SA SADDLE HORSE | 7TH EDITION - Magazine - Page 42
Wilmar Maningi and Nicole Bester,
Parys Christmas Festival 2024
Five Gaited Grand Champion
MANINGI
A Champion with a
Wa r r i o r ’s H e a r t
T
here are moments in life that feel larger than the
arena you’re standing in - moments that carry years
of hard work, family legacy, sacrifice, and faith
all at once. Winning the 2025 World’s Open Air
Grand Champion Five Gaited title was one of those
moments. But this is not simply the story of a championship. It is
the story of a horse named Maningi — and of how he reshaped the
limits of what I believed was possible.
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