Duri's Charlotte Ramsden produced a supreme performance when the Northern Branch of the Australian Stock Horse Society held their annual stock horse show and challenge at Gunnedah recently.
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The young rider took out the supreme led and supreme ridden horse of the show with her locally-bred mare Ashkat Destination Donna.
She also won the champion working horse with Lacey's Coorumbena Callum.
Held at the Gunnedah Showground, the soft-grassed centre arena was welcomed by the riders, who came from across the region as well as far away as the South Coast.
Showers on Sunday morning were also welcomed by all.
Branch publicity officer Barbara Lee said the show went off really well, the decision to run it a month earlier than normal proving a success.
This years event also saw the introduction of classes for heritage bred horses (horses whose parentage goes back more than half a century to horses bred for Australian working horses).
It proved popular with competitors and led to an increase in overall numbers.
The Rory Sherwood stock whip awarded to the high point horse of the show was won by Jats Bar Blackjack ridden by Curlewis rider Cameron Jones.
The three year old gelding has been in top form recently. At the Quirindi Show he won all of his classes in the ASH ring and earned some broad ribbons as well.
Local juvenile rider Tom Wilson added to his list of achievements winning both the juvenile and open challenges on his beautiful gelding Playmore Rock N Roll.