Meghan Ballantyne and her 148cm pony Pebbly Landlord have qualified for the Scottish team at the forthcoming British Show-jumping National Inter-academy Team Event to be held at Weston Lawns in August.

To reach the team Meghan competed against nearly thirty competitors from academies all over Scotland at the Scottish National Equestrian Centre. The initial course was a stiff 1.05m with only six going clear, to ensure the top four competed for the team, course builder George Blackie, set the jump-off at 1.15m to 1.20m. Meghan was placed second behind Sandy McLean with Heather Blackie from Hamilton in third, all going double clear. The fourth team place went to Fionualla Kerr. The competition takes place over two days with four teams representing Scotland over different competition heights, Meghan will compete over 1.10m.

 

Meghan has brought Landlord, aged 7, through the grades this year and has also qualified for the British Novice and Discovery finals at Scope. She is a member of the Lanarkshire Junior Academy having attended since it started at West Kype last year and trains at West Kype with Andrew Wilson. She is also a keen Eventer and the combination have competed successfully over the cross-country courses this season.

 

The Lanarkshire Junior Academy will be starting back at West Kype early September, is held once a month providing riding and stable management tuition with a focus on jumping. Anyone interested in joining or finding out more can contact Gillian Beattie at Gillian.beattie@virgin.net.

 

We wish Meghan and all of the teams the best of luck at Weston Lawns, the full teams are;

 

MINIS TEAM:

CHARLEY HAMILTON  – BEE BOP A LULA

STUART MUIRHEAD  – TDI

AVA MEIKLEJOHN  – MISS JUNO

LOUISE HEBDON – ROCK ON RAFFEY

 

MAXIS TEAM:

STUART MUIRHEAD – MIGHTY QUINN

OLIVIA COIA  – SWANNIESTON BELLE OF THE BALL

SANDY MCLEAN  – CLAGGAN LA JOLIE

CHARLIE PATTULLO  – DEXTER VI

 

MATURE MAXIS:

SANDY MCLEAN – LENNON PRINCESS

MEGHAN BALLANTYNE  – LANDLORD

HEATHER BLACKIE – PICATCHU

FIONNULLA KERR  – LARAGHMORE MARTIN

 

GROWN- UPS:

VICTORIA LILLINGTON  – CAPTAIN JACK IV

ISLA MOWAT  – MILLTHYME CAMEO

ROWAN BALL  – BON AMI V

ISLA GUMLEY  – MAGIC FLIGHT