{"id":75846,"date":"2021-05-21T04:49:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T18:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=75846"},"modified":"2021-05-19T12:27:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T02:27:24","slug":"riders-earn-top-prizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/sport\/riders-earn-top-prizes\/","title":{"rendered":"Riders earn top prizes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MEMBERS of Smythesdale &amp; District Pony Club are riding high in the saddle after taking first and third place at the recent Barwon Zone championships.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_75848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75848\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-75848\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/05\/IMG_1151-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/05\/IMG_1151-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/05\/IMG_1151-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/05\/IMG_1151.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Club\u2019s third placed squad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hosted at the club\u2019s home area just outside of Smythesdale, the comp saw riders from Pony Club Victoria member groups in the Ballarat, Geelong and Colac regions compete.<\/p>\n<p>Smythesdale\u2019s first place team, made up of Adelaide Donald, Clay Donald, Sydney Orwin, Heidi Donald, Billie Donald, Mel Billings, Spencer Donald and Matilda Donald are all brothers, sisters and cousins.<\/p>\n<p>The third placed squad included Sigrid Black, Sophie Munn, John Munn, Bonnie Stewart, Abigail Kent, Rowie Donald and Isabella Thomson.<\/p>\n<p>Mel Billings coached both teams.<\/p>\n<p>Smythesdale &amp; District Pony Club will now send a team to the state championships set for Melbourne in June.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEMBERS of Smythesdale &amp; District Pony Club are riding high in the saddle after taking first and third place at the recent Barwon Zone championships. 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