Walvis Bay Success for the 2016 RSA Ladies Lightweight Endurance
A team of five ladies and their noble steeds set off on the ultimate challenge through the dunes of the
Namib Desert on 24 August 2016. The annual Walvis Bay ride brings a unique and extreme riding environment,
but the 2016 LIghtweight Ladies Endurance Team, riding a total distance of 122km, came home victorious. For
the first time in history the South African Lightweight Ladies Team demolished the dunes and beat the reigning
Namibian team!
Team:
Jackie Joubert – Sanniesguns Venus (Individual 2nd)
Stephanie Burnard – Le Jacques Arick (Individual 4th & Best Conditioned Award)
Rene Olivier – Arkab Jabeeb (Individual 6th)
Lize Labuschagne – Waterlea Anniversary (Individual 11th – struck a bit of bad luck by Anniversary losing a front shoe, but later finished strong)
Liza Botes – Janor Taban
“Walvis Bay 2016 was a great success! Our team worked wonderfully together and we are extremely proud of our win
over the Namibian team.”
Horse and rider teams tackling the dunes 
Jackie Joubert and Sanniesguns Venus take a moment to smile for the camera along the shoreline Stephanie Burnard on Le Jacques Arick (left) and Lize Labuschagne on Waterlea Anniversary ride together along the shore line RSA Team Riders, Lize and Stephanie, ride together on a dune ridge Riders in the dunes Stephanie Burnard and Le Jacques Arick in team kit RSA Lightweight Ladies Endurance Team with manager, Eben Eksteen From left: Rene Olivier, Stephanie Burnard, Eben Eksteen (Team Manager), Jackie Joubert, Lize Labuschagne, Liza Botes
