NZ National Show Hunter Championships 2019

Zoe Shore and Carolina Open Horse Under Saddle Championship Winners Photo by: Rosa DouglassEllie Templeton and Benrose Comet NZ Category A Title Winners Photo by: Rosa DouglassGeorgia Allison and Hockey Pokey 2nd Gyro Plastics Junior High Points Photo by: Rosa DouglassMolly Smith and Bexley Lodge Tinkabella NZ Category B Title Winners Photo by: Rosa DouglassAnna Redmond and Vera Mera VA NZ Open Horse Show Hunter Title Winners Photo by: Rosa DouglassEmma Gillies and Pinewood Rock N Roll NZ Rising Star Category A Winners Photo by: Rosa DouglassHayley Shaw and Classic Z Handy Hunter Championship 1st Photo by: Rosa DouglassPippa Collins and Twin Blues Romance NZ Catecory C Title Winners Photo by: Rosa DouglassSarah Hay and Tikity Tok, NZ Junior SH Title Winners Photo by: Rosa DouglassHayley Shaw and PL Queen Of Hearts Rising Star Under Saddle Championship Winners Photo by: Rosa DouglassKirstin Beaven and RV Miami 3rd Ultimate Egg Co Amateur High Points Photo by: Rosa DouglassSouth Canterbury North Otago Area Team Winners of Tha National Teams Challenge Photo by: Rosa DouglassAnna Redmond, Vera Mera VA Photo by: Jane Thompson

Ashburton’s Anna Redmond won the Lone Goat Vineyard National Open Show Hunter Championship on 12-year-old Vera Mera VA, making it her second national title as the pair won in 2017. “She is so happy in the show hunter ring so we will continue to go out and have fun,” said Anna. “She is just a gorgeous horse to have around. She’s quirky, but I just love her. She is very good at bucking, and while she hasn’t got me off, I have put a few friends on and she has sent them flying!”

Melanie Morris and her delightful Kosciuszko, won the National Amateur Championship. “He’s a special horse, he is a family horse,” she said. “My father bought him as a three year old and he is nine now. We did sell him but bought him back again. My nephew hunts him in the winter with Brackenfield Hunt, my father does mustering and trekking on him and I do the competitions!”

Indiana Williams, from Clyde in Central Otago, won the National Rising Star Championship on Zactac Margo (by Eurosport Centavos).  “I’ve only been riding this horse for one season, she is only six,” she said. “Hopefully she will do more show hunter, the Canterbury Champs next weekend and then continue on next season winning titles and being cute!”

Sarah Hay, from McRaes Flat in Otago, won the National Junior Championship on Emma Barker’s horse Tikity Tok. Emma was the course builder for the show hunter. “This is my first ever national title,” she said. “I have been riding the horse since about April, and I am keeping the ride for a while!”

Another first time national title winner was Ellie Templeton from Middlemarch, Central Otago on her pony Benrose Comet. The pair won the Category A Pony title. Comet was Sophie Scott’s first ponies, and both he and Benrose Obbi are leased to Ellie by the Scotts. “”It is good to see other kids enjoying them,” said Tania Scott.

Molly Smith, from Cave, near Timaru won the Category B title on Bexley Lodge Tinkabella, a pony she has been competing on for two season.

Twin Blues Romance and Pippa Collins won the National Category C title. “It feels amazing to win, I’ve just come back into the show hunter ring since I left after 2014,” said Pippa who hails from Palmerston, North Otago. I actually bought this pony last Saturday so it has been a quick turnaround for us!”

The lovely buckskin pony has quite the back-story. She was a rescue pony who found a great home with Liz Campbell in 2015. With a lot of love, care and time, she went from a skinny, poor-looking pony to the star she is today.

Results –

Gyro Plastics Junior High Points (in conjunction with Brough Equestrian 1.00m (Q) HOYQ

1^st Cappuccino NZPH – Grace Flett

2^nd Hokey Pokey – Georgia Allison                                         

3^rd Silver Sonic – Abriele Morse  

4^th Paintball – Georgia Allison     

5^th RH Renamour – Victoria Brown

The Ultimate Egg Co Amateur High in conjunction with Morrison’s Saddlery 1.0m (Q) HOYQ

1^st My Countess – Emily Barton

2^nd Kosciuszko – Melanie Morris

3^rd RV Miami – Kirstin Beaven

4^th Ferdinand – Anna Muir

5^th PL Classic Z – Hayley Shaw

ESNZ Junior Rider Equitation Series in conjunction with Brough Equestrian 1m

1^st Paintball – Georgia Allison

2^nd Zactac Margo – Indiana Williams

3^rd Oakleys Dunit – Annalise Graham

4^th Tikity Tok – Sarah Hay

5^th Silver Sonic – Abriele Morse

ESNZ Adult Rider Equitation Series in conjunction with Brough Equestrian 1m

1^st Shaw Lee – Emily Cammock

2^nd Eye Candy – Katie Meredith

3^rd RV Miami – Kirstin Beaven

4^th Merano – Anna Douglass

5^th La dama Vegas – Tracy McIlraith

NRM Open Horse High Points in conjunction with Lone Goat Vineyard 1.10-1.15m (Q) HoYQ

1^st Cappuccino NZPH – Steffi Whittaker

2^nd Shaw Lee – Emily Cammock

3^rd Carolina – Zoe Shore

4^th Vera Mera VA – Anna Redmond

5^th PL Classic Z – Hayley Shaw

CANTERBURY SADDLERY  Rising Star Under Saddle Championship

1^st PL Queen of Hearts – Hayley Shaw

2^nd Carolina – Zoe Shore

3^rd ZinZan CSNZ – Kelly Tyson

4^th SS Regnen – Anna Douglass

5^th Ngahiwi Makem – Holly Macdonald

Loan Goat Vineyard Handy Hunter Horse Championship 1m HoYQ

1^st PL Classic Z – Hayley Shaw

2^nd Eye Candy – Katie Meredith

3^rd Oakleys Dunit – Annalise Graham

4^th Good Luck Charlie – Abbey Baker

5^th Shaw Lee – Emily Cammock

CANTERBURY SADDLERY  NZ National Rising Star Championship HoYQ

1^st  Zactac Margo – Indiana Williams

2^nd Carolina – Zoe Shore

3^rd Ferdinand – Anna Muir

4^th Eye Candy – Katie

5^th Oakleys Dunit – Annalise Graham

BROUGH EQUESTRIAN  NZ National Title Junior Championship 1m

1^st Tikity Tok – Sarah Hay           

2^nd Paintball – Georgia Allison

3^rd Silver Sonic – Abriele Morse  

4^th Good Luck Charlie – Abbey Baker                                     

5^th Hokey Pokey – Georgia Allison

MORRISON’S SADDLERY  NZ National Title Amateur Championship 1m HoYQ

1^st Kosciuszko – Melanie Morris  

2^nd My Countess – Emily Barton

3^rd PL Classic Z – Hayley Shaw

4^th PL Queen of Hearts – Hayley Shaw                                               

5^th Bulwer Bay – Sarah Swarbrick

LONE GOAT VINEYARD  NZ National Title Open Championship 1.15m HoYQ

1^st Vera Mera VA – Anna Redmond

2^nd Shaw Lee – Emily Cammock

3^rd Carolina – Zoe Shore

4^th Eye Candy – Katie Meredith

Burger King Category B High Points

1^st Bexley Lodge Tinkabella – Molly Smith

2^nd Tallyho Neptune – Jessica Townsend

3^rd Windrush Digby – Bridget Peter

4^th My Boy Billy – Katie Parris

5^th Crossiebeg Carra – Amy Ingram

ESNZ Pony Rider Equitation Series

1^st Thats That – Laura Inglis

2^nd Hez Sweet As – Samantha Gillies

3^rd Chico – Ruby Thomas

4^th A Silver Lining – India Trolove

5^th Tallyho Neptune – Jessica Townsend

Aniwell Category C High Points 90cm HOYQ

1^st Moccochino – Emma Gillies

2^nd Chico – Ruby Thomas

3^rd Thats That – Laura Inglis

4^th Kolour Me – Maia Colenso                                                

5^th Twin Blues Romance – Pippa Collins

Christchurch City Council Handy Hunter Championship Cat A 70cm HoYQ

1^st Pinewood Rock n Roll – Emma Gillies

2^nd Ataahua Rapture – Sam Moffatt

3^rd Westfalia Dominga – Emily van Herpt

4^th Booraboora Bobby – Abbie Doncliff

Christchurch City Council Handy Hunter Championship Cat B 80cm HoYQ

1^st Tallyho Neptune – Jessica Townsend

2^nd Bexley Lodge  – Molly Smith

3^rd Windward Pearl – Mark Weir

Christchurch City Council Handy Hunter Championship HoYQ Cat C 90cm

1^st Moccochino – Emma Gillies

2^nd Kolour Me – Maia Colenso

3^rd Chico – Ruby Thomas

4^th Twin Blues Romance – Pippa Collins

5^th Thats That – Laura Inglis

Christchurch City Council NZ National Championship Cat A 60cm HoYQ open to ponies

1^st Pinewood Rock n Roll – Emma Gillies

2^nd Ataahua Rapture – Sam Moffatt

3^rd Westfalia Dominga – Emily van Herpt

Christchurch City Council NZ National Category A Pony Title 70cm HoYQ

1^st Benrose Comet – Ellie Templeton

2^nd Ataahua Rapture – Sam Moffatt

3^rd Pinewood Rock n Roll – Emma Gillies

4^th – Westfalia Dominga – Emily van Herpt

5^th Booraboora Bobby – Abbie Doncliff

Christchurch City Council NZ National Pony Rising Star Championship Cat C 80cm

1^st Twin Blues Romance – Pippa Collins

2^nd Kolour Me – Maia Colenso

3^rd Thats That – Laura Inglis

4^th Sweyn’s-Ey – Mackenzie

5^th Cookie Monster – Lauren Harmon

Christchurch City Council NZ National Category C Pony Title (with call back) HoYQ 90cm

1^st Twin Blues Romance – Pippa Collins

2^nd Moccochino – Emma Gillies

National Teams Challenge Sponsored By McMillan Equine and Westfield Stud

1^st South Canterbury North Otago Area

2^nd Canterbury/Nelson Combined Team

3^rd Otago Area