Aust team tops NZ in young rider challenge
An Australian squad of immature riders from Victoria guide maintain taken out the Inter Country Challenge against New Zealand, taking dwelling identify the Juliet Scott Trophy.
Held equally go of the South Canterbury North Otago Area ESNZ 2* demo inwards Waimate, the Victorian squad of Kristy Haworth, Jonathan Smith, Melissa Julius in addition to Zoe Boulton got off to a swell start on twenty-four lx minutes catamenia one, finishing on a two-round score of zippo for their overstep 3 riders.
The South Island squad of Katie Meredith (Ohoka), Devon Van Til (Rangiora), Olivia Robertson (Ohoka) in addition to Brittany Whelan (Dunedin) looked impressive inwards the outset round, producing a faultless endeavor amongst all iv riders going clear, but their opening luck wasn’t to last.
In the 2d circular against the clock, Meredith chalked upward thirteen faults early. Clear rounds from the Aussies left the South Islander’s niggling pick but to larn for time. Robertson chased hard, she finished to a greater extent than than 5 seconds upward on the clock but paid for it amongst a rail down, leaving the Aussies amongst iv faults in-hand going into Sunday’s competition.
Riding novel horses, the competition was unopen from the outset; Kath Ward-Smith’s testing class challenged riders from all angles. At the halt of the outset round, the Victorians nonetheless held a four-fault advantage, but 3 clear rounds inwards the 2d from the South Islanders applied the pressure. It all rested on the Aussie’s finally passenger Melissa Julius on Depardieu who took an unlucky rail, drawing the 2 teams’ level, forcing a jump-off to produce upward one's hear the victors.
Both teams selected 1 passenger to ride off against the clock over a tight, twisty track. The South Island squad was outset out amongst Whelan riding team-mate Olivia Robertson’s speed-demon Tiki Taane. Whelan went for the doctor, taking many tight lines, jumping clear in addition to stopping the clock inwards a super impressive 41.93. Victory looked inside the Kiwi’s grasp, but 19-year-old Boulton, riding Meredith’s Critter, had other ideas. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 well-known speed horse, Critter rose to the occasion giving Boulton a perfect ride, jumping clear inwards a speedy fourth dimension of 40.53 to give the Aussies the win.
Victorian motorcoach Paul Williams was thrilled amongst his immature charges. “We didn’t come upward hither for a vacation but the number is exclusively a bonus. It has been a fantastic competition, in addition to the hospitality nosotros guide maintain received has been outset rate.”
Despite the result, South Island squad managing director Selina Baddeley said it was a wonderful halt to what had been a swell competition. “They all rode extremely well.”
The South Island has been involved inwards the Inter-Country Teams Challenge since it was developed past times the EFA Victorian Showjumping commission inwards 2003. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 violent rivalry has developed betwixt Victoria in addition to the South Island over the years, amongst the central been hosted annually past times each country.
The competition was designed to give Young Riders (21 years in addition to under) valuable experience inwards the format of Team competition, which volition stand upward them inwards practiced stead for National Senior Team events such equally the Olympics in addition to World Equestrian Games. It also serves equally of import agency to prepare the strategies needed to move in addition to compete inwards a unusual province and, nearly importantly, to foster friendships betwixt immature riders from other countries.
• Local Otago demo jumpers Claudia Hay in addition to Brittany Whelan got merely the wearing clothing rehearsal they needed ahead of the South Island richest lawsuit inwards Dunedin, finishing one-two inwards the Horse Grand Prix yesterday.
The couple volition concord the hopes of Otago inwards their hands when they line-up inwards the $50,000 McMillan Equine Feeds Super Grand Prix equally go of the equestrian programme at Ride The Rhythm on Fri nighttime at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
With the belatedly scratchings of visiting North Islander Maurice Beatson’s in-form My Gollywog in addition to Susie Hayward’s (Ashburton) Andretti, the plain was reduced to merely five. Both Hay in addition to Euro Sport Heartbreaker, in addition to Whelan on Geoge Jetson notched upward double clears to forcefulness a jump-off against the clock.
Out first, Hay in addition to Euro Sport Heartbreaker came dwelling identify clear, putting the push clit per unit of measurement area on Whelan. Whelan went for a fast time, but a halt early the class ended their chances.
Cave’s Kelly Evans in addition to Hammertime finished 3rd on iv faults, ahead of Beatson on Conyers, fourth. His 2d ride Schimmel Warrior was eliminated inwards the outset round.
For Hay, the win couldn’t guide maintain come upward at a amend time, filling her amongst confidence that the stallion is on target for a rigid showing against 32 of Australasia’s overstep showjumpers on Friday. “I was thrilled amongst him. He was super today. I experience pretty confident. He feels fantastic,” says Hay.
Honours inwards the hotly contested Pony Grand Prix deservedly went to Christchurch teen Steffi Whittaker on Moonlight Glow, giving them their 6th private Grand Prix win of the season. The couple continued their unbeatable run, producing 1 of 3 double clears, forcing it to a jump-off.
Out first, Rakaia’s Kimberley Bird went clear inwards a fourth dimension of 63.41. Takapau’s Emily Fraser, who won the KiwiSpan Junior Rider before inwards the twenty-four lx minutes catamenia aboard Kiwi Relic, was adjacent taking an unlucky rail but finished faster inwards a fourth dimension of 51.98. Last to go, the class was Whittaker’s for the taking. Despite a few lucky moments, Moonlight Glow delivered, finishing inwards a nippy 51.42 to accept victory.
Invercargill’s Nicole White in addition to Cricklewood Ace continued their successful run taking out the Mitavite South Island Young Rider serial amongst the exclusively clear circular equally good equally the 1.30m Championship, piece the Caledonian Amateur Rider went to Elizabeth Bell (Ashburton) on Double Bass.
Although Beatson didn’t pick upward whatever of the major prizes he was dominant inwards the historic catamenia grouping classes winning both the 7 twelvemonth erstwhile serial amongst Parker in addition to finished outset equal inwards the Fernhill Five Year Old Series amongst Mandalay Cove. The Mitavite Six Year Old Series went to Amanda Brown (Rangiora) on Glenmark.
This focus forthwith switches to Dunedin for Ride The Rhythm, followed past times 2 days of jumping the Taieri Agricultural Park inwards Mosgiel.
RESULTS: Horse Grand Prix: Claudia Hay (Mosgiel) Euro Sport Heartbreaker 1, Brittany Whelan (Dunedin) George Jetson 2, Kelly Evans (Cave) Hammertime 3, Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) Conyers 4.
Pony Grand Prix: Steffi Whittaker (Halswell) Moonlight Glow 1, Kimberley Bird (Rakaia) Brenwood Stevie James 2, Emily Fraser (Takapau) Tony The Pony 3, Grace O’Sullivan (Rangiora) Tui’s Gold 4, Emily Fraser (Takapau) Tiger Tale LS 5, Grace Percy (Queenstown) Paradise Brigadier 6.
Euro Sport Elite Rider: Brad Cunningham (Christchurch) Kiwi Crusher 1, Georgina Power (Little River) Brooklynite 2, Claudia Hay (Mosgiel) Euro Sport Centavos3, Sarah Isbister (Perth, West Australia) Little Britton 4, Claudia Hay (Mosgiel) Euro Sport Heartbreaker 5, Juliet Scott (Cave) Amarula MVNZ 6.
Mitavite South Island Young Rider: Nicole White (Invercargill) Cricklewood Ace 1, Brittany Whelan (Dunedin) George Jetson 2, Katie Meredith (Rangiora) Applaud 3, Devon Van Til (Rangiora) Akubra 4, Katie Meredith (Rangiora) Rio Madrid 5.
KiwiSpan Junior Rider Series: Emily Fraser (Takapau) Kiwi Relic 1, Rose Alfeld (Weedons) Capprera 2, Rose Alfeld (Weedons) Last Song 3, Emily Fraser (Takapai) Maximillion II 4, Thomas Kerr (Ashburton) Magic Moments 5, Sally Spicer (Christchurch) Weiti Eros 6.
Caledonian Amateur Rider Series: Elizabeth Bell (Ashburton) Double Bass 1, Kate Taylor (Kurow) Next 2, Jacquie Crutchley (Christchurch) Hot Chocolate II 3, Daf Davies (Gore) Ngahiwi Lola 4, Jackie Wear (West Melton) Guscott 5, Kirsty Sharapoff (West Melton) Shoot The Breeze 6.
Seven Year Old Series: Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) Parker 1, Kate Taylor (Kurow) Next 2, Kelly Evans (Cave) Ink II 3, Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) Lenarc 4, Boulevard II 5, Angela Ruddenklau (Kurow) Bambino 6.
Mitavite Six Year Old Series: Amanda Brown (Rangiora) Glenmark 1.
Fernhill Stud Five Year Old Series: Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) Mandalay Cove 1=, Kate Cavanagh (West Melton) MG 1=, Zoe Shore (Ashburton) Burberry 1=.
Inter Country Young Rider Challenge: Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia (Melissa Julius (Warrnambool), Jonathon Smith, Zoe Boulton (Sale), Kristy Haworth (Mortlake)) 1; South Island (Devon Van Til (Rangiora), Katie Meredith (Rangiora), Olivia Robertson (Ohoka), Brittany Whelan (Dunedin)) 2.
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