Members please note our very exciting – and very first!!! – 3 Phase Closed Club Comp will be held on Sunday 28 July 2019, commencing at 8:00am and hosted at our usual grounds, the Muswellbrook RDA, Sandy Creek Road, Muswellbrook, 2333.
The enthusiasm for this event has been wonderful. Please note this is a MEMBERS ONLY COMPETITION **. There are currently limited places still available, so get in and Renew / Register that Membership, book in to the comp on Trybooking and come along and enjoy the day!
Don’t forget our AGM is up shortly too, on TUESDAY, JULY 23 (not Thursday for this one) at the Denman Bowling Club at 6.30pm. Come along and have a meal, have a listen and become a part of the future of this great little club. All positions are re-opened, so if you’d like to have a crack – you are most welcome, encouraged and any and all assistance offered to our little club is most appreciated. You don’t need skills, just a willing heart and a great attitude! We can teach you the rest!
Meanwhile, happy riding and see you all at the comp!
Being the addictive and super fun sport that it is, Working Equitation is growing rapidly in Australia and there is no greater growth than right here in our very own Upper Hunter Working Equitation Club, which harbors over thirty members to date – and growing!
Robin Johnson of UHWEC competing in the Three Phase MUDWEQ Competition
This weekend saw another successful Competition held at the Gulgong Showground, hosted by the very tight and ‘über organised’ club that is the Mudgee based ‘MUDWEQ‘ clan; who always hold a fun-filled, smoothly run and high-spirited competition!
Kel Lazare conquers the ‘Barrels Event’ in the Ease Of Handling Phase @ Intro Level
Not as cold as expected, but certainly cold enough as our six excited UHWEC members came together with all good intentions to ‘kick butt!’ at the Mudweq Three Phase Competition this weekend. And kick butt they did!
A beaming Natasha Kelaher exits the Preliminary Level WE Speed Course
Journeying from as far and wide as Broke, Muswellbrook, Denman, and Aberdeen, the girls set up camp ready to brave the elements and battle the other forty plus competitors representing five fellow Working Equitation Clubs.
Louise Clay competing in Intro Level Dressage at MUDWEQ, following her successful win in Stroud earlier this year where she took out Introductory Champion!
Congratulations to all our girls, who kept their spirits high, focus forward and attitudes tight, as they ventured through the weekend with several hiccups, a few frustrations, lots of laughter, and even some tears!
Left to right: Upper Hunter Working Equitation club members: Kel Lazare, Tash Kelaher, Tilley Von Cleve-Burg, Kerry Blamer-Smith, Louise Clay, Robin Johnson
Four of the five members who competed took home home first, second and third place ribbons with at least one win in every phase!!! Our very own Kerry Balmer-Smith lapped up two first and one second place, winning overall Introductory Champion!
Kerry Balmer-Smith – Introductory Level Champion crosses the finish line!
We cannot wait for our next competition and indeed are looking keenly ahead as we strategically set the wheels in motion to host our very own Three Phase Working Equitation Competition! Watch this space!
Our most experienced Working Eq. member and previous Preliminary level HOTY title holder, Robin Johnson, proudly hugs our newest Introductory Level Champion, Kerry Balmer-Smith!
We’re passionate about the development of our club, we love what we do and we’re here to enjoy ourselves and support each other in doing what we love. If you’ve any queries at all & want to chat with any of us – please don’t be shy!
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