Equestrian

Maddison Scott, Co-ordinator of Equestrian 

Coonabarabran Northwest Equestrian Expo 2025

The Equestrian team proudly represented Pymble at the 2025 Coonabarabran Northwest Equestrian Expo, held from Friday, 30 May to Tuesday, 2 June in Coonabarabran, NSW. This event brought together riders from schools across the state for a week of competition across many disciplines.

This year, the Pymble team consisted of 12 enthusiastic riders from Years 7 to 12. Students worked tirelessly in the lead-up to the Expo, displaying outstanding commitment and teamwork. Throughout the week, our students embodied the values of perseverance, respect, and courage, both in the arena and around the Expo grounds. Students competed in events such as the one-day event, pentathlon, polocrosse, team barrels, dressage, and hacking.

One of the highlights of the event was Poppy Barwick’s (Year 10) team whiteboard schedule, which laid out the team’s event schedule for the next day. Another key highlight was seeing our new students Matilda Garland (Year 7), Willa Kerin (Year 7), and Alison Kok (Year 7) compete in their first Coonabarabran. All the girls took on this challenge and rode their horses with poise and confidence.

A big thank you to all the parents, carers, and coaches whose unwavering support was instrumental throughout the competition. Your commitment — whether transporting horses, assisting with preparations, or ensuring our students were organised and ready for each event — was truly invaluable. The dedication you showed to your daughters and the Pymble Equestrian team made an enormous difference.

Results 

Alison Kok (Year 7) 

5th Team Hunt 

Lilian Ahlenstiel (Year 8) 

5th Team Hunt 

8th Combine Training Div 3 

Lola Barwick (Year 12)  

9th One Day Event 95cm 

3rd Showjumping Astro Mini Prix  

2nd Showjumping Astro A2 

2nd Barrels  

1st Key Hole 

Poppy Barwick (Year 10: 

7th One Day Event 80cm  

4th Showjumping 105 A2 

Rosanna Rew (Year 9) 

1st Hacking  

Teya Cranley (Year 11) 

7th One Day Event 80cm  

Alexa Kong (Year 9) 

10th One Day Event 80cm  

1st Showjumping 95cm A2 

1st Showjumping 80cn 2 Phase. 

Congratulations to all those who represented Pymble at the Coonabarabran North West Equestrian Expo 2025. Your Pymble pride, spirit, and efforts were incredible.