Local lad a cowboy in the making
Lowvelder Marius Vermeulen made a clean sweep at the Western Mounted Games held at the Mpumalanga Show at Mbombela Stadium.
He was crowned overall champion of the various level three competitions that included keyhole (third), poles I (second), speed ball (first), speed barrels (first) and the barrel race (first). Vermeulen, riding Nikita pocketed an overall score of 497.
Hot on his heels in second place, was Corne Vermeulen riding Blackstone Panache with 494 points and Chrisne Vermeulen rounded off the podium place finishers with a total of 490.
“We want to thank Mpumalanga Show for the wonderful facilities and the prizes they sponsored for the overall winners as well as Pets Haven for the groom bags for the reserve champions,” said Christo Steyl of Mbombela Cowboys.
Deon Oliver riding Hoofseun took top honours in level two with 497 points, followed by Ruan Strydom riding Diago (491) and Felicity Schultz riding Pirate (488).
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Results
Top three (level two and three)
Barrel Race, level two
First – Deon Oliver on Hoofseun, with a time of 21,796
Second – Felicity Schultz on Pirate, 22,835
Third – Stefanie Vermeulen on Uyra, 23,463
Keyhole, level two
First – Felicity Schultz on Pirate, 9,369
Second – Jakes Olivier on Nadal, 9,481
Third – Deon Oliver on Hoofseun, 9,757
Poles I, level two
First – Deon Oliver on Hoofseun, 13,191
Second – Ruan Strydom on Diago, 14,410
Third – Stefanie Vermeulen on Uyra, 15,439
Speed ball, level two
First – Ruan Strydom on Diago, 8,952
Second – Deon Oliver on Hoofseun, 9,096
Third – Jakes Olivier on Nadal, 9,425
Keyhole, level three
First – Corne Vermuelen on Blackstone Panache, 7,940
Second – Marike Vermeulen on Ruby, 9,055
Third – Marius Vermeulen on Nikita, 9,520
Poles I, level three
First – Chrisne Vermeulen on Simson, 11,263
Second – Marius Vermeulen on Nikita, 12,287
Third – Marike Vermeulen on Ruby, 14,134
Speed ball, level three
First – Marius Vermeulen on Nikita, 8,398
Second – Corne Vermeulen on Blackstone Panache, 8,963
Third – Marike Vermeulen on Ruby, 9,346
Speed barrels, level three
First – Marius Vermeulen on Nikita, 10,808
Second – Corne Vermeulen on Blackstone Panache, 10,865
Third – Chrisne Vermeulen on Simson, 11,424
Barrel race, level three
First – Marius Vermeulen on Nikita, 20,977
Second – Corne Vermeulen on Blackstone Panache, 21,027
Third – Chrisne Vermeulen on Simson, 21,532.
