Yorkshire Point-to-Pointers get the better of Jack Frost at Sheriff Hutton - move over Jeremy Clarkson, Mick Easterby is in town!

Guest blog by Sara Ashby-Arnold of Country Warmth
I am very grateful to Sara who rushed home from a busy day at Sheriff Hutton to pen this review while still in her boots and tweed jacket, here it is hot off the press - thank you Sara!

The Yorkshire Area P2P Club meeting went ahead successfully on Sunday 29th January, having been postponed due to frozen ground earlier in the month. There were sighs of relief all round this morning when despite a wintry scene the course was passed fit to run - and boy did they run! The horses coped with the chilly weather admirably, however, the racegoers were left hopping from foot to foot in an attempt to warm up. Of course that was no problem for us on the AGA stand as this was truly AGA weather!

Sara and the AGA - both looking fab!

New twist to AGA sponsorship and some Yorkshire banter - how many fences have you jumped?

We love our sponsorship here at AGA and not a week goes by without a good old brainstorm session taking place to see whether we can come up with another innovative idea. We've seen some ultra competitive racing and the new AGA Total Control Lady Riders' Championship is really starting to take shape. We're pleased with progress but now we need to kick on and take it to the next level - more of that shortly.

The question from Jo Mason is "will the last fence look like this at
Sheriff on Sunday?"

Isabel Tompsett puts AGA race previews on hold for a day as she is keen to preview Thursday's Hunter Chase at Warwick

I called Isabel on Wednesday so that she could preview the pointing action this coming weekend, in particular the 2 AGA sponsored Ladies Open races at Friar's Haugh and Sheriff Hutton. She was in absolutely sparkling form and had just returned  from a shopping trip with, in her own words, "a trolley full of things".

Isabel at Cilwendeg last season after another win aboard "Annie"