Season kicks off at Canterbury, New Zealand

     Giles Gormack and Lucero                Photo courtesy Jane Thompson

 

 

The eventing season in Canterbury kicked off to a great start with the first event of a busy spring schedule.  Held at Eyreton in the most perfect of weather, 251 horses and riders contested various levels over two days.

The main class, the CCN3* Plus was taken out by Amberley’s Giles Gormack who was also busy all weekend as the cross country course designer. He had a great cross country round on his bold horse Lucero, putting in some spectacular jumping, especially into the water jump, to the delight of his daughter Grace, who was fence judging at that fence.

Emily Cammock (West Melton) elected to start her top horse, Shaw Lee, in a lower class at this point of the season and won the class, the Bates CCN3*. “He was very fresh,” she said.

The always-busy rider had nine horses at the event, and is planning a full season ahead too. “Originally I was just going to do the South Island three day event in October, and then go show jumping all summer but then Blyth Tait rang me to encourage me to come to Puhinui in Auckland in December.  He outlined the big changes they plan on making, and now I am tempted - I want to support those changes!”

 

       Emily Cammock and Shaw Lee                            Photo courtesy Jane Thompson

 

The Eventing Canterbury committee of volunteers did a fabulous job of the event, according to Chair Kirsty Sharapoff who had her hands full competing on her two horses finishing fourth and tenth. “The event has gone really well, and we had some great cross country courses to jump.”  There is no rest for the dedicated team though, as the next event is just three weeks away, and then there is South Island three day event on 11-13 October. “We also have a development camp for the South Island riders before the next event, which will be great for riders as they will get some great tips from top coaches. It’s certainly a busy time for us!”

There were some impressive performances in the lower graded competitions as well, and some tough competition. Molly Moffatt and Glenmark continued their good form, winning the UDR CCN2* easily and impressing with her cross country round.

Another cracking round to watch was Charlotte Thomas and Time after Time. The pair won the Under 21 class sponsored by Rangiora Equestrian Supplies and Betavet. Charlotte had to put in a top all round performance as the competition was one of the tightest, with many of Canterbury’s top young riders vying for the win.

 

       Charlotte Thomas and Time After Time                  Photo courtesy Jane Thompson

 

Recent recipient of a 2019 Prime Minister’s Scholarship, Brodie Roberts had a good win on Playmaker in the Hobson Horsecoaches CCN105 class.

 

The next Eventing Canterbury competition is 14-15 September and will be at the National Equestrian Centre, McLeans Island.

 

 

CCN3* Plus - S

   

2

Lucero 

Giles Gormack

47.1

1

Allander Rocket 

Lydia Truesdale

52.8

 

BATES CCN3* - S

   

3

Shaw Lee 

Emily Cammock

58.7

5

McConnell Road 

Sharne Paton

61.8

6

Ka Pai Kiwi 

Jordan Shrimpton

68.7

2

Shoot The Breeze 

Kirsty Sharapoff

72.6

1

Antara 

Emily Cammock

103.3

 

UDR CCN2* - S

   

1

Glenmark 

Molly Moffatt

36.1

2

Tygra 

Lauren Enright

43.6

3

Braxton Boy 

Annabelle Jones

45.3

4

My Rocket Man 

Charlotte Coleman

46

5

Keepsake 

Lauren Enright

54.9

 

HOBSON HORSECOACHES CCN105 - S

 

1

Playmaker 

Brodie Roberts

30.7

2

Valkyrie II 

Anna Robertson

36.7

3

Golden Kiwi 

Emily Cammock

37.4

4

Beaumont Cash 

Lauren Enright

40.4

5

Kemdale 

Tarryn Jones

44.5

 

RANGIORA EQUESTRIAN SUPPLIES & BETAVET CCN105 - S Under 21 Years

1

Time After Time 

Charlotte Thomas

30

2

Gymanji 

Lucy Cochrane

33.2

3

Yippee Ki Yay 

Fabriana McQuarrie

33.6

4

World Famous 

Ella Morshuis

34.8

5

Argenteuil 

Alex De geest

41

 

DUNSTAN CCN95 - S

   

1

The Goode Nut 

Rhonda Gibson

29

2

ZinZan CSNZ 

Raquel Cook

31.2

3

Brother Alec 

Andrew Munro

35.5

4

Mystery Man 

Nele Friedrich

38.8

5

Hawkswind Chalice 

Nicola Barringer

41.6

 

SADDLERY BARN CCN95 - S Under 21 Years

1

Paddys Pride 

Alyssa Harnett

34.5

2

Triple Star Blank Canvas 

Gemma Lewis

34.8

3

Night Hawk 

Brigette Mackay

36.1

4

Destellar 

Giselle Conway

37.1

5

NS Hey Mickey 

Mikayla Wycliffe

37.6

 

CCN80 - S

   

1

La Banca 

Megan Taylor

37.1

2

Disruption 

Tarryn Jones

37.1

3

Villanelle 

Rebecca Sharplin

44.5

4

Ed Harry 

Andrew Munro

45.6

5

Tielcey Park Conversana 

Rebecca James

46

 

MELWOOD EQUESTRIAN CCN80 - S Under 21 Years

1

Picollo 

Daniel Thomas

26.3

2

Wembleybrook Barrington 

Ella Richardson

31.3

3

Timaunga Conor 

Sami Mead

32.4

4

Oakley's Perfect Honor 

Isabella Wyllie

33.2

5

Kabo Dancer 

Fleur Carter-Hodder

33.4

 

THE COVER QUEEN CCN65

 

1

Maxwelton Sunday Sam 

Meg Glassey

29.5

2

Teena 

Yasmin De Groot

31.8

3

Toy Soldier 

Billie Hampton

32.1

4

Tarzan GHS 

Alexis-Rose Harmon

33.4

5

Perfectly Pearl 

Natasha Frost

37.4