Diversity Of Riders Attend Tamborine Pony Club Event!
Tamborine Pony Club recently hosted their annual Jumping Equitation and Showjumping competitions over two days. There was a good representation from Clubs within our Zone (Tamborine, Greenbank, Jimboomba, Oxenford, Nerang, Beaudesert, Tallebudgera, Rathdowney, Mudgeeraba, Fassifern and Southport). There were also riders from other clubs outside our Zone, with the farthest being from Warwick and Dayboro! It is great to see our events supported and it is good to have a diversity of riders.
Both days ran well. It was pleasing to see the increase in numbers for the Jumping Equitation competition as this is a competition which judges the rider and horse as they jump a course and is a great training tool as they progress in their showjumping. The Showjumping Competition ran well with riders presenting themselves to the Showjumping judges promptly. We were very lucky with the rain and did not get any large falls and the grounds were in excellent condition. The courses, designed by the coursebuilders, also were varied and presented a challenge.
Many thanks to Flowtech National, Calm Healthy Horses and Tamborine Village Traders for their donations which enabled the Club to have some great prizes for the winners.
See results for the Jumping Equitation, which was decided over two rounds, below:
- 12Yrs & U, 50cms: 1st Charlie Hatfield, Samford; 2nd Niamh Ferguson, Greenbank, 3rd Sierra Quirke, Jimboomba
- 12Yrs & U, 60cm: 1st Lillee Morrissey, Nerang; 2nd Kiara Cummings, Nerang; 3rd Mia Mallitt, Nerang
- 12Yrs & U, 70cm: 1st Ruby Royal, Nerang; 2nd Sienna Tombs, Nerang; 3rd Jazmybn Locke, Greenbank
- 13-U26Yrs, 70cms: 1st Isabel Nielsen, Tallebudgera; 2nd Aemilia Fox, Greenbank; 3rd Madison Robertson, Greenbank
- 13-U26Yrs, 80cm: 1st Katelyn Burgess, Greenbank; 2nd Lotus Locke, Greenbank; 3rd Abi Walsh, Fassifern
- 13-U26Yrs, 90cm/1.0m: 1st Hollie Hodges, Greenbank; 2nd Sophie Shaffer, Mudgeeraba; 3rd Kyle Briar, Greenbank
- The official riders in the Showjumping completed three different competitions, an AM5, an AM7 and a Super 2 Phase, with the accumulated results over these three competitions deciding the overall winners:
- 12Yrs & U 60cms: 1st Mia Mallitt, Greenbank; 2nd Sienna Tombs, Nerang; 3rd Maddy Burke, Dayboro
- 12Yrs & U 70cms: 1st Kiara Cummings, Nerang; 2nd Angel Ferguson, Oxenford; 3rd Kodi House, Gumdale
- 12Yrs & U 80cms: 1st Lyla Simpson, Jimboomba; 2nd Sienna Tombs, Nerang; 3rd Ruby Royal, Nerang
- 13 – U26Yrs 70cms: 1st Kylie Eastwell, Brookfield; 2nd Sophie Greiner, Tallebudgera; 3rd Holly Ranger, Redlands
- 13 – U26Yrs 80cms: 1st Abigail Walsh, Fassifern; 2nd Lotus Locke, Greenbank; 3rd Sarah Browning, Beaudesert
- 13 – U26Yrs 90cms: 1st Hollie Hodges, Greenbank; 2nd Arianna Sing, Jimboomba; 3rd Hayden Taylor, Runcorn
- 13 – U26Yrs 1.00m/1.10m: 1st Katelyn Burgess, Greenbank; 2nd Molly Smith, North Star; 3rd Sophie Shaffer, Mudgeeraba
The Bearded Dragon Boutique Hotel was the major sponsor of the Showjumping, with the winner of each Official Showjumping class receiving a lovely chair: many thanks to the Bearded Dragon for their continued support of this event. Many thanks to the Sand and Soil Company for their support with the cost of our rosettes: the riders enjoyed getting these momentoes.
This year, our Showjumping also had sponsorship from Qld Off The Track. We were able to give the highest placed OTT horse, in each class, a lovely rosette and a wonderful halter with engraving on it. The sponsorship from Qld Racing is far flung and is definitely promoting the use of thoroughbreds in a life after racing.
The Club is also having an event unique to our Club: the Tamborine Treble. This is for highest placed OTT horse and non-OTT horse at three of our competitions: the Jumping Equitation and Showjumping which have occurred and our upcoming ODE on 23 April 2023. Prizes will be for the winner and runner up in the groups, 12 Yrs & Under and 13 Yrs and over. It was a great effort by the members, past and present, of Tamborine Pony Club who set up, organised, and ran both days.
By Melinda Hughes (Tamborine Pony Club)
