It was a case of Penny's from heaven as a Battlesbridge schoolgirl reigned supreme with twin glory at the Horse of the Year Show.
Hanna Penny who triumphed in the Squibb and Davies Junior Foxhunter Championship, made it a double by winning the Blue Chip Newcomers Championship.
Due to the rebuilding of Wembley Stadium, this year's Show moved to the NEC at Birmingham for the first time.
Looking ahead - Hanna Penny and Blue Amber Picture: ROBIN WOOSEY
Hanna, 15, achieved her Squibb and Davies glory with two clear rounds in a time of 32.48s and her Blue Chip prize came in 33.22.
On both occasions she was riding her mother Carol's pony Blue Amber and collected £100 each time.
The family live at Marks Farm, Rectory Lane, Battlesbridge, and Mrs Penny said: "We didn't get back home until the early hours of Monday morning and it was a pretty tiring, but hugely enjoyable, week."
Published Wednesday October 16, 2002
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