FEI World Cup Show Jumping Qualifier
Adrenalin, passion and nail-biting suspense will feature again in November this year when South Africa's top show jumpers square off at the first Equestrian World Cup-jumping qualifying event to be held at the Stellenbosch District Riding Club (SDRC).
The much anticipated Investec FEI World Cup Jumping Qualifier, one of the highlights on the South African show jumping calendar, is the final chance for top South African riders to qualify for the 2014 FEI World Cup event to be held in France in April next year.
With only the finest riders competing at this international standard event, the Qualifier is guaranteed to give spectators a taste of world class show jumping on a course designed by international course builders Michel Ismalun of France and Kevin Spratley of South Africa.
Ismalun is the designer of the 2014 World Equestrian Games course while Spratley has been responsible for the design of several local high profile event courses, including the Avis Derby from 2009 to 2012 and the Pony Rider SA Championships this year. Spratley has also worked on international courses - his most recent project was the design for the Spanish Sunshine Tour.
Top riders in the Junior and Adult levels will be competing at the five-day event, which runs from Wednesday, 20 to Sunday, 24 November and is organised by Cape Town Equestrian.
Janet Larsen, Investec South Africa's Head of Marketing, says the sport of show jumping is rapidly growing in South Africa. "As a last chance to make the cut for the World Cup, the Qualifier will this year no doubt deliver a spectacle of the highest standard," she says.
"We predict that the high levels of passion, energy and stamina required to make it to the top will further ensure that the Qualifier becomes an iconic annual Cape Town event."
The SDRC, one of the leading equestrian facilities in the country, is located at the foot of the Helderberg Mountain and runs events in disciplines ranging from Dressage and Driving to Show Jumping and Eventing. The venue is easily accessible off the R44 between Stellenbosch and Somerset West.
The FEI World Cup Qualifier event is open to everyone and will also have a Food, Wine and Craft Market, with a variety of different district wines, fresh produce and homemade goods on offer. Entrance is free on 20, 21 and 22 November, with tickets for Saturday, 23ed and Sunday, 24th available for purchase at R50 per person from either Computicket or at the gate. For further information visit www.capetownequestrian.co.za or contact Cape Town Equestrian on tel: 021 510 3912.
Date: 20 November 2013 to 24 November 2013Time: 08:00 - 17:00
Venue: Stellenbosch District Riding Club, Stellenbosch
Cost: R50 on 23 and 24 November 2013
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Directions to SDRC:
From N2 Cape Town – Take Exit 33 left into Baden Powell Drive towards R310 Stellenbosch. Turn Right at Annandale Road (Lynedoch Service Station) and follow road until it meets the R44. Mooiberge Strawberry Stall is diagonally across the road. Turn left on to the R44. Turn left at Aerodrome Road. Stellenbosch District Riding Club is on the right hand side.
From N1 Cape Town – Take Exit 39 and turn right onto the R304 towards Stellenbosch. Turn right onto the R44 in Stellenbosch. Continue through Stellenbosch towards Somerset West. At Mooiberge Strawberry Farm intersection (R44 and Annandale road), make U-turn back towards Stellenbosch. First road left into Aerodrome Rd. Stellenbosch District Riding Club is on the right hand side.