2016 Royal Adelaide Show

Rachel Wessell from Victoria is pictured aboard her lovely and impressive Royal Hit mare, 'Bella Rossa'. They claimed the Heavyweight Show Hunter class and are pictured during the Show Hunter Championship ride off.

Lesley Burrows is pictured aboard Kate Halliday's16-16.2hh Show Hunter winner, 'DQ Bob The Builder' during the Show Hunter Championship ride off.

Successful Victorian exhibitor, Rachael Addison is pictured aboard her, Lightweight Show Hunter winner, 'Xuberant' during the Show Hunter Championship ride off.

Paul Austin produced a super, forward workout riding Abbey Lovell's scopey Gent's Show Hunter winner, 'Dicavalli Rory' during the Show Hunter Championship ride off.

The eye-catching combination of Rebecca Crane's, 'Ribbleton France' and rider Ali Berwick won the class for Show Hunter Over 16.2hh and were declared Reserve Champion Show Hunter.

Tessa Hughes from Mt Gambier took second place in the class for lady Rider 21-31 and is pictured aboard her lovely, 'LA Chicago' during the Reserve Championship ride off.

Popular and successful showing rider and trainer, Laura Thomas won the 15.2-16hh Show Hunter class with her well performed, 'On Fire' and they are pictured during the Show Hunter Championship ride off.

Kate Halliday had a successful morning. Earlier in the show Kate won the class for Lady Rider over 30 years and this morning she was declared Reserve Champion Lady Rider. Kate also rode Andrea Merry's, 'Powerplay' to win the Lady's Show Hunter class, the only class they contested and went on to take out the 2016 Royal Adelaide Show Hunter Championship.

Brianna Duncan-Coward won the class for Lady Rider 18-21 and is pictured during the Lady Rider Championship ride off.

Charlie Hunt is pictured aboard Edwina Wilkes' Best Novice Galloway and Lady's Galloway winner, 'Allington Allegra' during the Galloway Championship ride off.

'Kolbeach Holly's Diamond' won the Child's Galloway class with owner, Kate Kyros and with Margot Haynes in the saddle, the Lawrie and Kyros nomination won the Heavyweight Galloway class and went on to take out the 2016 Royal Adelaide Show Reserve Champion Galloway award.

Lynda Hayes is pictured aboard her own and Vicki Pisciotta's lovely Lightweight Galloway winner, 'Kolbeach Aristocrat' during the Galloway Championship ride off.

Racehorse trainer, Angela Forster rode her Lightweight Show Hunter Galloway winner, 'Yindarla Park Twilight' to claim the Reserve Champion Show Hunter Galloway award.

"An ounce of experience is worth a ton of courage" and Chris Lawrie has both. He rode Greg Gerry and Lisa Cleary's beautiful 14-14.2hh winner, 'Royalwood Chorus of Love' to claim the 2016 Adelaide Royal Galloway Championship.

Briony Randel is pictured aboard the successful Burns and Banks winning 14.2-15hh nomination, 'Wesswoods Royal Caste' during the Galloway Championship ride off.

Paul Austin produced a great workout aboard Sarah Stafford's handsome and well performed Gent's Hack winner, 'Pandemonium' during the Hack Championship ride off this morning.

Allison Madill rode her Heavyweight Show Hunter Galloway winner, 'Daisy Lane Huntsman' in the Show Hunter Galloway ride off this morning.

David Warde is pictured aboard Virginia Osborne's, 'Gent's Show Hunter Galloway winner, 'Uhavta Impressive' during the Show Hunter Galloway Championship ride off this morning.

Popular and successful Victorian showing exhibitor, Di MacDonald rode her own and Tony Bayley's, 14.2-15hh winner, 'Dunelm Icon' to claim the Show Hunter Galloway Championship

Chloe Hayden is pictured aboard, the M & M Performance Horses, C Pavia and J Kay's 14-14.2hh winning nomination, 'Willowcroft Lancelot' during the Show Hunter Galloway ride off this morning.

The Lee girls are never far from the action and Tamara Lee is pictured aboard sister, Ebonie's Lady's Show Hunter Galloway winner, 'Morningside Hot Goss' during the Show Hunter Galloway Championship ride off.

Katrina Kearns is pictured aboard, Belinda Cusworth's well performed Lady's Hack winner, 'Aspen Park Icon' during the Hack Championship ride off.

Samantha Kennedy is pictured aboard her well named and typey Heavyweight Hack winner, 'Happy Hour' during the Hack Championship ride off.

Tracy Maitland is pictured aboard Andrea Peacock's Lightweight Hack winner, 'Wholelottalove' during the Championship ride off.

Briony Randel is pictured aboard her own, Warren Coyle and Howard Morris's successful Over 16.2hh winner, 'WBH Entourage' during the Hack Championship workout.

Jess Stalling had a wonderful morning. First up she produced the winning workout aboard Jordan Skyring's 16-16.2hh winner, 'DP Polo' to take out the Hack Championship and a little later, Jess, 21-30 winner was declared Champion Lady Rider

Chris Lawrie rode the Haynes, Quayle and Lawrie nomination, 'DQ Grace' to win the Open 15.2-16hh class and claim the Reserve Champion Hack award.

The 9am Hack Championship had everyone up early and Penny Greenhill is pictured aboard her 15-15.2hh winner, 'Kolbeach Party'.

Sisterly love. The Lee girls had it all to themselves in the Junior Rider Championship this morning. Brynie won the class for Girl/Boy Rider 14-16 and was declared Champion. Ebonie was second to her sister in the class and came in for and claimed the Reserve Junior Rider award.

Victorian rider, Matilda Longbottom had a couple of appearances on the busy Championship morning at the 2016 Royal Adelaide Show. Matilda won the class for Girl/Boy Rider 16-18 and is pictured during the Junior Rider Championship ride off, the first for the morning.