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Next Meeting: Zone Camp subcommittee meeting, Wednesday 26th November, at Southbrook Pub, commencing at 7.30 pm

No general meeting until 2014

Zone 4 AGM: 27th January 2014, 7:30pm. Venue TBA

ZONE TEAMS DRESSAGE CHALLENGE - ZONE 4 REPORT 2014

We also went to Southport for the zone teams dressage. We had Lara Waterston from Oakey compete with 3 rider from Zone 26 to place 3rd overall in the 12yrs under on the Saturday. Lara placed 2nd in both her tests.

Tara Bentley, Gabriella & Cameron Moffatt from West Toowoomba and Caitlin Gotze from Cabarlah competed in the 13yr under 17 competition placing 2nd in both test and coming runner-up. All riders placed very well in their groups with Tara gaining 2 x 2nds, Gabriella a 4th & 6th Cameron 2 x 3rd and Caitlin 2 x 9th. It was a very competitive group so congratulations to our riders this is the best result in some time for our zone.

Brittany Temple joined with 3 zone 1 riders to place 5th overall with a 3rd & 4th placing. It was great to see some new faces travelling to compete for the zone and enjoying the experience you should all be very proud of the way you represented the zone.

ZONE TEAMS SHOWJUMPING CHALLENGE - ZONE 4 REPORT 2014

6 Z4 riders represented the zone at the zone teams showjumping challenge. It was extremely hot weekend in Caboulture. Congratulations to all riders on the way you presented yourself and their horses, you were all great ambassadors for Zone 4.

Courtney Mason Kurrajong, Cameron Moffatt, Alistair Schramm West Toowoomba & Hannah Pedersen Cambooya rode in the 13yrs under 17 group and came 4th overall. They placed 4th in the AM5, 4th in the Scurry and 6th in the AM6.

Alex Temple & Ashley Gartner rode with a Zone 3 & 1 rider to make a composite team in the 17yrs and placed 3rd in the AM6 and 5th overall.

All riders had a great weekend it ran very smoothly with some very good jumping on display across all groups. Thanks to zones 1 & 3 for making the weekend possible, hopefully we can encourage some more riders in the zone for next year and field some full teams of our own. It is a very enjoyable weekend.

Showjumping: Report by Sonia & Tim Moffatt:

Zone 4 Coaching & Showjumping at West Toowoomba - 4th & 5th October 2014

On Saturday the 4th October zone 4 held a showjumping coaching clinic at the Toowoomba showgrounds. We had Robert Moffatt and Danae O’Keeffe providing an hour lesson to each child in a group of 4 riders. It is not often that this opportunity arises to get 2 hours coaching for $20.00. We had 32 pony club members throughout the zone take part in the day. Thank you to the zone for providing this for our riders it was very much appreciated.

Sunday saw the zone 4 Showjumping Championship being run with 55 riders taking part in various unofficial and official competition. It was good to see the E grade competition being supported and numbers growing.

It was a very successful weekend thank you to everyone who helped to make this event a success. To our course builders, Tim Moffatt, Michael Laird, Col Greer and Judges Raelene Gotze, Danae O’Keeffe and Michael O’Keeffe for being our TD. Thank you to Jo Sellick for providing our first aid. To all the parents/volunteers who helped as stewards etc it was appreciated and without your help we are unable to run these events for our children.

Thank you to SSIG Group for donating two feeders to us for trophies they were presented to our overall highest point rider. It was great to see Scott with his products feeders and troughs on display.

Results:`

Overall Highest Point Rider

Hannah Pedersen- Cambooya

Highest Point Unofficial Rider

Courtney Mason

Champion Showjump Team

West Toowoomba-

Cameron Moffatt, Megan Purvis, Kirsten Greer, Jasmine Roberts.

C Grade

1st Ashley Gartner- Kurrajong

2nd Nicole Kelleway- Gatton

D Grade

1st Hannah Pedersen- Cambooya

2nd Cameron Moffatt- WT

3rd Rachel Merritt- Karana Downs

4th Emily Bradfield- Warwick

E Grade

1st Ruby Ellingworth – Brookfield

2nd Kirsten Greer- WT

3rd Gabby Turner- Dalby

4th Dina Pujolus

12yrs Under

1st Clare Bennett- Gatton

2nd Dakota Cook- Oakey

3rd Dominque Holtkamp- Dalby

10yrs under

1st Bridget Noble – Warwick

2nd Jasmine Roberts – WT

3rd Grace Muirhead – Brymaroo

4th Anna Hegarty – Warwick

80cm Unofficial

1st Courtney Mason – Kurrajong

2nd Kirstin Greer – WT

3rd Emily Bradfield – Warwick

4th Ellie Reedy – Cambooya

60cm Unofficial

1st Kaitlyn Topolov – WT

2nd Jauntee Fisk-Walsh – Oakey

3rd Maddie Mathies – Kurrajong

4th Rebecca Laird – Brymaroo

10 yrs and Under Unofficial;

1st Keeleigh Wise – Brymaroo

2nd Jayden Watherston – Oakey

3rd Grace Muirhead – Brymaroo

4th Piper Wise

Seniors

1st Kylie Robertson – Oakey

2nd Jo Pujolas - Cambooya

3rd Justine Hurst - Cabarlah

State Sporting, Campdraft, Formal and Mounted games Report by Denise Fisk

31 Riders from zone 4 attended Taroom with around 300 competitors for the 4 days. We didn’t get off to such a good start with our stables been infested with fleas and the council had to come and spray on the Wednesday.

Campdraft we only had 10 riders, and cattle hard to find every rider only had one beast in the yard. Presentation zone 4 was up in the minor places.

Formal after the downpour that night proving very hard for some to keep their horse nice for the presentation, but one can do only what you can with conditions. 29 riders all went out and done their best as every time there was a ribbon collection a zone 4 rider was there. Kira Holmes winning overall champion in the 11 years age group. Our overall age group placing were high enough I feel we must have just missed 3rd place for overall zone.

Sporting on day 3 had 22 riders with many of these collecting ribbons and minor age group placing at the end of the day with Kiara Bressington receiving age champion for the 11 – 12 years.

Day 4 mounted games – zone 4 had three junior teams which all done very well for the short time they would have been together in making their team.

I would like to congratulate every rider that attended as I was hearing stories all week about how well they were going and been so close it gave the kids that might not be able to attend a state event, let alone go there and win a ribbon. So many kids were so proud of their achievements. Also would like to wish Tamara Robertson all the best as it was her last state event, which I am sure she would have plenty of stories to tell since she has been attending state and inter-state events since she can’t remember so maybe the best time to go to greener pastures – seniors!!

Abigail Lunney John Hayward Kirsten Greer

Mitchell Lunney Eric Hetherington Tamara Robertson

Tammy Stower Elousie Hetherington Juantee Fisk-Walsh

Kiara Bressington Mitchell Portbury Brooke Rich

Beau Horn William Kropp Jade Edmondstone

Caitlin Horn Dominique Holtkamp Brianna Barron

Beth Eldridge Gabrielle Turner Kaycee Barron

Ailie Eldridge Emma Lord Brooke Barron

Kiara Forestal Katie Haylor Jamie-Lee Barron

Kira Holmes Elise Crawford

Blake Feltham Hannah Portbury

Our thoughts go out to the Greer family and Lunney family after the death by snakebite of two beautiful competition horses, Marty and Claude. We are so sorry - it is every horseowner's worst nightmare. Please know you have the love and support of hundreds of supporters throughout the zone.