Forty eight riders and supporters recently spent a week living and breathing horses at the Boggabri Pony Camp .
Participants travelled from a wide area including Sydney, Toowoomba, Mudgee, Murrurundi, Scone, Middlemount Qld and Aberdeen to join their friends from Boggabri.
President of the Boggabri Pony Club Barry Thomson said this camp was one of the best they have ever held.
“It has been a great week thanks to the helpers, instructors, troop leaders, dorm parents, Guy and Trish Thomas and their hunter valley crew, the Queensland crew, Sonya’s kitchen crew who kept us fed all day every day, breakfast was fantastic,” said Mr Thomson.
“Rotary gave a sizable donation, Peter Rockcliff donated the water and the truck to water the arena each day and as you can see it is still dusty – a sign of the times and this drought.
“There are so many more that have helped and the good part was everyone worked together and the kids have had a great time.”
Guy Thomas also praised the week’s activities thanking the riders and their parents for coming and participating.
He also spoke highly of the officials and Boggabri Pony Club members who worked so hard to make it a memorable week for the riders. Riders were instructed in horseman ship, jumping, sporting, dressage, polocrosse and roping.
Each evening there were activities which included the visit from the NSW Fire and Rescue and the all important concert night.
Four year old twins Lachie and Hayley Carter attended with their parents Steve and Nell Carter. Lachie had a bit of excitement when he and his horse ‘Betty’ parted company.
He fell and broke his right arm which resulted in a ride in an ambulance to Boggabri Hospital and then onto Tamworth Hospital.
When The Courier caught up with him a couple of days later he was happy watching his sister from the grandstand while proudly holding his rainbow ribbon.
When his Nanna said tell her what happened at the Boggabri Hospital his little face lit up and he said, “I got a teddy bear for being brave.”
Richard Crawter and his wife Jodi brought their children from Middlemount, Queensland to visit his family at Willala as well as participate in the camp.
Proud grandmother Peggy Crawter was able to reminisce of times with her son at pony camp as well as spend time with her new baby granddaughter Megan.
Secretary of the club Ann Keys said Mr Crawter attended Boggabri Pony Camp as a young boy and it was lovely to see him back here with his little ones.
Results are as follows:
Prior shield for grand champion rider – Grace Stenhouse.
Alex Nelson shield for highest point scoring child – Blythe Goodes.
The Maunder shield for team competition – Red Troop.
Founders trophy for rally day attendance and improvement 2018 – Matilda Fielding.
Atkinson family trophies for champion sporting achievement, senior – Klowie Rose, junior – Grace Stenhouse.
Jack, Jean and Graeme Stevenson memorial trophy for horsemanship – Molly Rees.
Trevaskis family trophy for highest point scoring associate – Katrina Gorman.
Melissa Gibson Brown memorial trophy for most cooperative girl – Samantha Roche.
Thomas family trophy for most co-operative boy – Josh Bassett.
Keys family trophy for child showing the most potential for the future – Ella Ratcliffe.
E.H. Smith memorial trophy for blue troop dressage – Zoe Tudor.
Gillham Transport trophy for red troop dressage – Kasey Tudor.
Boggabri Newsagency trophy for white troop dressage – Mac Crowe.
Waterhouse memorial trophy for senior B-grade jumping – Zoe Tudor.
Nelson family trophy for senior C-grade jumping – Kasey Tudor.
Club trophy for senior D-grade jumping Molly Rees.
Club trophy for senior E-grade jumping – Ella Watson.
Club trophy for junior E-grade jumping – Matilda Fielding.
Keegan family trophy for junior F-grade jumping – Sophie Anderson.
Alderson family trophy for senior combined training – shared by – Zoe Tudor and Kasey Tudor.
Alderson family trophy for junior combined training – Lucy Caslick.
Bullen family stockhorse trophies: Junior – Laurence Roche, senior – Samantha Roche.
Rees family trophy for the most improved boy – Alec Crowe.
Davis family trophy for most improved girl – Charlotte Walsh.
Byriell family for associate fastest time in the rider in action – Georgia Byriell.
Thomson family for fastest junior barrel time of the day – Samantha Roche.
McKechnie family for fastest associate barrel time of the day – Georgia Byriell.
Vince Leehy trophy for junior instructor – Klowie Rose.
The founder’s scholarships for a Boggabri member in their last junior year – Klowie Rose
Concert night – Black troop.
Troop drill – Blue first and White first.
High point score sashes in age groups:
Under-7 girls – Isabella Walsh.
7-and-under-9 boys – Will Kearns.
7-and-under-9 girls – Blythe Goodes.
9-and-under-11 boys- Jack Rees.
9-and-under-11 girls – Grace Stenhouse.
11-and-under-13 boys – Laurence Roche.
11-and-under-13 girls- Molly Rees.
13-and-under-15 boys- Josh Bassett.
13-and-under-15 girls – Samantha Roche.
15-and-under-17 girls – Zoe Tudor.
Associate – Katrina Gorman.
Special mention to the campers finishing their junior camping years Klowie rose, Matilda Betts and Zoe Tudor.
The club wishes them all well and hope they will return as troop leaders in the future.
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