SAWMGA & SANESA Qualifier Event
DATE: 1 & 2 April 2023 VENUE: Ranch Bella Mia TIME: 9:00am
Western Mounted Games is the action packed, precision sport of the equestrian world. A good WMG horse does not only require the speed of a racehorse, but the turning ability of a cutting horse and the control and responsiveness of the stock horse.
Western Mounted Games in South Africa only includes the American Gymkhana Events:
Barrel Racing * Keyhole * Hurry Scurry * Pole bending (Poles 1 & 2) * Quadrangle * Bi-Rangle * Single Stake * Fig 8 Flags * Fig 8 Stake * Speed Ball * Big T * Speed Barrels
A selection of 5 events is run in each Western Mounted Games Qualifier show. At the National Competition 12 of the 13 Events are selected to be competed in over three days.
The level of a rider/horse combination is determined by the average level of times ridden and recorded through the year at Qualifier shows according to a Rating “Matrix”. The “Matrix” is a timetable used to determine the level of competence of a rider. In South Africa the highest average level of competence is level 4.
SAWMGA adheres to the requirements of the Sports Act, SASCOC, and the SAEF. We are also a member of SANESA (South African National Equestrian Schools Association).