Equestrian
THAC Horsemanship
Vale Markie
It is with the deepest sadness that I report our treasured school horse Markie is no longer with us. On Monday, Markie suffered from a sudden onset of Colic. The vet believed he had an underlying growth in his abdomen causing the obstruction. After an intensive 24 hours of treatment the difficult decision was made that it was best for Markie to be put to sleep.
Markie officially became a College staff member in 2010 and has patiently worked with our students for the last 11 years. It has broken all our hearts to say goodbye to Markie. He had such a cheeky, unique personality. He was gentle and kind in teaching many of our students to ride, and giving them confidence to move on with their riding into the future. Markie will always be remembered as one of our most treasured staff members. We thank him with all our hearts for his service to our students.
We welcome enrolments for our Junior and Senior Horsemanship program at any time. The forms are attached to this newsletter and have also been emailed. We have Jamie Murray coaching our Senior Horsemanship group this term for our Tuesday night jumping program. Anthea Sutherland, Christine Corbidge and Angela Lea also continue to share their expertise and coaching with our students coaching.
Please email ateboekhorst15@hamiltoncollege.vic.edu.au or ph. 0416221149 should you have any further questions.
Please go to The Hamilton College Equestrian Facebook page to see all the photos of our superstar riders in action!
Due to the lockdown we postponed several clinics and competitions and now have some new dates for your calendars. Thank you to everyone for their understanding.
- Andrea Riedel-Carrison Dressage Clinic - Saturday, 28 August 2021 – Entries via the College Website.
- Adam Wootten Showjumping Clinic – September 18 -19 2021. Entries via the College Website https://hamiltoncollege.vic.edu.au/news-events/adam-wootten-show-jumping-clinic/
- The Western District Interschools Equestrian Competition - Saturday 9 October 2021. We are very excited that our new arena surface will be in place for this competition. I will put the link in the Newsletter when online entries open.
- Interprimary Games Day - date will be advertised very soon.
For updates, news, Calendar, entry forms, results and more GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:
Equestrian Victoria:
https://www.vic.equestrian.org.au/
The VEIS website is also a great website for your reference for the Victorian Equestrian Interschool Series.
Please make sure you join our THAC Equestrian Facebook page for regular updates and photos of all our Equestrian endeavours. Updates and entry forms for competitions are also posted on this page so make sure you keep up to date! All equine students should be following this page.
Please note any horses who are regularly coming to and from The Hamilton and Alexandra College Equestrian Centre must be up to date with vaccinations for Tetanus and Strangles and records of these will be maintained to ensure the biosecurity of the Centre. You must also notify the Director of Horsemanship immediately if your horse has been in or originated from Queensland or Northern New South Wales. Please let me know if you have any concerns or questions.
Ms Amanda Te Boekhorst
Director of Horsemanship