The finals for the South African National Equestrian Schools Association (Sanesa) were held from 5 to 7 October at the Kyalami Equestrian Park, and saw riders from across the country coming to compete. Glover Paddock Equestrian Park had 25 of their best riders representing Gauteng.
The competition consisted of Show Jumping, Dressage and Prix Caprilli, which involves similar movements to Dressage but includes single jumps as well. The riders did incredibly well with some ranking as South Africa’s top riders for their level. Owner of Glover Paddocks, Kerryn Maher, said,
“I am thrilled to have seen so many riders going through to Nationals, and so many of them placing highly in their classes.”
The students, who come from a range of schools, put everything they had into the competition. “These achievements would not be possible without lots of hard work and dedication throughout the year,” Kerryn said.
Some of the top results achieved were:
Hand Utility
Rae-Kyndra Ragoobeer, Level 1: 1st
Jenna Bisset, Level 2: 2nd
Equitation
Nicole Duvenage, Level 3: 1st
Prix Caprilli
Nicole Duvenage, Level 3: 2nd and 4th
Beate Malan, Level 2: 2nd
Hannah Macnamara, Level 1: 1st and 2nd
Performance Riding
Elizabeth Yates, Level 1: 1st
Eventing
Miah Hume, Level 1: 1st
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