The young stallion Wayland Loganberry is certainly living up to his national sports pony grading,
by romping away to an impressive win in his first attempt at this annual competition. Ridden by Caroline Saker, he gained the Golden Gorse Cup for the most points gained, the Lomondside Trophy for the Best Owner Bred (by Mary Bryant), and the Dressage Tankard - he is already competing in affiliated Elementary classes. He notched up an incredible number of points in the One Day Event category, including wins at a BE affiliated Intro event, the BE Sapey Two Day Event, and the British Riding Clubs
2-day Novice Horse Trials Championship.

In fact, the growth in points gained for cross country competitions was quite noticeable this year, with fifth placed Buckland Falcon also competing in BE affiliated events; Beacon Pieris in Pony Club Area Horse Trials and the National Tetrathlon championships and the BRC Junior Hunter Trials Championships; Holmbury Jack Daniels in Pony Club Area One Day Events; and Buckland Falcon and Wayland Loganberry who were members of the New Forest Pony Enthusiasts Club's winning team at the BRC Senior Novice Hunter Trials Championships.

In second place overall and also winning the Show Jumping Cup was Jamie Noble-Lewis and Beacon Pieris, who compete at BSJA level and achieved a Junior Foxhunter win; they also went to the Pony Club Dengie Open Final. They narrowly beat Buckland Falcon, who has to compete in BSJA classes as a horse with his adult rider Kit Thorne. Falcon won the Woody Woodpecker Trophy for the best Forest-bred pony for the third year running. Jamie and Pieris just took the Junior Prize from Isle of Wight-based Alicia Stay and Merrie Magnusson who put up a strong fight with points gained across most categories and numerous extras to win the Toby Versatility Trophy and third place overall.

Last year's winning rider Lucy Booth from Cornwall, competed this year with Willoway Harrison and rode to fourth place overall and the Working Hunter Pony Tankard. In sixth place and 2nd Novice was the Forest-bred Haywards Annabelle with junior rider Natalie Halliday, who compete in most events riding side-saddle. Another junior rider having her first go in the competition and just making it into the rosettes, was Alice Goring from Surrey with Holmbury Jack Daniels, an all-round Pony Club pony who compete in everything from Prince Philip Cup Games to show jumping and one day events. The grey stallion Farriers Finger Print gained most of his points from M&M showing classes but was also a member of the NFPEC team that won the Rural Riders title at the BRC National Dressage Championships.

Slightly fewer score sheets were returned this year, but the quality of the competition was perhaps at its highest ever and once again demonstrates both the versatility and the ability of the New Forest pony, offering riders the opportunity to compete at every level from local to national championships, across a wide range of disciplines. The competition is most generously sponsored by Ringwood Brewery, and with impressive prize money awarded down the line, this is a most rewarding competition in every sense for the all-round rider who likes to get out and about with their Forester throughout the whole year.