All the fun of sporting
Although there were no eventing classes as such at the Australasian Police Games there were dressage classes as well as combined training classes, not to mention the sporting classes! It made us wonder how some of the event horses at Equestriad this weekend would cope with a little bit of ‘sporting’ competition!
After a very successful NSW Police Equestrian Games at Camden in March, The NSW Police Equestrian Team recently headed to Werribee for the 2014 Australasian Police Games.
Time for dressage
The team consisted of
Sergeant Kelli White
Detective Senior Constable Linden Knight
Detective Senior Constable Kristel James
Senior Constable Melanie Rochford
Senior Constable Anne Maree Godfrey
Senior Constable Amber Brown
Senior Constable Jo Danks
Constable Bree Furze (who many of you will remember from her time working with the Wallaby Hill Farm team)
Constable Dave Cochran
The games consisted of nearly one hundred competitors from all around Australasia and from a number of emergency services consisting of, NSW Police, Victoria Police, Ambulance, fire Brigade, Corrective Services, Customs and more. The NSW team had a very successful competition and returned to their home state clad in gold after achieving the following results.
Kelli White on Delilah
Smartest on Parade GOLD
Hack 15>16hh GOLD
Riding Class GOLD
Novice 2.1 GOLD
Prelim Combined Training GOLD
Novice Hickstead SILVER
Novice Rescue Relay BRONZE
Overall Best Combination
Now that's what you call a stack of medals!
Linden Knight on Rocky
Hack >16hh GOLD
Riding Class BRONZE
Prelim 1.2 GOLD
Prelim 1.1 BRONZE
Barrels GOLD
Bending GOLD Obstacle GOLD
Flags BRONZE
Amber Brown on Byalee Bronze
Smartest on Parade GOLD
Riding Class GOLD
Hack >16hh GOLD,
Preliminary 1.1 SILVER
Preliminary 1.2 SILVER
Flag race GOLD
Bending Race SILVER
Obstacle BRONZE
Joanne Danks
Combined Training SILVER
Dave Cochrane
Bending GOLD
Obstacle Course GOLD
Oblique Obediance GOLD
Barrels SILVER
Flag race SILVER
Anne Marie Godfrey
Combined Training BRONZE
Elementary 3.1 BRONZE
Hickstead BRONZE
AM7 BRONZE
Melanie Rochford
Rescue Relay SILVER
Hickstead SILVER
Bending SILVER
Barrels BRONZE
Flag Race, BRONZE
Bre Furze
Hickstead BRONZE
Barrels BRONZE
Unfortunately Kristel James borrowed horse was deemed unsuitable and she was unable to compete.
The happy team
All these results just go to show that our eventing and dressage horses can also compete successfully around the sporting events.
It was a fabulous competition and the weather, although a little wet during the hacking phase, cleared up for two great days of competition. The NSW Police Equestrian team excelled in each discipline on and off the field, enjoying a number of social functions in Melbourne CBD.
The games are a great way to meet competitors from other states and compete in a friendly atmosphere and the team would like to thank the coordinators for the Australasian Police Games for their excellent program and hospitality. We have already booked in the 2016 Australasian Police Games, which are being held at the Sunshine Coast in October 2016.
