TEENAGE rider Tayhla Vuleta continues to clear all obstacles in her quest to become an accomplished equestrian.
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Representing Kiama High at the recent NSW Interschool competition, the year 11 student rode her eight-year-old Australian stock horse/quarter horse-cross gelding Angus to first place in the High School Preliminary Eventing 95 centimetre division.
The three-phase competition, conducted at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park on June 19, comprised dressage, cross-country and showjumping disciplines.
A member of Kiama Pony Club since she was eight, and a current Berry Riding Club member, Tayhla said her horse performed impeccably and had done everything asked of him in Sydney.
"Angus tried his hardest on the cross-country course, taking the tricky lines and jumps in his stride," she said.
"In the showjumping we had a couple of deep spots but he made sure he didn't knock any rails, getting around clear.
"Although Angus doesn't have flashy dressage movements, he did a lovely and accurate test which allowed us to get a good score. I couldn't ask for a better partner."
Back in May and just weeks after securing a valued sponsorship from Wilson Equestrian for horse and rider competition attire and horse grooming products, the pair also won the Pony Club NSW 15-17 age equitation (showjumping) at Gunning in southern NSW.
Coached by good friend Chloe Avnell, with extra lessons from well-known Kiama horseman and national competitor George Sheridan, Tayhla and Angus have reaped the benefits of many hours of dedicated training and practice over the past five years.
