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I made it to Bicton for the final event of 2023 - My Bicton Blog
Following my problems on the way to Blenheim (car in limp mode, diagnosed as a defective air inlet manifold) I had the Discovery fixed at my 4x4 garage of choice in Ross-on-Wye just in time to have the PXW-Z280 out at Bicton Arena in Devon for what turned out to be the final British Eventing competition of 2023. While the rain that put paid to Norton Disney had also hit Bicton earlier in the week, it proved to be less persistent in the south meaning the event was able to go albeit with the tracks showing signs of cutting up.
Here are the reports of the two Sunday events I covered provided by the Bicton media team
Five days of eventing action took place at
Bicton Arena in Budleigh Salterton, Devon over the weekend, 18 – 22 October
2023. Over 400 competitors took on the autumnal weather conditions to enjoy
the final event of the season.
Ireland’s Fred Scala won the competitive Symonds & Sampson CCI2*-S
on his 11-year-old 15.2hh chestnut mare Rouge Angel with no faults to add to
his dressage score of 30.1. “It’s a brilliant way to finish the season, this is
only her third run this year. She won the Hickstead Eventer’s Challenge in July
and now this, so she has gone well this season. She is a sharp little mare and
a strong jumper, so it was nice to also get a good dressage test out of her
this weekend and take the win,” said Fred.
Taking top spoils in the Mitchell
& Webber CCI3*-S was Kent-based Georgie Campbell with Mrs
Fiona Acheson and Miss Jessica Acheson’s Global Candy Boy. A strong dressage
score set the pair up with fault free showjumping and cross country phases,
they were only one of three horses to make the cross country time, completing
on a score of 31.4. Georgie added, “I am delighted, he is a really cool little
horse. He flew around the cross country course, he locked on and galloped to
finish really well, he could have gone around again!”
Bicton Arena’s Manager Andrew Fell summed up the
venue's final horse trials of the season, “Despite the autumnal weather, the
team pulled off a sensational event for the competitors. We could not have done
it without our army of amazing volunteers and devoted sponsors, thank you all.”
Thanks also go to Bicton College, Darts Farm, Devoucoux, Equidry, Tack Room
Distillery and Wyvern Equestrian who provided special prizes to our various
winners.
Georgie Campbell and Global Candy Boy (c) Harveywetdog
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