Kevin Kirkham

1) How many horses do you currently compete at the moment?
Two....Rambo V and Trike M

2) What classes do you currently compete in?
Anything from British Novice to 1.20m Open....when i'm feeling brave lol!

3) How long have you been a member of the BSJA?
With a membership number in the low 30,000's.....far too long
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I think I first registered as a rider in about 1982
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4) What has been your best acheivement so far?
At the age of 15, over the space of about 2 weeks, qualifying for both the Winter Grade C Finals (now Blue Chips), and the Osborne Refrigerators B&C Championships...alongside the likes of Will Funnell and Duncan Inglis
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5) What are your aims for 2007?
Well, Trike has already exceeded my aims with him in qualifying for the Blue Chip Novice Champs. For Rambo, to qualify for Scope and the National Amateur Champs.

6) What are your long term aims?
To continue to enjoy my SJ'ing and take my horses as far as they can go.

7) Describe your favourite horse that you have competed so far, and why?
Would have to be Rambo, as he has so much natural talent and is such a careful horse....well, usually
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He's also my most frustrating horse to compete as he can be completely silly and lets himself down as a result.

8) Do you combine school/uni or a full time job with competing? And how do you fit it all in?
Yes....I'm in full-time employment. I work long hours, and travel for 4 hours a day too. The horses get exercised after work and i'm usually home by around 9pm.

9) Do you have a show jumping trainer? If so, who are they? And how do they help you improve?
Yes....I've had several. Penny Sangster is currently helping me. It's great to have someone on the ground who can cast an impartial eye on the way you and your horse are going. She's very strong on the flatwork being an eventer
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10) If you could have any top show jumping horse, which one would you choose and why?
Dead or Alive ? Milton would be the horse of choice. He just looked so easy to ride and made everything look effortless...otherwise, I love Cavalor Cumano who I guess would be the closest living thing to a Milton
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Name: Kayleigh Nicholls

1) How many horses do you currently compete at the moment? One - Gloster Image

2) What classes do you currently compete in? British Novice

3) How long have you been a member of the BSJA? 3months

4) What has been your best acheivement so far? Getting our first winnings

5) What are your aims for 2007? 90cms and 1metre national amateur championships

6) What are your long term aims? To go as far as i can go through the stages really, and get some more horses to compete

7) Describe your favourite horse that you have competed so far, and why? Gloster Image (rocky) as i've produced him from a rising 4year old, taught him everything myself and he just keeps producing the most brilliant performances

8) Do you combine school/uni or a full time job with competing? And how do you fit it all in? Atm i'm on my gap year, and have a part time job, as of october i will be combining competing with uni

9) Do you have a show jumping trainer? If so, who are they? And how do they help you improve? David Thomas who is just brilliant, knows me and rock inside out. Andrew Gould is my dressage trainer but i feel what he teaches me on the flat really aids my jumping.

10) If you could have any top show jumping horse, which one would you choose and why? I'm not sure if hes still alive, but Radiator ridden by Rene Tebbel

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Name: Naomi Davies

1) How many horses do you currently compete at the moment?
2
2) What classes do you currently compete in?
British Novice, 80 and 90 cm amateur qualifiers
3) How long have you been a member of the BSJA?
3 years
4) What has been your best acheivement so far?
Jumping double clear on my cob in 90cm open (too slow to be placed) Was very pleased though!
5) What are your aims for 2007?
To be jumping discovery/1m opens by the end of this year on Alisha.
6) What are your long term aims?
To enjoy my SJ and be successful
7) Describe your favourite horse that you have competed so far, and why?
Jigsaw, he's not particularly talented and doesn't always pick his feet up but he is so honest and gives a fantastic ride round a course of fences. I'm enjoying jumping my new horse, Alisha, too but still not 100% with her!
8) Do you combine school/uni or a full time job with competing? And how do you fit it all in?
Uni in the week, competing at weekends
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9) Do you have a show jumping trainer? If so, who are they? And how do they help you improve?
Yes, I have a fantastic trainer, gives me loads of exercises both over fences and on the flat to get alisha listening to me more, we have come on so far since I bought her!
10) If you could have any top show jumping horse, which one would you choose and why?
I love Geoff Billington's Casabachus, I just think he is gorgeous and always seems willing to give everything a go
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1) How many horses do you currently compete at the moment?
1, although there have been many '1's' this year! LOL. 4yr old called Spartacus, other horse recovering from injury.

2) What classes do you currently compete in?
This year has been anything from 80cm Intro's to 105cm opens.

3) How long have you been a member of the BSJA?
First reg. in 1999.

4) What has been your best acheivement so far?
2nd in Grand Prix in my junior days.

5) What are your aims for 2007?
Stay jumping affiliated, enjoy my horses & be more positive.

6) What are your long term aims?
Competing at Hickstead would be great.

7) Describe your favourite horse that you have competed so far, and why?
My pony, who we lost in 2006 after 11 great years, I achieved everything I wanted on her. Horse would have to be my Marey, she came from an appointment with a bullet to back to jumping BSJA but is unfortunately sidelined with injury at the moment.

8) Do you combine school/uni or a full time job with competing? And how do you fit it all in?
Full time job and with great difficulty!! I also have my own stables so no livery help or anything, this time of year is awful.

9) Do you have a show jumping trainer? If so, who are they? And how do they help you improve?
Not settled with anyone at the moment, but used to be based with Peter Brown and trained with him for 7 years. He was tough and honest but had so many tricks up his sleeve and always had more than one solution for a problem.

10) If you could have any top show jumping horse, which one would you choose and why?
Dollar Girl, amazing!

Here is a pic, not my current ride but this is from a Graham Fletcher clinic a few months ago:
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1) How many horses do you currently compete at the moment?

2 - Grade A and youngster

2) What classes do you currently compete in?

BN/Disc, 1.10 opens and anything up to 1.30's

3) How long have you been a member of the BSJA?

5yrs

4) What has been your best acheivement so far?

Taking a previous youngster to grade B after been broken for a year! (very talented)

5) What are your aims for 2007?

To get a couple more youngsters to bring on.

6) What are your long term aims?

To have fun and enjoying the SJ ing!

7) Describe your favourite horse that you have competed so far, and why?

Grade A with issues, but has an amazing jump and bags of personality!

8) Do you combine school/uni or a full time job with competing? And how do you fit it all in?

Work Full time, but with horses! What better way to get out competing!

9) Do you have a show jumping trainer? If so, who are they? And how do they help you improve?

No longer have one, but had one of the best ever. Taught me so much! And still learning.

10) If you could have any top show jumping horse, which one would you choose and why?
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Name: A Lloyd

1) How many horses do you currently compete at the moment? 2

2) What classes do you currently compete in? British Novice and Discovery

3) How long have you been a member of the BSJA? 1year

4) What has been your best acheivement so far? winning 3 BNovs in 3 weeks! and Jumping 2 sets of 4 BN Double Clears to qualify for the 2nd round on both horses (one last yr, the other this yr)

5) What are your aims for 2007? To get both Happily jumping Discovery and possibly getting my mare ready for 1.05 opens and newcomers

6) What are your long term aims? Just to compete to keep my showjumping up to scratch for the eventing season!

7) Describe your favourite horse that you have competed so far, and why? Fiddlers Anthem, 15hh, Bay 8yr old gelding. He is just gorgeous - always enjoying himself and a real master of the jump offs!! He won 3 BNovs in a row last year purely because he could turn tighter than the horses
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He is really an eventer but takes to pure showjumping like a duck to water! Being only 15hh he makes even discovery fences look large and he really has to motor in order to make the distances but he is sooooooooo much fun to ride!!
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8) Do you combine school/uni or a full time job with competing? And how do you fit it all in? I combine school with competing my own two horses. One is only 5 so she needs a lot of work and one is 8 and always needs pushing back into shape! at the moment i am in my GCSE year but horses and exams seem to be fitting in fine, i just ride a soon as i get home from school at 4.15pm and then do homework etc. afterwards, i have also ridden before going to school at 8.00am in the summer.

9) Do you have a show jumping trainer? If so, who are they? And how do they help you improve? Have had several trainers in the past but am settled with Adrian Evans now and he is just fantastic and in a matter of 5 sessions has turned my showjumping around - i cant thank him enough

10) If you could have any top show jumping horse, which one would you choose and why? Probably something quite compact and short coupled maybe Arko or Russell ?? Just because i get bounced around on bigger striding animals!
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And if you could post a pic of yourself too that'd be fabidoozey :P

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Name: LAURA KELLY

1) How many horses do you currently compete at the moment?
1

2) What classes do you currently compete in?
BN AND DISCO

3) How long have you been a member of the BSJA?
1YEAR

4) What has been your best acheivement so far?
WINNING 4 BN's IN MY FIRST YEAR

5) What are your aims for 2007?
MOVE UP TO NEWCOMERS

6) What are your long term aims?
TO BE PLACED CONSISTENTLY AT DISCO AND NEWCOMERS

7) Describe your favourite horse that you have competed so far, and why?
CURRENT RISKY - BOLD, BRAVE AND TAUGHT ME MILLIONS

8) Do you combine school/uni or a full time job with competing? And how do you fit it all in?
YES, FULL TIME BANK MANAGER - MADE TIME BY GIVING UP MY OTHER HOBBIES - DANCING AND FOOTBALL SO I COULD DO MORE WITH THE HORSE

9) Do you have a show jumping trainer? If so, who are they? And how do they help you improve?
GAIL SMITH OVERALL TRAINER HAS IMPROVED MY FLAT WORK SO MUCH THAT THE SJ SUCCESS HAS COME ON BACK OF THAT - MONTHLY LESSON WITH SANDRA LOW-MITCHELL

10) If you could have any top show jumping horse, which one would you choose and why?
LOCARNO - SCOPE AND SPEED BUILT INTO ONE
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Name Sarah-Jane Brown

1. Two
2. All sorts ranging in size from British Novice to 1.25
3. About 10 years
4. Winning 1.25 class last year
5. More eventing related but I guess if eventing allows to do well at Royal Cornwall and Bath and West Shows
6. My main aims are eventing at the moment BSJA is a tool to improve and help the eventing
7. Sarnita - Very careful, scopey, honest and a real trier - yet to find her limit.
8. I have a full time job and no facilities - luckily also have no OH or social life!
9. I have help from Caroline Creighton mainly or Claire Rushworth both brillant trainers who recognise how to help the horses develope and progress.
10. Shutterfly - I just love it and a ladies horse.

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1) How many horses do you currently compete at the moment?
1

2) What classes do you currently compete in?
BN /95cm opens

3) How long have you been a member of the BSJA?
2 months

4) What has been your best acheivement so far?
winning my first red rosette, 95cm class. not jumped affiliated yet,first one this sunday.

5) What are your aims for 2007?
to get consistent double clears at disc and to start jumping NC

6) What are your long term aims?
to ride internationlly!

7) Describe your favourite horse that you have competed so far, and why?
current horse,otto, only horse i have competed to date!

8) Do you combine school/uni or a full time job with competing? And how do you fit it all in?
im at school but mum does my horse in the week some days so fitting it all in isnt a problem.

9) Do you have a show jumping trainer? If so, who are they? And how do they help you improve?
just started with sally newton, she is changing the way i ride for the better and helping me to understand my horse and what his little tricks are.

10) If you could have any top show jumping horse, which one would you choose and why?
dead - milton or ryans son (mum says) alive - locarno ..i just like him lol
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1) How many horses do you currently compete at the moment? 1

2) What classes do you currently compete in? British Novice and Discovery

3) How long have you been a member of the BSJA? 1 year

4) What has been your best acheivement so far? Getting 3 top 3 BN placings in our first year.

5) What are your aims for 2007? To qualify for the BN second rounds.

6) What are your long term aims? To jump the best we can and enjoy it. When I get another horse I'd like to compete successfully at Newcomers and Foxhunters.

7) Describe your favourite horse that you have competed so far, and why? Shadow Of A Doubt - Little mare who tries her heart out. She's taken me further than I ever imagined and she owes me nothing.

8) Do you combine school/uni or a full time job with competing? And how do you fit it all in? Yes, I'm at school at the moment and I manage fine. I ride every day after school and compete about twice a month.

9) Do you have a show jumping trainer? If so, who are they? And how do they help you improve? No, I'm going to get one though because I really need some help with my jumping.

10) If you could have any top show jumping horse, which one would you choose and why? Fresh Direct Corlato - Fantastic horse and I love mares.

And if you could post a pic of yourself too that'd be fabidoozey :P

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1) How many horses do you currently compete at the moment?
2

2) What classes do you currently compete in?
fox, 1.25, 1.30, 1.35

3) How long have you been a member of the BSJA?
errrrr, 8 years

4) What has been your best acheivement so far?
hmmmm. won royal bath and west grade c championship maybe?

5) What are your aims for 2007?
fox second rounds, hoys grade c classes, 7 year old classes.

6) What are your long term aims?
um, to get in the top 200

7) Describe your favourite horse that you have competed so far, and why?
my chesnut, i ve had him since he was 4, now hes 8, and hes gives you such a great feeling, and makes it all so easy and effortless

8) Do you combine school/uni or a full time job with competing? And how do you fit it all in?
I combined school, and now uni (im in my last year). my uni is about 2 hours away from home, and im the only one that rides them, which is why we've had to cut down to 2. i ride sat and sun, mon am, fri pm, and often come back mid week if we've competing that weekend.

9) Do you have a show jumping trainer? If so, who are they? And how do they help you improve?
yes, blair wilmer but hes currently away for a few months. he improves me because he is just the best teacher around - he fills you with confidence and points out your faults in a positive way!

10) If you could have any top show jumping horse, which one would you choose and why?
shutterfly - it just seems to be able to fly
 
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Oooooh....now he really would fit into my team (matching colours) nicely
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Lovely hoss....
 
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