JUDGES PROFILES
Tom McBeath & John Briggs, National Show
Tom McBeath of Union, Mississippi
USA, has judged the AmQHA Open,
Amateur, and Select World Championship
Shows, the APHA World Show, the All
American Quarter Horse Congress, the
NRHA Futurity and Derby, the NSBA
World Championship Show, the Varsity
Equestrian National Championships, the
Latin American Championship Show, along
with many circuits through out the United
States and Internationally.
as well as being an AmQHA National
Director .
He operates McBeath Farms, a training
facility that specializes in youth and
amateurs.
Gavin White, Campdraft
John Briggs, from Pilot Point, Texas USA,
has been an AQHA and NSBA judge
for 15 years. He has had the honour of
judging many major shows including the
AQHA World Show and the All American
Quarter Horse Congress.
He along with his wife Jill train all around
horses
Tom has trained multiple World and
Congress Champions as well as AmQHA
High Point and Justin Rookie winners.
Joy Secombe,
Dressage
Bryan Cadden, Cutting
Lives at Woolomin on the outskirts of
Tamworth NSW with his wife Jayne
Competed in cutting since 1976 and has
been judging for 35 years
Holds a 4A judging ticket with NCHA
Is a Past Vice President & Chairman of the
judges with NCHA
Showed at Futurity in Fort Worth TX and
worked and trained for Bill Freeman
Also competes in Team Roping with his
two daughters Phillipa & Jodie
Born in Tamworth and grew up on the
family property at Weabonga NSW
Gavin has ridden horses from a very
young age and has been campdrafting
ever since he was 8 years old.
H e
has competed in the World Championship
Campdraft at the Sydney Royal Show and
competes successfully at Campdrafts
throughout NSW and southern Queensland
Some achievements are ABCRA Juvenile
rider in the early 2000’s and winner
of the restricted open horse at ABCRA
championships on a couple of occasions.
In 2010 I worked in Canada
and
America
training
horses.
Gavin
enjoys
breeding
his
own
horses
for
Campdrafting,
Challenges and Snaffle Bit Cutting.
Jan Lyon, Hack & Show
Hunter
I have been riding horses most of my life,
starting off at Pony Club, then progressing
to ODE’s, hunting during the winter
months and showing and show jumping
during the summer.
I have judged at Melbourne, Bathurst,
Toowoomba, Sydney (x3) and Canberra
(x2) Royals and numerous Horse of the
Year Shows and Grand National Qualifying
events in most States of Australia. I have
also judged in New Zealand.
National Championship Show Program
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