Waikouaiti/Mosgiel team member Emily Lynch-Sutherland and Mopanui Last Waltz tackle the water feature of the cross-country round of the Springston Trophy at Middlemarch yesterday. Photos by Gregor Richadrson.
West Taieri's Karta Hewitt and Oscar come through the water obstacle unscathed.
Otipua/Cave/Pleasant Point rider Abriele Morse and Wembleybrook O'Driscoll leap out of the water feature.
Central/North Otago Stars team member Millie Harrex and Zakattack approach a hill feature during the cross-country round.
Rebecca Wilson, of the Mosgiel team, and Opotiki Silver Mist approach a hill feature during the cross-country round.
Strath Taieri team member Rachel Beattie and Feel Free splash through the water feature.
Twenty-three teams from throughout the South Island took part in the Springston Trophy in Middlemarch at the weekend.
The South turned on a spectacular display of weather, with warm conditions on Friday afternoon contrasted by snow on Saturday and strong northwesterly winds on Sunday.
The Eyreton Pony Club blue team, from North Canterbury, won the overall trophy. Fairfield-based Saddleview won the horsemanship award.
Local teams' final placings were: Strath Taieri 7th, Mosgiel 9th, Saddleview 11th, Waikouaiti/Mosgiel combined 19th and West Taieri 23rd.
