A number of Lowvelders have been selected to represent the province at the South African National Equestrian School Association (Sanesa) nationals in Pretoria from September 24 to 28.

Here, schools from all over the country will compete for national standing. To qualify, riders competed at a minimum of three of the four qualifiers throughout the year. The riders with the top scores were selected to be on the Mpumalanga schools team, where they represent both their school and their province.

Sanesa promotes all equestrian sport within South Africa’s school community.

Every South African province has Sanesa representation, and provincially there were four qualifiers hosted in the first seven months of the year. The eight riders with the most accumulated scores are then chosen to represent their province at the Sanesa Nationals.

The Sanesa Nationals will be hosted at the Misty Meadows Equestrian venue just outside Pretoria.

In total, 21 Lowvelders have been chosen. They are
Uplands: Ellen Holland, Jessica Whyte and Lia van Wyk
Curro: Paiton du Plooy, Shaunice Eggersglusz, Dylan Busschau, Tayo Lydgrove, Jacomie van den Berg and Tamryn Prentice.
Summerhill: Kyra Whyte
Laerskool Laeveld: Jayden King and Ayla Willemse
Penryn: Taylor Leigh Dedekind
Laerskool Bergland: Mia Tinkhof
Hoërskool Nelspruit: Jana Engelbrecht
Home schooled: Alicia Jordaan and Thomas Brown
Laerskool Nelspruit: Johné Fourie, Michelle Groenewald, Zané Flemix, Amieke Combrinck and Marece Fourie.