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KARAGULLAN COOL STORAGE
PG.73
2020
ARTICLE BY: DIANE ROSE V PHOTOS BY: EV LAGOON PHOTOGRAPHY
THE KARAGULLAN COOL STORAGE SUMMER SIZZLER 2020
WAS HELD ON THE 19TH TO 23RD OF FEBRUARY
AT TATURA PARK VICTORIA AGAIN THIS YEAR.
On the evening of the Tuesday 18th, our Annual
free dinner was well attended, it was made
up of mostly competitors and sponsors. As
part of our show we had two USA Judges
to adjudicate. Our first judge was Eric Peterson from
Mabel Minnesota and the second Tanya Green from
Forth Worth Texas.
Wednesday was the first day with the Halter horses
showing off to the Judges. The Halter class was followed
by the first of our Feature Events.
The $1,000 Harris Leather & Silverworks Maiden Hunter
Under Saddle Derby horses showed their stuff with
Mazin Couture A2-3515 trotting out for the Champion
Sash for Janelle Smith and Natasha Humphries. The
Reserve Sash was presented to YLS Just Gettin Good
Q-74522 with Matt Freiberg riding for Georgia Weaval
taking home some nice prizes. Our next events were well
represented by Ranch Riders and the Reinings finishing
off day one.
Thursday the first section of the Trails were conducted,
a very lenghthy morning with excellent entries in it. Next
on the agenda was the $6,000 The Gold Pass 3 & over
Maiden Western Pleasure Stakes out to receive the
Champions Sash and prizes surely worth the wait was
by Natasha Humphries for a very excited Kery Whalen.
Our Reserve Sash was another Kane Skopp riding Sirens
Q-85098 for a very happy owner Mel Yarnold also
receiving great prizes.
A special event in memory of a very special lady was
next, The Andrea Gai O’Connell Memorial Walk Jog
with two go rounds. This was a massive event and the
eventual winner being RQH Pass The Red Q-78226 with
Karin Morgan on board, taking home a beautiful buckle
donated by Andrea’s lovely husband Tim & family. Karin
also received a lovely Garland donated by Di Kemp.
Jogging out for the Reserve and a lovely Sign Ur Neigh‘m
rug was Mikayla Gaunt on Minnie The Moocher A3-722.
We then had some Amateur and Youth Western
Pleasures and Horsemanships, one of these was the
$500 Ken Muston Ram Amateur Horsemanship Feature
and the winning ride was Danielle Eisal riding her horse
SQ Range Rover Q-75575 out for the Garland & Rug
and Reserve was Liz Christian on her horse Triandibo
Super Infatuation Q-92440.
MAY/JUNE ISSUE ~ YEARBOOK 2020