Carlchen won the 2* at Quirindi and did a great test at Melbourne
May and early June were action packed for Tinney Eventing when, in the lead up to the Melbourne International 3DE, Stuart took four horses to Quirindi, with all of them placing in the top seven in their classe; War Hawk 3rd in the 2*, Queen Mary 7th 2*, My Thai 2nd 1* and a great result for Carlchen winning the 2*.
A great lead up for Melbourne (or so we thought!) Well it was for War Hawk but for the two German horses it was not the case with both of them retiring in the 2 Star 
It was not to be their event at Melbourne, with Queen Mary (Q) getting held for 45 mins on the cross country after a very shocking fall by Alex Townsend, which Stuart followed. It was terribly cold and windy and Q just never got going again, so he retired her soon after the hold. It’s not often that we see Stuart take risky lines, but a slightly tight line to the bounce on top of the hill saw Carlchen pop out to the left and again Stuart tipped his hat to walk home.
Our star of Melbourne certainly was Corinna and Darren Huskinson's War Hawk, looking very solid at his first 3DE 3 star start. He produced a dressage score that had him in the top six, then clear and fabulous cross country - just tipping the last fence in the show jumping to leave him a credible third! We’re very excited about him and his performance.
War Hawk - the star of our MI3DE (above) and Queen Mary (below) - one of our future stars
Eventing certainly keeps us grounded and can be a great leveller. We are fortunate that we have two beautiful young German horses that are only 6 years old and we hope they have a very bright future for us. The two exceptional dressage tests from them, which were easily offered by both horses, make us excited. They’re both super careful jumpers too so the next few years with these two are going to be lots of fun and we hope that you follow them too in their journey to the world stage.
Gemma wins her first rug at Coona !
The Coonabarabran Expo Interschool is a unique event featuring disciplines for every rider. After eight years it now comes to an end for us, which is very sad as we meet up with so many wonderful people every year come rain, hail, frost or shine as the elements often try us all. With over 670 rides it is run tight and smoothly and after six years competing here, Gemma finally won the 'Astronomical Showjumping' . Her three rounds for two firsts and a second meant that she won Champion; a happy end for one who has been trying for six years! Thanks to the wonderful Panamera who also gave Gemma a 4th in her rider class!
CopRice Feeds are not only our sponsor but also sponsored at Coonabarabran
Thank you to our sponsors
We would like to thank all our sponsors that have supported us for almost two decades ! CopRice Feeds, Bates Saddles, Horseland and Ceva/ NatureVet. We would also like to mention our newest sponsors Ecomist and Proteq equine bedding. We highly recommend all companies for a healthy and happy horse and Gemma and Jaymee have recently been fitted out with apparel from Horseland, including Spooks, Pikiur and Equiline. To our fabulous owners, John and Jane Pittard, Kathy Ward and Pete O'Connell, Tim Game and Corinna and Darren Huskinson - A BIG THANKS.
Next event- 11/12th July QUIRINDI CCI** Carl and Q
