BROADWAY international Peter Storr won the top two tests on offer at Abbey Dressage's two-day affiliated meeting near Tewkesbury.

Storr's partner was a horse he had sat on for the first time just a week before the competition, the 17hh bay 12-year-old Resolut.

The pair scored a clear 13-mark victory in the Intermediaire I, beating Henrietta Cheetham, and scored 70.75 per cent to beat under 21 international Charlie Hutton in the Prix St George's test.

"The owner Gan Zuylan needs to sell the horse so I decided to take him to a competition and get him seen - and it went well," said ex-national champion Storr, who has come close to an Olympic dressage team place. "Resolut is striking and has a very good extended trot and I'll be taking him to a meeting at Burrows Court next."

Siobhan Record, who works for Storr, headed the Novice open qualifier by one mark, riding the 16hh black horse Holme Grove Bernini for owner Penny Pollard.

Hanley Castle's Sylvia Bailiss, who trains with Abbey Dressage owner Glenys Hemming, topped the Novice 22 restricted qualifier on the 15.3hh chestnut Tigga.

Kidderminster's Lesley Dulson topped another high ranking test, the Advanced 100, on her 16.3hh bay mare Broadstone Canberra, who is by Broadstone Chicago. Tenbury Wells international Kate Atlee was also in good form, heading the Elementary open qualifier on Corbeire.

An Evesham woman has gained recognition for her many years of service as a volunteer in the Pony Club movement.

Angie Sinclair, who is now in her 50's and has long been a staunch supporter of the North Cotswold branch, is one of the recipients in this year's Pony Club Cubitt awards.

The awards honour a number of individuals who have given their time freely for over 20 years.

Sinclair first became involved with the North Cotswold Hunt Pony Club through her daughter Emily, now 32 and still helping to teach youngsters at the branch.

"I was helping out teaching little ones at the club when the then district commissioner Major Ashford-Sandford, a man with a silver tongue, persuaded me to take on the Prince Philip Cup mounted games team," said Angie.

"I did this for around 14 years, with help from John and Sue Bearcroft, and had great fun, taking teams all round the country."

Sadly, Sinclair's time with the club has now been reduced as she is caring for her mother-in-law, although she hopes to do more in the future.

"I gave up instructing with the club last year but still help at Pony Club camp each summer and hope to go back to instructing one day," she added.

"It was a real honour to receive the award and my thanks go to our District Commissioner Chris Down, who put my name forward."

The Pony Club is the biggest combined youth organisation in the country with over 48,000 members spread across its 348 branches and 417 centres.

It aims to give youngsters foundations in all aspects of horsemanship and many top riders began their careers as Pony Club members.

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