2008 Christmas Rally

Junior Riders Combined Training Day - Presentations

Riders heading off on a trail ride A group of our senior riders heading off on a trail ride.

2008 NMZ Teams Horse Trials - Mooroolbark A

YERINGBERG RESULTS

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It was a cold and windy day at Yeringberg last weekend, but at least it didn’t rain.  For Jackie, Amy, Sarah-Jane and Hayley C, it was an early start and we all arrived in the dark but our other riders, Josie, Justine, Chelsea, Elissa, Kate, Hayley H, Tessa and Elisha were lucky to have later dressage times.

 

Ground conditions were near perfect, soft and only a little slippery.  The cross country course was magnificent, if a little daunting in places.

 

There’s no question that the cross country was the toughest phase at this competition.  Around a fifth of the competitors were eliminated on the cross country and as a result, more than half the teams.  Our girls were no exception, with a very colourful first jump, scary ditches and drops into water presenting difficulties for many of our riders.  All of our teams except the Mooroolbark A team and Jackie’s composite team with Nunawading were eliminated on the Cross Country.  For those girls it was a long wait in the cold and eventually, the dark for final results.  In the end, Jackie’s team placed 9^th in the Weber Shield and the Mooroolbark A team, much to their surprise and in the closest possible finish with a difference of only 0.1 in the scores, came 1^st in the Lawlor Shield.

 

Mooroolbark has had a couple of second and third placings in this competition since we joined the North Metro Zone.  It was very satisfying to finally crack the big one.  Congratulations all.

 

Individual results for our club competitors are as follows (see below for link to full set of results)

 

Mooroolbark A

Gr 2     Lauren Howes              1^st in dressage               1^st overall         Team result 1st

Gr 3     Hayley Catlee               1^st in dressage               3^rd overall

Gr 4     Sarah-Jane Vaughan     12^th in dressage            10^th overall

Gr 4     Amy Tucker                 9^th in dressage              8^th overall

 

Mooroolbark B

Gr 3     Hayley Harper              13^th in dressage            E overall           Team result E

Gr 4     Kate Drennan               1^st in dressage               E overall

Gr 4     Elissa Robbins              14^th in dressage            8^th overall

 

Mooroolbark C

Gr 3     Chelsea Winter             16^th in dressage            9^th overall         Team result E

Gr 4     Elisha Laukhart             6^th in dressage              E overall

Gr 4     Tessa Whitfort              12^th in dressage            13^th overall

 

Riding composite with other teams

Gr 3     Jackie Wright               10^th in dressage            14^th overall       Team result 9^th

Gr 3     Josie Chambers            3^rd in dressage              12^th overall       Team result E

Gr 3     Justine Russell               13^th in dressage            E overall           Team result E

 

For a number of our riders, this was the first external Horse Trials competition for either horse or rider or both.  All the riders and horses were turned out beautifully and  we are very proud of all their performances.

 

Thankyou to our parents who acted as jump judges, Michelle Winter, Jeanette Catlee and Fiona Vaughan and to Lindy Whitfort and Kate Wilson who organized teams and training.  And last but never least, to Jim and the Zone for running the day.

 

For the results in more detail, go to the North Metro Zone PC Web site, see the link below.

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