NEW SOUTH WALES DOMINATES AT THE AUSTRALIAN PONY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
New South Wales competitors shone at the Pony Club Australia National Championships where they competed against 230 riders from across Australia at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre, Horsley Park, from 12 - 18 July.
Competition was fierce, as the best riders from each State competed across the equestrian disciplines of Dressage, Eventing, Showjumping and Mounted Games. Each discipline was divided into two events; a junior event for riders under 17 years of age, and an Associate event for riders 17 to 25 years of age.
The New South Wales team collected nearly all National Champion awards which were up for grabs, along with most of the Champion Team awards. New South Wales was honoured with the Roger Braham OAM Perpetual Trophy as the Champion State.
Di Cullen, NSW President at the Championships Official Dinner.
A commendable mention goes to Grant Judd, who won the Associate Show Jumping National Champion title for the 3rd time on the same horse "Redshot". Grant first won the title at the 2005 National
Championships in Perth, and maintained his position at the following National Championships in Towoomba in 2007 and now here in Sydney. Grant has plans to hold on to his title at the next National
Championships in two years time.
"We could not have asked for a more pleasing result. All of our New South Wales riders represented the State to the best of their ability and we were very lucky to collect so many Champion awards. We are very proud of our NSW riders and look forward to challenging the other States at the 2011 National Championships in Victoria," said Jenny Amadio, Event Organiser and Executive Director of Pony Club NSW.
"We would like to congratulate all riders who competed this week, along with their team officials and supporters, as they displayed high levels of sportsmanship and horsemanship. The Event, like all Pony Club Events, was focused on giving the riders an opportunity to meet other like]minded individuals, and I am sure that many friendships were formed which will last for lifetimes," said Mrs Amadio.
The Championships are held every two years, with a different State playing host. This will be the second time that Pony Club NSW has hosted the Championships since their inception in 1995, where they were held in Wagga Wagga. The Championships were introduced just after Sydney was granted the Olympic Games to assist and encourage all Pony Club members to strive for their Olympic Dreams.
Results:
Individual Champions
Junior Dressage Champion - Sancha Bulter (NSW ] Wilberforce)
Associate Dressage Champion - Harriet Gruen (NSW - Hall)
Junior Show Jumping Champion - Craig Matthews (NSW ] Bega)
Associate Show Jumping Champion - Grant Judd (NSW ] West Wyalong)
Junior Eventing Champion - Emily Gray (Western Australia)
Associate Eventing Champion - Megan Bryant (NSW ] Cowra)
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Andrew Heseltine(VIC) 2nd place Junior Eventing
Champion Teams:
Junior Mounted Games New South Wales
Rhys Farmer - Muswellbrook
Gareth Farmer - Muswellbrook
Brendan Luther - Oberon
Laruen Slater - Wamboin
Patrick Ryan - Murrumbateman
Junior Dressage New South Wales
Sancha Butler, "Goldshaft Moonshadow", Wilberforce
Alison Gill, "Bamborugh Epic" , Geary's Gap
Candice McIntyre, "Farleigh Zebedee", Wyong
Natasha Anjoul, "Rothwell Highclere", Dural
Sancha Butler Junior Dressage Champion and Sponsor Vickie Olivio from Midford
Junior Show Jumping New South Wales
Craig Matthews, "Rupherts Little Brother", Bega
Cassandra Looveer, "JFK", Ryde
Shannon Turner, "Sym Fairmont", Illawarra
Jake Hunter, "Imperial Express" Singleton
Junior Eventing Team Western Australia
Emaily Gray, "Trentlyn Joel", Narrogin
Makayla Wood, "Just Corona", Riverside Park
Fraser Bower, "Mr Exuberant" Eastern Hills
Anna Swan, "Brady Bunch" Esperance
Junior Eventing Champion Team - Western Australia
Associate Mounted Games - New South Wales
Patrick Fitzsimmons - Yass
Ben Luther - Oberon
Katie Slater - Wamboin
Matt Dillon - Oakville
Shaun Thompson - Muswellbrook
Associate Dressage New South Wales
Harriet Gruen, "Wallaroo Tallow", Hall
Megan Bryant, "Talinga Cavalier", Cowra
Sarah Munro, "Castello", Toronto
Jodie Newall, "Danse Avec Moi L", Hall
QLD - 2nd Associate Dressage Teams Competition
Associate Show Jumping New South Wales
Grant Judd, "RedShot" West Wyalong
Melissa Jasprizza, "Reinsman", Cowra
Dana Seaton, "Warrobil Indiana", Awaba
Ben Blay, "Ryles", Gundagai.
Associate Eventing Team Queensland
Kirstie Fossett, "Mystic Magic", Alton Downs
Emma Howard, "Cullendore Trigger", Kilcoy
Soigne Jackson, "Gold", West Toowoomba
John Thomson, "Captain Nemo", Oxenford
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Grace Ellis finished 4th overall in the Junior Eventing.
