Showjumper’s super summer at Brentwood

A super summer of showjumping success has set Brentwood School rider Eloise Squibb up perfectly for next month’s prestigious Horse of the Year Show - the highlight of the equestrian calendar.

Fourteen-year-old Eloise and her pony Rudgeway Maestro could not be faulted at last month’s 2019 British Showjumping National Championships held at the National Agricultural and Exhibition Centre Stoneleigh (NAEC), Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry.

The dynamic duo took the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Masters national title after a rapid round. Eloise was up against a field of 34 of the UK’s best young riders and an early draw in the jump off meant the pressure was on to be quick. Eloise flew round the up to height course and finished 0.3 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor to become national champion.