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Jake Wins in horse Show Qualifier Classes

Year 12 student, Jake Myers, competed at the Winter Premier at hartpury just before Christmas, where he
excelled in the competitions and picked up wins in two major qualifier classes.
Jake won the Royal International horse Show grade B and C qualifiers on his horse Sam W. Jake said, “I haven’t
jumped many jump-offs on him yet, as I haven’t had the chance (because of Covid).” he added, “I thought I
might as well have a go and we ended up pretty fast! We’ve been trying to jump some bigger classes and the
aim is to try for Junior Teams with him next year.”
he also won the Winter grade C qualifier on his horse, Alice (who goes under the competing name of
Calcourt Qualvados), qualifying him for the Winter Championships. Jake commented, “I know her very well and
we were drawn slightly later in the jump-off, so I was able to watch a few go. All the routes you could take were
quite similar, so I was trying to get the smoothest round possible; a lot of the courses this weekend have been
about how much you could risk it across the ground.”
Competitions have stopped again for the moment but Jake is continuing to train and keep the horses fit due to
the uncertainty of when things will start again. he is hoping that he will be able to compete in Belgium at half
term, and then go out to Italy in March to compete in some Under 18 Junior classes. All of this is dependent on
how the Covid situation develops, and also Brexit may have implications regarding the transportation of horses
to europe.
Caroline Johnson, Associate leader at the College said, “Well done to Jake for his achievements at the Royal
International horse Show, it’s fantastic to see the success he had on both of his horses. We sincerely hope he will
be able to compete in Belgium and Italy and wish him best of luck with the upcoming competitions.”
Donkey hoaty -
Birdwatching at Saltram

Due to the ongoing CoVID-19 situation,
Donkey hoaty has been staying closer to home this
term and can be seen enjoying a spot of
birdwatching at Saltram house.
The National Trust location of Blaxton Meadow is an
important wildlife conservation area for feeding
and roosting native birds. The Rangers carry out
regular surveys to see what species of birds use the
meadows, and in what numbers.
Can you name three different birds regularily
spotted at this location?

Photography credit - Reuben hocking, Year 9