Murchison Pony Club, along with the Canterbury Mounted Games Association, held a Mounted Games skill learning workshop and Swinging Pairs competition over the weekend. Riders aged between 10-60 years travelled from all over the South Island for the event. Organiser Colette Barrow says, “all enjoyed a weekend of pure horsepower, speed and agility as they gained so much knowledge, and learned the technical skills and tricks to riding Mounted Games at speed from some very experienced Games riders and great coaches. On Sunday all the learned skills and new confidence levels were put to the test with the Swinging Pairs competition. Points gained by each pair are divided equally to each rider, then scored again with the next pair. At the end of all the rounds ridden the individual riders scores are tallied to gauge the overall winners on points in Division A & B.”
Murchison Mounted Games a success
Max Shanks reaches for the flag in the Flyer race, at the Murchison Mounted Games on August 18 & 19. Max recently represented New Zealand at the World Mounted Games Championships, in Kentucky. Photo: Supplied.
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