Pupils don’t horse around
First Sanesa qualifier goes well says organisers of event.
THE first South African National Equestrian Schools Association (Sanesa) qualifier of 2014 was held at the Durban Shongweni Club recently. More than 730 entries competed in jumping, dressage, equitation with an excellent showing from both local Primary and High schools.
The standard of riding has also continued to grow amongst these young riders while still upholding the underlying concept of fun and team spirit amongst the schools.
There will be six Sanesa qualifiers held during 2014 with the next qualifier being held at Cantebury Equestrian Centre in Pietermartizburg on 15 and 16 March.
Entries close on 24 February and more details can be found on www.sanesa.co.za
More about Sanesa
Currently the association has 15 equestrian competition disciplines. Each province in South Africa has Sanesa representation and some provinces are also broken up into regions. Every province/region holds up to four multi-discipline competitions in the first seven months of the year and then the top eight riders with the most accumulated points in each discipline go forward to represent their province at the annual Sanesa National Championships.
It is not essential for anyone to actually own their own horse or pony to participate. Sanesa is striving to ensure that it is an all inclusive organisation and that anyone who wishes to compete is not disadvantaged in any way.
