Young Van der Merwe wins endurance race at Okahandja

THE Windhoek Endurance Riding Club held its club ride at the Okahandja Reit Klub last Saturday and 23 riders took part.

During the day, there were five eliminations and withdrawals. The star of the day was 14-year-old Paul van der Merwe, who was the overall winner of the 80 km route in a time of 4 hours, 55 minutes (average speed of 16,3 km/h).The young Van der Merwe also won the Junior Fittest Horse Award and the Junior Horsemanship Award.Piet van Rooyen won the senior 80 km distance, and also the Senior Fittest Horse Award.Reinholt Schurz won the Senior Horsemanship Award.The full results were as follows: 80 km Junior – Paul van der Merwe 80 km Senior – Piet van Rooyen 60 km Junior – Leon Harmse 2.Schalk Burger 60 km Senior – Wannette Hanekom 2.Reinholt Schurz 3.Christine Ballmer Fittest Horse Junior – Paul van der Merwe Fittest Horse Senior – Piet van Rooyen Horsemanship Award Junior – Paul van der Merwe Horsemanship Award Senior – Reinholt Schurz The next endurance ride in Namibia will be at Gobabis on March 21.For more information on the race, contact Jannie Wiese at (062) 57 0316.The secretary of the Windhoek Endurance Riding Club, Frankie Tagg, can be reached at 081 129 5853.The star of the day was 14-year-old Paul van der Merwe, who was the overall winner of the 80 km route in a time of 4 hours, 55 minutes (average speed of 16,3 km/h).The young Van der Merwe also won the Junior Fittest Horse Award and the Junior Horsemanship Award.Piet van Rooyen won the senior 80 km distance, and also the Senior Fittest Horse Award.Reinholt Schurz won the Senior Horsemanship Award.The full results were as follows: 80 km Junior – Paul van der Merwe 80 km Senior – Piet van Rooyen 60 km Junior – Leon Harmse 2.Schalk Burger 60 km Senior – Wannette Hanekom 2.Reinholt Schurz 3.Christine Ballmer Fittest Horse Junior – Paul van der Merwe Fittest Horse Senior – Piet van Rooyen Horsemanship Award Junior – Paul van der Merwe Horsemanship Award Senior – Reinholt Schurz The next endurance ride in Namibia will be at Gobabis on March 21.For more information on the race, contact Jannie Wiese at (062) 57 0316.The secretary of the Windhoek Endurance Riding Club, Frankie Tagg, can be reached at 081 129 5853.

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