During Week 7 of Term 3, from Monday 28th August to Thursday 31st August, two Christchurch Girls' High School / Te Kura o Hine Waiora teams competed at the South Island Secondary Schools’ Equestrian Championships event, held at the Dunstan Fiber Fresh National Equestrian Centre, McLeans Island.

There was a very competitive field of 34 teams. Christchurch Girls' High School / Te Kura o Hine Waiora Red placed 1st in the CTR on Monday, then 1st in the Dressage combined over Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Christchurch Girls' High School / Te Kura o Hine Waiora Blue placed 4th in the Arena Event, and 3rd in the Showjumping and Showhunter on Wednesday and Thursday. 

Then to top off the Week Christchurch Girls' High School / Te Kura o Hine Waiora Red placed1st overall and the Christchurch Girls' High School / Te Kura o Hine Waiora Blue team placed 11th overall. 

A huge congratulations to all the amazing individual placings, with too many to list.

The teams consisted of:

Christchurch Girls' High School / Te Kura o Hine Waiora Red

• Tinesha Benson / Furniss Road
• Ella Stronach / Cardonald Rewa Kid
• Grace Gormack / Rosewood Zakee
• Brooklyn McDonald / Argenteuil
• Lucy Honeywell / Grassendale Fever
• Abbie Doncliff / Donner Diego BV
• Maddison McDonald / Jenks

Christchurch Girls' High School / Te Kura o Hine Waiora Blue

• Pippa Ussher / Dingmac Fable
• Georgie Wright / Samarkand Park Anastasia
• Imogen Masters / The Love Bug
• Grace McKnight / Featherstorm
• Tinesha Benson / Hez All That Jazz
• Grace Gormack / Lucero
• Pippa Ussher / Airoso

Once again, a huge thank you to Bee Ruder for all her organisation, as well as for coming to support and help the riders. 

We all greatly appreciated it!