The third and final Virtus Equestrian Video Competition of the year saw riders from Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Great Britain and France compete across the II1, II2 and II3 divisions.
Experienced Virtus competitor Sarah Sherwood picked up two wins in the II1 Novice A and Intermediate A competitions riding Dicavalli Royal Guess, with impressive scores of 75.00% and 73.20%.
Chloe Karsten collected one first, two seconds, and a fourth in her II2 events. Riding Riff Raff, Chloe won the Intermediate B and placed fourth in the Novice A with scores of 65.97% and 65.94% respectively, while riding Wimpy Whizability, she collected two seconds with scores of 67.81% and 65.81% in the respective tests.
Experienced Virtus competitor Sui Watts took out the II2 Novice A test riding Kingswood Maximillion with a score of 68.44% and also placed third behind Chloe Karsten in the Intermediate B competition with 62.74%.
Up-and-coming Virtus rider Grace Murphie-Ryan partnered with Pemberton Show Bizz to finish fourth in her II3 Novice A and Intermediate A classes, with scores of 64.25% and 67.40%.
Other Australian riders competing were Jaydan Pilmore (Teddy) and Luke Purtill (Orange Hill Bordeaux). It was also pleasing to see an entry from a rider in New Zealand, Xervier Doney, for this competition!
This was the last competition for 2025, and riders will be back in action in February 2026.
Full results from the Virtus Equestrian Video Competition – Round 3 can be found here.
