North Canterbury News: October 14, 2021
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NEWS<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>October</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Kaiapoi riders triumph in Springston Trophy<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
The KaiapoiPony Club’s<br />
‘‘Black’’ team was ‘‘excited’’ to<br />
successfullydefended the<br />
Springston Troph equestrian<br />
competition in Southland last<br />
weekend.<br />
The KaiapoiBlack teamwon<br />
the event in 2019, but missed the<br />
opportunity to go backtoback<br />
after last year’sevent was<br />
cancelled due to Covid19<br />
uncertainty.<br />
The threeday long contest<br />
was held at the Ryal Bush Event<br />
Centre under Alert Level2<br />
conditions, withteams sticking<br />
to theirteam bubbles.<br />
‘‘The kids were really<br />
pleased. We didn’tthink we<br />
would do it,’’ admitsAmanda<br />
Brown, one of the team’s<br />
coaches.<br />
‘‘It’s really hard to get all the<br />
riders to do it consistently<br />
across the team, becausethere’s<br />
so many elements to get right.<br />
‘‘The main objective is to have<br />
agreat timeand to give the<br />
riders exposure to competition<br />
and theylearn alot from<br />
watching otherriders.’’<br />
Amanda’s children Molly (16)<br />
and Sam (12) Moffattwere part<br />
of both successful Kaiapoi<br />
Black teams.<br />
The Springston Trophy is a<br />
threeday event,with teamsof<br />
six ridersacross different age<br />
groups competing in dressage,<br />
cross country and show<br />
jumping.<br />
Equestrianisusually an<br />
individual sport, but ateams<br />
Champion combination ... The Kaiapoi Black team celebrates after winning the Springston Trophy at the weekend.<br />
eventadds an extraelement<br />
‘‘where everyone supports each<br />
other’’, Amanda says.<br />
Kaiapoi ridersalso competed<br />
in acomposite team, with all of<br />
the Kaiapoi riders, families and<br />
supporters staying at the<br />
Central PiratesRugby<br />
Clubrooms overthe weekend.<br />
‘‘Thatwas reallyfun,’’<br />
Amanda says.<br />
‘‘Wehave agreat team behind<br />
the teamand everyone plays a<br />
part,from cooking the meals to<br />
finding aplace to stayand I<br />
thinkthe riders really enjoy<br />
that.’’<br />
Next year the Springston<br />
Trophy is returning to<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>, as the competition<br />
marks its 50thanniversary.<br />
‘‘It’s nice to spread it round<br />
becauseitgives everyone a<br />
boost, but <strong>Canterbury</strong> is really<br />
strong at eventing and it will<br />
givesome of the smaller <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> clubs the chance to<br />
compete without being put off<br />
by the distance,’’Amanda says.<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> riders and<br />
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PHOTO: TANIA CLARKE ART &PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
supporters will be enjoying<br />
some much need respite after a<br />
big weekend and the longdrive<br />
home thisweek. Some of the<br />
local riders will be backing up<br />
for athreeday eventat<br />
McLeansIsland, near<br />
Christchurch, thisweekend,in<br />
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