Duo seal horse of the year show spots
Shropshire duo Imogen Marmont and Matthew Edwards have booked their places at the prestigious Horse of The Year show.
Marmont, from Shrewsbury, led the way as she jumped to victory from a 50-strong field.
It came in the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers second round at Church Farm Equestrian in Ormskirk, Lancashire.
The success saw the 14-year-old claim one of the two direct qualification places for the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Championship final.
The tension grew as this second round came down to an 11 horse jump off. They were one of only three combinations able to produce a treble clear.
Marmont, riding Vanessa Marmont's seven-year-old bay gelding TJ Simba, eased into first place after producing an unbeatably fast and precise clear round in 36.15 seconds.
Second place and the final qualification spot went to 16-year-old Edwards, also from Shrewsbury, on board Andrew Chamberlain's 10-year-old chestnut gelding, Dude.
The pair gave a steady performance to record a time of 40.59 seconds. The Horse of the Year Show will take place from October 5 to 9 at Birmingham's NEC.
