Pony Club Bandits to compete at State Mounted Games

2013 PCANSW State Mounted Games, Balloon Bursting Race (Photos: Barry McGregor photography)

2013 PCANSW State Mounted Games - Milk the Cow Race

Teams of riders including the Londonderry Pony Club Bandits are preparing for the Pony Club NSW State Mounted Games Championships to be held at the Londonderry Pony Club grounds, Londonderry from the 20-21 September 2014.    

Teams travel from Pony Clubs all over NSW for this state qualifying event, with competitors and their families camping at the venue for the period of the championship.

Competition is expected to be fierce with twenty six teams entered in this year’s event, making up a total of 130 competitors. Host Pony Club Zone 19 has six teams entered from local pony clubs in the area. Team names include the Bandits (Londonderry Pony Club), Riders of Rohan (Megalong Valley Pony Club) and the Wild Things (Sun Valley Pony Club).

Mounted Games are a series of fast races performed by riders on horses while competing in teams of four riders plus a reserve. Some of the games that are held over the weekend include the Balloon Bursting, Hurdle and Sword Race.  

“Mounted Games doesn’t just require speed but also the athletic ability of horse and rider to manoeuvre between and around obstacles, pick up and put down equipment, and vault on and off the horse at high speed”, says Londonderry Pony Club Secretary Michelle Newham.

The championship will commence Saturday, 20th September from 8:30am and conclude Sunday afternoon with the mounted presentation ceremony.

A canteen will be operational on the grounds from Friday lunchtime offering breakfast, lunch and dinner for those hungry competitors and their supporters.  

Entry is free and spectators are most welcome with trade stalls operating across the weekend offering equestrian gear, giftware and more.

The next state events are the Pony Club NSW State One Day Event Championships which is to be held at Albury from the 27-28^th September and the State Showriding Championships to be held at Scone from the 6-7^th December 2014.

The Pony Club NSW State Mounted Games Championships are supported by Sport and Recreation a division of Communities NSW, Mitavite official feed partner, major sponsor Global Entries Online as well as other local sponsors. 

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