Jodi chasing Shongweni glory

The Nissan Winter Classic is underway at the Durban Shongweni Club.

The equestrian event will run until Monday and the action will include top show jumping.

Jodi Pieters, a former pupil at St Mary's in Kloof, was a show jumping winner at the Nissan Winter Classic last year.

Pieters was national show jumping champion back in 2011.

The 25-year-old lives in Drummond and is very familiar with the Durban Shongweni Club.

"We are here almost every weekend and I consider Shongweni my home ground. It is nice to have this advantage and I hope it will work for me," Pieters said.

The Nissan Winter Classic runs from 13 to 17 June.

The event will also feature a vaulting display and will involve at least 545 horses.

You can watch the action from 08h00 to 16h30 daily.

There will be a tea garden, restaurant and supervised kids play area on site.

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- Andre Bloem

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