Interschool State Equestrian Championships

July 10, 2024

For the fourth consecutive year our Fairholme Equestrian Team have won the prestigious Lorette Wigan Cup for the Interschool Champion Equestrian Secondary School.

In addition, Georgie Hill was awarded the Brett Family Perpetual Trophy, awarded to the secondary rider with the best overall results on the same horse across all disciplines, and Kendra


McDonald received the Finch Farm Perpetual Trophy, awarded to the overall champion rider from Years 7, 8 and 9. Abbey Gordon was also awarded the Sailor Trophy for the lowest penalties in the Eventing event. Ten of our riders have been selected in the Queensland State team, across all disciplines. The girls will compete in the Australian National Interschool Championships.


Combined Training 60cm

9th Ruby Hooper


Combined Training 80cm

Champion: Chloe Bruggemann (Golden Ticket)

16th Matilda Redding

20th Heidi Horsley


Combined Training 95cm

Reserve Champion: Georgie Hill (Golden Ticket)

11th Kendra MacDonald

12th Adelaide Gilbert

14th Gracie Bunker


Combined Training 1

Champion: Geneva Searle (Golden Ticket)

Reserve Champion: Kate Frith (Golden Ticket)

4th Abbey Gordon: (Golden Ticket)

5th Geneva Searle

7th Jemima Southwood

8th Kaida MacDonald


Combined Training 2

Champion: Charlotte Ostwald (Golden Ticket)


Eventing

5th Geneva Searle


EvA95

Champion: Abbey Gordon (Golden Ticket)

Reserve Champion: Kaida

MacDonald (Golden Ticket)

12th Jemima Southwood.


EvA80

9th Gracie Bunker

11th Kendra MacDonald

29th Matilda Redding


EvA60

10th Ruby Hooper


Dressage Intermediate 7, 8 and 9, Senior 10, 11 and 12

Secondary Senior Preliminary

Reserve Champion: Chloe

Bruggeman (Golden Ticket)

4th Jemima Southwood (Golden Ticket)

12th Kaida MacDonald


Secondary Intermediate Preliminary

3rd Kate Frith (Golden Ticket)

11th Kendra MacDonald

28th Ruby Hooper

32nd Heidi Horsley


Secondary Novice

5th Abbey Gordon

10th Kaida MacDonald

18th Matilda Redding


Secondary Elementary

5th Georgie Hill


Secondary Advanced

4th Isabella Ostwald (Golden Ticket)


Secondary Medium

Champion: Charlotte Ostwald (Golden Ticket)

Reserve Champion: Isabella Ostwald (Golden Ticket)


Show Horse Intermediate Show Horse

Reserve Champion: Ruby Hooper (Golden Ticket)

8th Heidi Horsley


Intermediate Working Hunter 65cm

Champion: Kendra MacDonald (Golden Ticket)

3rd Emily Davis (Golden Ticket)

5th Ruby Hooper


Intermediate Show Hunter

4th Kate Frith (Golden Ticket)


Secondary Working Hunter 65

Reserve Champion: Georgie Hill (Golden Ticket)

6th Jemima Southwood

7th Kaida MacDonald


Show Jumping Secondary 70cm

11th Ruby Hooper


Secondary 80cm

12th Matilda Redding

17th Bianca Bruggemann

28th Chloe Bruggemann

40th Grace Ward

42nd Heidi Horsley


Intermediate Secondary 90cm

10th Grace Todd

13th Emily Davis

14th Bianca Bruggemann

17th Kendra MacDonald


Secondary 90cm

18th Georgie Hill

23rd Matilda Redding

26th Gracie Bunker


Intermediate Secondary 100cm

4th Kate Frith (Golden Ticket)

16th Emily Davis


Secondary 100cm

7th Geneva Searle

12th Annabelle Rogan

19th Jemima Southwood

24th Geneva Searle

25th Gracie Bunker


Secondary 110cm

3rd Annabelle Rogan (Golden Ticket)

7th Adelaide Gilbert

13th Annabelle Rogan


Secondary 120cm

4th Annabelle Rogan (Golden Ticket)


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