Awards Night 2025 – Nominees

Congratulations to all our members for such a superb 2025. We are proud of everyone flying the blue flag and wish we could give everyone an award!

 

We will be announcing the winners on the night but thought we’d give you a sneak peak of the nominees, and hope that you can all make it on the night!

 

Horse/Pony of the Year

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Percy Batizovzsky – Molly’s grey super Connie is a relatively new arrival at FPC and wow, he packs a punch!

Smurf Scriven – this incredibly versatile pony wows every time with Sienna riding – recently winning the Spring Festival qualifier and qualifying for both AE and Dressage!

Pink – an FPC favourite, this delightful mare belonging to Chloe M is now bringing Lily-May through the ranks

Morgan Aylward – this cheeky chestnut has been in Flamstead for a LONG time and with Lucy is absolutely flying proving age really is just a number.

Rolo Coker – Zara’s stunning bay has been kindly lent to Jemima M on many occasions this year, proving an absolute legend on the XC, storming the technical Tet champs course and winning our 100 Hunter Trials.

 

Mini Showjumper:

We have had an incredibly competitive year this year with our mini-show jumpers. The 50 and 60cm teams have been the team to beat at almost every Pony Club show, culminating in winning both classes at Interbranch. The not-so-short list shows the strength and depth that Flamstead has at these heights. The short list is Hugo, Lucy, Euan, Ciara, Jess, Flo and Cecily.

 

Junior Showjumper:

 

The junior show jumper award this year is for the children competing at Regionals height; 70 and 80cm. Our short list is:

 

Chloe Issott – who has made huge progress on a very green pony this year at this height.

 

Zoe Hooper – Zoe won the 70cm winter showjumping league and was second in the 80cm league. She was our only individual qualifier for the 80cm regional champs where she rode 2 lovely rounds.

 

Sienna Scriven – has jumped consistently well at 80cm this year, including representing Flamstead at Regionals in the 80cm team.

 

Rory Laing – has shown continued progress on his lovely mare at 80cm, including representing Flamstead at the Regionals Championships.

 

Frank Hamilton – was our only individual qualifier for the 70cm Regional Championships, on a very green pony. At champs he jumped 2 super rounds and had the highest placed finish of all of Flamstead’s Regional show jumpers.

 

Senior Show Jumper

This year we have seven nominees for those jumping 90cms plus:

Molly Batisovsky and Percy. This is a new combination that has hit the ground running, competing between GCSE coursework, prep and exams, we have seen them really start to gel at 90cms and look forward to seeing them progress up the heights.

Chloe Issott is one of Flamstead’s most prolific Showjumpers and practically lives at Bury Farm along with her twin sister, Nicole and their mum, Gemma. Chloe has been working so hard, competing two ponies and it is her older pony, super star, ‘Freckles’ that is her well-deserved partner in tonight’s nomination for Senior Showjumper.

Jess Rainbow and Belle are a ‘pretty’ (in every sense of the word) new combination and are working really hard together and progressing well, setting their goals high and jumping top tracks, qualifying for JCB champs in both PC100 and PC110. We look forward to seeing them progress further flying the Flamstead flag at competitions.

Isobel Morton and her talented chestnut horse Kassius have done incredibly well again this year, winning the Area 12 SJ league at 1m and 1.10 and continue to thrill as one of our top nominees in this section. Representing Area 12 and placing at Royal Windsor Horse Show, Isobel is a massive inspiration to the younger riders coming up through the ranks and a total joy to watch.

Josie Reid and Beano have been jumping oh so smartly at Isobel’s heels in the top classes of the Area 12 SJ League with a marked determination, a huge improvement and well-earned and well deserved success.

 

Olivia Fisher and Moose also continue to be one of the big hitters at the top heights, jumping the 1m and 1.10 classes and we’d love to see more of them.

 

Erin Neale and her magnificent mare, Sophie, qualified for JCB Champs at 100 and 100 and at the Chairmans’ Cup eventing won the Horsemanship Award with an impeccable SJ round. Congratulations!

 

Prix Caprilli:

There is a very strong correlation between success in pony club dressage and show jumping at the higher levels, and those competing in and winning Prix Caprilli!

It is the perfect way to start your pony club area competition career, and to get your name on some silverware! Judged on your riding skills, not the pony so it is truly accessible to all on Shetlands and up. Cassie Osman, Isobel Morton, Maisie Filler, Zoe Hooper have all been winners in Prix Caprilli, and subsequently very successful across many disciplines. Our 2024 Prix Caprilli award winner won her arena at 2025 regionals!

 

Hugo Hooper – Great team spirit to agree make an all-boy team for the area competition. Huge effort made to ride correct shapes.

Euan Hamilton– Great ride, and arena/Section best boy trophy winner.

Frank Hamilton – Great ride, effort also arena/section best boy trophy winner.

 

Mounted games:

Charlotte– Pony swapping isn’t easy, but charlotte managed to ride Tilly and Smurf with confidence and skill. Starting the season as a Novice, she is now a Junior rider with great skills in every race. Confidently cantering where possible.

Rory Mc– Confidently giving the mini camp riders a demonstration of races, gaining confidence with mounting, leaning over and leading other ponies. Our best on foot junior equipment handler.

Macey and Zoe– Took on tricky races at Zones including rope and sword race. Heavy rain and occasional thunder during the competition didn’t dampen spirits. They maintained smiles throughout.

Hugo– Great skills in every race, and plenty of speed to help to team. Our best vault skills for Junior rider, Macey takes that top skill for the seniors.

Kiera– Taken her new pony from never having done games, to a confident combination at areas and Zones. Kiera rarely makes a mistake which really helps the team. Steady when needed but willing with a strong canter to put the team back in the competition. Has shown great resilience when Archie is feeling opinionated.

Issy– Has managed to transition from Smurf to Hermione, her out and out games pony. Her skills are fantastic, and the confidence is growing. Starting to push herself beyond her comfort speed. Exciting member for the future.

Lyra– Was unfortunately without a pony for areas this year, but her skills and horsemanship with her new pony at camp were just amazing.

 

Quiz:

Charlotte, Ciara S, Hugo – fab knowledge from such young members. Great assets for the quiz team.

Zoe, Sienna and Chloe– Qualified and returned from champs yet again with a rosette in hand.

Hard to pick a winner out of a top-class bunch. Winner goes to the one with most individual nominations on the champs score sheets.

 

Team of the Year.

What a cracking year we have had with our teams, whether at local PC shows, qualifiers or right up to JCB Championships, Flamstead has fielded a remarkable number of teams – beautifully turned out too!

Our nominations are:

The 50/60 SJ team, who have dominated at Bury Farm, Addington and beyond. With such a depth of partnerships to choose from, Rosie H has had a tough time picking who to put in the team – this is just a superb position to be in!

The Chairman’s Cup Eventing Team consisting of Erin, Liv and Josie had a fantastic result this year, WINNING at Pony Club Champs. To even have 3 riders from one Pony Club competing at this level is amazing, the fact they all jumped their socks off and flew round the cross country course inside the time is an incredible achievement. The team won by a huge margin, something the girls should be very proud of.

 

Tetrathlon

🌟 Squad Recognition

We are pleased to welcome many new members to Tetrathlon as our squad continues to strengthen. Several athletes have completed their first season, while others continue to develop their skills and achieve commendable results. The Blue Army FPC squad consistently upholds a high standard of teamwork and sportsmanship during competitions. These collective efforts have contributed to a dynamic and competitive season, and we look forward to the sustained engagement and growth of our members within the sport.

 

🌟 Senior Award – Nominated:

Molly has made significant progress with Percy and achieved an excellent cross-country round at the Championships.

Jess maintained a high standard despite not having a regular ride this year; her competition in Scotland was impressive, and her score contributed to the Area 12 Tetrathlon teams at the Championships.

Josie with Beano have had a great XC year, they have done well in Scotland & at Champs.

Jess and Josie’s participation in the relays in Scotland was exemplary. They were the only two girls selected for Central England, both representing FPC—a remarkable accomplishment that reflects their consistency and commitment.

🌟 Junior Award – Nominated:

Jemima M delivered an excellent tetrathlon season with Rolo, competing successfully at Area 12 Tet, Morton Morrell, and the Championships, highlighted by an outstanding cross-country ride.

Penny consistently excelled in shooting, frequently achieving scores of 1000 in practice, and produced impressive swimming results. She competed at the Winter Tri, Area 12 Tet, Morton Morrell (on Beano), and at the Championships.

Harvey has quietly built an impressive record competing at a number of competitions this year Winter Tri Champs, 1st at Whaddon MKEC, 7th at the Mini Home International, 1st at Area 12 Tet. His dedication and steady improvement (Apart from last weekend shoot!) make him a worthy nominee.

Zoe transitioned to the Juniors division this year withcommendable results, performing strongly in cross-country and run training, and qualifying for the Championships.

Zach consistently achieves high tetrathlon scores and demonstrates considerable potential.

Frank displays strong performance through hard work and dedication to training.

Violet excels across all four disciplines and routinely ranks among the top competitors.

Issy M began tetrathlon this year, already showing determination and strength across all events, securing top placements.

Maddie achieved a remarkable 900 in shooting at her last event and continues to perform well in all areas, finishing consistently among the leaders.

Macey Lou regularly secures top placements, with robust riding scores and notable improvements in shooting and running.

Jemima L delivers strong results across all disciplines, particularly in cross-country, and has demonstrated great promise.

Jess H has attained excellent results in recent competitions.

Hugo has maintained consistently high scores in all disciplines throughout the year, always placing near the top.

Euan also had a strong year with notable results, consistently ranking highly with excellent scores.

Rory Mc is a valuable new member of the squad, exhibiting a strong ride and impressive shooting skills.

Charlotte M recently joined the team and has shown measurable progress through her dedicated training.

George is a relatively new member of the Tet squad and is proving very dedicated, always a joy to have at training, and has started strong – we are excited to see his progress.

 

Dressage

Junior Shortlist

Rory– Continues to be a superb role model for members through continued effort, skill and adoration for his pony. Always a highly valued member of any team. Continues to shine now he has stepped up to Novice level. Thanks for the excellent skills at the dressage demo rally. Rory qualified for national champs 2025 in his very first year at this level. Inspiration for all.

Frank– Frank is an excellent role model for any member. Continues to show a high level of dedication to improving his flatwork riding to the benefit of all the disciplines. Frank qualified for regionals not only in Dressage, but also showjumping and eventing.

Ciara S– What an amazing season this partnership have had. Ciara has transformed her dressage skills with her pony Rafferty showing off the scale improvement and dedication. Winners of their arena at regionals at only 9 years old! Improvement and dedication through the online branch dressage league this year has no doubt helped this partnership.

Zoe – Zoe has done wonders to transform Tom into a solid contender between the white boards from his previous way of going and natural suspicion of anything that isn’t a show jump. Zoe came away with an Arena win at regional champs and  top 3 place in the warm up class at National champs. Flamstead online dressage league winner in Grassroots and Novice.

 

Senior shortlist

Sienna -Has stepped up the levels from a grassroots out and out winner at regionals in 2024 to qualify for National champs 2025 and Spring festival 2026 at intermediate level. Always a highly valued member of any team. To qualify for national championships at intermediate dressage level at the young age of 11 is incredible.

Megan– Continues to impress with her ability to bring out the best of 2 talented horses that need a skilled sympathetic rider.  Returned from National Champs with a 1^st and 3^rd place in the warm up classes, having qualified both horses in Novice and Intermediate. A very impressive start to her partnership with her new ride Blaze. Megan has qualified for Spring festival (Intermediate) so has more opportunity to shine going into 2026.

Erin– Exceeded all expectations at Area 12, winning her arena and qualifying for Novice and Intermediate dressage at National champs. Always a skilled polished rider with the ability to bring out the best on any of her rides.  Erin demonstrated a high level of skill for the branch members at the dressage demo rally, an inspiration for all members across the disciplines.

 

Eventing

 

Junior shortlist 

Sienna Scriven– another fantastic year for dynamic duo Sienna and Smurf, who saw a fantastic 6th place at the regional champs this summer, showing all their hard work in all 3 disciplines paying off, and most recently a win at the Spring Festival Arena Eventing qualifier! They are off to the champs in March!

 

Leila Choraria– Leila has had a fantastic end of season with her pony Dudley, winning our 90cm Hunter Trial last month and recently competing in the 80cm and 90cm Arena Eventing qualifier with fantastic clears, definitely one to watch for the future!

 

Zoe Hooper– Zoe and Tom have been a team to be reckoned with this year! Zoe’s dedication and hard work in all 3 eventing disciplines really paid off, with fantastic dressage scores and clears.  They qualified for the 70cm regional champs and Zoe rode her socks off to go clear in both SJ and XC, ending in 4th place overall, fantastic result showing hard work really does pay off.

 

Frank Hamilton– Frank and his young pony Roy qualified for and tackled the regional champs this summer- considering Roy only saw a cross country course this spring for the first time, what an achievement to qualify for the 70cm champs!

 

 

Seniors Shortlist

Erin Neale – Erin and Sophie- this fantastic partnership have had another amazing year eventing, stepping up a height and competing at the National Championships in the Chairman’s cup. They successfully jumped clear in both SJ and Xc and helped the team to secure 1st place on the podium.

 

Olivia Fisher– Liv and Moose- what a year these two have had! Olivia has patiently worked with exuberant Moose over the last few years, bringing him on herself, with hard work and skilled riding this year they moved up the heights to novice, and competed at National Champs as part of the winning Chairmans Cup team. They finished on a brilliant dressage score to come 3rd individually!

 

Josie Reid- Josie and lovely Beano have also stepped up the levels this year, proving a bold team XC, and Josie has worked hard on their dressage, which really showed at champs, keeping calm and focused whilst horses were galloping past on the xc course! As part of the winning Chairman’s cup team, they have had a brilliant year and still lots to look forward to in the future!

 

Jemima Hunisett– Jemima and Bally have enjoyed eventing this year, starting their journey by qualifying for the regional championships in August.  Here they finished on a very respectable 16th place in the 80cm and should be very proud of their brilliant score of 28 for their dressage, there is lots to be excited about for the year ahead!

 

Sammy’s Shield – Rising Stars Pony

Sammy’s Shield is an award for Rising Stars ponies that consistently look after their riders, across a range of disciplines. This year the short list is:

 

Buzz Hooper – who has taken Zoe and Hugo through the heights show jumping, is super speedy in jump-offs and usually finishes on the podium. He is also a mainstay of the mounted games team and always impeccably behaved at rallies and camp.

 

Panda Hudgell – a relative newcomer to Flamstead Pony Club, Panda is consistently levelheaded both in rallies and at competitions, frequently finishing in the placings with Jess in show jumping and hunter trials.

 

Riley Hamilton – a consistent member of the mini show jumping teams over the last 3 years with Frank and now with Euan, taking both from 40cm to 70cm. This year he also qualified for the Regional Championships in Dressage.

 

Peter Pan Grimston-Stewart – has had a fabulous year looking after Harriet at Rising Stars rallies, Gorhambury rides and Camp. Harriet is the latest in a long line of children who Peter has introduced to pony club.

 

Tilly Thomas – Tilly is always polite and well behaved at rallies and competitions. She had a super camp with Mia this year.