Posted: 3rd May 2018 | Back to news feed
Equithème Supports the Shafiq Sisters
Expanding their team of ambassadors and riders, leading French label Equithème welcomes Leicestershire-based Keira and Aliyah Shafiq to the team.
Having ridden from an early age Keira (12), rides Minskip Murphy, a 14.1hh grey gelding who she showjumps and events, as well as Connor III, a 14.2hh black gelding who is well known for enjoying his feed and lots of carrots.
Keira regularly competes for the Atherstone Pony Club and Riding Club as well as enjoying dressage, showjumping and eventing.
She had a very successful year in 2016 when winning both the dressage and the showjumping at the Regional Grassroots Finals when representing her local Pony Club. In 2017 when riding for the Atherstone Riding Club, Keira became National Champion in the Novice Dressage finals and a respectable fifth in the showjumping.
Her aims for 2018 are to compete at 90/100cm Level with British Eventing and to continue to represent the Atherstone Pony Club and Riding Club at the Regional qualifiers and then on to the Nationals.
Aliyah (14) rides First Light II, stable name Emba, a 15.2hh 10-year-old bay mare that she competes at 100cm level eventing. Her second horse Shutterfly Blue, also known as Stan is a 16.2hh, five-year-old grey gelding who she is training to bring on through the eventing ranks over the next couple of years.
Like her sister, Aliyah rides for the Atherstone Riding Club and is competing at British Eventing level.
At the age of 10 was very successful with her pony Fudge a 13.2hh bay gelding competing him at 90cm eventing and taking a national show jumping and eventing championship.
Over the last few years her riding career has gone from strength to strength and in 2017 she competed at national level in Combined Training, Showjumping and Eventing finishing the season by becoming the National Dressage Champion at the Riding Club finals.
Their dad Mark said: “It is so exciting for the girls to be supported by Equithème and for them to join the team of ambassadors it has given them such a boost.
“Keira and Aliyah work really hard with their horses and ponies and they will truly work hard representing the Equithème brand and carry on competing and aspiring to be like the top riders one day.”
Piers Westerman, Area Sales Manager for Equithème said: “It is so important to support the grass roots riders of today.
“Without doubt those hard working competitors help develop the Equithème name here in the UK and Keira and Aliyah are the potential rising stars of the future.”
For more information visit www.equitheme.co.uk
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