Grahamstown schools excelled at the SA National Equestrian School Association (Sanesa) schools league qualifier at the Grahamstown Riding Club (GRC) at the weekend winning or being placed in numerous classes.
Grahamstown schools excelled at the SA National Equestrian School Association (Sanesa) schools league qualifier at the Grahamstown Riding Club (GRC) at the weekend winning or being placed in numerous classes.
Pupils from Kingswood College, Victoria Primary and Victoria Girls High School, Graeme College, and Diocesan School for Girls and St Andrews College, competed against some top provincial schools and took top place in dozens of classes.
Megan Du Preez from Kingswood Junior deserves a special mention. She is competing at a top level in all disciplines on her pony Rocky II and achieved five first places in equitation, showing and show jumping.
A full list of schools results follow:
South African National Equestrian Schools Association (Sanesa) Core League 2nd Qualifier held in Grahamstown on 15-16 March
Kingswood Senior School
Nicky Whittemore riding Eli Lilly
1st: High School level 2: 80cm Ideal Time Show Jumping.
Alison Knight riding Breezing By
1st : High School 80 cm Equitation.
Emily Fryer riding Glitter Bug
1st High School 60cm Ideal Time Show-Jumping;
1st place in the High School 60cm Competition Show-Jumping;
1st place in the High School 50-60cm Equitation
Kingswood Junior School
Megan Du Preez riding Rocky II
1st: Open Pony Riders Equitation – Level 7
1st: Open Pony Riders Working Riding – Level 7
1st: Open Pony Riders Working Hunter – Level 7
1st: 1m Pony Riders Accumulator Show Jumping – Level 6
1st: 1m Pony Riders Competition Show Jumping – Level 6
Megan Van Houten riding Amulet
1st: Pony Riders Performance Riding – Level 0
1st: 40cm Pony Riders Ideal Time Show Jumping – Level 0
1st: 40cm Pony Riders Competition Show Jumping – Level 0
Diocesan School for Girls
Elizabeth Atkinson riding Ivy Green
3rd Dressage Novice 2
3rd Working Hunter 90cm
2nd in 1m Ideal Time show jumping
Josie Gerber riding Assegai Lord Felix
1st: Show jumping level 5 at 110cm
1st Working Hunter level 7 at 1m
Josie Gerber riding Parsifal
2nd Show jumping Level 5: 110cm
3rd Working Hunter level 7 at 1m
Cate Gerber riding Gold Cat
1st: Equitation level 6
5th: Working Hunter level 5
Cate Gerber on Princess Patches
1st: Working Hunter level 5
Jamie Kent on Request
1st: equitation level 2
2nd Working Hunter level
Diocesan School for Girls (Junior)
Holly Mager riding Weatherstar
1st: Dressage primary special test 1 and 2
1st: level 1 equitation
1st: level 1 performance riding
2nd: 50cm ideal time show jumping
2nd: 50cm competition show jumping
Amy Johnson riding Tonto II
1st: 70cm working hunter
1st: Novice equitation
1st: 70 cm ideal time show jumping
2nd: 70 cm competition show jumping
Kei Repapis and Fold a Kiss
1st: 10 and over dressage test 1
1st: working riding
1st: equitation
2nd: 40cm ideal time show jumping
2nd: 40cm competition show jumping
Megan Redfern riding Millard Mist
2nd: Performance Riding Level 1
2nd Equitation Level 1
3rd Show jumping level 1
3rd Show jumping Level 1
Georgie Gerber riding Garrick
1st Show jumping level 1
1st Show jumping level 1
2nds working riding level 1
VICTORIA PRIMARY
Amy Geyer and Bukkenburg Santana
1st: 9 and under dressage test 1
Melissa Amos on Forever Flicka
1st: Primary School Novice 4 dressage
1st: Primary School working hunter: 80cm
1st :Primary School Level 4 : 80cm show jumping
Emily Van Der Merwe riding Hadalgo
1st: Pony Riders Dressage Test 2;
1st :Welcome 4 equitation
1st :60cm ideal time show jumping
1st :60cm competition show jumping
Victoria Girls High School
Paula Benyon riding Carolina Kiss
2nd: Equitation Welcome 4, 70cm
2nd :Ideal Time 70cm show jumping
2nd: Competition 70cm show jumping
Abigail Vos riding Our Kate
4th Equitation level 4
Graeme College
Cameron Amos riding Cheyenne's Legacy
1st Equitation High School Special Test 2: 60cm
St Andrews Prep
Lily Bowker riding Champion
1st Under 9 school Show jumping Ideal Time 40cm
1st Under 9 Equitation 40cm
3rd Performance riding
Hanna Jones riding Blueberry
1st Working Riding Level 0 off lead
1st Performance riding Level 0 off lead
2nd Proficiency 1 9 and younger Dressage
2nd Equitation 9 and younger.
Rebecca Jones riding Glenwalsh Dainty
2nd Performance Riding Level 0
2nd Working Riding Level 0
St Andrews College
Andrew Thomas riding Waterside Mr Moonlight
2nd Dressage level 1 First test
2nd Dressage level 1 2nd test
Grahamstown Riding Club members who also participated in a graded and ungraded show run simultaneously with the Schools League show also did well at the show.
Pat Pohl won both adult Elementary dressage tests on Pohlands Velcro C and both novice tests on Al Khali.
Bianca Duthie riding Al Kimiya Sahura won her Novice 3 junior dressage test and came second in Novice 2.
Grahamstown Equestrian Centre instructor Claire Faddel won both her adult prelim dressage tests on Pohlands Musical Belle.
Other results:
Show jumping
60cm Ideal Time: 1st: Bridget Ford on Siyavuya Welman
70cm Ideal Time : 1st: Roxie Williamson on Venus
80cm Ideal Time : 1st Nicky Whittemore on Eli Lilly
2nd Angela Liesenberg on Birha Farming Master's Edge
90cm Ideal Time : 1st Bridget Ford on Royal Freluche
110cm Accumulator : 1st Carey Pohl on Pohlands Viola
70cm Competition : 1st Bridget Ford on Siyavuya Welman
80cm Competition : 1st Angela Liesenberg from Siyavuya Stables on Birha Farming Master's Edge
2nd Alexis Bowker on Scarlet
110cm Competition : 1st Carey Pohl on Pohlands Viola
Working Hunter 80cm : 2nd Alexis Bowker on Scarlet
Congratulations to all who participated in this exciting show!
