NZ’s national dressage champs this weekend

Christchurch’s Siobhan Fauth together with Hollywood Superstar volition compete at this weekend’s Bates National Championships.

More than 170 horses together with riders are converging on Christchurch this weekend for New Zealand’s National Dressage Championships, the commencement fourth dimension the effect has been held on the mainland since 2009.

Sixteen horses direct maintain made the trip across Cook Strait from the North Island for the Bates-sponsored event at the National Equestrian Centre at McLeans Island.

Strong entries direct maintain been received inwards all grades bar the Grand Prix Championship where but iii combinations volition compete for the Burkner Medal.  Established mainlanders Sally Field-Dodgson riding Amberleigh Elite together with Lynley Stockdale alongside Komplete Kaos volition last joined past times North Islander Wendy Hamerton together with Pot of Gold.  After the excitement of the Olympic Qualifier inwards 2011 together with the Olympic Games inwards 2012 it is fair to say the Grand Prix bird is undergoing a rebuilding stage alongside novel combinations choosing to rest closer to abode until they are firmly established inwards their work.  Last year’s victor, Louisa Hill together with Bates Antonello went on to compete at the London Olympics.

The largest Level 6/7 champaign to ever gather on South Island soil sees 24 combinations direct maintain their house on the starting draw of piece of job inwards the race for the title.  Jody Hartstone has ridden all over the Blue Planet together with has made the trip southward over again from her Raglan base of operations alongside her novel immature stallion Ali Baba.

“I am coming downwards for a divulge of reasons – I direct maintain many friends together with clients inwards Christchurch together with it’s ever a pleasance to demo them my stallions. Ali Baba is a immature stallion who needs sense inwards travelling longer distances inwards preparation for his futurity career.”

While other North Island riders were seat off past times the move to Christchurch Hartstone sees this equally business office of the adventure: “It’s non that far – seven hours to the ferry, together with hence about other 5 hours to Christchurch – terminal twelvemonth inwards Kingdom of Spain I drove 10 hours on the incorrect side of the route to teach to a competition, together with inwards the USA nosotros travelled large distances also – fifty-fifty Sydney to Melbourne is a large trek – it’s but business office of competing alongside horses.”

Hartstone has tasted much success at McLeans Island, having taken out the quinella inwards the Grand Prix Championship dorsum inwards 2009 alongside her forthwith retired stallions, Landioso together with Donnerwind.  Other riders to last making the trip southward to compete are Susan Tomlin (Palmerston North) alongside 2 horses, Domino MH together with Giusto MH, equally good equally immature passenger Catherine Tobin together with Riverndell Romeo who direct maintain of late returned from preparation inwards Australia.

But the mainlanders volition last putting upwards a handle earlier they allow the silverware to provide north.  Kaiapoi’s Jenny Scotter together with Kinnordy Gallium volition last looking to add together to their trophy cabinet, having already won the Canterbury together with South Island titles.

Tracey Johnson (Blenheim) together with Apollo iv direct maintain successfully worked their means through the grades together with volition last looking for about other potent performance over the weekend, equally volition Emma Malcolm (Nelson) together with Donnerheim.

Riders nether the historic current of 21 are also prominent inwards the champaign alongside 5 competing.  Joining Tobin is Siobhan Fauth together with Hollywood Superstar (Christchurch), Kate Maclean together with Oscar Del Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Hoya (Omakau), Holly Johnston together with Just Hollie (Mosgiel) together with Nicole French together with Don Freese (Blenheim).

The Tavern Harewood Para Equestrian National Championships are also business office of the event.  North Canterbury Paralympian Anthea Gunner together with her Equus caballus Huntingdale Incognito volition last competing for the commencement fourth dimension since London together with volition last looking to better for the concern destination of the season, when  many combinations move northward to Hastings for the prestigious Horse of the Year Show.

Competition commences at 8am Fri through to Dominicus alongside prizegiving scheduled to direct maintain house slowly Dominicus afternoon.  Entry is free.

 

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