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Showing rider of the month
by hqmagazine
TEXT: TARRYN STEBBING
KARA FREITAG
Kara started competing in showing when she was just two years old and was eight when she first represented her province at the South African Champs. She has been in the Showing Team pretty much every year since then. She is currently competing on the very special Shamrocks Zanadu under the watchful eye of her equally successful mother, Lauren Freitag.
We put a few showing questions to Kara, and here's what she had to say:
WHAT IS YOUR TOP TIP FOR SHOWING?
Never give up in the ring, and always give 100% right to the very end. Also, you must show respect to the judges and other competitors at all times. Oh, and as my mother always says, "try and STAY CLEAN."
WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE CLASS?
My favourite class is the Show Hunter. My pony Wohlstand Luna of Lagos used to love to gallop, and that was always something I looked forward to!
DO YOU PREFER A PULLED OR PLAITED TAIL?
Pulled
PLEASE COMPLETE THE SENTENCE "NEVER WOULD I EVER … IN THE SHOW RING"
Never would I ever lose my temper with my horse in the show ring. Showing can be hard, and sometimes things don't go according to plan, but that's okay; I would never take it out on my horse if things didn't work out."
IF I AM NOT ON A HORSE…
I am either focusing on my schooling or hanging out at the stables with the horses. I love to spend quality time with them on the ground.
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S MOTTO?
Work hard in silence and let your success make the noise.
WHY ARE BREAKING WAVES REFERRED TO AS WHITE HORSES? Breaking waves are referred to as white horses, as the white tips looks like the crest of the mane. Some also say that the crashing of waves sounds like hundreds of hooves cantering along the ground.
Here we see Cassandra Catherine and Capital Night Watch. Cassandra tells us “We are currently competing in the 1.35m and I would love to keep rising up in the grades. Night definitely has the heart to go further! However, for the time being Night and I are still finding our footing in the 1.35m and we're having fun while doing so!
