Lennon scoops top jumper award
The 34-year-old from Loughbrickland, Co Down, scooped individual gold in the dramatic change horse final at the world equestrian games in of Jerez a little over three years after making his debut on the international circuit.
The trophy for the leading dressage rider went for the third year in succession to Anna Merveldt Steffens. After a slow start to the 2002 season due to an injury to her top horse Fosbury, the 40 year old German based rider was back to form in time to feature as Ireland’s top scorer in the dressage at the world games and then finished the year in style, winning the Grand Prix Special in Munich and sweeping all before her in the Milan Masters.
The other senior trophy went to Jane O’Flynn as leading event rider of 2002.
She notched up best of the Irish placings in both the IFG three star at Punchestown, where she finished fourth, and at the world games, where she was 19th.
Elizabeth Power, daughter of former Army Equitation School star Captain Con Power, won The Irish Field trophy for best young event rider of the year after her impressive victory in the British young riders two star championship last October.
Youngest of the award winners was Waterford rider Anthony Condon, 16 last month. He won The Irish Field trophy for the leading young show jumper of 2002 after claiming individual bronze at the European pony championships in Belgium.
