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The Curro Aurora equestrian team staged an enthralling display for their school, to show their skills and encourage others to take part at the same time.
After a riding successful season, the aim of the event was to showcase the skills of the Curro Aurora riding team, as well as to present equestrian as a sport for aspiring youngsters.
Four Curro Aurora riders and one guest matriculant from the previous year took part in the display that started with a parade of horses, followed by dressage and show jumping events.
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Representative of Sanesa Gauteng West, Kerryan Maher said, “We feel that equestrian is not being promoted enough, and we want to show that even if a youngster has not even touched a horse, equestrian sports are for everyone.
The aim of today is to create exposure to the beauty of these creatures and the sport itself.”
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The school’s executive head JC Engelbrecht added, “At Curro Aurora we want to create opportunities for all learners in both traditional and non-mainstream sports.
As some sports take place off school grounds, today is the perfect opportunity to showcase the amazing talents of our equestrian team, and encourage other learners to participate.”
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Almost 1 700 children from both the Curro Aurora Primary and High School eagerly awaited the artistic and skilful displays of the Aurora riding team.
The event was set-up by Aragon Stables in Northcliff, who hold approximately 72 horses, with some available for public riding.
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Aragon Stables representative Gina Gerber said, “We love playing our part for the Sanesa schools show. Today, we demonstrated what horse-riding is all about, that even if you don’t have your own horse, you can still compete at school competitions, and to show that riding is a fun and fabulous sport.”
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