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Chris Westlake

Anthem stirred emotions and showed just how patriotic Australians could be, then after a welcoming‘ G’ day’, the horses wheeled and turned their heads for home.

Unlike the Man from Snowy River these riders were far from‘ alone and unassisted’ on their return as volunteers, group leaders and most of the world spurred them along. Silver flagpoles in formation shone in the street lights as the troop made its way to P4. Mixed feelings filled the carpark- feelings of elation, disappointment, pride and achievement- yet it had been the best and biggest buzz of all time.

Acclaim was given to all involved- riders, horses, group leaders, volunteers, Don Eyb and Tony Jablonski- and gifts of appreciation given to the many hard workers who helped to make this huge project a success. Tony Jablonski, the co-ordinator behind the project, looked on as riders revelled in the wrap party at Castle Hill then boot-scooted again at Castle Hill Tavern to Stu’ s chant of the now famous Rider’ s Anthem.

“.. and hope we all remember this”.

Chris Westlake

Clockwise from top left: the Olympic Rings start taking shape during a practice session in Scone, New South Wales; a well drilled formation walking down the ramp into Stadium Australia; Steve Jefferys on WOOMERA are captured during a quiet moment in training. The pair had a starring role in the Opening Ceremony, as WOOMERA galloped into the arena, reared, and then Steve cracked his stockwhip to signal the start of the opening ceremony; the team of riders pose for a group photo at Sydney Olympic Park.

GROUP 1( BLUE)- Sarah Anderson, Tanya Bartlett, Ian Bauer, Bronwyn Berman, Stuart Booth, Sharon Brown, Fiona Brown, Anne Cowley, Lydia Emery, Donna Flynn, Bob Gunning, Michelle Hall, Gordon Hughes, Alan Martin, Sylvia McGovern, Belinda McMillan, Tracey McPherson, Bruce Richardson, Tammy Ryan, Scott Sneddon, Norma Stephen, Glen Thompson, Ron Thompson, Rod Williams, Dee Wilson, Kevin Woolcock, Graham Yates.

GROUP 2( YELLOW)- Lance Anderson, Arch Anderson, Donna Campbell, Jay Charnock, Pauline Davies, Jo Dowling, Murray Forrester, Glen Gough, Emma Hansen, Bernadette Holz, Renee Holz, Mathew Holz, Emma Innes, Anna Kieyes, Craig Main, Steve Mantova, Petrina Marsden, Jake Marshall, Lisa Mills, Wayne Mills, Scott Mitchell, Kiara Most, Nicole Pearce, Alisa Schroder, Kate Scicluna, Susan St Clair, Lauren Tindall, Dale Wearing.

GROUP 3( BLACK)- Alan Andrew, Alice Bowman, Jeanette Cassidy, Andrew Dashwood, Stephen Davidge, Ray Davies, Glenn Davies, Christine Dennis, Robert Freebairn, Jillian Henderson, Brett Holz, Kym Johnson, Sue Kirkby, Debbie Kirsch, Sandra Langsford, David Lawson, Jane Lindholm, Jessica Lomas, Jackie Long, Shane Naylor, Jim Rogan, Marian Romeo, Kim Sheridan, Richard Smallwood, Zelie Thompson, Lynda Watson, Bruce Withers.

GROUP 4( GREEN)- Katryna Adams, Marian Bangay, Annette Barnett, Clancy Lee Back, Lee Anne Collins, Tim Cone, Peter Dillon, Mary Frear, Andrew Frear, Sarah Gladman, Kym Hoffmann, Boyd Holden, Kathryn Kemper, Zoe Lackey, Brett Laundess, Ben Lawson, Ben Logue, Maggie Lonning, James Maslin, Charles Maslin, Belinda McElroy, Bruce Moxey, Freda Nicholls, John Purnell, Krystal Stronks, Laura Wightley, Leslie Worner, Julie Yates.

GROUP 5( RED)- Richard Barnett, James Clair, Phillipa Dillon, Felicity Dillon, Marie- Louise Easton, Margaret Fraser, Janine Hawkless, Valerie Hayward, Pat Kelly, Bob Kildey, Cheryl Lawson, Maxwell Leggett, David Lyall, Katherine Lyall, Karen Mackie, Charlene Male, Elizabeth McDonnell, Pamela O’ Neil, Colin Parkinson, Louise Parkinson, Melissa Plum, Jason Regan, David Todd, Chris Walsh, Andrew Wearing, Teresa Wilson, Glenn Winterton.

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