Burpengary Pony Club Official Showjumping

Horsezone were proud to be one of the sponsors of the Burpengary Pony Club Official Showjumping, which was held at Burpengary Equestrian Centre (BEC) on Saturday 5 March.  The BEC suffered heavily during the January floods and has only recently been repaired enough for events to take place, so the Burpengary Pony Club committee and members were excited to be able to hold their Showjumping.  However, for a while there it was looking like rain was once again going to prove detrimental to events held at the BEC, when it bucketed down on the day and hours leading up to the showjumping.  

The Club decided that even though the outdoor arena was too wet to ride on, they could still hold classes in the indoor arena.  This was a State Championships qualifier event and the show must go on!  Unfortunately the Unofficial events had to be cancelled, but all official events were still held.

The rather damp and dismal day certainly didn't affect attendees spirits and there were still plenty of smiles as competitors, helpers and horses sloshed around preparing for classes.  A few heavy showers sent people (and horses!) diving for the under cover stands but at least the arena footing remained dry, which guaranteed a good day of showjumping.

The Burpengary Pony Club recently commissioned the building of several new jumps and they looked very professional and colourful in the indoor arena.  The course builders for the day were Ken Jensen and Kerry Henderson and the judge was Natalie Anstey.

There were 56 entries in total (numbers were down due to having to cancel the unofficial classes) and in addition to Burpengary Pony Club members, competitors attended from all over South East Queensland including Maroochy, Redlands, Waterford, Caloundra, Southport, Glasshouse, Darra Oxley, Tallebudgera, Nerang, Warwick, Gatton, Woodford, Dayboro, Bramble Bay, Kilcoy, Gin Gin and Buderim.

There was no shortage of helpers in the arena and it was great to see everyone pitching in to assist with altering the jumps between classes.

Overall, considering the abysmal weather, and the fact the unofficial classes couldn't be held, the day went well for competitors and organisers alike.

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Horsezone's notes on the day...

Most Impressive:

• The positive attitudes displayed by competitors and helpers despite the weather.
• Colourful and unique new BPC jumps - we loved the Panda, Butterfly, Cowboy and Jester jumps!
• Perfect flying changes executed during warmup by Timothy Eastwell, Warwick Pony Club, riding Wyndale Billy.
• Overall high standard of riding shown by competitors.

Most popular with Competitors:

• the D Grade class.
• hanging out in the Indoor as much as possible to escape the damp conditions.

 

 

Crowd Pleaser:

• The 10 & Under class.
• The speed and skill over fences shown by many competitors - we're sure several future stars graced us with their presence.

What's In:

• Smiling through the rain.
• having your photo taken with the Horsezone banner and wearing Horsezone stickers!
• Colourful gumboots.
• Applauding encouragingly after every round.
• Everyone helping out during changes to the course.

What's Out:

• Complaining about the rain

 

If you're keen to join in with all the fun of showjumping CLICK HERE to view Horsezone's listings of showjumpers for sale.

 

Results for Burpengary Pony Club Official Showjumping are as follows:

10 & Under (6 in class)

1^st Shanae Gray riding Woody from Burpengary Pony Club

2^nd Zane Lindsay riding Casper from Maroochy Pony Club

3^rd Olivia Farrell riding Leena from Burpengary Pony Club

4^th Emily Ballard riding Mr Morocco from Burpengary Pony Club

5^th Kelsey Summers riding Bambi Diva from Redlands Pony Club

6^th Shania Lyons riding Pollyanna from Burpengary Pony Club

 

12 & Under (3 in class)

1^st Gabby Semmens riding Secret Knowledge from Caloundra Pony Club

2^nd Emily Howarth riding Peppers Cat from Burpengary Pony Club

3^rd Jaydn Ilsley riding Freedom Diamond Jim from Waterford Pony Club

 

D Grade (25 in class)

1^st Christiane Gripske riding Why Not George from Burpengary Pony Club

2^nd Jayden Bromiley riding Millenium Babe from Southport Pony Club

3^rd Michael Short riding Tommy from Glasshouse Pony Club

4^th Ruby Chatterton riding Jazz it Up from Southport Pony Club

5^th Rebekah Towler riding Donegal Top Deck from Caloundra Pony Club

6^th Letitia Lindsay riding Lindsay’s Supreme Cook from Maroochy Pony Club

7^th Sebastian Fox riding Strained Lyrics from Darra Oxley Pony Club

8^th Elizabeth Ballard riding Bramley Star from Burpengary Pony Club

9^th Danielle Baldwin riding Diversification from Tallebudgera Pony Club

10^th Molly Holland riding Left of Centre from Tallebudgera Pony Club

 

Pony & Galloway (2 in class)

1^st Kaitlin Collins riding Peanut Butter from Woodford Pony Club

2^nd Lily Chatterton from Southport Pony Club

 

C Grade (4 in class)

1^st Jess Somerfield riding Emerald Valley Ambition from Burpengary Pony Club

2^nd Timothy Eastwell riding Wyndale Billy from Warwick Pony Club

3^rd Sam Towler riding Erin’s Girl from Caloundra Pony Club

4^th Sarah Matthews riding Mr Suburban from Dayboro Pony Club

 

A & B Grade (2 in class)

1^st Jenny Henderson riding Foxhill Freedom from Dayboro Pony Club

2^nd Paige Dumble riding Gold Warrior from Dayboro Pony Club