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The SA Horse of the Year
show could not have been held under better weather conditions.
Sunny but not hot for both days it gave South Australia's best hacks the
ideal conditions to show their talents.
This year the judges were
Lorelei Payne from Queensland, who judged at the Adelaide Royal a number
of years ago in addition to judging throughout Australia and New Zealand
and is a successful Quarter Horse breeder, Raymond Butler from
Victoria, who has judged at Royal throughout Australia and is involved
in the breeding of successful Riding Ponies, and Sally Watkins from NSW,
who judged the hacks and galloways at the 2003 Adelaide Royal, has
judged throughout Australia and New Zealand and is a very successful
show exhibitor. The trio of judges oversaw the main arena while
Pam Wilson, who has judged throughout Australia and New Zealand and is a
very successful local Riding Pony breeder, took control of the
Owner/Rider classes on Saturday afternoon and the Leading Pony class on
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The first class of the show
was the Rider under 9 years. In a strong class of 8 competitors
the decision went to 8yo Nicole Metcalfe riding Haley Park Fairy Secrets
with second place going to Jasmine Anderson and Rivington Time Frame
with 6yo Hannah Wollatt riding Dalpura Pearl in third.
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The second class was the SA
Champion Junior Rider under 14 years where Shannon Graham was declared
the winner from Tessa Hughes riding Mirinda Kingsway. It was the
second year in a row that Shannon Graham has taken the champion ribbon
in this class.
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Next was the SA Champion
Junior Rider 14-18 years which went to Melissa Karutz riding Sanburn
Park Sorrento with Cooper Oborn riding At Last in second place and Lucy
Forrest riding Entice third. Melissa Karutz also took out this
event in 2005 and was the Champion Junior Rider under 14 years in 2002
and 2001. 
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The SA Champion Senior Rider
was awarded to Margot Haynes riding Grazier from Rachel Lawrie with
Charlotte Thomson riding Gryffindor third. Margot Haynes has also
won this class in 2005, 2003 and 2000 while Rachel Lawrie has previously
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In the first of the
afternoon classes in the main arena a small but quality group were
judged for Newcomer Pony of the Year with the top award going to Ashlee
Anderson's Kolbeach Memoir from M Fricker's Corumbene Treasure with
Gemma Salvestro's Kenda Park Snowflake third. Ashlee Anderson also
took out the Sportsmanship award.
In the SA
Newcomer Galloway of the Year KB Marine ridden by Margot Haynes was
awarded the Champion sash from Willowcroft Night Music ridden by Leanne
Donoghue with Sanlirra Patriot & Kylie Baverstock third. The
Sportmanship award went to I Barker riding Braefoot Park Stagelights.
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Kelli Probert's Sanlirra
Stagelight was successful in the Newcomer Large Pony of the Year with
Sue Bulling's Sanlirra Just Gossip second and I Barker's Kolbeach Stars
third. The Sportmanship Award went to Mikaela Castley. |
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The Newcomer Show Horse of
the Year was taken out by Samantha Kennedy's Famous from Amelia
Rackham's Ashbury with Leanne Donoghue's Next Chapter third.
Famous was sold as a yearling at the Queensland Magic Millions for
$135,000 and raced as Wontime but after running fifth at Group 2 level
as a 2yo showed he wasn't suited to that career. M Halliday's
Armand is only a 3yo but showed promise for the future being chosen for
the top ten in a large class. |
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The first of the Owner/Rider
Classes was the Show Horse where Amelia Rackham's Ashbury was named
Champion from M Fricker's Riverdance with Lucy Forrest's Entice third.
Third placed Entice raced as Nikeric and won three races and was placed
7 times from 23 starts. Rebecca Hawkes took out the Sponsorship
Award. |
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The Owner Rider Small Pony
was next with Nicholas Lundquist's My Haven Windsong successful from
Jasmine Anderson's Rivington Time Frame with Dayna Walker-Matthews
Langtree Lilly Pilly third. Nicholas Lundquist was also awarded
the Sportsmanship Award. |
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The Owner Rider Large Pony
was next and Ashlee Anderson continued with her second success of the
day with Langtree Jean Pierre awarded Champion from Lucy Forrest's
Weston Bank Note with Dani Jolly-Blacket's Sanlirra Stageshow third.
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In the final class of the
day Louisa Johns was successful with Barrabool Superga in the Owner
Rider Galloway Hack. Second place went to Kirreway Your Colours &
Naomi Karutz with Sabrina Jaeschke & KB Marine third. |
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