For the past two years, Sha Tin College has participated in the Inter-school Equestrian Challenge. The Inter-school Equestrian Challenge is a competition including both the dressage and show jumping disciplines. In 2007 the Sha Tin College team succeeded in securing second place overall out of the four schools that took part.
In 2008 there were a total of eight teams representing eleven schools. Each team consisted of three to four members. Sha Tin College entered two teams, called Shetland and Highland under the leadership of Ms. Elaine McIntyre.
The Shetland team competed in the first round on 4th March, 2008 whilst the Highland team undertook the second heat on 11th March, 2008. The Highland team secured third place to proceed to the final round. The early rounds were conducted at Tuen Mun Public Riding School.
The final competition was held at the Happy Valley Racecourse as part of the Hong Kong Jockey 
Club Olympic Carnival on 5th April, 2008.
The Highland team taking part in the finals consisted of Catriona Leven (Yr. 10), Xantha Leatham (Yr. 11), Harmony Ho (Yr 9) and Clinton Whyte (Yr. 9).
Four schools participated in the final round; Sha Tin College, West Island, King George V, and Chinese International. Out of these four schools, fifteen riders competed.
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Author: Clinton Whyte
Editor: Austin Liew
Tags: challenge, competition, equestrian, horse, horse-riding, interschool
