HORSEBALL CHAMPIONS FROM EVINGTON

Kevin Burton (30), Jamie Gibson (18), Danny Burton (17) and Abbie Gibson (15) are horseball champions and they come from Evington. They now make up more than half of the Melton Mowbray's Horseball Club, 1st Division Team. And what incredible success! They won the 1st Division title in 2007 and 2008 and this November they have reached a massive milestone as they will be playing in the Globe Arena in Stockholm against the top teams from France, Belgium and Spain as part of the Stockholm International Horseshow. Kevin Burton said, “I am very proud because of all the hard work which has made us the first UK team to be invited to Stockholm. We are all really looking forward to the tournament.”

Kevin Burton is the No. 1 player and a trainer. He is a respected coach who has created two 1st division teams. He has been playing internationally for the last ten years.

Jamie Gibson is No. 2 player. He is also studying at Sheffield University . He has played in the under 16s international team and at 17 he was the youngest player in senior team.

Danny Burton is the new boy. He combines horseball with studying ‘Equine' at Brooksby College . He played in the junior team and joined the first division team last year.
Danny is also a distributor for the Evington Echo.

Abbie is the only girl. She isn't playing in the team going to Stockholm , but she has played in the junior and under 16 teams and she has now secured her place in senior team.

Oliver Blower (23) is from nearby Scraptoft. He has played many international tournaments and is considered to be the best player in the UK league.

Horseball is a team game that is played on horseback. The aim of the game is to win the ball (a small football fitted with six leather handles) and make a minimum of three consecutive passes of the ball between at least three team members, without dropping it, then to shoot the ball through a hoop 1 metre in diameter and 3-5 metres off the ground.

The Horseball team are always looking for new players or sponsorship. For more information tel. Kevin on 07880654479.

www.meltonhorseball.btik.com

Helen Pettman