New cross-country for popular NZ horse trials

Monica Oakley as well as Fontain, who caput to Commonwealth of Australia for the Adelaide 4* afterward Arran Station at Labour Weekend. © Barbara Thomson.

A new-look cross-country class volition greet riders at this weekend’s Central & Southern Hawkes Bay Eventing’s annual natural springtime Equus caballus trials at Arran Station inwards Takapau.

The cross-country class on the Silver Fern Farms property has a whole novel expect amongst the fresh ideas of Masterton class designer Hamish Cameron, who was appointed afterward Mary Darby’s resignation terminal twelvemonth afterward fifteen years equally the designer.

During that fourth dimension her courses helped constitute Arran Station equally 1 of the premier events inwards the NorthIsland, amongst riders from throughout the solid reason competing there.

So Cameron has large boots to fill, only is excited most the chance of continuing to develop the course, amongst the same civilization of creating a challenge that is besides a learning sense for Equus caballus as well as rider. There are directly half dozen levels catered for at Arran Station, from 80cm (Pre-training) through to 3* (formerly known equally Advanced).

Run on the Sat as well as Lord's Day of Labour weekend, the dressage as well as lower degree show-jumping volition accept house on Sat as well as the transcend degree showjumping as well as all the cross-country on Sunday.

The xiv rigid Red Snap’r 3* cast is purpose of the ESNZ Eventing Super League, as well as is the tertiary 1 (and biggest as well as hence far) inwards the year-long series, the commence 2 beingness at Taupo as well as Christchurch on 12/13 October. Hans Dresel of Red Snap’r is a loyal sponsor, saying, “I dearest beingness involved, this is my large 1 for the year.”

This 3* cast volition furnish Monica Oakley as well as Fontain amongst their terminal commence earlier flight to Commonwealth of Australia for the Adelaide CCI 4* event, 1 of alone half dozen 4* events inwards the world, as well as the alone 1 inwards the southern hemisphere. Her supporters are fund-raising at the consequence yesteryear running a burger as well as sausage sizzle, equally good equally providing coffee, as well as hence no-one needs to pack a picnic.

In improver to the Super League, all classes at the consequence volition earn points for eligible riders inwards the respective eventing series, which cater for every level. The Weatherbeeta Grassroots is a novel serial this year, for riders at the lower levels, as well as has attracted a massive following, equally the sport benefits from the involvement sparked yesteryear the success of the NZ eventers inwards the UK.

There is besides the Alltech Junior Rider, Massey University Young Rider, as well as AMS-Erreplus Pro-Am Rider, equally good equally the Amateur Rider series. There are many locals amid the 200 summation entries, by as well as large participating inwards the lower levels, only a sprinkling filtering through into the higher classes. As always, at that topographic point are riders stepping upwardly a level, equally Arran Station has earned a reputation for providing technical challenges without frightening Equus caballus or rider.

 

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