Author: Krista Mower, Equestrian Team Co-ordinator
This year Snowy Mountains Grammar School sent a team of twenty-three riders from Years 7 to 12 to compete at the North West Equestrian Expo in Coonabarabran, NSW. This is our biggest team to date and we could not be prouder of the way each student conducted themselves and cared for their horses throughout the competition. Just getting to the competition is an event in itself, as horses are overnighted along the way to ensure they are healthy for the five-day competition.
We have a strong team that competed in every discipline on offer and they should be extremely proud of the results and personal bests they achieved.
One-Day Event
One Star
2nd Ella Dennis
80cm
2nd Alexandra Fairfield-Smith
3rd Alex Gould
4th Francesca Dennis
5th Olave Wilkinson
6th Beth Richardson-Dunn
9th Tara Miners
9thCassandra Nicholls
60cm
5th Toby McIntyre Shying
12th Mia Cummings
13th Jack Miners.
Combined Training
CT1A-1
12th Marli Dixon
CT2-1
8th Tippi Wieland
CT2-2
11th Sophie Watson
CT3-3
12th Callie Beare
CT4
6th Daniel Ternes-Dixon
12th Charlotte Mooney
14th Piper Harding.
Warrumbungle Way Results
13 years
3rd Jack Miners
5th Marli Dixon
14 years
3rd Tara Miners
17 years
1st Daniel Ternes-Dixon.
Working Horse Challenge
12 years
5th Toby McIntyre Shying
14 years
5th Tara Miners
17+ years
4th Daniel Ternes-Dixon
9th Rhianna Blyth.
Sporting
Flag race
14 years
1st Tara Miners
13 years
5th Jack Miners
Keyhole
12 years
8th Toby McIntyre Shying
Barrel Race
14 years
2nd Tara Miners
Sporting Age Champion
14 years Tara Miners.
Team Barrels
4th Alex Gould, Jack Miners & Toby McIntyre Shying
7th Daniel Ternes-Dixon, Rhianna Blyth & Tara Miners.
Showjumping Results
Astro 2phase
2nd Emily Quodling
Astro A2
4th Emily Quodling
80cm AM7
2nd Jack Miners
80cm 2Phase
5th Toby McIntyre Shying
80cm A2
1st Cassandra Nicholls and Reserve Champion 80cm Div3
5th Jack Miners
60cm
14 years 4th Sophie Watson.
Six-bar Showjumping
Results
Overall winner at a height of 140cm – Emily Quodling.
Pentathlon
Junior Boys
7th Toby McIntyre Shying
Junior Girls
5th Piper Harding
Senior Boys
4th Alex Gould
5th Daniel Ternes-Dixon
Senior Girls
13th Rhianna Blyth.
Division 2 Polocrosse
Two teams made the quarter-finals (top eight out of twenty-three teams)
Daniel Ternes-Dixon, Tara Miners, Rhianna Blyth
Jack Miners, Alex Gould, Cassandra Nicholls
Dressage
Preliminary 1B
2nd Alexandra Fairfield-Smith
9th Zara Mesley
16th Callie Beare
Preliminary 1C
3rd Alexandra Fairfield Smith
13th Callie Beare
9th Zara Mesley.
Our return trip was even more exciting as we encountered the snowstorm on our way back, forcing many to take shelter. Fortunately, all have now arrived safely and the horses have earned a well-deserved rest over the winter months.