Representing South Africa in Showjumping

The 4th Equestrian qualifier was held just before half term. Tom Triggol (grade 9) took 3rd place in one of the 1.2m show jumping events and has been selected for the Gauteng Central A Team in both 1.2 metre events. Tom is congratulated on making the team, despite his horse having been ill and missing the 3rd Qualifier.

Tom flies to Germany on Sunday, 26 July. He has been selected to ride in the popular, annual “German Friendships” where he will represent South Africa in Showjumping. It has a similar set-up to the FEI Finals he rode in Mexico in January, where they will draw a German horse’s name out of a hat, which they will ride for the duration of the showjumping competition.

Once again, the tough task will be to bond with your horse within a day, and learn all its habits, good and bad, in order to perform as best as you can. Each of the 30 international riders invited worldwide, pair up with a German rider forming a team, where they compete against the other 30 teams.

He then leaves for Durban straight after, to ride in the adult SA Champs.

We wish Tom all the best as he competes in these competitions.