NABINABAH BREEZETTE
( NABINABAH THE GUN- FS / NABINABAH COMMA- FM)
In the undulating hills of the Upper Hunter Valley near Scone, NABINABAH BREEZETTE was born on the 26th October 1973, on the renowned Nabinabah Stud. The owner of the stud, Mr David Archibald, gave employee, Mr Bob Palmer, the pick of the young stock horses on the property.
His choice was a little bay filly with a large running star, which he named NABINABAH BREEZETTE, after her full sister NABINABAH BREEZE, who was already a successful polo pony and winner of campdrafts.
NABINABAH BREEZETTE began her show career at the Hunter Branch show, held at Scone in March 1976. She won the event for two year old fillies. As a three year old, NABINABAH BREEZETTE was educated in the sport of polo. At her very first carnival in 1977, she won Champion Novice Polo Pony, and by the end of the season, she was judged Champion First Season Polo Pony.
At the Rouchel Rodeo in November 1977, NABINABAH BREEZETTE had her first start in a campdraft. She won the Maiden and Novice campdrafts and took out the top Cut Out awards in both events. At the Walgett show in 1978, NABINABAH BREEZETTE was entered in a Working ASH class for the first time, and won the event.
In 1979, Bob Palmer and NABINABAH BREEZETTE won the World Championship Campdraft at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. In seven rounds, they finished with three firsts, two seconds, an equal second and an equal third. This was her first Royal Show, and she certainly did not let the Palmer family down. As well as her win in the World Championship Campdraft, she also won Supreme Led ASH Exhibit of the Show, plus the Best Station Horse and second in the Walking Horse.
NABINABAH BREEZETTE had her name added to the Honour Roll of winners in the Warwick Gold Cup in 1981, a feat that she repeated in 1984. She also repeated her success at the World Championship Campdraft at Sydney, winning this event for five consecutive years from 1981 to 1985. For five years in a row she won the Best Station Horse at Sydney Royal Easter Show, and was twice the Australian Bushmens Campdraft and Rodeo Association National Campdraft Horse of the Year in 1983 and 1984.
The outstanding performer, NABINABAH BREEZETTE
Other outstanding awards that NABINABAH BREEZETTE achieved were Supreme Ridden ASH at Sydney Royal Easter Show in 1981 and 1982, Supreme Led ASH at Sydney in 1979, Champion Campdrafter at Melbourne Royal Show in 1981 and 1983, World Champion Campdrafter at Chinchilla in 1979, Australian Campdraft Champion at Coonamble in 1985, Queensland Campdraft Champion in 1981, and the Reserve Champion Led ASH at Melbourne Royal Show in 1981.
At the peak of her competition career, NABINABAH BREEZETTE was nearly unbeatable, and she truly wears the crown as the Queen of Australian Stock Horses. Australia has seen many great horses in many different disciplines, but it is doubtful if any horse could match the performances of this great mare.
One of the greatest combinations of all time, Bobby Palmer and NABINABAH BREEZETTE.
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