Rochdale Rider Wins Tottie
Sponsorship
HISTORY teacher, Jodie Beswitherick couldn’t believe her luck when she
won a competition in Horse&Rider magazine to win equestrian sponsorship,
clothing and horse rugs!
Jodie entered the competition and was delighted when she received a letter saying she had won £1,000 sponsorship cash, £500 worth of Tottie leisure clothing and £500 to spend on rugs.
A keen event rider, Jodie (26) is based at Norden near Rochdale, and
mainly competes at horse trials in her spare time when not busy teaching
A’level history.
Said Jodie: “When I received the letter explaining that I had actually
won the Tottie sponsorship I was really surprised. It was brilliant news and I immediately turned to thinking how I
could spend the money.
Jodie’s and her Dutch cross thoroughbred Ozka, compete in Pre-Novice
eventing and she also takes him showjumping and to dressage competitions in
preparation for the horse trials.
Ozka is a six-year-old, dapple grey gelding and Jodie has owned him for
18 months after buying him for the breeder in Portsmouth.
Added Jodie: “He is such a lovely horse but at times he can be a bit
difficult and I am planning that the £1,000 sponsorship money be used for more
training to help me progress up the competition ladder.
“I currently train with Tracey Newman for help with our show jumping.
Tracey is a former stable jockey for John Whitaker so has a lot of experience
with different horses. Mike Jones is a real help with our dressage performance
too.
“The sponsorship money will go towards extra training with them both
and I am sure this will really make a huge difference to our performance at
competitions.
“The Tottie wear and Masta rugs were also a great addition to the
prizes. I love my Cali tunic top and Ozka loves his new Masta stable and
outdoor rugs.”
Jodie and Ozka are planning to compete throughout the winter in show
jumping and dressage competitions to get their all round performance up to
scratch in the hope they can move up to Novice Level at eventing next season.