BROMYARD rider Georgie Bolton has been picked to ride for an England team at this weekend's British Dressage Under-21 championships.

The promising Bolton, 14, will compete against teams from Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man at the championships at Sheepgate Equestrian in Boston, Lincoln-shire.

It has been a memorable season for the Malvern College pupil who last weekend qualified at the regional finals for the British National Dressage Championships to be held at Stoneleigh from September 15-18 where she will be one of the youngest competitors.

Earlier in the season, she qualified for the Pet Plan Winter Area Festival Final where, as the youngest competitor in a class of mostly adults, she was second in the medium restricted final.

Bolton's fine year builds on the success of 2004 when she won the junior dressage title at the Pony Club National Championships with her pony Maesyfron Rhett.

A YOUNG Hereford rider has notched the biggest win of his career with success in a national championships.

Twelve-year-old Scott Whittington-Simpson has come home with the top prize from the Riding for the Disabled Association national junior dressage championships at Hartpury College.

Scott, who took part in the competition last year, found that a key ingredient was the opportunity to ride his own horse Coveton Citation, better known as 'Mouse'.

"Scott has come home with a fantastic trophy and it has been a real boost to his confidence," said mum Tracey. "Now he is aiming to make it to the Paralympics."

Scott rides at the RDA centre at Holme Lacy and at the Hereford Equestrian Centre on Grafton Lane.

EARDISLEY rider Louise Skelton can look forward to a ride at the famous Burghley Horse Trials.

Skelton and the promising five-year-old Evamore, owned by Will Jones from West Wales, qualified at Gatcombe Park Horse Trials for the prestigious Winergy Burghley Young Event Horse final, to be held on September 2.

The pair have had two second-place finishes already this season, at West Wilts and at Stockland Lovell.

A HEREFORDSHIRE pony and rider have been picking up prizes at the Malvern Highland Pony Show.

Nashend Chiff-Chaff, known as Chiffy, ridden by Rhianon Wislocka and owned by Anita Griffiths of Putley, was the winner of the working hunter pony championship at the show which atracted more than 200 entries of this rare breed.

The pair went on to win a further championship and Chiffy was later judged reserve supreme ridden champion at the show.

Chiffy was sired by Balmoral Dee, which is owned by the Queen.