An Eventful Life filmed all competitors on cross country at
Keyflow Feeds Barbury International 2022
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Mollie Summerland and Charley Van Ter Heiden took an early lead in the CCI-S 4* on Saturday morning at Keyflow Feeds Barbury International with a record-breaking dressage score of 18.7, remained in the top spot after show jumping and all eyes were on them as they set off around Alec Lochore's challenging cross country course. The crowds were not disappointed.
They delivered one of the standout rounds of the day and sealed the coveted 4* title at Barbury.
“It's lovely to win here,” said Mollie. “This is our local event, we’re only 10 minutes away. Charly was just pipped to the post by the King of Barbury, Andrew Nicholson in 2019 – so it’s really nice to get our name on this title!
“I’m absolutely thrilled with Charly today. He did two really nice jumping rounds. He was fantastic in the show jumping, I just made a small mistake; then in the cross country I wanted to look after him and take it steady on some of the turns, but I also wanted to really make sure I attacked the fences and rode positive into the water, and he gave me a great feeling. He finished sound and happy and that’s all I could have wanted from him.”
With a number of the top placed combinations in the 3* choosing to give their horses a steadier, educational run in the cross country, the door was opened for some serious gains to be made by those who were able to deliver quick clear rounds – something that the winners, Alex Bragg and the 12-year-old mare, Quindiva did in style. Two super jumping rounds left them on their dressage score of 28.7 and saw them take the 2022 CCI-S 3* title.
The pair were just inside the top ten after dressage, a position that Alex could see had potential.
“Quindiva did a really good dressage test that left her lying tenth and in a good position for the jumping phases,” he said. “The main arena at Barbury is spectacular and she jumped a wonderful [show jumping] clear. She’s very talented in that sphere.
“The cross country is always difficult for the time because it is very undulating – you’re on the side of the bank and you are always up and down or turning, so you need a very athletic sort of horse and Quindiva is certainly that. She pulled off a great cross country round, really, really scopey.
We finished on our dressage score and pulled off a convincing win actually, a few marks ahead of the rest of the field. Her owners are happy, I’m happy, the team’s happy and I have been enjoying the win in this wonderful atmosphere, so thanks to Barbury and to Musketeer.”
Alex Bragg and Quindiva Photo courtesy Hannah Cole
Mollie receives the trophy from Cam Price from Keyflow Feeds and members of the CCI-S 4* FEI Ground Jury, Nice Attolico Guglielmi and Janet Surr.
Photo courtesy Musketeer Events
