10/10/2025
🌟 Huge Congratulations to Our Star Riders at Nationals!🌟
What an incredible week at the Nationals in Kyalami! Our Equine Awakening team brought home some seriously impressive results, and we're bursting with pride. A massive shoutout to Andreas, Annebelle, Carmi, and Micah – you all rode like absolute champions! 🏆🐎
🏆Andreas & Rezzi: Crushing it in Equitation and earning those well-deserved National Colours! Your round was stunning, even with that cheeky pole down. So proud of you! 👏
🏆Annebelle & Baobab: 5th in Level 5 Working Riding, and then nailing 2nd in that super tough Hunter class in the Bob Charter Arena. Well done, girls– pure magic! ✨
🏆Carmi & Wakidi: Jumping into her FIRST EVER national comp in Show Jumping and scoring 4th in the competition round + 6th in the A2 round? That's HUGE! A massive round of applause for this dynamic duo – you've got the heart of a winner! 🎉
🏆Micah & Baobab: 7th in the challenging Level 7 Working Riding, plus another stellar 2nd in the Hunter class in the Bob Charter Arena. Well done to you two – teamwork makes the dream work! 💪
A huge thank you to my incredible family – my husband Sampie, and my boys Micah and Nicolai – for being right there with us, helping out and going above and beyond this week. You guys are my rock and make everything possible! ❤️
Shoutout to our amazing grooms too – your tireless hard work keeping our horses happy, healthy, and shining made all the difference. We couldn't do this without you! 🐴
And to all the wonderful parents: Your unwavering support, encouragement, and those early-morning cheer squads meant the world to our riders. You're raising not just champions in the saddle, but kind, resilient hearts off it too. Grateful doesn't even cover it! 🙌
To our amazing riders: Welcome back after that well-earned holiday break! We've missed you and can't wait to get back in the saddle. Lessons kick off again this Monday – let's make up for lost time with even more fun and progress. Who's ready to trot? 😊
