At the beginning of August, the SANESA Gauteng Finals were held at Eaton Farm and our congratulations are extended to all the girls who represented Johannesburg Metro at Gauteng. SANESA Nationals are being held at Misty Meadows during October, and the girls below have been selected to represent Gauteng at this event:

A team

Level 7 – Caitlin Wheeler (Working Riding, Working Hunter), Lia Wheeler (Working Riding, Performance Riding)

Level 6 – Kiara Fitzhenry (Eventing)

Level 5 – Caitlin Wheeler (Performance Riding), Lia Wheeler (Dressage)

Level 3 – Caitlin Wheeler (Performance Riding), India Wagg (Performance Riding), Nicola Douglas (Equitation)

B team

Level 7 – India Wagg (Working Hunter), Caitlin Wheeler (Performance Riding)

Level 5 – Lia Wheeler (Working Riding), Caitlin Wheeler (Working Hunter, Dressage), Nicola Berlin (Performance Riding), India Wagg (Performance Riding)

Level 4 – Caitlin Wheeler (Show Jumping)

Level 2 – Jessica Eekhout (Dressage)

Level 1 – Nicola Berlin (Dressage)

C team

Level 6 – Meg Tucker (Equitation)

Level 3 – Kate Traill (Working Riding)

Level 1 – Nicola Berlin (Working Hunter)

The SA Championships were held during July. Lia and Caitlin Wheeler both received awards in the Showing Discipline. Caitlin received the Showing Association of SA 2016 2nd Highest Ranked Junior Rider Award in SA, and Lia was awarded the Showing Association of SA 2016 Pony Rider Victor Ludorum and the 2016 Top Ranked Pony Rider in South Africa.

Our St Mary’s Eventers were also very successful during the year. Kiara Fitzhenry won the 2016 Gauteng Amateur League 90cm Junior Eventing award and Andrea Douglas won the 2016 Amateur League 1m Junior Eventing Award.

Shirley Doublas

Chef d’equipe