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.
Killocorran Blue (Toddy )
What an amazing partnership Eliza had with this registered Connemara. FEI Eventing, Dressage, WHP and more! THIS Pony has now gone on to be selected again for the British Squad 2011 with his new jockey Pumba
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 . wHAT an amazing pony he is having gone on now to represent GB again
Killocorran Blue
Eliza Stoddart riding Killocorran Blue
Killocorran Blue in Dressage
Killocorran Blue XC
Team Silver for Killocorran Blue
Laura Jennings and Fitch
Laura and Fitch hunting with the Bedale Another of Helen's success stories! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSXEwpuVKoE Fitch XC Schooling at Aske 4.7.11
Laura bought Fitch from us as a 4 yr old in 2010 She has been hunting him with the Bedale and this impressive hedge hes jumping was at the opening meet They have also been Show Jumping unaffiliated and doing well at 90 cm and now gone on to be sucessful at 100 THEY WENT CLEAR AROUND NOVICE TRACKS END OF 2011 GOOD LUCK THIS SEASON
Digby and Ellen in Holland
Digby went to Holland to be a hunter for Ellen who already has Echo bought from us
Hi Helen, All well here.. just wanted to let you know I am so very very happy with Digby. He is a great hunter. Has no fear at all, lots of confidence and an easy ride. Jumps everything, especially loves the water ditches which we have so many here ! Every week, club members are asking me where I found this beauty... Best regards, Ellen
CHRISTIE FARRON
BOUGHT FROM US AS A GREEN 5 YEAR OLD THIS WONDERFUL CONNEMARA X IS WINNING EVERY TIME OUT BSJA AND NATIONAL CHAMPION TRAILBLAZERS
CHRISTIE AND TEMPLEBREADY AFTERSHOCK (MAX) ARE HAVING A FANTASTIC TIME THEY ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS TRAILBLAZERS 1M 5 SINCE WINNING THEIR BSJA MEMBERSHIP FOR THE YEAR THIS FANTASTIC PARTNERSHIP HAVING BEEN WINNING EVERY TIME OUT AND JUMPING 1M 15 NOW INC QUALIFYING FOR SCOPE
sully and Jen
Jen and Sully have a good start A lovely moving horse we bought in Ireland september 2011
Hi helen Pictues of Jen and Sully at their 1st dressage test, 4rth. Now BD registered and doing BYRDS training! Hoping to make the teams in March. Team show jumping next weekend. Regards Janette and Jen xx
Helen Attached are a couple of photo's of Nemo doing WH and Burghley Event Pony at the Border Union Show recently. He was 5th in the WH and although not placed in the Burghley EP we were really pleased with him, his trot work has really come on and he jumped really well. Laura is loving him she is looking forward to a couple of ODE in September in Fife and Dumfries. Bests Heather
me and jester are bsja competing and thats not cheap he is absolute fabulous we have worked in all this weather he is great and is jumping amazing debbie who helps me she jumping 120 classes the one who helped me with toffee loves him to bits take care tracey
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
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 >
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 •
Captain Silver Fantastic School Master Event Pony/FEi BRIEF RECORD HISTORY Numerous placings BE100 finishing on dressage score Sucessfully competing BE Novice level Qualified for the BE100 JR Regional Final 2010 Won BRC Junior Open Horse Trials National Championship Aston le Walls 2009 (BE100 level) Won BRC Junior Open Horse Trials Area 4 qualifier at Bishop Burton 2009 (BE100) Won BRC Junior Op ..
Lucy Winn has done really well with this pony from the minute they got together . Part of Northallerton Rc team they jumped a super clear at the ode champs Also jumped many clears at Be 100 this season and placed 6 th at the BE Junior 100 final Part of all the Pc teams winner at the intermediate area Well done Lucy there is a lot more to come from this combination
Lisa bought Molly spring 2010.They have got a lovely partnership and Molly has a home for life photo molly after a hard night out !!
Abbey has formed a great patrnership with Atlas culminating in qualifying for the RC SJ champs 2010 for Northallerton RC I'm sure there are great things to come from this combination Another quality young Irish horse bought from us in 2009
Max and Christie
Qualified for Intermediate ode Champs 2011 Qualified Trailbalzers 90 and 1m05 champs so far this year
Christie bought Max from us as a 5 yr old and has gone from strength to strength She was in all RC teams 2010 at Novice level and has gone on to Intermediate teams 2011 They finished 4th team showcross champs at Aston le walls Qualified for Intermediate ode Champs 2011 Qualified Trailbalzers 90 and 1m05 champs so far this year 2011 -- QUALIFIED FOR INTERMEDIATE EVENT CHAMPS AND INVIDUAL OPEN JUNIOR SJ CHAMPS KEEP IT UP CHRISTIE
Hi its lizi rushton who bought kilrush thunder from you just over 2 years ago? Just wanted 2 thank you for selling him 2 us :) he is doing so well :) in april 2010 we got placed 6th individually at hartbury NAF winter dressage champs! My team also came 5th! We hav been WH champion 3 times at local show and we went 2 PUK winter champs this march which went very well :) hoping 2 do PC and unaf ode's next year then BE year after :) thank youu
Bally was bought by us in Ireland 2008 . He was quickly snaped up by Paul Hodgson our Bedale master . Apart from being a super field masters horse he has been in the top 3 at the Yorkshire Show WH anthe Royal International . He also jumped 1m 50 in a Puissance !!
A quality Irish horse we bought and sold on to a junior rider He is going really well. Did another ode unaf at the w/e double clear again. He was 2nd just a couple of time faults. Dressage low30's.David had him 4 a wk while we where on hols. BE nxt year. Lorraine
Georgie bought this super 15-2 Irish gelding from Ireland spring 2011 She fell in love with him and they have had a lovely summer successfully competing in Be and Rc events and dressage Well done georgie
Well it took a while for us to source these horses but now mum and son are sorted now on 2 lovely Irish horses successfully Hunting , hunter trialling eventing etc Ted and paddy are part of the family ! Mark is aiming to srart BE eventing this season Happy hunting you two
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
International 3 day event Ballindenisk Ireland 2007
Bought by Rachael Chapman as a 5 year old from Helen Bell
Master Bojangles XC
Master Bojangles XC
Master Bojangles Dressage
brought over from Ireland, produced and completed @ Intermediate level by Helen. Sold to America and has gone to 4 star level with Caroline Dowd.
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 UPDATE 2011 lOTTIE HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR JRN TEAM AT WESTON PARK WELL DONE LOTTIE
Draycott pre Novice 2008 (4th)
Showjumping
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)
Competing at Ravenna (February 2009)
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)
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!
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
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 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
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
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 .
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 pulling a trap
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)
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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