Equestrian
This coming weekend we were due to have Adam Wootten conduct a two-day show jumping clinic at our Equestrian Centre. We are pleased to say this clinic has been extremely popular and has now sold out with a waiting list! Unfortunately due to the State Government announcing a lockdown today, this clinic will now be postponed and a new date will be advertised shortly. All fees for the clinic will be refunded to participants in the meantime. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Zoe Addinsall (Year 8) recently competed at the North East Zoe “Raise the Roof Tetrathlon” in Benalla. She had a great competition with the fastest run and one point off the highest horse points. She had some strong competition and came home with a great run and won the competition by 129 points. An outstanding effort!
Zoe competed at the Coffs Harbour Autumn Championships Pentathlon last weekend. It was a four-course event (no horses). Competitors came from Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales. She set a new PB in the swimming and had a great run to win the U15 female section. She stood alongside Pedro, (Australian Modern Pentathlon coach and Olympic Official) who taught her how to judge fencing and she was able to listen to his coaching of elite fencers. A fantastic opportunity. Two representatives from Tokyo were competing at this event and made time to talk to each of the competitors. Zoe also competed in the teams event on Sunday, where a senior and junior competitor were put together to compete. She swam against Marina Carrier (female Olympic representative) and came in two seconds under her time and then ran against Ed Furnon (male Olympic representative) as well. Zoe is now in training ready for Brisbane this weekend to compete at the 2021 National Triathlete & Laser Run Championships in Brisbane on the 29 and 30 May. Zoe will also gain training from the current Modern Pentathlon Australia coach Bernhard Petruscchinski who is also training the two athletes representing Australia at the Olympics in Tokyo.
Zoe is keenly waiting for the announcement (due on 31 May ) for the Victorian State Tetrathlon Team to be competing at the Australian National Championships in September and October 2021. She hopefully has secured the first position after an undefeated season of competition. This will require further training sessions over weekends up to the event. A busy time ahead.
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 Maureen McGrath coaching our Senior Horsemanship group this term for our Tuesday night showjumping program. Anthea Sutherland, Christine Corbidge and Angela Lea continue to share their expertise with our students coaching our Horsemanship program this term also.
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!
THAC DRESSAGE AND SHOWJUMPING CLINICS 2021
Adam Wootten Showjumping Clinic – 29th-30th May 2021 at THAC Equestrian Centre – New date to be advised.Andrea Reidel Carrison Dressage Clinic Saturday 17th July – Online Entries on THAC Website.
Thank you to our highly respected and experienced instructor Andrea Reidel Carrison for her expertise on the weekend coaching our riders. Andrea will once again be at our Equestrian Centre on the 17th July to train our Equestrian students in Dressage. We look forward to having Andrea with us, sharing her wealth of expertise and experience. The entry form is attached to this newsletter. Please send in your entries asap to reserve your place.
SAVE THE DATE!!!
THAC Western District Interschools Equestrian Competition – The date for the WDIEC has now been postponed to the 9th October 2021 due to unforeseen delays in works being done on the arena at our Equestrian Centre. We will publish an entry form on our website closer to the date!
THAC INTERPRIMARY GAMES DAY
The interprimary games day will be held this year on the 10th June 2021. Entry forms are on our website and entries are via event secretary!
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