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Highbury - the lovely grey owned by Misses S & JA Barnett and ridden by Joanne. I saw this horse in his first season in the ring and Joanne must be commended for the great job she has done with his education and development into one of the State's leading Hacks. |
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Highbury did every thing that he
was asked to do and Joanne would have been very pleased to have made it through to the
final 10. There were about 70 horses nominated for this class. |
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Erte needs no introduction to
Australian Show enthusiasts - for there is hardly a Royal Show title that he has not won. He was the 2001 VASA Champion Saddle Horse, he was ridden by Maree Tomkinson who also rode him today. |
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Maree has formed a bond with the horse and with their great rapport they were able to produce a 'foot perfect' workout that seemed to have the crowd holding their breath. | ||
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Erte was stunning, so light, so expressive and very well ridden. | ||
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When they finished their display, I am sure everyone would have had the same thought as me ... what would it take to beat that ??? | ||
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Next to go was Kate Hassell (who was earlier awarded the Supreme Champion Rider under 16 years) on the very well performed horse Loyalty. | ||
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Kate has taken over the ride on Loyalty in the past season and the horse has been very successful for his previous owner Dianne Barnes. | ||
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Loyalty did not work his best,
and I am sure the heat was getting to Kate. She would have gained a great deal from this experience and did very well to make it through to final ten at her tender age. |
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