[dropcap style=”font-size: 70px; color: #052b51; font-family: ‘Droid Serif’, Arial, sans-serif;”] S [/dropcap] unny Park owner and resident instructor Nicola Sime took some time off this year to give birth to her beautiful daughter, Jaimie. Despite missing most of the “big” showjumping shows on the South African calendar Nicola still managed to finish 4th in the Avis SA Derby. She also made the cut for the top 25 riders in South Africa.
Sunny Park Stables’ El Paso was also ranked in the top 25 horses in the country. If you look at how little ring time and time in the saddle Nicola had this year, we think this is an amazing achievement. We cannot wait to see Nicola in the ring next year.
For more on Nicola’s Derby achievement please read our post Derby Day!
Here are the official South African Equestrian Association rankings for 2012:
TOP 25 SHOW JUMPERS IN SOUTH AFRICA
1 Shaun Neill 7354
2 Jodi Pieters 5450
3 Lorette Knowles Taylor 4484
4 Nicole Horwood 4273
5 Anne Marie Esslinger 4091
6 Grant Langley 4067
7 Barry Taylor 3793
8 Ashlee Hausberger 3658
9 Michelle Hobbs 3489
10 Johan Kachelhoffer 3319
11 Jade Hooke 3230
12 Anthea Erasmus 3080
13 Gareth Neill 2832
14 Govett Triggol 2532
15 Jeanne Engela 2488
16 Lara Neill 2447
17 Rainer Korber 2428
18 Emma Garson 2276
19 Cathryn Neill 2195
20 Bruce Dewar 2191
21 Nicola Sime 2189
22 Liam Stevens 2146
23 Tamar Bernstein 2139
24 Kayla Gertenbach 2093
25 Paige Shiller 2052
TOP 25 HORSES IN SOUTH AFRICA
1 Clyde Z 3892
2 Capital Rafika D’Or 3188
3 Sissi van de Helle 2720
4 Meernhof Calypso 2708
5 First for Women’s A New Era 2697
6 Capital Don Cumarco 2643
7 CMH Carshop Alessio 2335
8 LinkSouthAfrica Pinecreek Berkeley 2215
9 Wanda 2199
10 Cloof Wines Chanel van de Zeshoek 2133
11 Alzu Obligation 2109
12 Louisa 2046
13 Montrose Clinic’s Look at Me 1870
14 Sunny Park Elpaso 1780
15 Nissan Watch Me P 1779
16 Monitor Audio’s Chin Chin 1749
17 Midgard Glamour 1746
18 Tanik Hune 1728
19 Edelhof D’Artagnan 1696
20 Dolce Vita 1685
21 Simonsig Picadilly Z 1676
22 Nissan Nabab Forever 1622
23 Capital Colnardo 1612
24 Aristoteles van de Donkhoeve 1583
25 Davetsaub El Nino 1575