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Riders have good times at the show

The Betty Burgess-sanctioned recreational and graded showing and showjumping took place this past weekend at Mataffin Riding Club.

A total of 106 classes was held over two days.

The riders loved the courses that Brendau Kok built. The joker jump (a joker is known to be a difficult type of jump, comprising only a rustic rail and two wings in which the lack of filler will make it tough for a horse to gauge its proximity to the fence with the fence’s height) in the accumulator, challenged a few who attempted it. “The showing judge from Johannesburg, Sydney Kidson, said it was a well put together show and that the horses and riders were wonderful. He said he hasn’t had classes run on time for a while,” said Kira Sutton of All Saddled Up.

To be in the running for the trophies, riders had to enter a minimum of three classes and two disciplines of the show.

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