15 year old snatches showjumping Bronze
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Fifteen year old Chad Fellows from Shifnal in Shropshire took the Individual Bronze medal at the Pony European Championships in Moorsele, Belgium on Monday 3rd August, riding Amanda Hilliard’s twelve year old dark brown gelding, Snatch.
Keeping his cool under tremendous pressure, the teenager showed great maturity, producing a foot perfect double clear to take the Bronze medal position. The Gold medal went to Ireland’s Kellie Allen with Denmark’s Christiane Tetzlaff taking Silver.
2009 FEI Pony European Championships
Moorsele, Belgium
Individual Final
Gold – Kellie Allen with Ballyowen Maybell Molly (IRL)
Silver – Christiane Tetzlaff with Murphys Flight (DEN)
Bronze – Chad Felllows with Snatch (GBR)
In Saturday’s Team competition The John Whitaker International Pony Team took fifth spot, the medals this year going to Denmark (Gold), Ireland (Silver) and Germany (Bronze). For more information please log onto www.bsja.co.uk
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