Hascombe
3 rd
Winter/Summer 128cm First Round
Annabel Widdowson
onBunbury Conquest
WPS
3 rd
Winter/Summer 128cm First Round
Annabel Widdowson
onBunbury Conquest
5 th
Springboard 128cm
Annabel Widdowson
onAnnandale Miss Siagon
2 nd
Springboard 128cm
Annabel Widdowson
onAnnandale Miss Siagon
1 st
Winter/Summer 128cm First Round
Annabel Widdowson
onAnnandale Miss Siagon
Annabel first took to the saddle at the age of just 3 years old and was instantly bitten by the bug. Her ponies are adored and she spends every possible second with them. Annabel trains with Jason and Katrina Moore and is no stranger to competing in major championships. In 2022, at just 7 years old, Annabel became the youngest rider to ever win a second round, qualifying them for the Royal International 128 championship on Whinney Lass. Annabel continued braking records in 2023, becoming the youngest rider to ever win a championship in the International Arena at Hickstead, as well as becoming the youngest team member on an England gold medal winning pony team, jumping a double clear in the Home Pony at aged just 8 years old. Annabel's hopes and dreams are to ride on European teams with Ponies and Children on Horses and one day be on the Olympic team! Annabel who attends the Granville School, looks up to the Rogers girls, Claudia Moore, Tiffany Foster, Laura Kraut, Rodrigo Pessoa and of course Nick Skelton.
The Welsh Pony and Cob Society presented Annabel with the Glynoch Trophy at the Society's Awards Celebration yesterday, held at Stoneleigh Park.
Each year the Welsh Pony and Cob Society awards The Glyncoch Trophy to a young person in recognition of their achievements within the Society or with the Welsh Breed. We are delighted that the Society Council has chosen Annabel to be the Society’s Young Achiever for 2024.
We are thrilled that STX-UK have selected Annabel to be part of their Junior Team for 2025.
STX-UK said:
"After a great deal of thought and discussion internally, we are pleased to announce our STX-UK Junior Team for 2025. Team members have been chosen not only for their placings and ability, but also for their attitude to the sport we love, and how they best represent themselves around the country at shows, and the way they interact with their peers and their parents."
Annabel joins the STX Junior team with the following riders:
Mia Breen
Emily Appleby
Ivy Thomas-Cook
We look forward to 2025!
We are incredibly proud to have been part of the Gold medal winning 128cm team at the English Home Pony show this week.
First in for the English team was Anya Dewey Clarke followed by second rider Lucia Caroline, who both jumped clear. Kobi Watt was next to go and after an unlucky pole down, it was down to Annabel to jump clear to put the team in contention for the win. And her and Questie did just that!
The first three riders then all jumped super clear rounds in the second round, meaning that Annabel didn't need to jump again as the team had already won!
Team Wales were the silver medal winners, ahead of Team Ireland who won bronze.