Equestrian
Horsemanship
Congratulations to all our riders who were out and about competing on the weekend! We had many riders compete at the Tyrendarra Agricultural Show with their horses representing College at this very popular event.
Congratulations to Olivia Biggs who has a very busy year ahead! Olivia has been selected as the Harness Racing Victoria Hero Junior Ambassador for 2019! In this role Olivia is involved in many aspects of the Harness Racing industry and is looking forward to every opportunity for work experience throughout 2019. Olivia has also been selected as the Junior Rural Show Ambassador for Yulecart in 2019 and will be very busy promoting the show throughout the Western District. She has also been selected as “Miss Teenager” for the Bendigo Agricultural Show which is based upon rural knowledge, general knowledge and show involvement.
Best wishes to Ally Gray and Annabelle Michelmore as they compete together at the Ballarat Polocrosse Tournament this weekend!
Airlie Treloar has been selected for be a part of the Australian Stockhorse Society young judges competition where she will compete in the National Finals on the 14th April 2019 in Sydney! We wish her all the best for this and look forward hearing all about it.
Junior and Senior Horsemanship 2019
Junior and Senior Horsemanship is underway 2019! The Equestrian Centre is buzzing with activity and is currently at capacity with many horses taking up residence this term. There are still a couple of places in the Junior and Senior Horsemanship coaching program; however, these spots are limited and then riders will need to be placed on a waiting list for future vacancies. Please let me know asap if you plan to join any of these programs! Please email Ateboekhorst15@hamiltoncollege.vic.edu.au if you have any further questions or if you have forgotten to send in your form to secure your place for 2019 in our Senior or Junior Horsemanship program. Please complete either the Junior and Senior Horsemanship forms attached to this newsletter and send them into the above email address as soon as possible.
Please make sure you join our College 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!
ANDREA RIEDEL CARRISON DRESSAGE CLINIC EQUESTRIAN CENTRE16th February & 23rd March 2019.
Please find attached to this email an entry form for our upcoming dressage clinics. Early entries will be appreciated as places are filling fast!
INTERHOUSE SHOWJUMPING - 29th March 2019
Our Interhouse Showjumping night will be held on the 29th March 2019 at 4pm. Entry forms are attached to this newsletter. Please send your entries in as soon as possible for this fantastic event and support your house with your horse!
For updates, news, Calendar, entry forms, results and more GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:
Victorian Equestrian Interschool Series:
Equestrian Vic Interschool State Championships 10th – 14th April 2019
The Victorian Interschool State Championships is a five-day event run in April each year at Werribee Park Equestrian Centre. It features dressage, show jumping, combined training, show horse, novelty and handy mount classes for primary and secondary students, and also provides a pathway to the national championships. Please keep an eye on the websites below for entry details as we would like to encourage College riders to represent The College at this event. I will publish details of this and other events on the Hamilton College Equestrian facebook page also. If you have any questions please see me or Jorjia Farrugia, our 2019 Equestrian Captain.
Please organise your entries and stabling needs via the link below as soon as possible in order to secure your place in this state level competition! Junior and Senior riders who qualify for this event are able to enter and we would love to have as much representation from College as we can this year!
Equestrian Victoria:
http://www.vic.equestrian.org.au/content/interschools
http://www.vic.equestrian.org.au/Events/calendar
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 are 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.
Amanda te Boekhorst