schoolsthatrockKZN Tentpegging Championships. Didi Schnuir van Bethlehem Voortrekker Hoërskool het op 11 September aan die KZN Tentpegging Championships deelgeneem in New Castle. Sy is na die byeenkoms verkies tot die onder 18 C span. Daar is slegs 4 ruiters per span. Didi is ook verkies as die onder-kaptein van die span.
Sy het ook die trofee vir die netjieste perd en ruiter gewen. Didi gaan in Desember in Middelburg aan die SA Kampionskappe teen al die ander provinsies deelneem.
Trekkertrots!
Tent pegging is a sport of the equestrian discipline, where the objective is for a rider to pierce, pick-up and carry a target, with a lance or a sword, as they gallop towards the target. The sport is popular and is played in a lot of countries around the world. It is undoubtedbly most popular in commonwealth countries.
Tent pegging competitions vary based on a few factors like, the size and shape of targets, number of consecutive targets, types of weapons allowed, the duration in which the course has to be completed, and the manner in which the target has to be attacked.
In competitions, riders are awarded points for each target based on the execution, with penalties enforced for violations. The rider with the most points at the end of the competition is declared as the winner.
There are several tent pegging competitions conducted at a national level. The most popular and highest level of international competitions for the sport are the Tent Pegging World Cup and the World Championships.
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