Karen Cornish riding Im Pawsitevly SurelyGood Q-72936
to win the Amateur Feature...
Devyn Naef with Littlestone CertainlyCute Q-72619
winners of the Youth Feature
Yearling and 2yr Lunge Line and
Led Trails. The Yearling Lunge was
won by Thomas the Smooch Engine
shown by Kayla Rainoldi. The 2yr
Lunge was won by CVS Hes Got
Attitude, shown and owned by Jess
Goudge. The pair also went on to win
the 2yr Led Trail with Catty Hawks
Rose shown by Robyn MacMillan in
Reserve. The Yearling Led trail was
won by SWP Shez a Country Breeze
shown by Kristy Reynolds with MP
One Special Moment shown by Toni
Porth in Reserve. by Karen Cornish for winning the
Memorial, which was sponsored by
Bridget de Bijl – thank you Bridget
for your generous donation and our
heartfelt condolences go to you.
On the Saturday night we were
fortunate enough to have a Long
Table dinner. A great way to
unwind from a busy day and for all
competitors to catch up and socialise.
A massive thank you to Melissa
and Tyson Deutscher for donating
the pig for the spit and cooking it to
perfection.
A handful of the ridden trail was
run after a short break. A very
special event was next on the
program – the ‘Joyful Firefly’ Trail
Memorial Feature. It had only been
the Monday before the State Show
that we received the devastating
news of the sudden passing of the
great ‘Joyful Firefly’. “Fly” as the
little palomino mare was efficiently
known as, epitomized the Australian
Quarter Horse. This mare was a true
all-rounder and did all the events
super consistently with Youth and
Amateurs aboard. Her favorite class
was the Trail where Fly and her
owner Bridget de Bijl often winning
all the Trail events. It was a no
brainer that from the 2017 State
Show and onwards, the All Age Trail
Feature would become a memorial
in Fly's honour. Congratulations to
Im Pawsitivley Surelygood ridden Sunday the 19th was the final day of
the State Championships where the
Western ridden events were held.
The Senior Horse Trail was won by
This Zipnlee ridden by Rita Driscoll.
This duo also went on to win the
All Age and Select Amateur Ranch
Riding. Tracy Allen riding Calamitys
Commander won the Select Amateur
Trail and were Reserve in the Senior
Horse. Tracey also went onto win
the Select Amateur Horsemanship
with Lesley Elder and YLS Foolish
Pleasure taking out Reserve. Mia
Tierney had many wins throughout
the show, including the Youth
7-13yrs Western Horsemanship.
Before the lunch break we held
the Youth Walk/Jog 5-10yrs
Pleasure and Youth Lead Line.
Congratulations to Chloe Deutscher
riding Littlestone Look Im Lazy and
Ella Manney riding Inscription on
your State Champion title in the
Walk/Jog events. Our quadruple
State Champions in the ledline went
to Celeste Casotti, Autumn Greig,
Tyler Kanther and Bianca Balgera,
all very fortunate enough to be riding
some of Australia’s best bred Quarter
Horses. Well done to all the kids and
a massive thankyou to Paula Balgera
for sponsoring the two events.
Our final events on the program were
the Western Pleasure Classes. The
Amateur Senior event was won by
Kerry Blackaller riding Winderadeen
Somehotlies, with Paula Balgera in
Reserve riding Winderadeen Gay Bay
Mickey. Our Novice Youth Champion
was Mia Tollarzo riding Jett Lee,
Amateur Junior was taken out by
Melissa Deutscher riding Littlestone
Look Im Lazy and Select Amateur
went to Lesley Elder riding YLS
Foolish Pleasure.
All shows cannot be held without
our great volunteers. Thank you to
Roxanne Balchin, Lana Denteith,
Sue Smulders, Rae Hare, Debbie
Tucker, Ricky Glen, Sharon Currie
and Karen Nicoletto and the 2017
WAQHA Committee for all your help.
Our official photographer for the
show was Horseplay Photos. Head
over to www.horseplayphotos.com.au
to view and purchase – all stunning
photos!
January • February • 2018 • The Australian Quarter Horse Magazine • Page 29