Kelly Searle, winner of the 2014 Adult WP Eventing Championship on Equifeeds Strictly Cash with sponsors Kirsty Richardson from Equibox and Nicole Wolman from Hitair/Chikondi
was no problem for the winners of the WP Junior Championship, Catherine Gees and her cross country machine, Restless Spirit. Lovely dressage and clear showjumping gave them the victory. Catherine and Spirit have grown in confidence throughout this year and it was a well-deserved victory from a great Junior combination. In second place was Catherine’s cousin, Tessa Preen on Lord Monteith. The WP Pony Eventing Championships was won by Cheyenne Gibbons and Africa’s Shark and it was thrilling to see this fast, bold rider finally take her place in WP Pony Championship history. Cheyenne and Africa’s Shark had a frustrating start to their 90 cms career and this result over a demanding track that asked all the right questions was a reward for perseverance and consistent riding. Sadly Africa’s Shark has now been sold as Cheyenne moves into Juniors but we expect to see more great results from this talented young rider in her Junior career. None of this could happen without our sponsors! As well as renovating the water jump, GRC built a completely new 1* track that lays the foundation for next year’s Horse Trails at the club. It takes the generous support of many sponsors to build new cross country tracks and we would like to thank all of you, listed at the end of this article. It was a busy week and the team at GRC and the officials deserve a huge thank you especially Kathy Jolliffe who was
Megan Cunningham and Pohland’s Watchword following their win at Polo International with 2nd place at the 2014 WP Eventing Championships
the overall convenor. Show jumping Course Designer Wayne Thurgood never stopped smiling as he built lovely tracks from Wednesday to Sunday. Mike Greeff judged the show jumping and was TD for eventing, ably assisted by Cross Country judge Jen Preen. Jacki Peskens designed the six eventing tracks and her stamp was felt on every one of them, from 60 cms to CNC1*. She was assisted by Jenny Pott and Piet Dirk with the building. Dressage judges Pat Pohl, Francis Dorer and Debbie Marshall worked long days from Wednesday to Saturday and Pat Pohl also judged the equitation. Meanwhile showing judges Di Pieterse and Sue Dittman did a terrific job with showing on Wednesday. The unsung heroes at shows like these are the scorers, the timekeepers, the starters and the many cross country jump judges. Thank you all so very much. Finally the incredible GRC team, especially Kathy Jolliffe and Mark De Villiers. Thank you; what a great show you ran. Sponsors Landrover; Tiletoria; Sunrise Productions; Tavcor Motor Group; Hitair/ Tipperary SA; Chikcondi: Fith Generation; Tack & Tuck; Southwood Financial Planning; Equibox; Barkley Oates; Trac Mac Online; Riaan De Wit Attorneys; ER 24; Husqvarna; G Photography; Equifeeds; Protea Hotel Outeniqua; Budget Car; Flora Farm; Venture Active; Ziggy’s Yamaha Issue 21 SPORTING HORSE
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