Okusha International Equestrian Centre

19/09/2024

The SA Championship (following the Inter-Provincial Tournament), a grand affair over three days, draws riders nationwide for ten different events. team, pair, and individual events.

With minimal time to acclimate, the challenge intensifies, requiring impeccably trained horses and riders to galloping side by side with swords and lances.

We are excited to welcome athletes from around the country, representing an array of clubs.

14/09/2024

Tentpegging championship week unfolds in a whirlwind of excitement!

Picture the intense competitions: the Inter-Provincials, a single-day showdown, and the prestigious SA Championship spanning three exhilarating days.

Don't miss seeing the action LIVE:

📆 24 - 28 September 2024
📍Lions River Polo Club

FREE ENTRY!

13/09/2024

The sport of Tentpegging, formerly known as Gymkhana, involves swords and lances, with which the rider has to strike an object at a full gallop. The bond of ...

07/09/2024

𝗜𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿... 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿!

Join world renown industry expert, Bomber from Bombers Equestrian Equipment, and Tentpegging Women’s World Champion, Bev Baksa Heckroodt, for a bitting demonstration.

📆 Tuesday, 24 September 2024
📍Lions River Polo Club
🕑 13h00

Bomber started making bits in his garage over 30 years ago and was officially incorporated in 2001. It started with Bomber designing, manufacturing and testing the bits himself… through this process the Bombers bitting philosophy was established guiding his designs ever since.

By watching the frame and composure of a horse, and in particular its head, resistance can be identified and though incremental bitting changes, the Bombers Methodology can help make a good horse great!

04/09/2024

29/08/2024

𝗡𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗶!

Us saffas love a good public holiday ( ) and as luck would have it, Champs falls over the greatest one of all; "National Braai Day", officially known as Heritage Day.

Pack your chop 'n dop and head out to see the action at the 2024 Tentpegging Inter Provincial Tournament - you wont be disspointed!

📆 Tuesday, 24 September 2024
📍Lions River Polo Club



Lions River Polo Club
KZN Equestrian Federation
KZN Tentpegging Union

26/08/2024

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗽𝗲𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗰𝘂𝘀, 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀… 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀!

A certified Tentpegging judge is allocated to a competition / track and he / she will allocate points for each rider and run.

Competitors aim to achieve a total of 192 across all the items ridden, with a lesser value allocated should a rider miss their target.

The judge will also allocate points based on horsemanship on the track, the way the weapon is handled (set by prescribed rules) during a run, and evenness for items where more than one rider is involved.

Should the required speed (measured over 50m between two speed-meters) not be obtained by the competitor/s for their respective run/s, points are then also deducted based off a “sliding scale”.

Therefore, the Tentpegging scoring formula for each run is:

(Accuracy + Style) – Speed = Final Score

16/07/2024

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13/03/2022

Centerline Stepping Stones dressage training show at Okusha.

05/03/2022

11/02/2022

03/01/2022

To lift the back, the horse must be able to reach forward and stretch downward with his head and neck …

Imagine that your horse’s shoulder blades form a slot through which his neck must fall in a downward direction. In order to reach and stretch, his neck must come straight out of his shoulders. If his neck isn’t aligned with the slot, the horse is unable to lower it.

Illustration by Sandy Rabinowitz

29/11/2021

When girthing up the horse it is important not to over tighten it. An over-tightened girth may pinch and bruise the muscles - in particular the pectorals. trapezius, serratus ventralis muscles and latissimus dorsi (see red areas in diagram bleow). An over tightened girth may also cause bruising of the ribs and the intercostal muscles between the ribs. It will also cause the saddle to put more pressure on the back muscles.

15/11/2021

Don't know what to do with the kids this holiday ? Why not send them to the farm for a day. 🐴😁

X2 riding lessons and a full day of fun.
Contact Natasha 074 899 7021

08/11/2021