2010 Paint Horse National Championships Show

Alan Briskey rode Melinda Russell's Melane Code Talker to the Reserve Championship in the Junior Horse Western Pleasure.

Senior Youth Hunter Under Saddle placegetters, Victoria Egan & LP Mr Rich.

The 2010 Paint Horse National Championship Show was held at the world-class Australian Equine & Livestock Events Centre (AELEC) in Tamworth NSW. Pictured here is the futuristic-looking indoor arena complex. This year's show exceeded the organisers' expectations with entries in excess of 230 individual horses.

The Youth Incentive Sires Classic Weanling Futurity champion was Smith Creek Stud's SC Me Myself And I shown by Karen Lonski.

The Youth Incentive Sires Classic Yearling Futurity garland went to Deanne Gavin's DMB Gunslinger.

The 2 Year Old Western Pleasure Futurity was taken out by Smith & Johnson's PPH Ceeabar Prophecy ridden by Kane Skopp.

Only With Concent & Leanne Bartlett use some fancy footwork when negotiating the rope gate element during their performance in the Junior Horse Trail.

J Bond & K Sheppard's JBs Terminator was the Champion Paint-Bred Weanling Colt.

The 2 Year Old SB Hunter Under Saddle championship was won by S Woodhams' RD Dolly Parton ridden by Holly Johnson.

Darren Simpson rode Bettina Gutschelhofer's gelding, Stand And Deliver, to the garland & the goodies in the 4 Years & Over Western Pleasure Maturity.

Emma Tagget rode Benfield Stud's show debutant, Switch N Trade, to the reserve championship in the 2 Year Old Hunter Under Saddle Futurity.

GPS Famous was the 2008 Colt champion shown by Reece Burchell for M Forrest & B Sullivan.

Kristy Trigg did a lovely job of guiding her mount, Justification, around the tight & tricky Amateur Trail course to gather the championship rosette for that class.

Holly Johnson rode Will Hupp's Counthecash to championships in both the 4 Years & Over Trail & the Open Western Pleasure Classic.

Senior Horse Western Pleasure champion Dee Bar Beyond The Blue ridden by Diane Kacunic.

Reserve Champion of the Open Western Pleasure Classic was Belinda & Glenn Geissler's Radically Hot N Blazing.

The Senior Horse Hunter Under Saddle Reserve Champion was Suzie Bone's Dee Bar Blue The Loot.

QT Dunupinplatinum & Sonya Kincade take care over the poles in the Amateur Trail.

Diane Kacunic rode J & G Montgomery's QT Dunuplikadiva to the reserve championship in the 2 Year Old Hunter Under Saddle.

Jeff Hall gets the attention of HMF Si Senor in the 2009 Colt class. Later, Jeff showed the young stallion, KPM Switched On, to the Grand Champion Male title for owner Kevin Mills.

A detail of the array of beautiful garlands & trophies on offer throughout the Paint Horse National Championship Show held at the Australian Equine & Livestock Events Centre at Tamworth.

The 2 Year Old Trail champions were Kunda The Right Copy & Stacey Bentley.

Act & Georgie Firth during their performance in the 2 Year Old Trail class.

2 Year Old Western Pleasure Futurity competitors, T Hambrook's Shamelessly Tempting & Jodie Ward.

Although some of the horses contesting the Senior Horse Trail considered the bridge element to be very suspicious, it held no fears for seasoned campaigner, Garth Brooks, ridden by his owner, Meredith Rehn.

Senior Horse Reining competitors, Quirran-Lea Barita O'Lena & Tammy Carter.

The champion 2005 & Over Stallion was Shane Sainsbury's Touchstone.

The 2008 Filly championship went to D & M Burke's DMB Downtown Girl shown by Alan Briskey.

Adam O'Connor aboard R Boules' Maximum Affect in the Open Western Pleasure Classic at the Paint Horse National Championship Show.

Open Western Pleasure Classic competitors, Absolutely Shameless & Amanda Ducate.