Interschool Dressage and Show Jumping Competition
The Interschool Dressage and Show Jumping Competition was held on Sunday 16 March at the Yarrambat Pony Club Grounds. Despite the inclement weather leading up to the event, it was a lovely day, with 87 competitors in Dressage and 99 competitors in the Show Jumping, from 36 schools throughout Victoria .
,, The Ivanhoe Team comprised 13 riders from Years 4 to 11 and it was great to welcome three new Year 7 students to the team!
,, Best performances were from, Hannah Bathen – Reserve Champion in the Prix St Georges and second in the Advanced Dressage and Jorjia Adams, who was Reserve Champion in the Medium Dressage and third in the Elementary. Jess Grant placed well in both Show jumping and dressage as did Clancy Grant, Amy Cornell and Grace Szepe.
,, Other team members also had top ten places, including Tia Brullo, Michaela Bray, Isobel Pain, Lily Dobson, Amy Cornell and Edward Darby. Alice Szepe, our youngest competitor, placed in the Handy Mount and the preparatory Dressage.
,, The Ivanhoe Grammar School team placed second in the Show Jumping Team Championships and the Dressage Team placed fifth against some very tough competition.
,, Individual dressage results:
,, Hannah Bathen, Year 11 – Prix St Georges Dressage – Reserve Champion, Advanced dressage, 2nd
,, Jorjia Adams Year 9 – Medium Dressage – Reserve Champion, Elementary dressage
,, Jessica Grant Year 9 – Elementary dressage 5th
,, Michaela Bray Year 11 – Prelim Dressage 6th
,, Tia Brullo Year 11 – Prelim Dressage 12th
,, Isobel Pain Year 11 – Prelim Dressage 15th
,, Maddi Barnewall Year 10 TRC – Prelim Dressage 7th
,, Lily Dobson Year 7 – Prelim Dressage 12th
,, Amy Cornell Year 7 – Prelim dressage 7th
,, Edward Darby Year 7 – Novice dressage 12th
,, Clancy Grant Year 6 – Novice Dressage 3rd
,, Grace Szepe Year 6 – Novice Dressage, Prelim Dressage 4th
,, Alice Szepe Year 4 – Preparatory dressage 8th, placed in the Handy Mount
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