Lowveld horse riders excel at national schools league
Lowveld riders excelled and returned home with several rosettes from their various categories, proving that our province is simply growing from strength to strength in the equestrian world.
Gleaming show horses and ponies – turned out to the nines – competed in the 2019 South African National Equestrian Schools Association (Sanesa) championships hosted by Gauteng Province last week.
Taylor Dedekind from Penryn College competed in her last Sanesa show and ended her school league on an exceptional note. Riding on Lord of the Ring, she won her novice Prix Caprilli, making her number one in the country.
She also won her performance riding class and had a respectable sixth place in her dressage class.
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Jayden King (Laerskool Laeveld) riding on Blueberry Muffin did very well in her jumping classes with a 14th and 17th place nationally.
Thomas Brown had a very good show with a third place in pony rider (novice class).
Petite Paiton du Plooy on her pony Smartie Pants rode a super performance riding test, placing 20th out of 40 riders, and came ninth out 40 riders in her working riding class. Coach Shari Oberholzer said she was very proud of Paiton and her other riders.
“We had an awesome nationals with super riding, super company and fun all round.”
Zane Flemix riding on Penny Black, also one of Oberholzer’s pupils, came 14th and ninth, and again ninth in her respective classes.
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Erin Merensky riding on Pantomime placed second in her in hand utility class, and 14th in her performance riding.
Other results include:
Johné Fourie riding on Chocolate Brownie – 34th and 27th place in equation and jumping
Marece Fourie riding on Foxy Lady – 25th, 15th, 14th and 10th place in equation and jumping
Jana Engelbrecht riding on Troytown Bourdeax – ninth in performance riding and seventh in working riding
Tayo Lydgrove riding on Fort Gossamer – 16th and 17th in jumping
Anisca Smit – third and seventh in dressage, tenth in performance riding, seventh, eighth and 13th in jumping.
Sanesa is a vibrant and dynamic organisation, acknowledged by the South African Equestrian Federation and Sascoc, and has dedicated itself to promoting all forms of equestrian sport within the South African schools’ community.
