CHAMPION GAIL ENJOYS A MAJESTIC VICTORY.THE three-day National Side Saddle Championships, held in gruelling heat at Addington Manor Equestrian Centre, near Buckingham, produced handsome rewards for Matfen-based rider Gail Brown Gail Brown is an American actress, best known for her role as Clarice Hobson on the soap opera Another World. She played the role from 1975 to 1986 with sporadic one-off appearances following her departure. , who won the Adult Intermediate Championship on her own More Majestic. Gail said: "The very serious Equitation equitation the art of horsemanship. classes take place on the second day and among the rider entry were invited overseas competitors from Australia - who rode borrowed horses - French, German and Belgium who brought their own horses. "The Equitation is the riding of a riding test marked on style and correct way of going of the horse, a very stiff turnout phase where quarter marks were some times in use. "I lost a quarter of a mark in the turn out for a keeper not being in on my girth GIRTH., A girth or yard is a measure of length. The word is of Saxon origin, taken from the circumference of the human body. Girth is contracted from girdeth, and signifies as much as girdle. See Ell. . "Then there is a jumping phase again on style and jumping faults. "My horse did a fabulous clear round over the full up 2ft 9in testing course. "We had been fifth after the riding test, moved up to third after the turn out and clear round was the icing on the cake to win the Intermediate." CAPTION(S): JUST CHAMPION Matfen rider Gail Brown and her horse More Majestic. |
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