MEET THE TEAM

Personal & Qualifications

• Born Barbie Haug in Port Elizabeth
• FEI Level 1 coach
• FEI Level 2 coach
• National Judge (Equitation)
• Candidate National Judge (Dressage)
• Provincial Judge (Showing & Vaulting)
• SANEF coach
• 1978  – Dip. Cur. Anim, (Onderstepoort)
• 1980  – Established Riba Stables (riding school, instruction and livery yard)
• 2019 – FEI Level 2 tutor Vaulting

Riding Achievements

Adult:

• A grade (Show Jumping)
• Prix St Georges (Dressage)
• Intermediate (Eventing)
• Winner of Derby Compleat Horse four times on different horses
• Transvaal Provincial Colours (Showing & Dressage)

Child/Junior:

• Open (Equitation)
• CA & JA grade (Show Jumping)
• Transvaal Provincial Colours (Eventing & Show Jumping)

Coaching Achievements

• 2013 – Coached Philip Smith Memorial Equitation Trophy Champion
• 2010 – National Coach: South African Vaulting Team (World Equestrian Games)
• 2008 – Coached Philip Smith Memorial Equitation Trophy Champion
• 1980 – present: Coached pupils into provincial teams in Show Jumping, Dressage, Equitation and Vaulting.
• Coached Child and Junior Provincial and National Champions in most disciplines.

Equestrian Administrative Positions Held

• 2007 – Chef d’Equipe: South African Vaulting Team (European Championships)
• 2005 – present: FEI Development Officer: Group IX Vaulting
• 2002 – 2006: Chairman: South African National Vaulting Committee

Personal & Qualifications

• A-Level (British International College)
• FGASA 1

Vaulting Achievements

South Africa:

• 2014 – Trained horses at Dunkeld Equestrian Centre to do Roman Riding displays
• 2007 – Winner South African Open Individual Vaulting Championships
• 2004/5 – Member of the winning Junior Team – South African Championships
• 2004/5/6 – Winner South African Junior Individual Vaulting Championships
• 2003/4/5 – Member of the winning Mixed Vaulting Team– S A Championships

International:

• 2013 – Current: Member of the Dunkeld Vaulting Squad
• 2011 European Championships – Le Mans France
• 2010 World Equestrian Games Kentucky USA – South African Team – placed 9^th
• 2007 European Championships Kaposvar (Hungary) South African Team – placed 9^th.
• 2007 European Championships Kaposvar (Hungary) 17^th place.
• 2006 World Equestrian Games South African Team placed 13^th 
• 2006 World Equestrian Games Aachen – 23^rd Individual Men’s championship
• 2005 European Championships Brescia Italy

Coaching Achievements

• 2018 – Coach of gold and silver medal winners CVI CH 2* in Belgium
• 2017 – Coach of gold and silver medal winners CVI CH 1* in Belgium
• 2008 – 2013 employed part-time at Riba Stables, Kyalami, South Africa as a vaulting coach
• 2008 – Coached vaulting in Mauritius September – November
• 2006 – Current: Instrumental in coaching and organising of the FEI Group IX Africa Vaulting Cup. Coaching in Zambia, Swaziland, Mauritius and South Africa.

Personal & Qualifications

• Matriculated Greenwich College. (Studied correspondence through Cambridge (UK).)
• Holds Protea colours for Vaulting
• Holds provincial colours for Showjumping, Dressage, Showing, Vaulting and Equitation.
• Owns and runs Kayla Gertenbach Equestrian.

Riding Achievements

• 2017 – Clear and placed in multiple Longines World Ranking classes in Lake Arena Summer tour, Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
• 2016 to 2017 – spent living, working, training and competing in Europe
• 2016 – 3rd place in the Silver tour 1.30m Championships at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour, Oliva, Spain.
• Member of Gauteng Showjumping, Vaulting, Dressage, Equitation and Showing teams
• 2014 – Produced horses to 1.50m
• 2013 – Selected as one of the top 3 young riders to take part in a clinic conducted by the trainer of the Olympic gold medal-winning Great Britain Showjumping team.
• 2013 – Leading Young Rider (age 16 – 21) in South Africa.
• 2012 – Jumped home bred and self-produced horse in the South African Derby.
• 2012 – Winner 1.35m Championship – Sunshine Tour in Durban
• 2011 – Winner 1.30m Championship – Revil World cup qualifier
• 2010 – Shortlisted for the Youth Olympic Games for show jumping
• 2010 – Member of the South African team at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky, USA. Achieved 9^th place.
• 2009 – Winner Junior Outdoor Grand Prix, Cape Town
• 2008 – Winner Philip Smith Memorial Trophy
• 2007 – Winner South Africa Equitation Championship Junior
• 2006 – Member of the South African team at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany
• 2004 – Winner South Africa Equitation Championship Pony Rider

Coaching Achievements

Currently coaching Juniors and Adults

Personal & Qualifications

• Matriculated 2013. Home-schooled.
• Holds Protea colours for vaulting.
• Chelsey is also a talented artist. Find out more about her art.

Riding Achievements

• 2018 –
  • Represented SA as the only individual at WEG Tryon North Carolina
  • Winner gold medal CVI 3* in Rugby, UK.
• 2013 –
  • Al Rosario: competed in Galencia Properties Derby, Winner 1.35m Classic, Winner 1.35m Micro-Derby Speed, 2^nd & 3^rd in the Hilmar Meyer Series 1.40m and 3^rd Junior Derby 1.30m.
  • Kinvara: Winner Junior Derby 1.20m, Winner Philip Smith Memorial Equitation Trophy.
  • March – April: 5 weeks vaulting in Europe: 5^th place CVIJ2* Saumur France and a 7^th place in CVIJ2* in Geel Belgium.
• 2012 – Won 2 South African titles along with riding in three provincial teams.
  • Member of Gauteng Dressage, Equitation and Show Jumping teams
  • Winner Individual Junior South African Equitation Championships on Locarno Nautilus
  • Winner Individual Junior South African Show Jumping Championships on Al Rosario
  • Winner Junior Dressage Derby. Top Rider on Alzu Last Time
  • 2^nd Junior Derby and Winner Speed Class 1.30m on Al Rosario
• 2010 – Part of the South African team at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky, USA
• 2007 – Part of the South African team at the European Championships in Kaposvar, Hungary
• 2006 – Part of the South African team at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany

“I started riding at the age of 6. I have competed as a junior and adult quite successfully in many disciplines such as dressage, eventing and showjumping.

Some of my highlights were jumping at the post-Derby 1m class which was at the time still held at Inanda in Sandton and I also competed at the Sun City Indoor Showjumping competition. I have been trained by many instructors including Lachlan McLachlan, Ian Milligan, May Foxcroft, Shirley Green and of course, Barbie Gertenbach.

I moved my horse (and now horses) to Riba Stables almost 10 years ago and currently own Laurie (Classical Blues) and Daydream Jiveman.

I started teaching at Riba Stables 6 years ago and currently provide tuition in dressage, jumping, working riding and vaulting.

I have assisted many clients in bringing up young horses by teaching as well as riding their horses and have taught from very young beginner riders to more experienced riders.

I was also part of the SAPS Reservists Mounted Unit and we did many patrols on horseback in the Midrand area.” – Annelise

Annelise also attended Tri-Nations Vaulting in Mauritius with Charlsy Loni.

• 1963 – Began riding at Muriel Higgs Riding School
• 1964- 1994:  Competed in all Equestrian Disciplines including Show Jumping, Dressage and Gymkhana.
• 1978 – 1982: Employed by Anglo American to teach all equestrian disciplines  at Oranjemund Riding school
• 1982 – SANEF Instructors Certificate – Level 2 SANEF Coach
• 1982 – 1984: Taught all equestrian disciplines at Back of the Moon Stables in Kempton Park.
• 1985 – 1986: Employed by Anglo Vaal to teach at Mine Stable in Stilfontein.
• 1987 – 2000: Owned Moonraker Stud and Bred Welsh Ponies, Partbred Welsh Ponies and Warmbloods. Also taught all disciplines to baiters in the yard.
• 1988 – 1999: Ran Equestrian Club at Midrand High School.
• 2000 – 2005:  Moved Moonraker Stud to Crowthorne.

Shannyn lives at on the property at Riba stables.

She has a passion for horses and children. Shannyn teaches all our young children and oversees a lot of the functioning of the yard. She checks on feeding and the well-being of all the horses. When medication has to be given, Shannyn is the person who make sure that the program is adhered to. Shannyn has enormous patience, and brings on the beginner riders to a point where they move on to one of the more advanced coaches.

She runs pony camps during holidays and long weekends where the children learn about basic horsemanship.

Boemo teaches riding and vaulting.

She was a vaulter herself and her riding training was done at the Lipizzaner centre in Kyalami.

Boemo is very gentle and kind to her students and has coached the overall E-grade vaulting champion Sana Mashego.

Hloni or ‘H’ as he is known,  started riding at the Soweto riding centre. Here he ended up as the head coach for some years. He then worked at a riding school in KZN, and is now following his dream to become a competitive rider

He is teaching all ages and all levels, schooling horses and starting to compete himself.

Tracy Dando is a very experienced coach and has been riding for more than 50 years, has jumped at the top level overseas and represented South Africa at the FEI challenge in Guatemala.

Tracy teaches:
Show Jumping, Dressage, Equitation.

A little about Tracy:
She comes from an equestrian family, has ridden all her life through childrens, juniors and adults and is still competing. Her aunt introduced her to horses and that was it, the bug had bitten!