CLUB OF THE MONTH A: A rider goes through water from Geelong Horse Trials 2016.
CLUB OF THE MONTH
B: Lauren Hussell
Geelong Horse Trials
C: Hayley Womersley
Geelong Horse Trials are an annual sporting event which has been running since 1979 and gains in popularity every year.
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hat exactly are the Geelong Horse Trials you might ask, if you’ve never heard of them!
The Geelong Horse Trials is an annual equestrian sporting event, involving all three disciplines: dressage, crosscountry and showjumping. (Many people think of eventing as the equivalent of a triathlon.) The Geelong
Eventing Association has been running the Geelong Horse Trials since 1979, and it draws competitors from all over Victoria - they are based about an hour from Melbourne. The trials are held in Inverleigh at the beautiful
property ‘Barwonleigh’, a 2,330 hectare cattle and sheep property, which has been in the Campbell family for seven generations. Geelong Horse Trials attracts a huge range of competitors and spectators every year, and is put together by a group of volunteers, the Geelong Eventing Association Inc, entirely committed to the running and future development of the Geelong Horse Trials. Their aim is to continue to improve the grounds and facilities for the event, with the ultimate goal to make the event more appealing to elite, national level competitors. The Eventing Association has a committee of 19 people, holding their annual event at Barwonleigh each February. This year The Geelong Horse Trials are on the 23rd and 24th of February. For more info go to: facebook. com/pg/geelonghorsetrials/
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