Riders Prepare for NSW State Combined Championships in Camden

Successful Forest Hills Pony Club Rider Rachael Temm will be returning to this year’s Pony Club State Championships after claiming two Age Champion titles in 2015

The State Showriding Championships will see over 200 riders compete in a range of Show Horse classes on Monday 4th & Tuesday 5th of July 2016. Photograph: OzShotz

Pony Club riders from all over NSW and some parts of Queensland and Victoria are busily preparing for the NSW State Combined Championships being held in Camden from the 2^nd-10^th July 2016.The event marks the biggest multi-discipline Pony Club Championship in NSW since 2009, with over 780 entries received across 6 equestrian disciplines. 

Being held at the Bicentennial Equestrian Park in Camden, the event will showcase two Olympic equestrian disciplines of Dressage and Showjumping, as well as the very popular Showriding and Jumping Equitation events. For the first time, Combined Training has also been included in the State Championship program, where riders participate in both Dressage and Showjumping phases for a combined total score.

Due to recent wet weather, The State One Day Event Championships were forced to be cancelled as destructive flood waters caused damage to the cross country course at the venue. Many Eventing riders will still compete in an Advanced Combined Training Championship to be held on the 9^th & 10^th July.

Major Sponsors Horseland and Mitavite have provided excellent prizes and awards for successful competitors, as well as donations from Australia’s HorseWyse Magazine, Starlight Browbands, Equissentials, and Equitana Melbourne.

The Bicentennial Equestrian Park in Camden will be home to 452 horses, 436 riders and their supportive families throughout the 9 days of competition. Spectators are also welcome to attend the free event which will see equestrian trade stands and a canteen operating every day of the Championships. The Showjumping will commence on Saturday 2^nd – Sunday 3^rd July, followed by the Showriding on Monday 4^th and Tuesday 5^th, Jumping Equitation on Wednesday 6^th and Thursday 7^th, Dressage on Friday 8^th & Saturday 9^th, and Combined Training Championships to be held on Saturday 9^th and Sunday 10^th July.

The 2016 Pony Club NSW Combined State Championships are supported by Horseland, Mitavite - Official Feed Partner, HorseWyse Magazine Australia, Macarthur Stockfeeds, Equissentials, Jojubi Saddlery, Starlight Browbands and Equitana Melbourne.

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