Riley Mackillop from Sydney pictured with Kim Watts from Ray White Forbes, after taking out the Barastoc Horse 104cm A2 on Sunday onboard Andelain Sir Gawain.
The Canowindra Showground was buzzing with equestrian action on 28th and 29th January, as the final leg of the Central West Showjumping Series was held.
Over sixty riders travelled from Sydney, Canberra, Dubbo and throughout the Central West to compete for over $5,000 in prize money and awards. There were 150 rounds of jumping conducted, with course walks being held at 6:30am daily to beat the heat.
Event Organiser, Clinton Hedger said, “2022 proved to be a trying year for running horse events. The constant rain and flooding saw the Eugowra competition cancelled, Cowra Show was fortunate to sneak in between rain deluges and the Canowindra Show event was postponed until now.”
This is the second year the series has run, and it was a huge success, providing benefits for the local show societies and the many showjumpers in the region.
The Canowindra competition provided a great warm-up to the jumping season, with many major shows being run in February and March in the lead-up to the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
“It was wonderful to see many local residents stop by the showgrounds and take the opportunity to watch the fantastic display of showjumping. At this stage, our next event will be in the Spring of this year, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back to the Central West” said Clinton.
The Central West Showjumping Committee would like to thank the generous sponsors who made the event possible, in particular Ray White Central West Group, Thoroughbred Sport Horse Association, Strawberry Hill Stud, Canowindra Produce, Cowra Bowling Club, Power Tools Plus, Pryde’s Easifeed, Canowindra Services Club and Roylance’s Tractor Replacements Forbes.