New series to encourage young dressage enthusiasts
A North Canterbury equestrian middle has launched a dressage teams contest to encourage immature riders to leave of absence involved inwards the sport.
North Loburn Equestrian Centre’s novel Dressage Teams Trophy contest volition accept house at Rangiora Showgrounds on May 20 together with volition shape business office of the the centre’s Junior Dressage Day.
The centre, which is owned together with run past times Elaine together with Alastair Rutherford, has been running regular dressage competitions at Rangiora A&P Showgrounds for two years.
The Rutherfords receive got been pleased to encounter a pregnant growth inwards the release of junior riders taking business office inwards their competitions.
“Since the outset of the yr nosotros receive got had plenty immature riders entering our competitions to enable us to run dissever junior classes together with our terminal resultant inwards March attracted well-nigh 20 junior competitors,” Elaine said.
“We were inspired to run a junior dressage twenty-four hr menstruum every bit business office of our annual dressage contest calendar when nosotros saw how enthusiastic the kids were past times having their ain classes together with competitions dissever from the adults.”
Many of the ponies together with smaller horses ridden past times the younger competitors practise non receive got the same large get of unopen to of the dressage horses ridden past times adults together with this tin arrive hard for younger riders to leave of absence into the ribbons.
The persuasion of a Junior Dressage Teams Trophy was to practise an exciting contest together with leave of absence younger riders to encourage each other to run on their riding skills.
Alistair said: “Currently, at that topographic point is a much greater emphasis on mounted games together with jumping competitions for younger riders, but nosotros receive got seen that, given the correct environment, the kids tin receive got every bit only every bit much fun competing inwards dressage.”
“Dressage every bit an equestrian sport is every bit good an first-class agency of improving riding skills past times developing balance, rhythm, accuracy together with control. These basic skills volition remain alongside immature riders regardless of how they accept their riding forwards – whether it is higher degree dressage, elementary pleasance riding or into the diverse jumping disciplines.”
The first contest volition shape business office of the centre’s Junior Dressage Day, to live held on Sunday, May 20. The resultant together with Teams Trophy contest is opened upwardly to anyone aged 17 or nether together with Pony Clubs are especially encouraged to teach into either unmarried or multiple teams.
Teams from exterior North Canterbury are real welcome to accept part.
More information: Elaine or Alastair Rutherford on 03 313 1247 or email info@nlec.co.nz.
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