There were a group of Craighead girls who competed at the equestrian Show Jumping National Champs held at the National Equestrian Centre, McLeans Island, Christchurch 21st to 24th Mar 2024. Riders gave it their all against strong competition and included Kayla Allington, Greta Dale, Evie Dale, Sophie Grenville-Jones, Annabel Hutton, Poppy Slater, Zoe Slater, Sophie Smith and Molly Smith. Congratulations to those who achieved success during the show.
Notable championship results (top 6 finish) are:
Show Jumping:
90cm Pony Emerging Talent Challenge
(overall places after 5 rounds):
Greta Dale 2nd (Photo1)
Kayla Allington 4th (won Round A)
(Photo2 and main photo)
Kayla also won the Canterbury Show Jump Series Pony 1m, which was run over their three shows during the season.
1.10m NZ Pony Championship
Sophie Smith – 2nd in Round A
1.20m to 1.35m NZ Pony Championship
Molly Smith 5th
TiES Jumping Futurity Series Final 1.10m Horse
Annabel Hutton: 2nd 1.10m warm up round Thursday, 2nd South Island Ties Series Finals 1.10m Saturday, and won the 1.05m on Sunday.
(Photo3)
NZ National Junior Rider Series 1.20-1.30m
Molly Smith 2nd
Show Hunter:
Poppy Slater:
Equitation Championship Rounds 4th and 2nd
Cat C HOYQ 90cm 4th
Handy Hunter Cat C 90cm 3rd
Cat C Pony Title HOYQ 90cm 3rd
Zoe Slater:
Equitation Championship Rounds 4th
Cat C Ponies Intro 80cm 4th,
Cat C HOYQ 90cm 5th
Handy Hunter Cat C 90cm 6th
Evie Dale:
Handy Hunter Cat B Championship HOYQ 80cm 2nd
Cat B Ponies Intro 70cm 5th
