Local riders achieve at Sanesa

HORSE RIDING NEWS - Three learners of Outeniqua High School and one from Blanco Primary School took part in the Eden South African National Equestrian Schools Association (Sanesa) regional championships at George Riding Club from 10 to 12 March.

There are four qualifiers during the year, whereafter a team will be selected to compete in Stellenbosch at the Sanesa regional championships.

The team selected at regionals will represent Western Cape Sanesa at national championships in Gauteng later this year.

Sanesa allows learners to compete on behalf of their schools/home schools and enjoy the precious bond between horse and rider.

From Blanco Primary School, Rosslyn Squair on Kilshane Tang took first place in the categories Working Riding (Level 7), Working Hunter (Level 7) and Open Equitation. This young rider also landed two first places in Novice Dressage and a first in the 1,10m show jumping.

Rosslyn Squair on Kilshane Tang.

Squair's older sister Pippa, a learner at Outeniqua High School (OHS), showed her stuff with her horse Spanish Skyfall when she took a first place in the 1,2m show jumping, first in Working Hunter (Level 7), first place in Equitation (Level 7), Working Riding (Level 7) and two first places in Elementary Dressage.

Another OHS learner, Mikayla Louw, achieved a first place for 80cm Equitation (Level 2) and a second place in the 80cm showjumping class on her horse Cossack's Phoenix.

On the back of My Only Destiny, Louw won a first and a second in the 90cm show jumping category. The third learner from OHS who participated, Eldine Grobler on her horse Choice Wood, won two first places in the preliminary dressage (Level 1) category.

She also took a first place in Working Hunter (Level 3) and Working Riding (Level 1) and took part in the 80cm showjumping class.

Eldine Grobler with her horse Choice Wood.