Ellie Whittaker and Amy Caldwell from Bribbaree Pony Club and Tommie Parker from Harden Pony Club travelled to Werribee last week to compete in the Pony Club Australia National Championships.

The trio of riders had a very successful time, especially with Amy and Tommie backing up on competing at the Interschools National Championships the week before.

Ellie and her horse Woody came 4th in the 90cm speed jumping class and won reserve champion with the Pony Club NSW eventing team and finished up 3rd with the NSW show jump team.

Amy and her stock horse Jussy came 2nd in the elementary 3.1 dressage, 7th in the 3.2 elementary and 2nd in the 3.3 elementary.

With their fantastic results they finished up third overall in the country in the dressage championship.

Amy rode Arrakie Justice for the NSW team and her school Kinross Wolaroi at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre the week prior for the Interschools National Championships where she came 8th in the Novice Championship and 10th in the Pas de Deux with her fellow Kinross alumn.

Tommie finished up ninth individually in the 95cm Combined Training at the Interschools Championships and came in 13th overall individually as well as coming reserve champions with the NSW in the Junior 95cm Eventing at the Pony Club Nationals in Victoria.

All three of these riders have been members of Bribbaree and Harden Pony Club since they were just learning to ride, now with Amy and Ellie associate riders and Tommie close to becoming one, they are the leaders in their respective Clubs.

The three were cheered on at home by the next generation that hope to follow in their footsteps one day.

As Amy and Ellie finished competing at Werribee the newest of Bribbaree Pony Club riders were competing at the Bribbaree Show on Saturday in the Pony Club ring, some of them taking part in their first ever competition.

Well done to all three riders who have worked very hard, while away at boarding school, to qualify and prepare for these two big events.