Matakana Country Park Equestrian

08/08/2026

A huge THANK YOU to everyone for a wonderful finale to our SJ Series! 🏆💙
Thank you to all our competitors for giving it 100% — both with your riding and your positive attitudes. It really makes each show such a positive experience for everyone involved. 🥰

A massive thank you to all our helpers on the day — we couldn’t have done it without you all! 🙌

Thank you to Kim Sterling for judging and to Naomi Marshall for writing! huge thanks to you both.

A big thank you to Jo Bullock for today’s course design… even if it was backwards! 🤣🙈

And a special thank you to Sarah AndMatt Watts for helping me at every show with loading up the prizes, writing, moving jumps to and fro and everything else. It is very much appreciated! ❤️

A HUGE thank you to Kim Coghlan for letting us use her amazing venue, and to all our wonderful sponsors! Because of your support, we have been able to give away some amazing prizes throughout the series. 🎁🏆

I’m already looking forward to planning the next series — once the weather warms up!! ☀️🐴

🏆 SJ SERIES WINNERS — HIGHEST POINTS 🏆
PONY
🥇 1st — Ashley Russell on Marley
🥈 2nd — Abi Lonergan on Memphis RN
🥉 3rd — Riley Howard on Sun Kissed Lady
🏅 4th — Bella Watts on Lyric

HACK

🥇 1st — Pixie Swift on Archie
🥈 2nd — Emily Twort on Centinelle
🥉 3rd — Riley Howard on Emillion
🏅 4th — Cate Bennet on Harley

Well done girls — top effort! 👏👏👏

Thank you again to everyone who has supported the SJ Series. We can’t wait to do it all again! 💙🐴🏆@
Di Balich - Licensed Real Estate Agent
Falloon Stockfoods Ltd
Grains & Gains Co
Arion EFV
Smiths - Matakana
Vetpro
Pryde's EasiFeed
Kim Sterling
Dunstan Horsefeeds
Vectral Outdoor Lighting
Kim Coghlan

07/08/2026

One more thing. Our warm jump for the smaller heights will be on the main oval, please stick to the area around the Jump as still some soggy patches and don’t want to cause too much damage, but there is a good amount of space around the jump to trot around. Stay on the side closest to the arena. the other half is too boggy.

And the other arena is all set up for the higher heights.

07/08/2026

I’ve added the approximate timetable for tomorrow, but we have generally run in the early side for the last two shows.

06/08/2026

Yard Allocation for the Day

06/08/2026

A Huge thanks to Vectral Outdoor Lighting for sponsoring these amazing covers for our series winners ❤️ They are awesome!!!

05/08/2026

DAY 3 - Final day of the SJ Series

The first class x-bar starts at 0830, so please be warmed up and ready to go at 0830. I will add a schedule and draw order once final numbers are confirmed, hopefully tonight or tomorrow morning.

Classes will run in draw order - and the x-bar-50-60 cm will be split to U13 and Over.
It's looking like we will also split the 70-80-90 classes as they are quite big classes. Ponies will be up first then Hacks.

Prize giving for our top Series Winners will be at the end of the 1.05 class.

We have a practice jump set up for the smaller heights, and we can use the other arena by the horse stables for the higher heights. ( much better footing)
Directions to warm up arena - go over the bridge to where the little church is follow the path down on the right past smiths - straight past the little train rides and into the other stable area - you will see the arena on the left. opposite the main stable building. Remember if your horse is spooky go with someone or hop off and lead them through. It’s a long weekend and the car park will be busy in the afternoon.

Remember - Entry in at Entrance 2 on Omaha Flats Rd - opposite Sculpturem.

Parking for Floats will be on the oval, (go right once you hit the oval and drive right the way around so you are heading towards the exit, that way we have more room on the oval. The oval is dry, but the grass verge on the oval is still wet- so park very tight against the right hand side. Please park close together so we can fit more floats in remember you can always pull back on the oval to load if the car behind is too close.

Do NOT park where you see cones (one part of the oval is narrow and will be blocked from parking.

Trucks and floats with two horses will go straight instead of turning onto the oval. as this will give you more space, the grass on that verge is firmer, so you can pull off so others can pass if needed and horses can be tied on the left side of floats - Do check the firmness of grass before you drive on though as might be softer spots.

Lots of videos on the Fb page if this is your first time at the Country Park.😁

05/08/2026

Hi all, Just following up on payments for the last day of our series this Saturday. We have a lot of entry payments still outstanding. If you haven't paid already please pay promptly as I am completing final class lists.

Thanks to those that have already paid, makes my paperwork much easier😅

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01/08/2026

Tonight I'm sorting all the prizes for next Saturday's SJ! 🎉
We have lots of amazing prizes ready for our class placegetters. A huge thank you to our incredible sponsors for making this possible—we really appreciate your support!

Looking forward to seeing you all at our next show. It's going to be a fantastic day! 🐴🏅
thanks
Di Balich - Licensed Real Estate Agent
Kim Coghlan
Pryde's EasiFeed
Saddlery Warehouse
Falloon Stockfoods Ltd
Grains & Gains Co
Vetpro
Arion EFV
Smiths - Matakana
Dunstan Horsefeeds

27/07/2026

Day 3 of the Matakana Country Park Winter Show Jumping is fast approaching!
If you're thinking about entering, now's the time. We have some amazing prizes up for grabs, and it promises to be a fun, relaxed day at a fantastic venue.
To enter, email [email protected] and we'll get your entry sorted.
We'd love to see you there! 🐴❄️

27/07/2026

Matakana Country Park winter series showjumping