Horse and rider will navigate the cross-country course that includes the picturesque water jump, at Whangarei's Barge Show Grounds at the National Pony Club Eventing Championships next April.
Horse and rider will navigate the cross-country course that includes the picturesque water jump, at Whangarei's Barge Show Grounds at the National Pony Club Eventing Championships next April.
The national pony club eventing championships will be held in Northland in April next year.
Top young equestrians from around New Zealand will converge on Whangarei's picturesque Barge Show Grounds to compete in and judge the disciplines of dressage, cross-country and show jumping over three days from Friday, April 21. The Northland Area Pony Club is hosting the event, and are currently raising funds to do so.
The champs are open to the public and include equine trade stalls as well as the spectacle of equestrian excellence.
Dressage routines will be performed on the first day of the event; horse and rider polished and beautiful as they execute paces and manoeuvres within an arena.
Judges will be looking for obedience, flexibility and balance in this equestrian art form.
The thrilling sight of horses charging over a cross-country course can be experienced on the Saturday.
The same horses that exhibited the fine points of dressage the day before must now show endurance and courage.
Navigating hill and flat, forest, open country and water, horse and rider cover a course of two to three kilometres with up to 30 jumps.
On Sunday the same combinations of horse and rider will be asked to show athleticism and agility as they compete in the show jumping arena.
