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spectators, competitors and friends of Western Dressage. Day Three of competition kicked off ear- ly under the watchful eye of our Queens- land judge, Leandra Hulst, and penciler Jane Davies and Jayne Leadbetter. The last day of competition results are tallied with Day one of competition to reveal the overall Champions and placegetters for the State Show. It is an exciting presentation night with every- one waiting to hear the winners. Xtreme Genes once again sponsored the presentation BBQ and we thank you for your kind sponsorship. State Show Youth Champion Cusworth Celebration ridden by Madison Dunning Introductory Level State Champion Acres Of Ambition Q-80224 ridden by Teresa Russo Mondure Dunitlikeacowboy Q-65775 ridden by Mandy Camfferman Level 1 & Level 2 Champion Basic Level Champion Tassawoods Ace A1-11534 ridden by Vivian Wearing Level 2 Reserve Champion RKN Gee Whiz Q73159 ridden by Glenn Scells Level 3 Champion Uno Chic Q-56081 ridden by Sue Franks Basic and Level 1 Reserve Champion Shiney Nu Addition Q-80551 ridden by Gita Thomas Introductory Level Reserve Champion Hollywood Chandel A1-11484 ridden by Zoe Gravagna Our State Reserve Champions received a monogrammed Kersey Trophy Rug by Sign Ur Neigh’m, along with a Saddle Pad Bag compliments of Cassandra Granger from Sign Ur Neigh’m. We thank you Cassandra for these beauti- fully embroidered rugs and saddle pad bags. Our State Show 3rd Place getters in each level received product prizes of SandBuster and UlcaBuf from our great sponsors at Stance Equitec. In true Western Dressage form, we had our High Point for each day of the show awards, where Gita Thomas scoring the highest score of the State Show on Sat- urday, received a beautiful set of spur straps kindly donated by Sue Franks. Vivian Wearing scoring the highest score overall on Sunday of State Show received a beautiful leather headstall from Kim Thake Saddles and Tack. The overall highest aggregate score of State Show was awarded to Vivian Wearing where she received a beautiful- ly engraved Ken Miller bit, along with $300 in cash sponsored by “Double ‘S’ Transport”. Mandy Camfferman coming in second for the highest aggregate score of the show, receiving $200 in cash sponsored by “Delfryn Rocking Horses”. The celebrations continued after our awards presentations and all of us at WDAQ would like to thank everyone who attended to compete, support our sport and sponsors for helping to ensure we had a fantastic 2018 State Champi- onship Show. To all our hard working committee thank you for all the time effort and pride you put into making our show special. We are already working towards our 2019 State Championship Show to be held in Maryborough on the 4th, 5th and 6th October 2019, so pop that date in your calendar. it is surely one you don’t want to miss. For more information about Western Dressage visit our website www.westerndressage.com.au November • December • 2018 • The Australian Quarter Horse Magazine • 37