2012 Reining Australia Affiliate Championships and Futurity Show

The star of the show so far is young Queensland rider Bayley Lowe. Today Bailey saved his horse Microchip for the Youth Class 14-18 years at the end of the day, to win with a score of 210.5. Earlier in the day Bailey was awarded both the Queensland Reining and Southern Queensland High Point Green Rider of the Year awards.

Eloise Denton rode SR Whizzel Chex to fourth place in the Intermediate Non Pro scoring 205.5. Later in the day this combination took second place in the Youth 14-18 scoring 208.5.

Greer Campbell rode Playgirls Whiz in the Youth class.

KC Devlin scored 199 riding Rockys Joe Quixote in the Youth class.

Clancy Erin rode Greenhill Senorita to win the CA Youth class 13 years and under, scoring 203.

David Simons seen here riding Sweet Serendipity got day two of the Reining Australia and Continental Championships, off to a good start winning Limited Open and Rookie Professional.

Kathleen Murphy rode Mingolena to equal third place in the CA Prime Time (for riders 50 years and over) Non Pro event, scoring 202.

Steven Withers rode Lil Bit of Hootchy to fifth place in the CA Prime Time Non Pro with a score of 197.5.

Susan Farquhar riding CD Quixote scored 202 for equal third place in the CA Non Pro Prime Time. A number of riders from the 17 starters scored 0 for "off pattern" or error of course, unlike dressage there is no second chance in Reining, with any error resulting in a 0 score.

Wayne Davis riding Docs Have A Little Faith scored 204 for third place in the RA Prime Time Non pro.

Vicki Walcot rode Dinki Di Whiz N Slide to second place in the RA Prime Time Non Pro scoring 205.

Rod Osborrne riding OP Whizzabout won the RA Prime Time Non Pro with a score of 209.5.

This year's Reining Australia National Championship show was postponed from the normal mid winter date to get some better weather. Unfortunately no one told the weather gods with yesterday being very wet and today freezing cold and windy. Julie Johnson canters past a chilly judge aboard Doc Chex on her was to winning the RA Green Rider Level 2.

Jennifer Brown rode Jazzy Little Chexer to equal third place in the RA Green Rider Level 1 with a score of 204.5.

Faye Porter riding Hicks Spinin Playboy scored 204.5 for equal third place in the Reining Australia Green Rider Level 1.

Tony Bryers rode Missin Dun It in the RA Green Rider event. The Green rider section is a Reining Australia national event that helps to develop beginners into the sport .

Mal Dyce rode Eskdale West Dry Melody to second place in the Green Rider Level 1 and 2. with a score of 205.

Mary Dahl riding Twin Oaks Tequila Shaker took fifth place in the RA Green Rider Level 1, scoring 201.5.

Sonya Taylor rode Whizzel With Me to third place in the Intermediate Non Pro, scoring 207.

Shelley Peters rode Tell Me a Story to second place in the Int. Non Pro with a score of 208.5.

Kerri Anderson comes to a stop aboard Niners Little Pep in the Intermediate Non Pro. The first two and half days of the Championship this year have been devoted to the Non Pro and lower level riders, with the professionals taking center stage tomorrow night in the Open and Futurity. There is no Derby this year.

Tim Hoffmann rode Predator to score 214 to win the Intermediate Non Pro.

Hayley Crossingham rode Reynard to fifth place in the RA Intermediate Non Pro, scoring 205.

Today's highlight was the Youth class, with twelve young riders really exciting the small, cold but enthusiastic crowd. Chelsea Ragg rode Triandibo Indeniable to fourth place in the Youth 14-18, scoring 206.5.

Young Grace Christoffel really had the accelerator down on Docs Leo Tivio, to take third place in the CA Youth 13 and Under.

Alexandra Barratt rode Toccoa Something Lethal to third place in the Youth 14-18 years, scoring 207.

Georgia Mundie rode Azure Bleu to score 199 in the Youth 14-18 years.

Nicky Graham Duffy riding Peppys Majic scored 204.5 in the Youth 14-18 for fifth place.

Talented young rider, Lana Kelderman rode her well performed Oaks Moon Dust to win the RA Youth 13 and Under, scoring 206. Lana also successfully competes in other Western disciplines with Oaks Moon Dust.

MacKenzie Bascombe rode Lethally Cowsmart to second place in the CA Youth 13 and under, with a score of 198.