Equine Awakening

🐴✨ THE LEG UP CHALLENGE ✨🐴
Can your horse stand quietly, calmly, and confidently for a different kind of leg-up? 👀

This is about trust, patience, balance, communication, and partnership 💛
Not every horse or rider is ready for this—and that’s perfectly okay. Always prioritise safety and only work within your horse’s training and your skill level.
Do you think your partnership has what it takes? 👇

✔ Calm horse
✔ Quiet rider
✔ Experienced handler/helper
✔ Safety first, always

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What a weekend at SANESA Tshwane Qualifier 2 at Eaton Farm this one had heart, grit, and a whole lot of rain! 🐎🌧️🔥

Saturday kicked us off strong with Annebelle and Baby, Micah and Dorey, and Julie and Rezzi setting the standard with confident, determined riding.

By Sunday, the momentum carried through. Micah and Dorey, and Isabel and Rezzi stepped up and delivered, bringing home the rosettes and finishing the weekend on a high! 🏵️✨

Riding in the rain isn’t for the faint-hearted, but this team showed real toughness. Through it all, there was laughter, support, and proper horsemanship. And the real heroes? The horses. These incredible partners gave everything for their riders. “Thank you” will never quite cover it, so a massive WELL DONE to our four-legged stars who made this weekend what it was. ❤️🐴

Behind every round was a team making it happen. Nicolai towing us there and back, our grooms working tirelessly, Clara and Carmi running non-stop (Carmi, our resident runner, you were everywhere!), and Clara and Nicolai capturing the moments we’ll look back on 📸✨

To the families, Annebelle’s mom and dad, Julie’s mom, dad and granny, and Isabel’s mom and dad showing up on Sunday in true Abri fashion, your support means everything.

And to my riders, this is what it’s about. Showing up when it’s hard, pushing through when it’s uncomfortable, and growing every single time you get on. I’m seriously proud of each of you. Keep that hunger, keep that work ethic, this is how champions are built. 💪🔥

“Success is built in the moments no one sees. Rain, mud, hard work, and the courage to keep going.” 🌧️🐎✨

There’s something truly special about horses and children. 🐴❤️

Horses have a way of calming little hearts and helping busy minds slow down. Their quiet presence, gentle energy, and steady rhythm create a space where children can simply relax and feel safe.

This little guy is Luke — Julie’s brother — who decided the horses were so relaxing that he fell asleep right here with us. Tablet on his lap, sunshine on his face, and completely at peace after spending time with the horses.

Moments like these remind us that horses are not just for riding. They teach patience, confidence, and sometimes they just give a tired little soul the calm they need.

Horse therapy at its most honest: when a child feels safe enough to simply rest.

GAUTENG TSHWANE 2026 – QUALIFIER 1
Eaton Farm brought the pressure… and our riders rose to it.

So incredibly proud of this team and the heart they showed in the arena:

🤍 AnneBElle & Baobab
First 80cm Hunter.
First Level 7 Performance.
• 7th – 80cm Fox Hunter
• 🥈 2nd – Show Riding
Stepping up a level takes courage — and she proved she belongs there.

💙 Andreas & Rezzi
• 5th – 70cm Competition
• 5th – 70cm A2
Double top-five finishes built on consistency, focus and growing confidence.

🔥 Carmi & Wakidi
• 🥇 60cm A2
• 🥇 Working Riding
• 🥇 60cm Competition
• 🥉 3rd – 60cm Other
• 5th – In-hand Utility
Triple champion energy. Determined, focused and dominant.

Different journeys.
Different milestones.
One proud coach.

Champions are built in the arena — and this weekend showed exactly that. 🐎✨