LC Equestrian

11/03/2025

🏆 Championships x 3
🎖️ Reserve Champions x 4
🥇 x 8
🥈 x 10

🎖️ *SASA riding horse* 🎖️
._Destalsmit El Grande_..

🥈2nd Best Canter
🥈2nd Pleasure horse
🥇1st Best 3-gated
🏆Reserve SASA riding Horse

🎖️ *Open Adult Showriding*🎖️
._Destalsmit El Grande_..

🥈2nd Open Showhack
🥈2nd Open Showriding

🎖️ *Nooitgedacht classes* 🎖️
._Destalsmit El Grande_..

🥇1st Stallion in hand
🏆Champion Stallion in hand
🥇1st Open Nooitgedacht Show riding horse
🏆Champion Nooitgedacht Showriding
._Destalsmit Miss Daisy_..
🥇1st Part Bred Nooitgedacht filly’s
🏆Reserve Champion Part bred mare inhand

🎖️ *Generalbreed* 🎖️
._I’m Invictus Ira_..
🥈2nd Showriding

🎖️ *All breed* 🎖️
._Kavalier, ridden by Jodene Rademeyer_..

🥈2nd inhand junior handler
🥈2nd Showriding horse

🎖️ *SA Warmblood* 🎖️
._I’m a charmer, ridden by Alecia Barnard_..

🥇1st SAW Novice Showhack
🥈2nd SAW Novice Showriding
🏆Reserve Champion SAW Show horse

🥈2nd Potential Dressage Horse with a score of 78.5%
._Bardolino van het Grootveldhof Z_..

🥇1st SAW Stallion inhand
🏆Champion SAW Stallion inhand

🎖️ *Appaloosa* 🎖️
._Ruconu Sir Harvey_..

🥇1st Main Registry Stallion 4yrs but under 6yrs

🥇1st Adult Pleasure Horse Novice
🥈 2nd Adult Show Riding Horse - Novice
🏆 Reserve Champion Adult Showriding Horse

04/11/2024

🏆🐎APPALOOSA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 🐎🏆

What an incredible honor to show this magnificent stallion for Ruconu Appaloosa Stud!

🐎 Ruconu Sir Harvey 🐎

It’s been an absolute pleasure working with him and watching him shine in the show ring. With his unbelievable temperament and stunning presence, it’s hard to believe he’s only 6 months under saddle! And what a debut at the Afridome Parys:

🥈 2nd in Show Riding
🥈 2nd in Show Hunter
🏆 Reserve Champion Adult Novice Show Horse

🏆 Reserve Supreme Champion Appaloosa Under Saddle

In-hand, he exceeded all expectations, proving just how truly exceptional he is. It’s always a joy to handle such a well-behaved stallion!

🥇 1st Appaloosa C**t (3Yrs but Under 4Yrs)
🏆 Junior Champion C**t
🏆 Supreme Champion Male
at the Appaloosa Nationals

🏆 Reserve Champion of Champions (Main Registry Appaloosa 2024)

Thank you, Ruconu Appaloosa Stud , for trusting me with the opportunity to show and produce this incredible stallion! I’m so grateful and beyond excited for what the future holds for him! 🌟

25/08/2024

🌹🏆Gauteng Showing Championships 2024 🏆🌹

Destalsmit El Grande 🦄

1st Best trot 🥇
1st Best canter 🥇
1st Pleasure horse 🥇
1st Best 3 Gated horse🥇

Overall Champion SASA riding horse 🥇🏆

What an honour to ride this special stallion

03/08/2024

If you have gained the trust of a thoroughbred , you have won a friend for life.
Cape Star ⭐️ she’s improved by leaps and bounds , only getting better at each show , ending in the top 12 at her 2nd dressage outing being Gauteng Champs.Thank you Bertelsmann family for the opportunity to ride and show this beautiful little hot headed mare. 🔥💥☄️

03/08/2024

Young horses out and about at Gauteng Dressage champs , Im a charmer owned by .barnard91 thank you for giving me the opportunity to ride and show this superb gelding , having some lovely rounds at his first ridden show and bringing home a 3rd 🏵️

03/06/2024

🏆Autumn Gold Cup 2024 🎁
Destalsmit El Grande , 2nd in Best Trot, 1st in Best Canter, 1st Pleasure Horse, 2nd Best 3 Gaited Horse and Reserve Champion SA Riding horse, 3rd in Show Hack and Show Riding 🏵️

26/05/2024

🏅Cape Star ✨🌟⭐️

The young Thoroughbred mare owned by the Bertelsmann family,Exceeded our expectations !! Giving it her best at her first showing show ,this talented mare was a real star🏆

🏵️AUTUMN GOLD CUP🏵️
🥇1st SASA Novice Show Hack
🥉3rd SASA Novice Show Riding

04/05/2024

💫 Cape star 💫
A young TB mare, out at her 1st show after a year of slow production. She managed to bring home 2x 🥇 places, with scores of 65.86% and 68.6%. Happy owners & horse🐎
This will definitely be one of many , what a lovely outing at

05/03/2024

04/03/2024

🌟HORSE OF THE YEAR 2024🌟

What a week ! Ending HOY 2024 off on such a good note , it really takes a village.

🏆Championships x9
🏆Reserve Champs x2
🥇16x 1st places
🥈 3x 2nd places
🥉 3x 3rd places

La vinia zest Kanon owned by Nicolle Vd Greft
Thanks for the ride and coaching over the last few months
🥈 2nd Show hack Other breeds

*Sherwins Joy - owned by Shellea Ripley
🥉 3rd TB show hunter

*FTB Blaze - Jodene Rademeyer Sulette Rademeyer
🥇 1st Anglo Arab Novice Show riding
🥉 3rd Anglo Arab show hack

*Bardolino - Chane Walkinshaw
🥇 1st Warmblood Adult novice show hunter
🥈 2nd SASA Adult novice show hunter
🥉 3rd SASA Adult show riding

🏆CHAMPION Warmblood show hunter

*Presley VE - Leon Combrink
🥇 1st Warmblood In hand Stallion between 3 and 4 years

*Morgenstond Lorielle - Bailey Matthee
🏅6th Warmblood Show riding

*Ruconu Sir Harvey -Ruconu Appaloosa Stud
🥇 1st Mane registry Stallion 3 - 4 years

🏆 Champion Appaloosa Junior stallion
🏆 Reserve champion Appaloosa Mane registry Stallion

*Destalsmit Miss Daisy
owned by Alecia Barnard- shown by Leon Combrink
🥇 1st General Breed under 3

🥇 1st SP Nooitgedacht mares under 4 years
🥇 1st Best group bred by the same stud

🏆 Reserve Champion General Breed
🏆 National Nooitgedacht Champion SP mare

*Destalsmit El Primera -Melaine Smit
Destalsmit Stud
🥇 1st Nooitgedacht Part bred mare in hand
🥇 1st Best group by same sire
🥇 1st Best group bred by same stud
🥇 Nooitgedacht Novice show riding

🏆 National Nooitgedacht Champion Part bred Mare in hand

*Destalsmit El Grande
🥇 1st Nooitgedacht Part bred stallion in hand
🥇 1st Best group bred by the same sire
🥇 1st Best trot
🥇 1st Best pleasure horse
🥇 1st Best three gaited
🥈 2nd Nooitgedacht Open show riding

🏆 National Nooitgedacht Champion Part bred stallion in hand
🏆 National Nooitgedacht Champion SA riding horse
🏆 National Nooitgedacht Supreme Champion show horse

04/02/2024