Jumping to the top
KYALAMI – Local showjumping star Lisa Williams makes the community proud once again.
Lisa Williams from Kyalami continued her impressive showjumping form with a dominant display at the inaugural Shongweni Festival held at the Shongweni Club in Durban from 8 to 17 August.
Consolidating her lead in the South African Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) jumping standings, Williams and her Hanoverian gelding Discovery Campbell made the most of the fantastic conditions and the acclaimed course. The federation is the global governing body for equestrian sport.
The dealer principal of Land Rover Durban, Andre Shrink, was on hand to award the title of the fourth leg of the South African FEI World Cup qualifier competition to the on-form combination of Williams and Discovery Campbell.
The Andreas Hollmann memorial trophy was presented in memory of the highly respected international course designer, the late Andreas Hollmann, who designed and built numerous courses for FEI World Cup qualifier shows in KwaZulu-Natal.
Martin Minett from Pietermaritzburg and his fabulous Namibian warmblood gelding Zonjati Bonny Clyde were worthy winners of the 1.40m First National Bank KwaZulu-Natal Outdoor Grand Prix Championships. Howard Arrand, the provincial head of FNB Business in the province presented them with the Tongaat Hullett KZN Showjumping Grand Prix Floating Trophy.
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Jodi Wolhuter and Lorraine Peters from Highway Shows said the concept of hosting the world cup qualifier and top championship classes on Saturday followed by the gala awards on the evening was a winning formula. “We most humbly and gratefully thank everyone concerned and especially the most valued sponsors for supporting our inaugural world cup qualifier show and we hope to see everyone and their horses next year,” said Peters.
Special thanks were given to the two main sponsors, FNB and Land Rover Durban.
Guest speaker, veterinarian Dr John McVeigh, took the audience on a journey from the early days when the horses were first introduced to the sport, to where they are now competing in the show arena and on race tracks.
South African cricket legend Andrew Hudson attended the event, as well as Springbok showjumper and coach Gonda Betrix, who received a spontaneous standing ovation in acknowledgement for her contribution to the sport.
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