{"id":57891,"date":"2022-08-10T11:46:31","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T09:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/riders-show-skills-20220808-4\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:42:07","slug":"riders-show-skills-20220808-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/riders-show-skills-20220808-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Riders show skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The biggest horse show in Kimberley since 2015 took place at the end of July at the Kimberley Equestrian Centre (KEC) outside the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 94 competitors with 115 horses entered from across the Northern Cape and Free State. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katharine Marsden, Northern Cape chair of the South African National Equestrian Schools Association (Sanesa) says that the Core League Qualifier 5 on 30 and 31 July was a compulsory event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dIt was an important component of the selection criteria for the provincial equestrian team which will represent the province at the National Championship in Kyalami in the first week of October.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elrico Sesingi, a development rider, won all his classes and received 73% for his dressage test. This was one of the top scores for the entire competition. \u201cWe are extremely proud of his hard work and tenacity,\u201d Marsden says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Sanesa Core League disciplines comprise of equitation, show jumping, dressage, dressage freestyle, showing and prix caprilli. The results of the Northern Cape equestrians are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong style=\"font-size:1.16em;\"><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong style=\"font-size:1.16em;\">Equitation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span>Level 3: \u00a080 cm height \u2013 Ella Marsden (St Patrick\u2019s CBC High School), 1<sup>st<\/sup><\/span> place<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Level 2: \u00a070 cm height \u2013 Heleen Botha (Diamantveld High School), 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Level 1: \u00a060 cm height \u2013 Helene Wiid (Diamantveld High School), 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Level 1: \u00a060 cm height \u2013 Shalton Elrico Sesingi (Groenpunt Primary School), 1<sup>st<\/sup> place<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Level 0: \u00a030 to 40 cm height \u2013 Alroe Louw (St Patrick\u2019s CBC Primary School), 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Level 0: Lead Rein \u2013 Judith van der Linde (Eureka Primary School), 3<sup>rd\u00a0<\/sup>place<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Level 0: Lead Rein 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