Report and photographs: Christine Johnson

It was hard to believe it was still winter at Clarendon on Sunday as a beautiful sunny day attracted a near record attendance to the Sydney Showjumping Club's competition day. Despite many competitors being away at the Gold Coast Showjumping series and many travelling to the World Equestrian Games, all classes were well filled and it was pleasing to see many new faces in the competitors' ranks. It was also rewarding to see the many new volunteers who came forward and helped out with marshalling and pencilling- thank you new volunteers!

Courses were designed and built by Paul Tridgell and David Lawrence and judges for the event were Jenny Wall, Lyn McLeod and Fiona McLeod. Convenors for the day were Karinda Alpert and Christine Johnson.

The only thing to mar a wonderful day was the tragic death of Ashley and Janelle Warne's talented jumper "Pelicans Rest Ramjet" (Roger to his friends), who suffered a brain haemorrhage at the wash bays and had to be euthanized. Our commiserations go to everyone involved in this very sad loss.

Congratulations to husband and wife riding team, Louise & Luke Dickinson, on the birth of their twins, (a boy and a girl) who made their first visit to SSJC on Sunday.

A speedy recovery to Robyn Evans who broke her humerus in a fall from her horse "Heart of Jazz", but was on hand to watch talented young rider Andrew Barnett ride him for a placing in the 1m class.

Talented young rider Todd Hinde from Bega, who is in Sydney studying, was stylish in ring 1 riding some promising young horses. The convincing win by promising junior, Amy Robertson riding Snobmop, was an indicator of the strength of the talent emerging from SSJC.

Ilse Mathews, Keira Smale, Jenny Hawke, Peter Snitch, Martene Gelle, Johari Lee and Steven Piper all posted great wins, while Sharon Slater gave a polished performance on the very classy "Hendrix" to win the feature event of the day.

Competition Day Results

Ring 1
60cm -Double Clear - 30 riders

70cm - 33 riders
1st Keira Smale - Charli
2nd Clint Matthews - Torque
3rd Harry Sanger - Missy
=4th Harry Sanger - Gerry
=4th Paul Burkitt - Cha Cha
6th Andrew Atkins - Bailey

80cm - 15 riders
1st Ilse Matthews - Sensation
2nd Clint Matthews - Benni
3rd Keira Smale - Charli
4th Pauline Shoebridge - Red Dwarf
5th Natalie Thomson - Milbar
6th Todd Hinde - Ted

Ring 2
1 m - 39 riders
1st Ami Robertson - Snob Mop
2nd Rebecca Stephenson - Sailor Moon
3rd Andrew Ellis - Tinkerbelle
4th Andrew Barnett - Heart of Jazz
5th Grace Long - Who Cares

D GRADE - 26 riders
1st Johari Lee - Star Portrait
2nd Jess Stalling - KP Hooley Dooley
3rd James Mooney - Invadon
4th Nick Taliana - Ambrose
5th Renee Haberland - Illawarra
6th Penny Austin - Woodbine Intrepid

1.10m - 29 riders
1st Peter Snitch - Turbo
2nd Endaryanto Aswatama - Frankie Jay
3rd Masa Ho - Corsicaz
4th Dominic Ingrall Kitara - William the Conqueror
5th Melanie Mason - Yallumni Oak

1.20m - 21 riders
1st Sharon Slater - Hendrix
2nd Chris Burton - Molokai Road
3rd Jade Knight - Lunar Image
4th Chris Burton - Unrepentant
5th Sue Coman - PPP Startrack

Ring 3
80cm - 27 riders
1st Jenny Hawke - Miss Jane
2nd Martene Gelle - Jetballs
3rd Niki Broomham - Arctic Warrior
4th Christopher Nault - Tinkerbelle
5th Peter Hoogland - Reef
6th Belinda Torrens - Adam

90cm - 32 riders
1st Martene Gelle - Jetballs
2nd Niki Broomham - Arctic Warrior
3rd Stephen Piper - Ben
4th Renee Haberland - Horsesafe Monarch
5th Dom Ingavall - Kutara Ice Cool
6th Belinda Torrens - Adam

1m - 17 riders
1st Stephen Piper - Ben
2nd Leanne Dalton - Chalani Paper Moon
3rd S. McColgan - Deo Juvante
4th Penny Austin - Woodbine Grey Matter
5th K. Johnson - Tommy