KELSO-based Caroline Powell and her own Corbally Oak captured the Equissage-sponsored Novice section at Belton Park Horse Trials in Lincolnshire.

This was Corbally Oak's third novice competition of the season and Caroline is delighted with his progress.

Said Caroline: "He is a big horse and has taken quite a long time to mature, but he is now improving and I was delighted with his win at Belton."

The Equissage Novice Section drew more than 43 entries and the Irish-bred gelding made little of the course.

Caroline Powell and Corbally Oak in action.

Added Caroline: "He is a big galloping horse and although the novice cross-country at Belton is always regarded as quite stiff, he coped very well.

"The parkland setting, makes the event really special and Belton is always an event I like to try and get to."

Tim Savage of section sponsor Equissage said: "The two days at Belton were wonderful. It was the first time I had been to the event and I was very impressed.

"As sponsors of William Fox-Pitt it is great to be involved at the top end of the sport, but supporting a novice section as we did at Belton is also very important."

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