Campdraft report
Pop-up Campdraft
When opportunities present themselves, you just need to grab them with both hands!
A large mob of cattle on the road not far from Barraba with Drover, Brian Glendinning in control, were offered to us to run a campdraft and at the same time, we wanted to help Peter Turner with ongoing medical expenses so we quickly put together a pop up campdraft for 23 and 24 September.
We kicked off Saturday morning with the Novice A Campdraft, where 155 competitors greeted the judge Mr Peter Grills. Local Ned Croll on Elusive Acres and Tamworth lady Dale Lyons on Wicked Time led the field into the final later in the afternoon, both scoring 88.
Novice B Campdraft was next on the card with 158 entrants putting their best foot forward for the judge Mr Steven O’Brien. Upper Horton competitor Hayden Turnbull on Crafty had an impressive round to score 90 to lead the first round.
25 Junior entrants were kept under control by the judge Mr Gavin White. There was some brilliant cattle sense on display with the kids which was enjoyable to watch with all ribbons going to competitors from Upper Horton and Bingara! Alex Thompson on Dilemma stole the blue ribbon with a whopping 92 points from brother Blake Thompson on Hot Mist with a score of 90! Hamish Mason and Heaven came in 3rd on 89 while Alex Thompson also collected 4th on One Moore Chance with 88 points and Fred O’Brien on Lolly wrapped up the lineup on 83 points.
The 41 Juvenile competitors were next up showing their style to judge Mr Steven O’Brien where Arki Shearer and Elegant Playgirl sealed the win with 88 points. Equal 2/3/4 was shared between Corbin Latham on Peaches, Beau Rossiter on Lexie and Arki Shearer on Annie Moore, all scoring 87 while equal 5th was shared between Max Shearer on Kath and Ruby Turnbull on Hermione both scoring 86 points.
Novice A final had some more brilliant rounds but none better than Tim Hollis from Walcha on Jdee who put together 2 solid rounds giving him an aggregate of 175 points and the win! Equal 2nd was shared between Andrew Chapman on Passion and Adam Pollock on Mistress both scoring 173. 4th place went to our committee man Ned Croll on Elusive Acres scoring 172 while 5th was collected by local Paul Turner on Hawkeye with 166 points.
Novice B final did not disappoint with more great runs, including Andrew Chapman from Tamworth on Playin Smooth scoring 177 points for the win. Joel Mace and Dealmaker came in 2nd with 176, while equal 3rd was split between Colin Mather on Cee Jay and Rick Cruckshank on Coolga both scoring 174. Ian Colwell and Conduct came in 5th with 171 points.
The start of Maiden A saw 40 competitors push through before the sun set on judge Mr Dean Turner. Saturday evening, we geared up for an auction to raise some money for Peter Turner. Thank you to Nicole Gillogly and her team for running a 100 club, a raffle and gathering the items that went under the hammer. A massive thank you to everyone who donated items and those who purchased them. Kolbe Burns did a great job as auctioneer which saw us collect $34,437 from the auction, plus all the other donations and an extra $15,000 from our committee enabled to pass on $56,081.20. A mammoth effort for a wonderful man who we wish all the best during this challenging time.
Sunday morning saw the remaining 80 competitors have their turn before a 3 way runoff was needed to secure the win. Local Phil Main and Connie came up trumps with 176 points, Bindy Spreadborough and Outis scored 175 points for 2nd while Sam Cannington and Fox came in 3rd with 110. Equal 4th was split between Brian Glendinning on Two Strings, Emma Johnston with Playmore Proper Impressive, Peter King on Queen of Chic, Kendal MacTavish on Redleif Double Up, Michael Maytom on Cliffy, Jess Rapley on Peppy’s Timekeeper and Scott Sinclair on Dream all scored 87 points.
Maiden B saw Mr Gavin White crack the whip 130 times before Manilla lady Julie Duff on GI’s Kitten D’Amour smoked a 92 point run for the win! Ben Maytom and Solar Twiggy were nearby with 91 points while 3rd was shared between Carol Clarke on Connor Mooregregor, Lindsay Duff on Kylandra Spider, Martin Edwards on The Quaker and Rick Cruckshank on Doris Day all scoring 90 points.
The Open Campdraft was the last on the program where Mr Ben Maytom oversaw 107 runs. Ben Rossiter on Georgie took the lead heading into the final with a 91 but with scores of 88 and up in the final, it was anyone’s game. Committee man Warren Lavender and Lavender Malabu took the win with 178 points narrowly ahead of Ben Rossiter and Georgie who had 177 points! 3rd went to Peter King and Connie with 175 points while 4th was shared between Tahnika Fuit on Tik Tok On The Clock and Peter Grills with Traveller, both scoring 171 points.
A massive thanks to Brian Glendinning for the cattle and organising his droving trip to enable this event to take place. The cattle were fantastic and much appreciated by everyone. Thank you!