HENTY SHOW
On Saturday 14 February, twelve St Paul’s students participated in many of the different rings at the Henty Show. This was the largest contingent that St Paul’s has had at a Show! It was a wonderful day, with beautiful weather and lots of ribbons were won, with some students achieving their personal best.
Congratulations to Edwina Hare, Courtney Altmeier, Amy Dean, Breanna Seymour, Jessie Trent-Smith, Georgina Cartwright, Jye Thurgate, Jessica Linklater, Grady’n Stones, Lauren Jones, Bianca Lorenzo and Josh Cartwright on their successes on the day. Special highlights included Edwina winning the Open 1m showjumping and Courtney winning Reserve Champion Ridden Appaloosa.
JINGELLIC SHOW
Over the weekend three St Paul’s students attended the Jingellic Show with very pleasing results.
Bree Seymour had an outstanding day and gained some excellent personal results; (Reserve Hack Champion, 1st Lady rider, 1st Hack, 1st Pony Club Rider, 2nd Pairs, 2nd Riding Class, 3rd Maiden Hack).
Lauren Jones attended showjumping with terrific results. Lauren jumped in both 80cm & Junior (under 18). She jumped extra well gaining 4th place in 80cm, Lauren was very pleased with this result as the competition was stiff. Lauren also went on to partner Bree in Pairs and the girls received 2nd place.
Grady'n Stones had a busy day riding in a full program, Grady'n received a 3rd in Junior (under 18) Jump off. It was a pleasure to watch Grady'n jump during the day, especially the exciting event, 6 bar. He should be very pleased with his results considering the competition on the day.
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VICTORIAN PONY CLUB SHOW JUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Edwina Hare in Year 12 recently competed at these championships, held at the Oaklands Hunt Club near Melbourne. Edwina rode in the A grade team representing the Northern Victoria Zone. Edwina competed against 24 riders at the highest level and she rode extremely well. Edwina placed 2nd in the accumulator, 8th in the AM5 and 17th in the 2 Round Championships.
TUMBARUMBA SHOW
Six students competed at the 117th Tumbarumba Annual Show.
Louise Rouch had a great day of hacking and sporting. Her results were 1st District Rider, 1st Lead Pony Mare, 2nd Lead Stock Horse Gelding, 1st Ridden Australian Stock Horse, 2nd Stockman’s Turnout, 3rd District Hack over 15hh, 1st Quietest Pony, 1st Pair of Riders, 2nd Section Four, 1st Bending, Flag and Mug races, Reserve Exhibit of all Breeds and 4th in the Stockman’s Challenge.
Sally Carter achieved some great results considering she was riding a new horse. Her results were 3rd 75cm Class, 4th 90cm Class, 3rd in Maiden Jump Class, 3rd Power and Speed, 4th Fault and Out. She also received three 2nds in Sporting.
Bree Seymour had a fantastic day of showing and was very pleased with her results. Her results were 1st Open Hack, 1st Rider 17 and Under 25 yrs, 2nd in Pairs with Charlie Ryall, 2nd in Team of Four, 3rd Open Rider and second in Ridden Hack. Bree also rode in the 75cm Jump Class.
Lauren Jones had an outstanding day with her horse performing superbly. Her results were 1st 75cm Class, 1st 90cm Class, 1st Maiden Jump Class, 1st Power and Speed and 2nd Fault and Out. Lauren also rode Bree’s horse in the 90cm class and in Fault and Out, achieving a 3rd place.
Charlie Ryall had an amazing first Show, proving that he and his horse are ready to compete at bigger events in the near future. He received 1st Open Hack, 1st Open Rider Class, 2nd in Pairs with Bree, 2nd in Team of Four, 2nd in Pleasure, 2nd Rider 15-17yrs and 3rd in the Open Hack.
Nicole Priestly also had a fabulous day, enjoying the hacking and sporting events.
All the competitors from St Paul’s College would like to give a special thanks to Mrs Everitt who helped them prepare for this event.
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AUSTRALIAN SAVVY SPOTLIGHT
On Friday 13 March, Bonnie McIntyre appeared in the first Australian Savvy Spotlight. This is a competition for natural horsemanship where each competitor must demonstrate their skills by performing a routine to music of their choice. Bonnie was selected to appear in the three savvy’s she entered.
Bonnie was the first competitor of the day with her online routine. In this event Bonnie received her highest points for a single element which was 9/10 for creativity. The second event was freestyle and Bonnie rode third, following two riders who fell off, so again nerves were an issue but she still did very well. The final event was finesse, Bonnie and her horse Irish Cream were settled and did a fantastic performance.
Green is the second highest award in natural horsemanship. Bonnie and Irish finished the day with three green ribbons, and a compliment she will never forget from Pat Parelli, a world renowned master of natural horsemanship.
NSW PCA STATE SPORTING 2009, SCONE
During the holidays from 22 – 27 April, Louise Rouch and her family travelled to Scone for the 2009 NSW State Sporting Championships.
On Saturday the Sporting started with 77 riders in Louise’s group. Louise managed to finish in the Top 20 for every event, and in the Bonfield Bounce, she finished 12th, which was two places away from getting a ribbon (ribbons to 10th place).
Overall, Zone 20 did very well, taking home 22 ribbons in the Sporting and 3 in the Campdrafting.
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