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Roderick Insurance Brokers
Victorian Quarter Horse
State Championship Show
Photographer - Ev Lagoon
Western District Quarter Horse Association (WDQHA) welcomed back naming right sponsor, Roderick Insurance
Brokers, for the 2019 Victorian Quarter Horse State Championship Show. Following three days of competing at
WDQHA’s prestigious Sun n Surf Showcase from Monday 28 January to Wednesday 30 January, we commenced
the 2019 Victorian Quarter Horse State Championship Show. The show this year was held at the beautiful Werri-
bee Park National Equestrian Centre from 31 January to 3 February with Lynda Danielson (USA) judging and
Jan Smith judging the non-traditional events.
Day 1
We started the show with the Halter
and John Kemp was successful in
showing Scored Big Time to Grand
Champion Colt/Stallion. The 2-year-
old gelding, Jack Da Ripper, owned
and showed by Leanne Attard took
out both Grand Champion Gelding
and Amateur Gelding. Sharon Winter
and her horse, Who Ya Been Kissin,
took out Grand Champion American
Gelding and Reserve Grand
Champion Gelding and Amateur
Gelding. In the mare department,
3-year-old Filly, BM Intentional,
owned and shown my Helen Barnes
was unbeatable, taking out Grand
Champion Mare, American Mare and
Amateur
Day 2
Mare. Glamorous To a Tee, owned
and shown by Sharron Winter was
successful in taking out both Reserve
Grand Champion Mare in both the
Open and American Divisions. Jason
Shaw showed his mare to Reserve
Grand Champion Amateur Mare.
The day progressed with Show-
manship and Lunge Line, before
starting ridden events with Ranch
Riding. This event was once again
well supported with 41 ranch riding
runs. Lynda Cavallo’s Triandibo Su-
per Diva, ridden by Trish Wettenhall,
won the All Age Ranch Riding from a
strong field of 19. The day concluded
with Western Riding and Reining.
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This day started off with 22 Dres-
sage tests, with HL Theodore and
LT Zips So Smooth proving to be the
best Dressage horses on the day. HL
Theodore owned by Janet Mansley
continued on with his success, taking
out Grand Champion Hack, (spon-
sored by Urban Trails), with Chanele
Hunter-Cooke riding.
The traditional events continued
with Hunter In Hand, Hunter Under
Saddle and Hunt Seat Equitation.
Rachel Elliott was unbeatable in
the Hunter in Hand Division, taking
out first place in the Junior Hunter
In Hand, with Zip Some Moore and
Sheza Good Design in the Senior