One jump ahead!

Photo: PICTURE: ANTHONY MILLER

UP AND OVER: Bethany Marsden and Jerri.

SHOWJUMPING:

OLDHAM rider Bethany Marsden has been towering above her older and more experienced opponents.

The 14-year-old Royton and Crompton School pupil, riding Jerri, won the North-West Open at Croft Top Equestrian Centre- where many of her opponents were in their 30s.

It came hot on the heels of victory in the Fearn Farm seniors at Aintree.

“I have been a horse enthusiast since the age of five and it has built up over the years,” she said.

“I am with Jerri every day and I wouldn’t change that for anything. This has been my

passion for as long as I can remember. We have won a lot of rosettes together and I hope there will be more to come in the future.”



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