Lamorna’s riding success

Posted: 2nd October 2025

We’re proud to bring news of Lamorna’s riding success from Ireland and Ballindenisk Four Nations Cup event this weekend. The Pony Club Nations Cup at Ballindenisk, Ireland in September 2025 was the first of its kind, bringing together young riders from England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland to compete in an international eventing competition. In the same weekend, Ballindenisk also hosted the George Mernagh Cup, a new youth series that served as the final leg of its inaugural season, celebrating international youth talent.

Lamorna achieved a great result in the International PC 1* – a personal best in the dressage, clear show-jumping and was part of the England winning team to bring home the cup.

It was a weekend to remember on so many levels with so much experience gained at her first international and riding for the England team.  There was also incredible coaching and access to the best training and advice.

She has returned exhausted but elated.

Categories: Senior School Sport News

March 2025

Lamorna May (U5) represented Exeter School this weekend at Pontispool, Taunton, completing against leading schools across the Southwest in a qualifying completion organised by the National Schools Equestrian Association. (NSEA)

She came 1st in both the 90cm and the 1m show jumping classes winning by a three second margin and has now qualified for the National Schools Equestrian Championships in October.

Last month at the National Pony Club Spring Barrier Festival at Addington, Lamorna, riding Theodora, was placed 6th and 7th nationally in the 90cm and 1m show jumping with her team coming second in both classes.

Lamorna qualifies for national schools’ championship

Lamorna (Upper Fifth) recently represented Exeter School at a national show jumping qualifier at Moreton in Dorset, competing against teams and individuals from Millfield, Bryanston, Sidcot and Gillingham to mention but a few. She secured 1st place in the 90cm competition against over 50 other riders and a 3rd place in the 80 cm. She has qualified to represent the school at The National Schools Equestrian Championships in the Autumn.

You may remember that Lamorna represented Exeter School on Destino at Bicton College in a Devon dressage competition in May. Lamorna was placed third qualifying for the national event in Addington in October, and at Bampton she came 5th at the one-day event in Dorset, qualifying her for the national 3-day event at Moreton in Dorset which she has just competed in. The weekend after the event at Bicton, Lamorna had the amazing opportunity to compete at the National Schools’ Equestrian championships which took place at Hickstead at the end of May and ended up 25th out of 260 competitors in the 80cm class and 11th as an individual in the 90cm eventers challenge.

These are absolutely amazing achievements and we hope to continue following Lamorna’s riding career. Good luck at nationals Lamorna!