1 December 2017

Australian Interschool Equestrian Championships

The Australian Interschool Championships held at Toowoomba attracts more than 2,000 school based competitors Australia wide. This year seven of our CCGS equestrian riders were selected to represent NSW at the event.  It was a long, hot and dusty four days but an extremely enjoyable experience with some great results and personal bests for the team.

the-equestrian-team

Congratulations to our riders on their impressive results:

  • Charlie Welsh (Year 5) Primary Show Hunter, ranked 7th overall
  • Ella Bourke (Year 6)  Primary Working Hunter Champion; Primary Combined training 60cm Reserve Champion; Team NSW Combined Training Champion; Primary Novice Dressage, ranked 4th overall
  • Kaitlin Martin (Year 7) 8th and 9th placing in Secondary Medium Dressage
  • Lilly Mitchell (Year 8) 7th overall in Secondary Combined Training 60cm
  • Anna Roper (Year 9) Eventing 95cm Champion: Team NSW Eventing Champion
  • Sophie Walker (Year 9) 4th overall in Preliminary Dressage; Secondary Show Hunter Champion; Overall Show Hunter Champion
  • Shilo Harvey (Year 10) 3rd overall in Secondary Show Hunter; 6th overall in Medium Dressage.Shilo was also Joint Captain of the Show Hunter Team for NSW.

 Training together

Our Equestrian team spent a day learning from professional coaches and each other at the CCGS Training Day held at Wyong Pony Club, Jilliby recently. The focus of the day was team building, having fun and learning from friends, rather than competition. Riders trained in small groups throughout the day, which allowed them to work with people they wouldn’t usually have opportunity to.