Posted: 16th April 2015 | Back to news feed
A group of Hartpury College students put their equine expertise to the test at a recent inter-college competition and rode into a second place finish.
Up against seven other colleges, the team of four Hartpury students - Hanna Bertorelli, Amelia Humphries, Chloe Hulme and Gee Johns-Powell - produced a strong performance in the dressage, showjumping and quiz sections respectively to finish behind hosts Moreton Morrell College from Warwickshire.
The students took part in the competition as part of the event management module for their BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Horse Management.
Sitting in fourth place after the dressage, Hartpury leapt to the top of the leaderboard after an impressive showing in the showjumping section.
Hartpury eventually finished just two points behind the leaders after the final quiz part of the competition.
Clare Farmer, an Equine lecturer at Hartpury College, said: “It was a great experience and the girls performed really well throughout the competition. The event was a really useful test of their skills and knowledge and to come away with second place up against other specialist colleges is an achievement to be proud of.”
Another Hartpury College equine student, Ella Slowley, was also in action recently at the Blue Chip Winter Show Jumping Championships held at the college.
The BTEC Level 3 Horse Management Diploma student secured a first place finish with Blackmoor Penelope Jane in the WOW Saddles 1.05m competition and she then claimed another victory in the Joshua Jones 1.20m competition riding Artisan.
Ella maintained her strong form throughout the competition as she secured a second place finish in the Snowflake Equestrian Bedding 1.10m final and the Haygain Diamond Championship first round respectively to round off a fantastic showing from the 17-year-old.
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