Equestrian
Horsemanship
Congratulations to Airlie Bowes and Zara Smith who competed on the weekend at the Warrnambool Pony Club Combined Training Day. Airlie Bowes placed 2nd in Grade 3 and Zara Smith, who rode two horses in this event, placed 1st in Grade 1 and 1st in the open Grade 3.
On the 12th of March, Laura Michelmore is flying to New Zealand, to compete in two polocrosse test matches against New Zealand. Laura will fly over with an under 16 Victorian state team. The tournament will be held in Otorohanga New Zealanda on the 14th and 15th of March 2020. New Zealand will supply horses for the team to ride. The team will be managed by National Coaches Kim Tempelton and Kristy Cooper. We wish Laura well and look forward to hearing all about this amazing opportunity!
Zoe and Jack Addinsall competed in the Victorian Modern Pentathlon Championships in Melbourne on the weekend. They both had a successful weekend both winning the Pentathlon. Zoe also won the Tetrathlon in under 12s and Jack came 3rd in under 17. Zoe was awarded the equal fastest run time for the Tetrathlon and the fastest laser shoot and run in the pentathlon. This is against all of the competitors in each age group. Zoe went into the final state of the laser run with a 24 second time penalty, meaning she had to catch up this time with a laser shoot every 400 mtrs. On the last lap she shot 5 clean shoots bringing her up to the lead. She put in a very fast last lap finishing 8 seconds faster that her opposition. A very exciting finish.
Leader Equine Victorian Interschool Championships
Entries are now open for this competition. All qualified riders are encouraged to enter and we look forward to having a strong team of equestrian competitors representing our school for 2020! Please see the link below for entry details:
Entries for 2020 Leader Equine Victorian Interschool
Championships https://www.nominate.com.au/equestdn/Event.aspx....
Term 1 – Horsemanship
The Equestrian Centre is buzzing with activity already! Welcome to all our new and returning students and their horses!
Senior and Junior Horsemanship programs are underway and all our riders are enjoying specialised instruction from our coaches. Both programs are almost full so please register your interest as soon as possible if you are interested in joining the fun! All levels of both Junior and Senior riders are most welcome. The forms are attached to this newsletter!
For updates, news, Calendar, entry forms, results and more GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:
Equestrian Victoria:
http://www.vic.equestrian.org.au/content/interschools
http://www.vic.equestrian.org.au/Events/calendar
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.
Cox Street Vets is offering our riders a vaccination and health package for all our horses. Should you require further information in relation to this please contact myself at equestrian@hamiltoncollege.vic.edu.au or contact Cox Street Vets directly on ph. 55711202.
Ms Amanda Te Boekhorst