The stunts were formed in 1991 by Tony Woodward, and competed whenever possible from that point, mainly in novice and intermediate classes, now regularly competing in open's placed 9th at the 2007 championships. Due to scaring the majority of his fellow riders, his team members have tended to change, hopefully now there seems to be some consistency!
Photograph Courtesy of Colbeck Photography
Team Details
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Due to the sad loss of Duggan, Tony is absent from the team at the moment, but he hopes to return next season.
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The Stunts have licked their wounds and regrouped, with a strong team of ladies running. They consist of Lissy Seidel riding The Demon. Lissy is half mad, Demon is half mad. They make a wonderful leading combination! Demon was a good horse when following Duggan, but now he has been forced to take the lead he is excelling himself, proving bold,brave and mostly careful. Lissy packs the velcro and sticky tape for each event after bouncing out of the saddle a couple of times, leaving her steed to career around and cause havoc for the remaining runners. He's certainly easier to cope with when his mum is still on board!
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Photograph Courtesy of xcphotos
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Photograph Courtesy of xcphotos
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Running in second is the recently acquired and not to be released Amy Vowles, with her stunning horse Tyson. They are learning fast, and look to be a promising combination. Tyson moves like an international dressage stallion. His paces are to die for and Amy seems to know that by the smug look on her face when warming up...... Luckily for us he jumps like a stag and doesn't question his rider, even when she misses her turn and jumps the wrong side of the flag! We will now dictate the course to Tyson, in case his mum has trouble again.
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A permanent member of the Stunts is Ginny Sherwin and Shoja. This little chestnut horse is all heart, no one has told him he has shorter legs than the rest of the team, so he turns ultra sharp and uses his talent over a fence to stay right up with the leaders. Ginny shares Shoja with her mum, who can be found during the spring season checking for lost shoes as Shoja doubles as her hunter during the winter months!
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Photograph Courtesy of xcphotos
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Photograph Courtesy of xcphotos
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Our fourth member is Sue Tideswell and Inch. Inch has been away for a couple of seasons but has stepped right back into his old role as a Stunt. He works best when pointed at a fence and left alone, Sue has found out the hard way that she shouldn't organise him too much! He is fast, and is usually the one finishing strongest leading us home.
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Also sharing with the runs is Emma Herbert-Davies with her own Blue. She hails from Yorkshire and joins us at any event she can reach.
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