Grahamstown Riding Club

25/04/2025

Excited to announce that will be providing our security for our Settlers Show! Protecting what matters most to us while we sleep at night!!!

23/04/2025

A huge shoutout to who delivered their first bakkie load of donated paint to the GRC today to help us spruce up the place ready for our Settlers Show at the end of May!!

We are so excited for a quite literally brighter future at the GRC with City Paint and Tool as sponsors!!

The GRC wouldn’t exist without the kind sponsorship of many wonderful donors and we are always on the lookout for new sponsors and business relationships! Think your business could help and make use of our multiple advertising options then get in touch!!!

20/04/2025

Posted • BOOK YOUR SPOT.

Booking close 22nd April.
POP secures your place.

Introductory to Dressage with judge Flo Vernon Grahamstown Riding Club

If you are a rider needing better dressage marks.
An instructor that needs some help explaining dressage or a horse mom and dad that gets pulled into the shows and would like a better understanding... this is your chance!

What will be covered:
•what the judges are looking for.
•The dressage arena layout
•The training scale
•The basic requirements of Dressage.
•Riding the movements & accuracy

Please contact Caylee on 0661288469 to secure your spot.

09/04/2025

Are you ready??

Save the date for the GRC Settlers Show!

07/04/2025

Posted • Horse Riding | Bathurst Agricultural Show

The Bathurst Agricultural Horse Riding Show took place from 3rd to 6th March, with the horses being transported to Bathurst on the 2nd.

For the first time in several years, the DSG Horse Riding Team attended an away show as a united group. Over the course of the four-day event, both riders and grooms gained invaluable experience. They quickly discovered that riding is very much a team effort, and that much of the hard work happens behind the scenes—time spent in the arena is just one small part of a much bigger picture.

For many of our riders, this was not only their first away show, but also their first experience competing at a large event like Bathurst. Despite the intense competition, our team achieved some truly impressive results across a range of disciplines:

Dressage

Elabo Jekwa and Bold Captain – 1st in the Intro Level 2 test and 2nd in the Intro Level 3 test

Kaila Piet and Anu Celtic Rebel – 2nd in the Prelim Training Level Test 1

Showing

Kelee Flanegan and Clifford Gabriel – 2nd in the Handy Horse Intermediate class

Kaila Piet and Anu Celtic Rebel – 2nd in the Junior Novice Working Rider and 3rd in the Handy Horse Intro class

Show Jumping

Nicole Wright and Callaho Corazon – 2nd in the 80cm Championships

Holly Jarvis and Ballerions Song – 1st in the 80cm Speed Competition

A heartfelt thanks Lily Spangenberg and Eloise Gilchrist for their support throughout the show.

Well done girls 💚

06/04/2025

Congratulations to Owner Donna Dennis and rider Nicola Bowes this weekend at the Bathurst show bringing home the rosettes for GRC! What a show they had!

Balerion: Novice Working Hunter Champ. Working Riding Reserve Champ. 4th Show Hunter. 80s 2 Phase 1st. 80s A2 3rd.

Dandelion: 3rd Walk Trot 1. 3rd Show Riding. 1st 80s A2. 1st 80s Champs.

Tazz: 1st 70s, 2nd 80s A2, Show Hack 2nd

21/03/2025

Posted • Congratulations to the following equestrian who took part in the Grahamstown Riding League this past weekend.

Results:

Emily Brown & Siver Wish Luna Mist
Best Rider – 1st place
Working Hunter 60cm – 1st place
Equitation Intro 70cm – 1st place
A2 Competition 70cm – 1st place
Competition in 2 phases 80cm – 1st place

Rebecca Mildenhall & Chocochino
Dressage Walk Trot Test 1&2 – 1st place
Equitation Beginner – 1st place

After the horse Layla usually rides couldn’t compete on the day due to a lame leg, Layla got to compete in only one of her events – Working Rider where she got a 1st place on Bold Captain.

Our youngest competitors were Ella Bailey (Grade 1) and Olivia Bailey (Grade 2), who competed on their horse Alrie, and did best walk and best trot. In best walk Olivia came second and Ella came third. In best Trot Ella came first and Olivia came second.

Emily Brown and Luna Mist are currently leading the Grahamstown Riding League. Our Kingswood Equestrian Club is growing in numbers and we look forward to seeing more of our riders competing at the Grahamstown Riding Club’s league.

21/03/2025

17/03/2025

So special

17/03/2025

08/03/2025

Albany League – Leg 2 - 15 / 16 March

Alright, thrill-seekers and equestrian aces! Word on the circuit is you’re all chomping at the bit to outshine Dayne, and guess what? The game just got a whole lot more exciting with the addition of TEAMS in Showjumping!
So, who are your dream teammates? Who will you ride with to sn**ch the crown of the ultimate showjumping team?
And don’t forget, the Bathurst Agricultural Show is galloping our way from April 3-6! It’s the next prime show to rack up those crucial graded points without the long haul to PE or EL. Think of the League as your ultimate warm-up arena to prep for those graded points!
Get ready to strut your stuff, showing divas! We’ve got a fabulous feast of new showing classes just waiting for you to dive into. It’s time to polish those hooves and perfect your dazzling routines in preparation for the EC Showing Championships at GRC this September 2025, who needs HOY!

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28/02/2025

Posted • Well done to all our equestrians who took part in the Grahamstown Riding Club’s Valentine’s Show. Emily Brown and her horse, Luna-Mist, achieved four 1st places and a 2nd in their 70cm and 80cm jumping and equitation rounds, while Leigh Ballantyne and her horse, A Little Showtime Magic, won their equitation class.
Grade 8 Kingswood pupil, Layla, and her horse Choccie also achieved 1st place in two 60cm show jumping rounds and in the 60cm working hunter event and 2nd in Dressage.
It was so lovely to see the Grahamstown Riding Club abuzz and our pupils taking part in the show.
Thanks you to the Rev for these lovely photos.

28/02/2025

Posted • .equestrian Valentines show 25”🥰
Anu had a fun time! Did some classes with her lease on the Saturday and I did 2 rounds of jumping on the Sunday, clear in the 90cm
And 1M we knocked 1, but boy did it feel so good!
I also rode ’s big Boy, Bold Captain on the Saturday, did a 50cm jumping and a 50cm equitation, and the big man really had such a joll! Just such a chilled man🥰❤️

20/02/2025

Posted • Exciting Growth in the DSG Equestrian Community!

Over the past few months, the DSG horse riding community has grown at an incredible pace! This afternoon, Mr de Villiers took a break from his busy schedule to visit the GRC, where he had the pleasure of meeting our wonderful new horses and talented riders.

It’s exciting to see how our equestrian family is flourishing!

20/02/2025

Hi Everyone

Apologies for the delay, but good things come to those that wait.

Standings after Albany League Leg 1

Overall points winner was Danye Theophilus on Dellbros Barbwire – well done you have won the voucher for the night away at PE Beach Hotel. I think we should handicap Dayne for the next show, he clearly knows how to play the game.

Top Adult is clearly Dayne, but Nicola Bowes is racing behind to catch up.

Top Junior at this moment is Pipe Weichbrodt on Lily Long Socks.

Grooms we have a tie between Austin Mhlonyane with Olympus Lady Dandelion and Siphiwo Singata with Redford. Each shall receive a R50 voucher.
The schools…. ah yes
Well, done DSG, you lead Kingswood by 7 points. Kingswood – that is one 1st place, I know you can turn this around in March.