EVENTING CANTERBURY

ONE DAY HORSE TRIAL – SHEDS NZ

NEC McLEANS ISLAND

 

Ashburton’s Larissa Srhoy has given her chances of making the New Zealand Young Rider team to tackle the Aussies as part of the South Island Three Day Event and Trans Tasman Challenge next month a boost by winning the first Advanced start of the South Island’s autumn season

Hosted by Eventing Canterbury, the event was held at the Sheds NZ National Equestrian Centre, McLeans Island, last weekend, attracting strong numbers with more than 140 riders taking part in perfect, yet hot conditions.

Srhoy, riding the thoroughbred gelding Starburst, started well, leading from the dressage phase after posting a smart 37.5. She was clear cross country picking up just 7.2 time penalties, and collected 16 faults in the show jumping to finish on 60.7, well clear of northerner Karen Neiderer on Cape Palliser, second.

Neiderer, who had made the long trip south from Taupo to compete chasing a qualification score for Horse Of the Year and the National Championships in Taupo, began well, but picked up a hefty 27.6 time penalties on the cross country and had one refusal.

In action-packed Intermediate West Melton’s Emily Butcher recovered, albeit a little battle weary, from a horror fall on the cross country from her Advanced horse Transcend to win aboard My Shout. Leader after the dressage, Butcher was last to go, producing a foot perfect clear cross country round despite collecting heavy time faults. He went on to produce the only fault-free round in the show jumping. Butcher opted to withdraw her second ride Benjamin James.

Kate Cavanagh picked up second with Mendelssohn with a strong cross country round ahead of Nicola Carrick and Bellwood Raja, third.

Cavanagh’s success continued in the Open Novice taking the honours with her lesser experienced mount, Gibraltar Rock, with James Avery and Amarillo, second, and Madison Crowe on Durpree, third.

Avery’s second placing further aids his chances of securing the Eventing Canterbury Mitavite sponsored Vitamite Cool Performer Challenge open to pre novice and novice horses. The 17-year-old apprentice farrier came into the second half of the season with a slim margin over Butcher, who was lying second and third.

The hotly contested Pre Novice sections went to Amanda Brown on Chinwag and Susie Stewart on Plus Fore respectively, while the large Training sections were won by Ellie Braddock on Order of the Phoenix and Sophie Abbott on Johnny Suede, Annabel Wigley won both Pre-Training classes with Chicks Digme and Billabong.

 

 

RESULTS:

Advanced: Larissa Srhoy, Starburst, 1; Karen Niederer, Cape Palliser, 2. Open Intermediate: Emily Butcher, My Shout, 1; Kate Cavanagh, Mendelssohn, 2; Nicola Carrick, Bellwood Raja, 3; Christen Hayde, Tandarra Sweet As, 4; Katie Rankin, Time To Tango Too, 5. Open Novice: Kate Cavanagh, Gibraltar Rock, 1; James Avery (), Amarillo, 2;Madison Crowe, Dupree, 3; Annabel Wigley, Brogan, 4; Susie Stewart, Cowboy, 5; Annabel Wigley, Frog Rock, 6. Pre Novice A: Amanda Brown, Chinwag, 1; Elizabeth Vincent, Bob The Builder, 2; Ewe Hawes, Hurlingham, Lansong, 3; Kate Edwards, Judge & Jury, 4; Emma Simpson, Valdez, 5; Kirsten Beaven, RV Tiviano, 6. Pre Novice B: Susie Stewart, Plus Fore, 1; Georgia Clarke, Bell Harry, 2; Brogan Wyness, Haroon Al Rasheed, 3; Kirsten Beaven, Spectakool, 4; Georgia Bonner, Papillon, 5=; Louise Turner, Ahuriri Dusk, 5=.Training A: Sophie Abbott, Johnny Suede, 1; Sam Wilson, Woodford II, 2; Emma Steel, LouLou, 3; Anna Schroeder, Duggens Dew, 4; Ebony Ford, Rae of Sunshine, 5; Courtney Thompson, Uncle Cracker, 6.  Training B: Ellie Braddock, Order of the Phoenix, 1; Kate Cavanagh, Striking, 2; Lisa Shaw, Alpine Stan, 3; Colleen Marrett, Sports Café, 4; Cameron Bell, Cascade Take A Chance, 5; Michelle Knight, Little Twinks, 6. Pre Training A: Annabel Wigley, Chicks Digme, 1; Sophie Ferguson, Ypuna Lakaida, 2; Georgia Bates, Mr Silver, 3; Donna Latter, Jet, 4; Eve Hawes, Ypuna Trolley Dolley, 5; Claudia Wilson, Shapeshifter, 6. Pre Training B: Annabel Wigley, Billabong, 1; GracieDonnithorne, Marco Polo, 2; Anna Schroeder, Run Amigo, 3; Sophie Griffith, King Edward, 4; Aleisha Deans, Ben, 5; Anna Turner, Jedmeister, 6.

 

 

 

For further information contact:

Annie Studholme

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