Air Ambulance NI flying high!

NEWRY Hunt and Scarvagh House recently hosted two days of top-class competition with proceeds of £400 going to the Air Ambulance NI. The NI Countrysports Fair, held at Scarvagh House, provided the ideal backdrop for what turned out to be an exciting and popular weekend’s competition.

This year there was a whopping £1,000 prize fund as well as great sponsorship prizes, kindly provided by Bluegrass feeds, Smyths Country Sports in Coleraine and Scarvagh House.

Carroll Creative photography were on hand to capture all the action. Saturday’s action was most definitely all about pony power and girl power with the 70cm class being dominated by winner Taylor McKnight and her pony Bambi, along with Pony Club friends, Connie and Kitty Cullen on their impressive ponies. The 90cm class saw Sadie McMahon taking home the honours and Eve Fitzsimmons and Alex Buller coming in second and third respectively.

Sunday morning started bright and early with the Starter Stakes. The 80cm class was popular and again, the ladies proved successful with Ruby Kinkaid taking home the rosette and cash prize, followed closely by Taylor McKnight and Jordana Busby.

The very competitive metre class was an exciting and entertaining class with Suzanne Jordan riding an impressive round to take first place with Alex Buller and Nicholas Laverty coming second and third respectively. There was a £500 prize fund for this class alone as well as Bluegrass feed and vouchers to the winners.

Alex Buller went into the gate jumping competition on Saturday as reigning champion and didn’t disappoint in her battle to take home the top prize again. This time it was jointly shared with Sadie McMahon.