Rolex is a worthy winner
Coloured Horse and Pony Society (CHAPS) championships, Arena UK, Lincs
MEGAN HEWITT ended a run of near-misses to land her first Harrison Civil Engineering supreme ridden title, scoring with her nine-year-old part- Welsh D gelding Ranchella Rolex (Roly). In front of an appreciative audience, their polished freestyle performance just had the edge over the 2015 and 2016 victors, Andrew Collins and Dan Birch’s super-consistent Surewill.
“I was looking for a horse or pony to do a job and it was a close decision,” said supreme judge Caroline Nelson. “I’d love to take the winner for a day’s hunting. He has super limbs, a lovely front and carries a saddle very well.”
Megan, who runs Selston Equestrian Centre with partner Tom Jackson, bought Roly last November after having had him to compete for a brief season as a novice two years ago.
“We wanted a horse for Tom and when Roly came back to me to sell, I thought he’d be ideal,” said Megan. “I hunted
