Guyra Pony Club held its annual camp from December 20 to January 5. With beautiful weather we had a very successful camp with a large increase in club members. 62 junior riders participated in the week long camp.
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The children participated in campdrafting, team penning, dressage, sporting, hacking, show jumping, reining, polocrosse and stock horse time trials. Congratulations and thanks go to our Chief Instructor, Mrs Vicki Light, for arranging this throughout the week and sourcing instructors for each lesson.
Thank you to David and Tania Sisson, who loaned excellent cattle for the camp draft and team penning instruction and competition. We would also like to thank Trevor Tarrant and Ben Rossiter for their cartage.
A special mention should be made of our troop leaders who tirelessly helped the children every day with feeding, saddling and caring for their horses. Our appreciation goes to Will Lehman, Samantha Clayton, Jessica Grills, Ellen Light and Henry Newell-Hutton who took on the role this year.
Thank you to our judges Mr Eric Scott, Mrs Donna Davidson (campdrafting),Jill Wagner (dressage), and Mr Sam Hanlan and Mrs Meagan Vidler (gymkhana).
Major results of the Saturday gymkhana were as follows:- Champion Sub-Junior Riders were Claudia McKemey and Ethan Poultan with Bridget McKemey and Archie Davidson Reserve Champion Riders. Champion Junior Riders were Sarah Askey and Jackson Clark (Armidale) with Reserve Juniors Riders awarded to Michaella Wall (Narrabri) and Cade Rossiter. Clare Askey and Lachlan Wall (Narrabri) were our Champion Senior Riders and Claudia Clark (Armidale) was sashed Reserve Senior Girl.
Highest point score results were as follows:
Girl Under 5 – Charlie Ward
Boy Under 5 – McCormack Finlayson; Runner Up – Beau Rossiter
Girl 5 Under 7 – E Troop - Ruby Geddes; Runner Up - Jaymie Donnelly
Boy 5 Under 7 – E Troop – Lachlan Savage; Runner Up – Cooper Morely
Girl 5 Under 7 – D Troop - Alic Finlayson; Runner Up - Bridget McKemey
Boy 5 Under 7 – D Troop – Max Rogers; Runner Up – Abbott White
Girl 7 Under 9 - Claudia McKemey; Runner Up – Francesca Lehman
Boy 7 Under 9 – Archie Davidson; Runner Up – Darcy Booth
Girl 9 Under 11 – Lauran Wall (Narrabri); Runner Up – Priscilla Clonan (Armidale)
Boy 9 Under 11 - Cade Rossiter; Runner Up – Jackson Clark (Armidale)
Girl 11 Under 13 – Sarah Askey; Runner Up – Evey White
Boy 11 Under 13 – Benjamin Clark (Armidale); Runner Up – Nicolas Ward
Girl 13 Under 15 – Clare Askey; Runner Up – Bree Oehlers
Boy 13 Under 15 – Lachlan Wall
Girl 15 Under 17 - Kirsty Pillar; Runner Up - Kate Moffatt
Associate Girl – Samantha Clayton; Runner Up – Ellen Light
Associate Boy - Henry-Newell Hutton
Troop Awards for Encouragement were presented to:- Laura Brown, A Troop; Shanlee Duckett (Dorrigo), B Troop; Toby Rae, C Troop; Brooke Grills, D Troop. Troop leader Will Lehman presented all children in E Troop with an Encouragement award, except Cooper Morely who received the Most Improved Rider for his troop. The other recipients of this award were:- Eliza White, A Troop; Brooke Knox, B Troop; Nicolas Ward, C Troop; Robert Sisson, D Troop.
