Jack - Petplan Equine Ambassador
I have always wanted to give my horses the best care and Petplan Equine’s specialist knowledge gives me the peace of mind that I have quality cover in place so my horses will always come first.
Jack Stancombe is an eventer from Cirencester, Gloucestershire. He currently competes in British Eventing, British Dressage and British Show Jumping, and has a string of competition horses at a range of different levels within each discipline. Being a responsible horse owner is very important to Jack, he leaves no stone unturned and gets expert advice to ensure all horses are fit and well and at their very best.
This season, Jack will be riding and competing on:
- Hallo Harlequin (Harley) who is a ten year old Selle Francais gelding and competes in affiliated show jumping up to newcomers level
- Tilly’s Mill (Tilly) who is a 7 year old homebred mare, and will be competing at BE90 and BE100 this season
- Watermill (Milla) who is a 7 year old mare competing at Novice and Elementary level dressage, and at BE100 eventing
- Summer Lux (Summer) a 6 year old mare competing at Novice dressage and BE90 eventing
- Grevaldi (Gavi) who is a 11 year old gelding competing at Medium level dressage
- Artistic Language (Banksy) is a 5 year old ex racehorse, who’s being retrained to go eventing
Plans for 2021
- Harley is qualified for the discovery second rounds and the 1.05 National amateur second rounds show jumping, and will continue to jump at newcomers level
- Tilly will start the season at BE90 before aiming to move up a level to BE100
- Milla is qualified for the Petplan Equine Area Festivals and regional finals at novice level
- Summer is qualified for the Petplan Equine Area Festivals at novice level
- Gavi has qualified for the Petplan Equine Area Festivals and regional finals at Medium level
- Banksy will continue his retraining and start competing in the spring, before starting eventing at BE80
Plans for 2020
- Plans for Harley to compete BE100 with the aims of moving up to Novice later in the season and will also compete in British Show Jumping competitions
- Jerry will continue to compete in BE100 open competitions
- Aims for Milla to move up to Elementary and qualify her for the Area Festivals
- Qualify Gavi for Regionals
Plans for 2019
- Harley aims is to build on his form at BE100 with the aim to move Novice in the autumn, with the longer term goal qualifying for international competitions and Gatcombe Championships.
- Minnie’s plans are to compete at BE90 and BE100 and to compete in some pure dressage competitions.
Jack’s Guide to Eventing
Eventing is the ultimate test between horse and rider consisting of three phases: dressage, show jumping and cross country. Each phase is scored separately and then combined, giving an overall penalty score - the winner having the least penalties at the end.
Are you thinking of giving eventing a go or would you just like to find out more about what goes on at an event? Read Jack’s guide for getting started in the sport or watch as Jack and his ride, George, joins six-time Badminton winner Lucinda Green for a lesson to discuss Lucinda’s three golden rules for cross-country riding.
