Sawmga Limpopo

🏋️‍♀️ 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 – 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🐎

A great rider isn't just fit—they're balanced, coordinated and in control. Every time you ride, your body is constantly making tiny adjustments to stay centred with your horse.
This week's session focuses on balance, leg strength and coordination. Remember, this isn't a race. Good technique is far more important than speed.

🌟 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦-𝐔𝐩 (𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬)
🚶 𝟐-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞:
✅ 𝟏𝟓 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬 (𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 & 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝)
✅ 𝟏𝟎 𝐇𝐢𝐩 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
✅ 𝟏𝟎 𝐇𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬
✅ 𝟏𝟎 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐬

💪 This Week's Challenge

Complete 3 rounds:
🚶 20 Walking Lunges (10 per leg – shorten the stride if needed)
🪑 10 Sit-to-Stands (Sit down on a chair and stand back up without using your hands if possible.)
⚖️ Balance Challenge
Stand on one leg for 30 seconds, then swap legs.

𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒, 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑒𝑦𝑒!
🦵 15 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑓 𝑅𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠
🚶 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 2-𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑘 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑘
🧘 𝐶𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝐷𝑜𝑤𝑛
✔️ 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑠
✔️ 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑑𝑠
✔️ 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑚𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠
✔️ 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑖𝑝𝑠
✔️ 𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑎 𝑓𝑒𝑤 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑦𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 💧

🐴 Rider Tip
Strong legs and good balance don't just make you fitter—they help you keep a quiet, independent seat. That means clearer cues for your horse and better control through every turn, stop and transition.

Remember—you don't have to be the fittest rider. You just need to be a little stronger than you were last week.

See you next Fitness Friday! 💪🐎

🚨 ENTRIES ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN! 🚨

HOW TO ENTER:

1) Log in to your SAWMGA account at sawmga.co.za.
2) Go to the Events & Entries tab and click Manage Entries.
3) If you are riding Nationals, press Confirm Entry.
4) Double-check that all your details are correct.
5) Click Submit Entry — your invoice will be generated automatically!

Don't wait until the last minute — enter now! 🏇💨

A massive thank you to our incredible sponsors for backing our riders and making this event possible:

Blue Sky Appaloosa, Paint & Quarter Horse stud River | Louis se Plaas | Faber Collective | Vet on St Bernard Drive | Dante Deo | Legal Serve | Jagerskraal Sport Horses | Shiloh Ranch SA | Vital Stride | Trailsaddles.co.za | Epol Equine | Kuda Sport Horse | PetX | Dr Marethe de Vos, Chiropractor | Spurwing Horse Feeds | Hope Ranch SA

Shoutout to our prize sponsors for helping us reward our competitors!

A2H Consulting | Crochet Mamma | The Farm Girl Horse Treats | Kalahari Tack | Kuda Sport Horse | Vet on St Bernard Drive | Racehorse Owners Association | Corrie Lensley Horseracing Stables | Blue Haze American Quarter Horse Stud | BCA Health | No Shock Shoes | MOONIA

Prep for SAWMGA Nationals 2026

A massive thank you to our incredible sponsors:

Blue Sky Appaloosa, Paint & Quarter Horse stud River | Louis se plaas | Faber Collective | Vet on St Bernard Drive | Dante Deo | Legal Serve | Jagerskraal Sport Horses | Shiloh Rance SA | Vital Stride | Trailsaddles.co.za | Epol Equine | PetX | Dr Marethe de Vos, Chiropractor | Spurwing Horse Feeds | Hope Ranch SA

Your contribution truly spurs our sport forward!

🏋️‍♀️ 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 – 𝐁𝐨𝐮 '𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫! 🐎💪

Om 'n beter Western Mounted Games (WMG)-ruiter te wees, gaan nie net oor tyd in die saal nie. 'n Fiks ruiter het beter balans, 'n sterker sit, vinniger reaksies en meer uithouvermoë – alles wat jou help om jou perd duideliker en sagter te ry.

Hierdie week hou ons dit lig en maklik, sodat enige ruiter, ongeag ouderdom of fiksheidsvlak, kan saamdoen.

🌟 𝐇𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐬𝐞 𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐝𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠:

🔹 5 minute se rustige stap om op te warm.

Doen daarna 3 rondtes van:

✅ 10 𝐿𝑖𝑔𝑔𝑎𝑎𝑚𝑠𝑔𝑒𝑤𝑖𝑔-𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑠
✅ 10 𝑀𝑢𝑢𝑟-𝑜𝑝𝑑𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑘𝑒 (𝑊𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑃𝑢𝑠ℎ-𝑢𝑝𝑠)
✅ 20 𝑆𝑒𝑘𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑘 (𝑜𝑝 𝑘𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑒̈ 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑔)
✅ 10 𝑇𝑟𝑒𝑒-𝑜𝑝𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 (𝑜𝑝 '𝑛 𝑙𝑎𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑝 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑒𝑝)
✅ 1 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑒 𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑝

🧘 Afkoel

✔️ Strek jou bene, heupe en skouers vir 5 minute.
✔️ Drink genoeg water. 💧

Onthou – dit gaan nie oor spoed nie, maar oor konsekwentheid. Elke klein bietjie oefening help om jou kernspiere, balans en postuur te verbeter, wat uiteindelik jou perd ook bevoordeel.

Daag jou familie of stalmaats uit om saam te oefen. Dit is altyd lekkerder wanneer julle mekaar motiveer!

🐴 'n Sterker ruiter beteken 'n gelukkiger perd.

🐴 𝐆𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐞𝐰𝐞, 𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐤𝐢𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐝 🐴

Elke suksesvolle Western Mounted Games (WMG)-rit begin by jou perd se hoewe. Die bekende gesegde "Geen hoef, geen perd" is vandag nog net so waar. Sterk, gesonde hoewe vorm die fondament van jou perd se prestasie, gemak en langtermyn gesondheid.

'n Perd se hoewe groei voortdurend en moet gereeld deur 'n bekwame hoefsmid versorg word. Vir die meeste perde beteken dit elke 6 tot 8 weke, hoewel sommige perde korter tussenposes benodig, afhangend van hul werk, die seisoen en hoe vinnig hul hoewe groei.

𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒆𝒘𝒆 𝒏𝒊𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒚𝒅𝒔 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒈 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒏𝒊𝒆, 𝒌𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒊 𝒕𝒐𝒕:
🐎 𝐾𝑟𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑓𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑘𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑒𝑤𝑒
🐎 𝐿𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑤𝑎𝑘 𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑠
🐎 𝑂𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑝 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑒𝑛 𝑔𝑒𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑡𝑒
🐎 𝑆𝑤𝑎𝑘𝑘𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑒
🐎 𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑘𝑜 𝑣𝑖𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑘ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑑 𝑒𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠

Maak dit deel van jou daaglikse roetine om jou perd se hoewe uit te krap en na te gaan vir klippe, los skoene, krake of enige tekens van pyn of hitte. Klein probleme wat vroeg raakgesien word, voorkom dikwels groot probleme later.
Goeie hoefversorging, behoorlike voeding en gereelde besoeke aan jou hoefsmid help om jou perd gemaklik, gebalanseerd en gereed vir elke WMG-uitdaging te hou.

Onthou: 'n Kampioen staan op gesonde hoewe.

🐴 𝐆𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐞𝐰𝐞 = 𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐤𝐢𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐝 = 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞

🌸🐎 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲

Strong women don’t just raise riders —
they lead, support, organise, coach, and inspire.

Today we celebrate the women who hold the reins with courage, grace and determination — in the arena and beyond.

Here’s to women who ride their own journey.
Happy Women’s Day 💜🐴

Sawmga Gauteng Free State Sawmga Official Sawmga KZN

🏋️‍♀️ 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲: 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 & 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧! 🐎💥
Nationals are coming in hot 🔥—and so should you This week, we’re going 4 rounds for time with a challenge that’ll light up your core and lungs:

🏁 4 Rounds For Time
🔥 1-minute L-sit hold (against the wall)
🏃 400-meter run

Warm-up first! 🚶‍♀️
➡️ 2 min jumping jacks
➡️ 10 air squats
➡️ 10 arm circles each way
➡️ 10 leg swings per leg

Cool-down after! 🧘‍♀️
➡️ Light jog or walk (3–5 mins)
➡️ Stretch hamstrings, quads & hip flexors
➡️ Don’t forget to breathe and hydrate! 💧

📲 Log your time before Monday morning and tag SAWMGA LIMPOPO to let us know you crushed it!
Let’s get Nationals-ready—one sweaty set at a time! 💪

📘🐎 𝐈𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲? 🐴✨

No passport, no play! To enter a SAWMGA-sanctioned show, your horse must have an up-to-date SAEF Horse Passport — no exceptions!

✅ Your horse’s passport must include:
📌 Name (Must match your show entry)
📌 Microchip number
📌 Breed, color, & markings (SAEF vet-stamped)
📌 DOB & s*x (Sorry, stallions can’t "identify" otherwise 😉)
📌 Correct owner details that match SANEASA & SAWMGA profiles

💉 Vaccination Pages:
🦠 Flu Vaccine – Compulsory every 6 months, with batch sticker, vet stamp & signature.
⚠️ No competing for 7 days post-vaccine.
🐜 AHS (African Horse Sickness) – Must be done annually, covering the full following year. Don’t forget: 3-week rest between AHS 1 & 2 = 6 weeks off training!

Proper documentation protects you, your horse, and the sport we love. Check your pages. Check your dates. Get show-ready! 💪

Questions? Chat with your vet and double-check your passport before the next tack check.