TALENTED Wagga equestrienne Kirra Hubbard has successfully conquered her first Pony Club Nationals, returning with a swag of rugs and ribbons.
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Hubbard took all before her at the national championship event at Murray Bridge in South Australia as she returned with three national titles.
The 16-year-old won the junior eventing on her gelding, Rosie’s Rocafella.
Hubbard was the only rider to successfully clear the showjumping and the cross country.
She was also played an important part of the NSW Pony Club Association championship team that won both the NSW Junior Eventing Team and NSW Junior Dressage Team.
Hubbard only arrived home late on Monday night but was thrilled with such a commanding performance at her first national titles.
“I’m very happy with how I went,” Hubbard said.
“I knew we would be at the pointy end because we had put in a lot of hard work and effort but to actually win was really, really good.”
To add to a successful trip, Hubbard and Rosie’s Rocafella finished fifth in the individual dressage, another result she was happy with.
“That was very surprising,” she said.
I knew we would be at the pointy end because we had put in a lot of hard work and effort but to actually win was really, really good.
- Kirra Hubbard
“My horse isn’t great at dressage but we put in a lot of hard work and it came off thankfully.”
Hubbard hope the results inspire her to go further.
“It’s quite inspiring that I’ve achieved that at my age,” she said.
“It also gives me a bit of confidence to go forward and do more.”
Hubbard returned with three rugs and seven ribbons, and was also presented with two books by an ex-Olympian.
She said it was hard not to dream of riding at an Olympics one day.
“I would love to get to the Olympics,” she said.
“That would be a very big ambition, but I’ll see how I go.”
The Wagga High School student will now focus on the state championships later in the month at Mudgee.
Griffith equestrian rider Sally Groat also was part of the successful NSW teams.
She was winning the eventing before she was eliminated in the cross country.