And some more good news for Sunny Park!The SASJ rankings are out for 2020 and we have no less than 2 spots in the top 10.Nicola and Insaghi in 7th place and Nicola and Connoisseur in 9th place.Leading by example. Congratulations to all the others in the top 10.
After the struggle with covid-19 this year and not too many shows… Sunny Park Stables has had a really great run…
Laurin McLaren winning the FEI Gold tour on her horse Locarno Nandi securing her place to go and compete in the Final in 2021 in Jakarta Indonesia – Exciting times
There are three competitions ridden all over the world, the same jumping tracks in the same sized arena with exactly the same fences, distances etc. The first round in each Leg is just to stay clear i.e no penalties and the second round the altered track is measured on time including penalties.
The riders each nominate the horse they wish to put as their FEI horse and carry their penalties and time through all three Legs, the best 2 of the 3 scores count.
Laurin had two 2nd places and 1st place in the final, all clear rounds, she was one of 2 riders in SA that jumped all clears so Laurin cinched her place in Jakarta with this final amazing win.
Nicola and Laurin will travel to Jakarta for her to compete in the final once we know dates we will keep you posted… Exciting times ahead
Below is the link with all our riders overall placings, wow you guys flew the Sunny Park flag high ππΌππΌ
Musa Maluleke having a 6th place in the third leg finishing lower down overall
Bronze Tour
Sarah Rose Friend and Locarno Kir Royal 2nd place
WELL DONE
On a sad note, we lost our wonderful friend and breeder of #LocarnoStud , Klaus Kok. You will be sorely missed, we thank you for breeding such amazing horses and for being such a great ambassador in our sport ππ
Nicola Sime-Riley and her wonderful Stallion Insaghi DB Winners of the 2020 Presidents cup.Hailey Strydom and her lovely hope Locarno Cosmopolitan winners of the Junior Presidents Cup
These last few months have been one of the toughest things for any of us to endure. Itβs been a long and difficult time, but there has always been light at the end of the tunnel.
You have stuck it out and bore these strict regulations and we thank you for all your support, it really means a lot that you have kept our staff safe during this time.
With the relaxing of the restrictions announced this weekend, we will be opening up the yard a bit more, yay ππ.
Butβ¦β¦ as the president mentioned, with the opening up there will be even higher risks of contacting the virusβ¦
With this in mind, we will be putting sanitising stations up in various areas around the yard.
There will still be areas that are out of bounds to all but our staff, please look for the signage.
You will now be able to saddle up and unsaddle your own horses, take them to and from their stables and spend a bit more time with them.
If any clients would still like the saddle up service, this can be arranged for a small fee. Please contact us if you would like this to continue.
Some additional rules:
Only 2 people in the tack room at a time and sanitize your hands on the way in.
MASKS ON ALL THE TIME !
Weekends, there will be times to come and ride no deviations, 7am-10am in mornings and 3pm-5pm afternoons. Social distancing to be adhered to at all times.
For those who ride on weekends, you will be responsible for putting your horses in paddocks in morning or into stables in afternoons after riding and cooling them down.
Please carry your Sanitizer with you and spray handles in paddocks and or stables doors etc.
Unfortunately, access control is still a requirement so remotes will not be reinstated at this time. We will still have check-in at the boom gate.
There are still no gatherings of more than 50 people permitted, but in saying this the sitting area on the benches will be opened up around both arenas.
Sitting area on couches will remain out of bounds until further notice.
In order to protect our staff and clients alike, we will enforce the rules. Infringements will lead to a ONE-week suspension for first offences and if it happens again, a further TWO-week suspension.
Please remember we are still under level 2. Social distancing at 2m apart and please carry your sanitizer with you and sanitize wherever you have sat.
The rules are for everyoneβs safety and we appreciate your understanding.