Big weekend of horse events

Western riding

NINETEEN riders competed in the Collie Western Riding Association’s Coalfields Classic ranch riding and reining two-day show

The event was held at the Western Arena at Wallsend Ground over the March long weekend.

The show judge for the weekend was Pam Spokes, who traveled from Victoria, and her scribe was Diana Jones, from Waroona.

Although the numbers were down the 19 riders had 57 runs each day, and most riders competed in at least two or three classes each day.

Competitors came from Collie, the South West, north of Perth and areas in between.

The first part of the show was ranch riding which has become very popular.

There were simple walk/trot patterns up to the more complicated.

The ranch riding was the ranch riding pattern class, in which the horse is shown individually and is then judged on the pattern manoeuvre and its movements.

Also featured was NRHA sanctioned reining.

Although there were only seven competitors, there were some extremely good runs.

Volunteers were at the show helping throughout the weekend as well as in the lead up to the event.

The canteen volunteers kept the food and refreshments flowing during the weekend.