Ron and Pam Lewis who were so professional
and very calm and collected in their roles as chief judge and penciller
in the main arena. Their love of the sport and
enjoyment at promoting the young riders is terrific and it was fitting
that they were part of the first qualifier for
the Ammo Shootout, jumpingaround.com Young Rider Challenge Series.
The main arena looked sensational due to
the freshly painted fences, including some new ones, the great array of
pot plants kindly donated by a nursery who
want to remain anonymous but would like to support Treehaven's
showjumping. The true supporter of showjumping
on the peninsula, Adam and Torian Johnston, took time in between AI work
at 10.30 at night on the Friday to bring their large water truck over
and water the arena thus making the going great and the dust being kept
down.
David Sheppard provided a good standard of
courses with correct distances encouraging forward riding.
The first event on the Saturday in the main arena was the
Grant Mitchell Farrier junior with 30 plus starters. 19 jumped
clean and the course was set for the jump off.
Alex McDonald, a regular Treehaven
competitor was first rider out on Irish Cool Dude and jumped a fast
clear round with a time of 39.28 placing her
eventually 5th in the class.
K. Manley was third rider out on Orbit who
scooted round with a faster time of 37.77 and remained there to win the
class. Phil Lever on La Laina, a young horse,
jumped a clean but steady round and incurred 3 time faults. Jess Cook,
also a Treehaven resident jumped clear but
with 2 time penalties.
Katie Brideoake on Zaphod ride a clear
round in time of 38 seconds to hold second place with S Charlton on on
her last mount and last horse Saddle.Up Paris rode a clear round with a
time 38.06 to run third whilst M Joyce on the consistant Chocolate
Delight place fourth with a time of 38.51.
Amanda Harvey on Bangalore Bill, C Beacroft
on Wondergirl, S Charlton on Adelaide Symphony, J Wilson on PK's Outlaw,
J Richards on Kind Regards, M Joyce on Hot Babe, amd Killson ridden by K
Malley all ride good rounds with just 4 faults and good times.
Hasting Newsagency,
another local business supporting our sport of showjumping, sponsored
the 1.05. 52 starters were indicative of
the number of local riders and horses jumping at this level. Laurie
Lever building in this arena set a flowing
course with nothing too difficult. The lines allowed combinations time
to make some adjustments considering the
amount of young horses and inexperienced riders. 24 combinations made
their way through to the jump off with many happy faces and good clear
rounds and many on 4 faults.
M Joyce on the divine
horse Chocolate Delight, second to go put test to the jump off with a
clear round in 43.64, eventually placing them
second. Julie Holland on her special jumper Dark Wing Duck, jumped clear
on a slower time of 44.06. Look out for this
combination in the future. Wes Joyce was
up for the challenge on Irish Ace and jumped a fast round winning the
class on 40.73. Matt Williams on the nice Grey
Isle of Rahn, if I am not mistaken a horse by Riverman, was fourth with
a time of 44.45 and Robyn Brown on the oh so dependable eventer/dressage
horse Sunbury Lodge Pandora was fifth 46.28.
The 1.10m class was sponsored by
Paeschendale Saddlery located in Hastings. 38 starters were
presented with an inviting course built by
David Sheppard. The track was flowing and lines all good so riding
needed to be accurate and simply flowing to the fences on
an even stride to give the horses the best chance of leaving them
up.
14 combinations proceeded to the jump off.
Georgia Clifford, a leading Victorian event rider, on her lovely
bay gelding It's Monty jumped a cracking round, all clear and
a time of 38.04. The heat at this time had reached 35 degrees yet
the horses jumped well and riders took good care of them.
Laurie Lever was next out on the extravagant jumper Ashleigh
Drossel Dan, who planned for clear and careful jumping finishing
with a 6 time faults - he lost a lot of
time jumping so huge in the air over the jumps and Laurie took the long
tracks. James Harvey on the young horse
(DWTS placer) JH Tania jumped clear in a time of 36.13 putting the
pressure on the remaining competitors.
This didn't phase Ken Weir who rode a cracking roung in a time of 33.37
but has the dreaded last fence syndrome. ayden
Kneebone on Sport For Short also rode a fast clear round 37.87 which
placed him eventually 5th.
Woodmount Splash ridden by K Stewart were
next combination out jumping clean, tight turns and carefully with a
time of 37.26 placing 4th. Second last
combination out Leonie McAteer and Stonylea Levitation, one of the
nicest young horses around (quiet underrated
rider as well) jumped a super clear, fast round at 32.85 to win the
class. This horse had a great weekend and I have been watching
their progress around the circuit spotting it at Sale WC Show.
Watch out for this combination in the future.
Victorian Young Rider of the Year Cassie
White, rode a level headed round, clear and a fast time of 35.96 to run
second on her lovely bay Conductor.
Ranch House Mowers and Greenfield
Mowers from Narre Warren sponsored the 1.20m class.
John, Di and Katrina Coulson had been
great sponsors of our Dressage days here at Treehaven and happened to
come in one day when the Red Hill
Show was on and loved it so much they
decided to sponsor the showjumping. Please support them as they have a
super all inclusive service and if you mention you heard about them from
Treehaven they will give you the best price possible.22 starters for
this class with 8 heading for a jump off. Once again Shepp set a great
even track with nothing complicated. The riders had to accurate and were
encourage to ride even strides and through their corners - a truly
gifted builder when it comes to setting up the right sort of jumping
tracks to develop our rider and horses within Australia.
First combination out S Charlton and
Saddleup Paris had a very unpredictable fall early in the course with
all being okay for them both. B.P Spectre and
Ken Weir, who were firing on the day jumped a great clear and fast round
42.70 which ran them eventually into third place.
Phil Lever third out on Offshore rode an
even tighter turning round to clock up a time of 39.82 which would be
hard to beat. Matty Williams, another
fabulous Australian Young Rider, thought that Phil had better think
about that and rode a faster round to capture the purse for the class on
River Ash. Cassie White on Conductor was the next to jump jumping with
one down and a time of 37.48, James Harvey also had the first fence down
with a slower time of 44.63. as did Emily Harman on Thorough Going and
jumped a careful jump off then with a time of 44.08. Last to go K Wilson
on Jumminy Cricket has the first part of the combination down and a time
of 40.61. finishing 5th.
Linda Sprould and Annie White were keepers
of the grassy knoll running the Grassed Arena over the weekend keeping
their professional role in good humour. These are two fabulous ladies
and a great judging team - the unsung volunteers who pull our sport
together all year.
The Grassed arena had unofficial classes
for the first day starting with the L.W Marine & Horseland 75cms.
54 starters of all sizes, shapes, abilities
for the two phase class.
The lovely Tiffany Joyce, only 12 years of
age but a super up and coming rider won the class on GV Peter Pan, only
a young pony brought on by Tiffany herself.
Napoleon ridden by K Alstergren was second,
Jane Powel took out third and fourth on Danton and Red Hot Manna
respectively. The 90cms sponsored by
Hastings Mowers had 63 entries. 18 went clear with the bell from the
judges for the jump off.
That fabulous mare Minnie, beautifully
ridden by Sharon Ridgway won the class, first out in the class and a
cracker of a ride. This special mare is
now in foal to Copabella Visage. Sharon took her home immediately after
the round, as it was very hot and she was
heard to comment that she didn't want to cook the baby so to speak.
Napoleon, having a consistant show was second ridden again by K
Alstergren with a time of 27.53. E. Watt
riding Marcus was third with a time of 28.69 and 4th to T Liarkos riding
D'Artangnon with a time of 35.44.
By this stage of proceedings many riders
had decided not to turn up in the heat and others went home or
electednot to ride as the mercury had hit 39 degrees.
7 started in the Rae's Mitre 10 located also in Hastings.
The class was a true 1.10 with even distances and riders just
needed to rider carefully and horses jump clean.
There were only two clear rounds with the eventual winner being
Bangalore Bill ridden by A Harvey with runner up Kato's Clover ridden by
C. Jeppe. Ben Conway was third on Toby and E
Liarkos, have a great riding dya was fourth on her mount WP Kathleen.
It was great to see James Harvey's sister,
Amanda riding again. I had heard on the grapevine that she is a nice
rider and today she showed us that she is
still a force to be reconned with. She has been busy with studies and I
am sure will come back into the sport when ready.
The Unoffical 1.05 sponsored by
Peninsula Technology Centre, located in Hastings saw 22
starters with 3 clear rounds. K Taylor with her lovely horse Sahara
were the purse holders on a clear jump off round of 27.78 with
Ben Conway riding a super clear second round with a time of
30.88. Marg Baker (Mat Williams) and Puppet elected not to start
in the jump off.
Sunday 19th
December
Derek Feldman Property Consultants
had sponsored the Young Horse Qualifying series throughout the training
days at Treehaven
and we were delighted that they cam along
for breakfast, to make presentations and stay for the whole day to enjoy
the jumping.
The 4 and 5 year old Championships
saw 11 qualifiers start with 10 going through to the jump off. It was
great to see the combinations riding careful,
balanced rounds maintaining good rhythms and eeven striding thus nearly
all jumping clean.
Shepp put the fences up a hole for the
jump off and the jump off allowed the riders several options of taking a
tighter track if wishing.
Marg Baker jumped with one down and a time
of 43.19 placing her eventually 5th. Yvonne Morrison on her nice young
horse AEA Rex jumped a nice jump off with just the one down. Phil Lever
on Modena also had one down as did Sophie Murphy on Cool McCool the
magnificent Clydie cross. The youngest
competitor Tiffany Joyce really had the class won hands down with a very
fast start to the jump off but a rush of blood to the young rider's head
saw her wind up even faster so much so that the pony turned up so tight
it jumped the wrong fence and incurred elimination.
Amberley Thorpe went for the fast round
paying the penalty with one down but still placing her 4th.
The third last horse to go was Ashleigh Drossel Dan who was
surely going to waste time in the air with his extravagant jump. Not so,
the old master Laurie wasted no time turning up tight to jump
clear with a time of 40.13. Dean Grass, an
experienced western rider, was next out on his super little thoroughbred
Somerosa Bailey. Dean has produced this horse
over the winter taking his time over the jump club days. He elected to
take the clear round in the jump off showing how
to ride perfect lines to the fences allowing the horse every
chance for clear round jumping.
Last to go was Phil Lever on La Laina, the
dark brown mare by Northern Vasilli, who was out for his pay packet for
the week. They jumped a clear faster round
with a time of 39.82 electing to make the tighter turns and the shorter
tracks to win the class.
Derek Feldman property Consultants are new
sponsors to showjumping and very keen to keep supporting Young Horse
Classes. It was super that the family came for the whole day and
enjoyed all the jumping and will further develop young horse classes
over 2005.
The 6 year old Championships
kindly sponsored by Derek and Cindy Feldman, who made themselves
available for presentations with their daughter Laura, was won by Phil
Lever on the thoroughbred Depardieu ,also the winner of the Australian
Young Horse Championships in Mt Gambier.
Ken Weir on Peace Eclipse were runners up
jumping with a faster time in the jumpoff with 2 rails down.
Robyn Brown on Sunbury Lodge Pandora were thris, fourth to Wes
Joyce on Irish Ace and David Strapp fifth with Wagners Saddlery
Texas.
The Wagner and Strapp Crews
David Sheppard built great tracks all
weekend and followed the brief for the Young Rider Challenge. It was a
true 1.20m class.
A few parents were overheard saying that it
was perhaps a bit tough but this was the challenge for the best Young
Riders here in Victoria must face over the qualifying events. The winner
will rider off with other states for the eventual winner to go overseas
to ride the very technical YR tracks there.
One of the Feature classes of the show the
'Ammo Shootout' jumpingaround.com. Young Rider Challenge Series
1 for Victoria was a strongly contested class
with 25 starter at a true 1.20 course with water tray and two doubles
which required accurate positive riding. The
inception of this class by Jan Heine is a super way of providing the
opportunity for our top young riders to experience international
competition and training. Riders can only win this competition once
which allows the opportunity for a different rider each year to have
this experience.
Phil Lever, who won last years event has
already been on his winning trip to Ireland and gained much experience
in riding a borrowed horse in competition as well as the training from
Jack Doyle, Ireland's leading Young Rider Coach and a top international
rider himself. The courses were very technical and the young riders very
experienced. Jan and Maggie from jumpingaround.com are great
ambassadors for helping Australian Young riders and the provision of the
airfare and assistance in helping the rider once there is to be
commended.
The water tray was under an oxer related to
a vertical to a double on a curve which proved difficult for the less
experienced riders.
Quite a few competitors jumped nicely
ridden rounds with unlucky 4 faults and three went through to the
jump-off. Kendalee Tigermoth ridden by James
Richards from Euroa was first to go in the
competition, jumping clear. He was then first to go in
the drawn order for jump off jumping a lovely clear round in a
time of 50.93.
Emily Harman, backing up from her
successful challenge in 2004, was second to go in the jump off on
Thorough Going. Emily was determined and having a crack. A shaky line
to one fence saw it drop with a faster time of 45.61.
Jamie Kermond, from Western Districts,
riding his super horse Stylish King jumped a professionally ridden round
with correct lines to every fence, jumping clean and fast winning the
class in formidable form (45.96)
It is nice to note some of the four
faulters who rode excellent rounds with an unlucky fence- Jess Mills on
Riverside, Cassie White and Conductor, K Lilburne and Kiwi Tag, Katie
Brideoke and Zaphod, and Sam Williams on Monza.I'm sure they will be
back knocking at the door in qualifier No. 2 to be held on Sunday March
6th 2005. Thanks to Naturevet for their
support and sponsorship of this super National event through their 'Allwormer
Paste' product. They are supporting each qualifier in every state and a
true commitment to a national Young Rider event for Showjumping.
Remember to look out for the Black and Red pastes in your local feed and
saddleshops. Ammo Allwormers were given to every
competitor in each qualifying event. Naturevet
are also our premier sponsor of the final to be held on the 9th & 10th
April.
Points for the YR Qualifier as
follows
10 points Jamie Kemond Stylish
King
9 points James Richards Kendalee
Tigermoth
8 points
Emily Harman Thorough Going
7 points Kylie Lilburne Kiwitag
6 points Sam Williams Monza
5 points Julie Wilson PK's Outlaw
4 points Matt Williams Riverash
3 points Sam Conway Snowline
2 Points Ben Conway Ziggy
McCauley
1 point Cassie White
Conductor
I advise all riders within this class to
take a look at last years points (go to calendar page and to 2003
calendar for results)
It is interesting to see how the points
tallies changed over each competition - come to every competition and
treat each one as an opportunity to gain points - you may be surprised
how the event develops over the three qualifiers.
Ken
and Vanessa Weir and Ken Weir and Associates were the
sponsors of the main class of the day the A, B and C Grade handicap.
Ken & Vanessa Weir,
Sponsors & Competitors
Ken and Vanessa are great supporters of
showjumping on the Peninsula and really enjoy the Xmas show not only
socially but also with their
team of jumpers. I have been following their
breeding program with interest over the past couple of years and they
will soon have a bevvy of sensationally bred horses including
many AI from leading sires around the world.
Six C grade horses started the competition
with two jumping clear - Adam Johnstone on Woodleigh Don Juan and C.
Wilson riding WEC warrior.
The A & B Grade section saw 8 starters with
four jumping clear - J Allen on Saddleup High Places, C Wislon on
Jimminy Cricket, Phil Lever on Offshore, Leonie McAteer on Stoneylea
Levitation.
The jump off was very competitive with
horses being given the rein making the jump off fast. WEC Warrior jumped
in the C Grade section first with a fast time
of 47.34 and one down. Adam Johnstone, with his lovely young stallion
Woodleigh Don Juan, opted for the clear round
and as they got further round the course and jumping clean Adam asked
for a bit more temp jumping clean and a fast time of 48.06.
The fences were then raised for the A & B
section. First to go Leonie McAteer had the first fence down with a lack
of concentration by this lovely young horse
but jumped the rest of the course with ease.
(Time 49.69)
Saddleup High with jockey J Allen also had
the third fence down as well as the last with a time of 48.96. Phil
Lever on Offshore had the third fence down and a time of 48.04.
Pressure was on Cate Wilson on Jimminy
Cricket who jumped a clear round with a time of 48.11 just over
Woodleigh Don Juan's time.
It was a very popular win for Woodleigh Don
Juan and Adam Johnston a true gentleman of the sport. This combination
have been quietly making their way through the
grades ensuring thorough training and not rushing expectations.
The second arena saw some very talented
combinations strutting their abilities in the graded competitions.
The LW Marine Services D
grade class was hotly contested. Firstly thanks to our wonderful
sponsors LW Marine Service who sponsored two classes
on the program. Some of you know Mick and Gail Loverage from the
Peninsula area. Mick and Gail also train racehorses and
always help out young riders and those who cross over from the
racing world into the showjumping arena. At one time they raced WS Texas
now ridden by David Strapp and owned by Pete and Caro Wagner.
Back to the jumping business - 35 starters
rocked up on a cooler Sunday at 23 degrees to compete. 14 horses jumped
through to the second round. The course was flowing and a fairly open
track with the last combination fence 10A and B catching quite a few out
- the bogie fence of the course.
Early in the jump off Leigh Shera-Jones set
the pace on Big Slim with a clear round of 40.25. -5th. Not long after
in form rider Leonie McAteer riding Tim Finn (well the horse not the
musician) also jumped clean with a little
slower time of 42.28. Stephanie White was out to show her form as a
young rider and she rode a very forward round and turned up to every
tight track to ride a clear round on time 34.42 to win.
Greg Smith on his lovely young horse Bigg Higgs
was fourth with a clear round on time 39.97
and A Jacks followed jumping clear with a time of 40.38 to arrive at 6th
placing.JH Titania ridden by James Harvey went quickly and clearly with
a time of 36.75 to run 3rd whilst A. Bence went gave the time a good
shake finishing 3rd with a time of 34.90.
Western Port Pipe and Mechanical
Services are new sponsors and supporters to showjumping and one
of our larger business around the Western Port Bay area. They are
renowned for giving back to the community in many ways. The afternoon
saw many more combinations come to Treehaven for the bigger classes as
opposed to the hot day on the Saturday. 32 starters with nearly all
combinations jumping under 12 faults.12 went through to the jump off. K
Stewart was first out jumping clear in a time of 36.63 on Woodmount
Splash fast enough to keep her in the lead. Greg Smith and Bigg Higgs
went nicely clear for a time of 39.55 - eventually placing him 4th.
Sam Conway jumped with a time of 46even but
not fast enough for a place. Hayden Kneebone was out next on BP Nero to
jump clear and fast with a time of 38.81 - into third place.
Don Scott on Before jumped a steady and
clear round with a time of 45.09. K. Wilson second last to go pulled out
all stops for the money finishing with a clear
round and a faster time than earlier competitor K Stewart to win the
class on WEC Warrior - time 35.91. Hayden Kneebone on Sport For Short
rode a nice clear round with a slower time of 42.12 to conclude the
class. Ranch House and Greenfield Mowers
representative for the day Katrina Coulson came along to present prizes,
money, caps and ribbons and was delighted to see many of the hats being
worn around the place from previous days winners and placegetters in the
1.20sm class. Go and visit their store for any of your farming or
property maintenance gear - from brushcutters-ride on mowers and they
offer a sensational service for your equipment and are really down to
earth people. Regency Drive, Narre Warren. Support those who support
you.
This class was enjoyed by the many riders
and as it was the last class a lot of heckling and laughing was had by
those under the shade of the large trees. 11 starters saw quite a few
having the last fence down - drawing the oohs and aahs and heckling.6
faced the judges for the jump off with K Wilson being the victor on her
inform mount Jimminy Cricket-time 37.50 with
Leonie
McAteer on Stoneylea Levitation running second with a time of 40.19. The
last three placings were eight faulters 3rd to Kilkari ridden by K
Manley 40.60. All American Boy ridden by Amberley Thorpe on 44.85 and
5th to Kiwiboy and Kylie Lilburne 59.82
Judges:
Annie White and Linda Sproule
Thank you to those wonderful hardworking
volunteers from the club, to those young riders Hayden Kneebone, Tom
Smith, Michael Webster and many others
who helped change the course with Shepp. Thanks to Ellen Wilson who took
over the board, calling up riders and
to Des Tuppy for on course assistance on the Sunday in Ring 2.
Cheers to those wonderful parents of
Amberley Thorpe, always supporters here at Treehaven, who jumped to the
task on the call up board in the main ring as well supported at times by
Vicki Kneebone and Peggy Mills. Thanks also to Julie Scott -a great job
with the administration of the entries.
It was a fun Xmas show and we even had a
visit from the local Tyabb Volunteer Firefighters to give sweets to the
kids - and some big kids too!
