Success Stories from Helen Bell Equestrian

The following gives you a picture of past horses and ponies that Helen has produced and sold and what they have been up to. Some of the ponies have testimonies from their new owners and some keep you up dated on where they are at now.

Bandit

Sophie and Bandit a great partnership

We took Sophie over to Ireland to look for a horse to bring on to Event and hunt It was love at 1st sight for Sophie and Bandit has proved to be brilliant in every way for her a list of his success Jumps 1.40m with ease • Show jumping points in Ireland, jumped clear foxhunters • Placed PN and JRN • Placed and won unaff SJ, Dressage, XC, WH, RH and ODE, also been supreme champion • Placed and won county level WH • Qualified for national finals of OT Eventers Challenge and IDSH Working hunter • All RC open area competitions • Hunted 2 years in Ireland and 3 years with Middleton •

Saint George

Saint George and Alice Barker 5th Necarne International Pony Trial 2009

Saint George is another pony we bought from Ireland as a 4 year old He has gone on to be very successful with Alice Barker from the Hurworth Pony Club . 2009 he was placed 2nd in the Pony Final Trail and 5TH Necarne International Pony Trial A member of the Hurworth PC team winner Individual OPen

Echo

Echo goes hunting in the Netherlands

Dear Helen, > As promised (finally) I found 2 possibly suitable pictures to select > from for your success page. Unfortunately I don't have good "action" > pictures while jumping. I only did 5 hunts up till now and at the > moment the hunts are cancelled due heavy snow and frost. Are these okay? > I am still so happy with this horse. He simply was born for hunting > and jumping. Already numerous people have come to me to ask if he is > for sale. Never!! But I did give them your website address.. As I > told you before, it is especially difficult to get smaller horses in > The Netherlands which are "hunt"proof. > Wishing you and the family a great X-mas and a happy 2010! > Kind regards, > Ellen >

Killocorran Blue (Toddy )

What an amazing partnership Eliza had with this registered Connemara. FEI Eventing, Dressage, WHP and more!

What an amazing partnership Eliza had with this registered Connemara . He was bought from us as a 5 year old and now at 7 years he is successfully getting placed at Fei Eventing Pony trials inc 6TH Richmond last week and is usually leading after the dressage. He won a Burghley event pony qualifier , then did RIHS 153cm WHP and won.

He was well placed in JRNS inc 5th in the PC Championships 2007 .They also finished 5th at Necarne International Pony 3 day Event 2007

2008 Eliza and Toddy had a great season culminating in Individual 5th and Team Silver Medal at the Pony European Championships .

Killocorran Blue

Eliza Stoddart riding Killocorran Blue

Killocorran Blue in Dressage

Killocorran Blue XC

Team Silver for Killocorran Blue

Lissen Magic

Another pony bought from us as a 5 year old

Another pony bought from us as a 5 year old and brought thro the ranks by Daniel Scott very sucessfully

He finished Top Scottish JRN 2008
Completed Blair ,Burgie and Necarne 2008

XC with Lissen Magic

Lissen Magic

Master Bojangles

International 3 Day event pony

International 3 day event Ballindenisk Ireland 2007

Bought by Rachael Chapman as a 5 year old from Helen Bell

Master Bojangles XC

Master Bojangles Dressage

Raw Deal

Irish horse makes it to 4 star level

brought over from Ireland, produced and completed @ Intermediate level by Helen. Sold to America and has gone to 4 star level with Caroline Dowd.

Jump the Q 11 (Max )

This horse got himself into the Horse and Hound

Ridden by Paul Whitehead Max has been double clear at Belton Advanced this spring and was placed 3rd at Withington Young rider Advanced photo in Horse and hound May 2nd 2007

Max has taken Paul from a pony to riding at the highest level last year he went clear at Bramham in the Y. Event Riders Class .

What a fantastic achievement well done and good luck at Bramham again Paul.

SEEN IN The Horse and Hound Magazine May 07

Jump the Q Jumping a wall

Jerry

We bought Jerry form Ireland as an untouched 4 year old and after spending all winter breaking him we then competed Intro and Pre Novice during the spring before selling him on to Lotti. Read what she said about him.

I got Jerry from Helen in July 2007, when he was 5, Jerry was my first horse and a big step up from a 14.1 pony! In our first summer together we did pony club, riding club and lots of schooling finishing off the season with a number of Hunter trials, at which we went clear every time.

In 2008, our first year of British Eventing we did 3 Intros starting at Richmond in May (where we were placed 8th) to get our confidence and then 2 Pre-Novice events – Draycott in August where we were placed 4th and Aske 7th in September. We also qualified for the Riding Club Horse Trails Nationals and were placed in the Pony Club Area Horse trials.

This year we will start again with Pre-Novice and hopefully progress to Novice later in the year. We have already schooled over Novice cross country fences at which Jerry has been excellent! Jerry’s best discipline is definitely cross country (where he has never had a jumping fault!!)

Jerry has been a fantastic horse for me – he was broken to have great manners, which makes him a very easy horse to handle on the ground and look after and he loves people and attention, and I cant wait for this season!This season Lottie has had a great season Novice finishing 6th Bishop Burton going Double Clear

Draycott pre Novice 2008 (4th)

Showjumping

Matteo and Dunny Boy

Dunny Boy has gone forward for selection for the Italian Squad.

Danila and Matteo flew over from Italy 2008 with their trainer to try 3 of our potential FEI with PNovice mileage. They Chose Dunny Boy and Matteo has done very well in his 1st year Eventing and Show Jumping in Italy. They have been chosen to go forward to the selection trials for the Italian team .

Dunny Boy Jumping

Dunny Boy jumping

Competing at Ravenna (February 2009)

Patchwork Puzzle III

Lucinda and Puzzle qualified for Badminton Intro Final 2010

Puzzle and Lucinda have been doing well over the last 3 years doing all Pony Club teams including the Pony Club Dressage Championships 2008 and the Dengie Championships .He was very sucessful Pre Novice last year and has just been placed 2nd at Bishop Burton Intro Regional and qualified for Badminton 2010 2010 --Clear at Badminton well done Lucinda

Puzzle Dressage (© SHG Photographic)

Puzzle Area Eventing (© SHG Photographic)

Puzzle at Mickley ODE (© SHG Photographic)

skylo and christie

skylo and christie finish 5th in national team showjumping.

I have had a great time with skylo. He has competed sucessfuly in every competition that he has done includingn national team and national individual events. In 2008 we took part in numerous area events for the riding club in showjumping and cross-country. We then qualified for the national team showjumping at the Hartpury arena (finishing 5th), Trailblazers national finals (which he came 8th out of 109 competitors). This year Skylo has qualified for: BSPS winter and summer champs, Trailblazers national finals and the national finals for riding club eventing. I'am so proud of him as recently skylo won the yorkshire horse of the year champion for working hunter!

Newsham Ozzy

Newsham Ozzy and Emma Thackray a successful season

Ozzy and Emma have had a successful season WHP and BE 100 Eventing doing a super Double Clear at Witton .Emma has had Ozzy since October 08 and is hoping to go Novice 2010

Archie

Chris bought Archie from us to learn more riding and have a go at hunting

Hi Helen Thought I would drop you a line to say Archie has settled in really well. He is a pleasure to do and really is a family horse, I never see Chris as he is always out on his "oss". They went cubbing on Saturday with the York & Ainsty South and I was very proud of both of them. Archie travelled happily in the middle of the field mainly at a trot - perfect! Loose horses etal did not phase him. Chris is now hooked and looking forward to kitting himself out for the season. New saddle arrives on Friday. Big ask I know - can you please find another of the same stamp? I have attached some photos. Kind regards Chloe

Monty

Confidence builder from Ireland helps Mark hunt again

Monty We bought Monty from Ireland and he spent all summer hacking and having fun at my sisters before selling him to Mark Ramsden 12 from Ramsgill. Mark had lost all confidence in his general riding and jumping . He desperately wanting to go hunting and Monty has given him that confidence . He has a great relationship with the pony and they are having fun hunting and jumping .

Letter from owner:

hi helen, a note about mark and monty

monty has given mark his confidence back after attempting to hunt last season on a very forward going pony only staying out max ten minutes not very good for someone desperate to hunt - along comes monty and he hasnt looked back he has been out this season jumping everything and loving it mark is totally hands on now and monty has become his best friend thanks karen (marks mum)

Monty Hunting

Monty at the Beach

Father Ted

Read the testimony from Jackie who bought this pony

Hi Helen

Just thought you might like to hear how Ted is doing.... Yesterday he won the dressage (Tickled Pink Dressage Show at Richmond) with 44 in the class. We were amazed. That was his fifth dressage outing, and he's been in the rosettes each time.

He did the Camp Hill ODE a month ago, and came ninth. He loves XC and has a very bold jump. Rachel will do the open at the Camp Hill Hunter Trial later this month. He's settled very well and is a sweetie to look after, loves lots of attention. We love him!

Regards, Jackie.

Father Ted

Ash Kash

This registered Connemara hunted with us and schooled all winter before being sold to Shona Mcbane in Scotland . He has had a busy 1st season competing

Hi Helen, These are pics at Blair Atholl He qualified for this by winning his WHP class at Keith and then went on to win the Overall WH Championship. Had him officially measured as 150cm. The day before (poor wee man) he went double clear BE90 at Hendersyde. He has since completed his first BE100 at Aswanley. Had 2 poles down SJ and went clear Xc - with style. One of the best going through the water all day. Delighted you are using him on your success story page Take Care Shona

Richard and Blondie

Richard realises his BE ambitions riding at Intro and PNovice . 2010 Richard has won and placed BE90 REGULARLY

Richard Watson is an amateur ODE rider who has been happily , and safely , competing at B E affilliated Intro & pre-Novice level events since 2004 with two smashing Irish Sports Horses which he keeps at his yard near Thirsk . He has been tooled up and trained to event by Helen Bell more or less from scratch . Richard was just past the first flush of youth when he started riding , and for a few years hunted hard every winter & hacked round Ribston Park every summer . When he asked Helen to train him to compete at ODEs he had never done anything like that and his horses were not suitable . Blondie , the eye-catching skewbald Helen sourced from ireland . Timmy , the grey with illustrious show-jumping grand-parents was picked out & bought in Ireland also under Helens guidance . Both horses have required and at the same time afforded an advance in Richard's riding skills but here Helen has helped with training sessions which Richard still attends regularly as he seeks to progress and improve . Fo him to go Novice is now an achievable goal rather than a dream .

Quincey

Read this letter of thanks from a happay owner

Hello Helen,

It has been a year since we bought Quincey from you and I thought you might like to see a couple of pictures. Emily has competed at local level this summer and has a board of rosettes in her bedroom. He has been a fantastic pony for her, absolutely reliable, totally bombproof with enough scope for her to grow in confidence and performance. He was a star at PC Camp this summer.

I have have broken him to drive as well - was he broken to harness in Ireland I wonder - he was so good to lunge, long rein and put to. Emily has great fun free-lunging him which he really enjoys.

He has proven to be a spectacular family pony: in the school, on the road, out hacking, on the beach, in harness and at shows. I know that he has the potential to perform at much higher levels than he has done so far, but both he and Emily enjoy life together and I feel that is more important than justing proving his worth in the show ring.

I shall try and get some good xc jumping pictures to send for your site sometime.

Many thanks - I don't need to recommend you to anyone as Quincey does that for you!

Kate Lyon

Quincey
Quincey

Quincey pulling a trap

The Last Word (Storm)

Irish pony makes Scottish squad

This pony we bought from Ireland as a 4 year old and he has gone on first eventing with Helen Wright at Intro level and is now competing and doing very well in Dressage

Rosie Williams has bought him and has been selected for the Scottish under 21’s BYRDS Squad and competed for Scotland in Ireland 2007

Team finished 2nd overall Rowallen 2007 and Storm was individually 15th being the highest placed pony and Rosie the youngest rider (aged 10)

She is aiming for Pony trials next year

What an achievement well done Rosie !

Storm at Rowallan

Storm (The Last Word)

Parker

Irish sport Horse 16-3hh

Hi Helen

Parker has won his class at the Unicorn Centre dressage with 67 per cent and he did a clear round at NEC last week . We are really pleased with him he hasn’t put a foot wrong.

Thanks

Miriam

Parker out Hunting

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