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AQHA HORSE TALK
UPPER HORTON WINTER CHALLENGE
ARTICLE: SALLY BALMAIN / PHOTO: BARBARA LEE PHOTOGRAPHY
In light of the ongoing drought the Upper Horton Rodeo committee where faced with
the decision of cancelling would be their 3rd event in a row so the decision was made, with
the limited cattle that were available, to try their hand at running a challenge event!
So on the 13th and 14th July the first Winter Challenge was held at Upper Horton.
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even events where programed consisting of 3
phases each – a dry work pattern, a campdraft
style wet work phase and a time trial for the
majority of the events and 2 dry work patterns and
a utility phase for a futurity (2/3yr old horses) and
the hack challenge (open aged event with no cattle
work phase).
Saturday saw the running of all dry work phases for
the seven challenge events and the utility phase of
the futurity and hack challenge under the watchful
eye of our three judges - Gloria McCormack, Michelle
Main and Leon Cummins.
With those two events then being done and won
the presentations where held that evening at the
Upper Horton Sports Club.
The Futurity challenge winner and placegetters;
1st - Regina Johnson on Trinity Spinsumore Q-91098
2nd - Regina Johnson on Beneeka Q-82927
3rd - Katie De Jong on Ophir Jack Sparrow
4th - Molly Lebrocq on Poetry
5th - Stacey Drew on Lethal Spoonful Q-92138
The Hack challenge winner and placegetters;
1st - Barbara Lee on Unique
2nd - Stephen Kelly on It’s My Time Q-63289
3rd - Ashley Whiting on Forest Law And Order
4th Megan Latham on Chic A Million
5th Georgie Van Heerwaarden on Bourkes Condor
Sunday saw the wet work phase judged by Mr Jarrod
Hannaford and the time trail phase – which proved
to be a lot of fun for the competitors!
Open challenge winner and placegetters;
1st - Molly Lebrocq on Coronation
2nd - Regina Johnson on Lethaspin
3rd - John Lee on Adios Acres A1-9053
4th - Ashley Whiting on Forest Law And Order
5th - Philip Main on Mains Lochlan
Classic (4/5yr old horses) winner and placegetters;
1st - Molly Lebrocq on Porsche
2nd - Doug Cover on Legit
3rd - Ellie Prior on Hot Lil Hanna Q-79133
4th - Regina Johnson on Dandilla Panther
5th - Marg Hinde on Reldas Finance
HI POINT AQHA
Rookie challenge winner and placegetters;
1st - Doug Cover on Parable
2nd - Molly Lebrocq on Coronation
3rd - Doug Cover on Swan
4th - Megan Latham on Chic A Million
5th - Tegan Mahar on KC Lena Q-53270
Juvenile winner and placegetters;
1st - Mariah Williams on Clarkes Stud Prince
2nd - Mariah Williams on Bawnduggie Gabby
3rd - Lucas Williams on Madam
4th - Lucas Williams on Benbraggie Willow
5th - Abbey Croll on Daisy

Junior winner and placegetters;
1st - Myles Williams on Bawnduggie Gabby
2nd - Myles Williams on Clarkes Stud Prince
3rd - Dallas Kelly on Charming Devil
4th - Tom Hall on Twinkle
5th - Dallas Kelly on Miss Quinton
And our overall high point registered ASH was won by
Barbara Lee’s Unique and overall high point AQHA was
won by Stephen Kelly’s It’s My Time Q-63289. Special
thanks goes to Bereen our cattle donors, to Di Lebrocq
of Tin Hut Saddlery for providing a trophy gear bag for
the winners of each event, other sponsors – AQHA for
a trophy rug and Jamie and Jo Clarke for the trophy
hay bag, Ross Turnbull and John Robinson for carting
the cattle, the judges and all of the other helpers and
workers throughout the weekend!
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