Ilanga Equestrian Club

Hi everyone 😊
We’re looking for sponsors to help support our Mpumalanga riders and horses travelling to the SA Youth Championships in KZN this July 🇿🇦🐴
Every sponsorship helps get our riders horses on the truck and another rider chasing their dreams. Please feel free to share the poster with family, friends, businesses, or anyone who may want to get involved and support our team.
Let’s get behind our riders and make this journey something special 💙💛

JUST 2 WEEKS TO GO UNTIL THE TOYOTA EASTER FESTIVAL 2026

And we can't wait!!

✨ Mpumalanga Eventing Team – 2026 SA Youth Championships ✨
The road to SA Youth Champs in Shongweni begins now! 🐎
Mpumalanga Eventing is calling on our talented Pony Riders and Junior riders to submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) to represent the province at the SA Youth Championships, taking place at Shongweni Club from 27–28 June 2026.

This is an incredible opportunity to ride alongside the country’s best young eventers and proudly wear the Mpumalanga colours on the national stage.
We encourage riders who are passionate about eventing and committed to developing their horse-and-rider partnership to put their names forward and be considered for team selection.

🔥 Selectors will review performance results from October 2025 onward, with combinations needing to compete in at least two events between June 2025 - June 2026.
SANESA results will also be taken into account.
To be eligible riders must:
• Be members of SAEF and Eventing South Africa
• Be Mpumalanga residents
• Have competed as a horse-and-rider combination at a minimum of two shows

Final teams will be announced 10th June 2026.

If you dream of representing Mpumalanga at SA Youth Champs, this is your moment to step forward. 💫

📩 Please submit your Expression of Interest and indicate your intention to be considered for team selection.
Follow this link to send EOI - https://forms.gle/3UjFd24vrLcZEJWh6

Let’s see Mpumalanga riders stepping up and flying the flag high this season! 💚🐎

A room full of passion, partnership and proud moments 🤍

Behind every trophy is early mornings, tough lessons, setbacks, growth — and courage.

Tonight we celebrated more than results.

We celebrated our hearts and passion for our sport. Well done to all our amazing ilanga riders!

✨ What a Night to Remember! ✨

A very big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to celebrate with us last night. Thank you to all those who dressed up to our theme B for the night. Braai, Bingo & Bling.

Our Bingo Queens brought the energy — what an absolute vibe! 👑 Plenty laughs

A special thank you Nelspruit Bowls Club for hosting us so beautifully.

A heartfelt thank you to Elzabet Nel who came out early to set up the tables and décor — we are incredibly grateful. Your effort made the evening look so special. 🌸

Thank you to all our riders for contributing prizes to the tables — your generosity added such a special touch to the evening.

We are incredibly grateful to our sponsors for supporting our Ilanga Awards Evening:
• JJ Terblanche
• Midfeeds Nelspruit
• All Tacked Up Nelspruit
• Equine Healing
• Denford studios
• Vermate and Thermal Mud

🌟 Big shout out to Kiaat Bungalows & Caravan Park - Hazyview, Mpumalanga, South Africa Kiaat Bungalows for the incredible major prize — a weekend away for 4 people! What a super cool Bingo reward 🏆

Congratulations to the Combrinks for winning BOTH Bingo rounds! You might want to buy a Lotto ticket this weekend 😄

Thank you to Ashleigh Gillespie , our photographer, and to my incredible Ilanga Equestrian Club Council ladies who helped bring the evening together.

Please remember to tag Ilanga in your posts and photos ✨

And finally, to our amazing Ilanga riders, coaches, yards — so much heart, love and passion went into achieving your goals and milestones. Keep chasing those dreams. It’s not only the achievements that matter, but the character, resilience and growth built along the way.
Here’s to an exciting and successful 2026 in the arena! 🐎💫

Husband Equestrian
S.P. Equestrian
South Equestrian
Uplands Equestrian Centre
Mataffin Equestrian Centre

A HUGE shout out to Vermate and Thermal Mud for sponsoring fantastic prizes for our
Ilanga Equestrian Club Awards Evening! 🎉🐴

Your generosity helps us celebrate our riders in style and makes the evening even more special. We absolutely love having brands that support our equestrian community and invest in recognising hard work and achievement.
Thank you for being part of the celebration!

Thank you Midfeeds Nelspruit for your continued support and sponsorship for our Ilanga Equestrian Club Prize Giving Evening.🎁🏆🎉

We appreciate your commitment to our riders and our equestrian community!