when Lynette Hall asked if she could
ride Dream at the Nationals in her Youth
events, I agreed. Lynette had been riding
Dream in some Youth events and as it
was her final year, it would be a shame to
stop her. It meant I wouldn’t be going to
the Congress, as I couldn’t afford both.”
As Dream was now going to the Nationals
anyway, Kerry decided to enter four
events. Open Western Pleasure and
Amateur Pleasure, Open Trail, and
Amateur Trail. Lynette did a marvellous
job on Dream, gaining a second in Youth
15- 18 years Showmanship and a second
in Youth Western Pleasure. She placed
in nearly every event she went in, finally
riding her in the winning team for the
Youth Challenge. Kerry gained a third
in Junior Western Pleasure, fourth in
Amateur Pleasure, and won the Amateur
Junior Trail. “Dream picked up a tree in
the Junior Trail and decided she wasn’t
giving it up, to the amusement of the
crowd, and my embarrassment” said
Kerry.
The elated owner/rider exclaimed “I
never thought I would get a National
Buckle at 59 years of age! My grandson
has laid claim to that one. The buckle
and rosette had to go to school for show
and tell. What better recognition can you
get than that?”
Dream went on to have a really good
year. “We knew she was in with a chance
with the end of year Awards, when my
son had a horrific accident. Horses and
shows were the furtherest things from
our minds, we just wanted our son to
survive. We missed quite a few shows,
and thought we would have not been in
the running for any end of year Awards.
We did our last AA show at Gatton, but
Dream just hadn’t had the work she
was used too, and I was just too totally
drained.”
It wasn’t until the Youth World Selection
Camp held in Tamworth, a week before
the Annual Awards Night, that Kerry
became aware of Dream’s achievements.
“I had taken Dream down to Tamworth,
for a Youth rider, to try out for the Youth
World Cup, when Paul Lorimer, one of
the Directors on the AQHA Board, gave
us the news.” Dream had won High Point
All Round Quarter Horse of Australia
and Queensland, High Point Western
Pleasure Horse of Australia and Amateur
Pleasure Horse of Australia and High
Point Trail Horse of Australia. She also
came Runner-up in numerous categories
including Amateur Trail, Performance
Horse Category 1, Mare or Filly at Halter
and Am ]]\