Whangarei’s horse trial is a favourite with many riders on the North Island circuit; the long drive rewarded with the beautiful setting of Barge Park, great footing and facilities and well-designed tracks – plus an extremely well run and friendly event.
Though two days of rain were forecast, the weather gods were kind on the Saturday, and so the dressage and show jumping phases were all conducted in dry – if extremely hot and humid – conditions. With such large entries it was a long, long day though, with the 80cm show jumping classes still going at nearly 7pm.
The rain came down in earnest overnight, which thankfully quelled the nearby fireworks, and though the grounds were slippery in parts, they held up exceptionally well for cross-country on Sunday.
The top class was the Waitangi Sporthorses CNC2*, and it was a delighted Beth Wilson who took first place on her lovely Alto et Audax, at just the pair’s second start at this level. They were third after dressage, had a rail show jumping, but had one of the fastest cross-country rounds at a venue where the time is notoriously tough to get. Samantha Felton was second on Ricker Ridge Sooty GNZ, and Gemma Hampson third on Pintado Prima Rosa, with the fastest cross-country time of the day.
The Dunstan CNC1* was a cruisey all-the-way win for Kyle Calder and Apteryx, who added nothing to their very fancy dressage score of 21 penalties (79%). Helen McGrath was second, zooming up from 13th after dressage, and also adding no further penalties with Woodbine Just In Case, and Amanda Illston was third on Verdelho.
The Watco Plumbing open CNC105 class was a great win for Ingrid Herdson and Mr Tambourine Man, who were just 10th after dressage, but were the only combination to complete on that score. Janine Hayde was second on Brentwood Bravo.
Birthday girl Dana Hawkins, riding Bold Trader, won the Robert Fox Memorial Trophy for the highest placed Northland Young Rider in the 105 section, as well as winning the Oranoa Sport Horses CNC105 YR class, from Tegan Brady on Waitangi Slingshot.
The lower levels were a Dannie Lodder near whitewash; the popular Auckland rider won the Reyna Equestrian CNC95a on Money Shot, the Reyna Equestrian CNC95b on Kiss, and the Christophe Pallies Osteopath CNC80a on Spud.
Dannie’s team also won the $1000 cash prize in the hotly-contested Dunstan Teams Challenge; ‘Lodders +1’ were made up of Dannie on Money Shot, daughters Scout on Overnight Success and Piper on SC True Hollywood Style, and Kyle Calder.
Full results below:
| Waitangi Sporthorses CNC 2* | |||
| 1 | Alto et Audax | Beth Wilson | 51.4 |
| 2 | Ricker Ridge Sooty GNZ | Samantha Felton | 54.5 |
| 3 | Pintado Prima Rosa | Gemma Hampson | 54.7 |
| 4 | One Cool Dude | Danielle Wheeler | 56.1 |
| 5 | Tresca NZPH | Bundy Philpott | 58.4 |
| Dunstan CNC 1* | |||
| 1 | Apteryx | Kyle Calder | 21 |
| 2 | Woodbine Just In Case | Helen McGrath | 26.7 |
| 3 | Verdelho | Amanda Illston | 27 |
| 4 | Quick Draw | Anna Gray | 28 |
| HC | Cor Jet | Chloe Phillips-Harris | 28.8 |
| 5 | PK Pure Zing | Peta Kuluz | 31.1 |
| Watco Plumbing CNC 105 | |||
| 1 | Mr Tambourine Man | Ingrid Herdson | 31.5 |
| 2 | Brentwood Bravo | Janine Hayde | 36.4 |
| 3 | Boogie Nights | Emma Broughton-Watts | 37.6 |
| 4 | Shillings | Bundy Philpott | 39.6 |
| 5 | Addictive NZPH | Bundy Philpott | 40 |
| Oranoa Sport Horses CNC 105 Young Rider | |||
| 1 | Bold Trader | Dana Hawkins | 34 |
| 2 | Waitangi Slingshot | Tegan Brady | 38 |
| 3 | Telemagic | Phoebe Kirk | 41 |
| 4 | De La Mexican | Beth Clothier | 42 |
| 5 | Simply Mitch | Molly O’Leary | 42.2 |
| Reyna Equestrian CNC 95 A | |||
| 1 | Money Shot | Dannie Lodder | 29.5 |
| 2 | Brentwood Addiction | Janine Hayde | 34.8 |
| 3 | Henton Armani | Sophie Abbott | 36.2 |
| 4 | Fair Lady | Megan Finlayson | 36.6 |
| 5 | Ridgewood Keep It Simple | Christine Candy | 37.3 |
| Reyna Equestrian CNC 95 B | |||
| 1 | Kiss | Dannie Lodder | 32.6 |
| 2 | A la Carte | Rachel Cave | 34.2 |
| 3 | Weiti Kent | Kelly Newby | 36 |
| 4 | Black Pearl | Helen Connett | 37 |
| 5 | Purple Wetiko | Nicole Hawkins | 38.9 |
| Spurs at Horseworld CNC 95 Junior Rider | |||
| 1 | Madison Avenue | Tyler Porteous | 23.8 |
| 2 | Going for Gold | Ivy Doak | 31.8 |
| 3 | Glenbrooke Jordie Girl | Harriet Barber | 33.2 |
| 4 | Arohanui II | Beth Wilson | 33.8 |
| 5 | Da Vinci Code | Alyssa Harrison | 37 |
| Christophe Pallies Osteopath CNC 80 A | |||
| 1 | Spud | Dannie Lodder | 18.5 |
| 2 | Kaavalier Royale | Nicola Felton | 26.5 |
| 3 | Mr Bodacious | Tony McAllister | 29 |
| 4 | Saffie | Lee Gabriel | 32.5 |
| 5 | Jalisco | Sarah Saint Merat | 35 |
| Happy Tails Dog Training CNC 80 B | |||
| 1 | Ridgeview Damairis | Leasa Williamson | 35.8 |
| 2 | Lochinvar II | Mandy Bryers | 37.3 |
| 3 | Beyond Contestation | Demi Noakes | 38.5 |
| 4 | Tengri | Chloe Phillips-Harris | 39 |
| 5 | Evangelene | Wendy Simpson | 40.2 |
| Spurs at Horseworld CNC 80 Junior Rider | |||
| 1 | A Midnite Quest for Gold | Beth Clothier | 21 |
| 2 | Midnight Allure | Mia Cooper | 22.5 |
| 3 | Teddy Bear | Ebony Gregerson | 24 |
| 4 | BMW Code Red | Megan Clotworthy | 24 |
| 5 | Kashmere Lad | Abbie Sutherland | 26 |
| TuffRock CNC 65 | |||
| 1 | Blackbird | Jo Chaney | 31 |
| 2 | Mr Manners | Jade Scott | 39.2 |
| 3 | Cabernet Sun | Stephanie Reynolds | 41.8 |
| 4 | SC True Hollywood Style | Piper Lodder | 43.5 |
| 5 | Razzle Dazzle | Ruby Donovan-Flynn | 45.8 |
Eventing Wellington Spring One Day Horse Trial
It rained, plus the sun shone and the Wellington eventers had a lot of fun at Queen Elizabeth II Park.
| Versatile Homes & Buildings CNC1* | |||
| 1 | Pampero | Holly Morrell | 32.8 |
| 2 | Giselle II | Aiden Viviers | 37.2 |
| 3 | Sadiyah | Gemma Wyman | 39.5 |
| 4 | Coroglen Ziva | Charlotte Edwards | 40.8 |
| 5 | Trogg LS | Jess Viviers | 89.4 |
| Mason Equestrian CNC105 | |||
| 1 | Shevchenko | Eloise King | 29 |
| 2 | PL Hobson | Victoria Haig | 35.5 |
| 3 | Centennial | Tayla Mason | 38.1 |
| 4 | Lorrenzo Farrero | Catherine Taylor | 46.9 |
| 5 | Burnadeem | Kayleigh McLachlan | 48 |
| Equest (Zoestis Horse Drench) CNC95 21yrs and over | |||
| 1 | Argenteuil | Kate Fleming | 34.8 |
| 2 | Rokowai | Anna Van Dissen | 35.2 |
| 3 | Pagan Warrior | Bev Mulder | 41.2 |
| 4 | Cheeko | Holly Morrell | 45.8 |
| 5 | Flight of Fancy | Francesca Silver-Carter | 45.9 |
| Rural Trading Post & Dunstan Horse Feeds CNC95 under 21yrs | |||
| 1 | Farleigh Catterick | Hollie Falloon | 33.6 |
| 2 | How Fantastique | Georgie Moody | 37.1 |
| 3 | Westhay Shiraz | Cara Andres | 38.1 |
| 4 | Kyrewood Hula | Alyssa Strachan | 41.7 |
| 5 | Sparky | Jess Viviers | 42.1 |
| Farmlands CNC80 21yrs and over | |||
| 1 | KL Amorina | Tracy McKee | 29 |
| 2 | Zoe Pony | Brenda Stewart | 29.8 |
| 3 | Oh Behave | Sam Sebire | 31.5 |
| 4 | Outsider | Rose Fleming | 32.8 |
| 5 | Milburn Mambo | Renee Waihi | 34.8 |
| Saddlery Warehouse CNC80 under 21yrs | |||
| 1 | Red Baron | Ella Miranda | 29.2 |
| 2 | Teleta | Melissa Wall | 30 |
| 3 | Wronz | Hayley Apanowicz | 30.2 |
| 4 | Mr Frankey | Rebecca Spindler | 35.8 |
| 5 | Griffin | Samantha Ward | 37 |
