27th Australian Quarter Horse National Championships 2005

AQHA Nationals Staff Member, Royce Holtkamp.

Phil Gray won the Morning Sun Ranch Open Cutting Competition riding 'Boons Sonata' with aa score of 72.

'Smarty Cat' ridden by Ian Merrick took 2nd place in the Morning Sun Ranch Open Cutting Competition with a score of 71.

A busy Phil Gray took 3rd place in the Morning Sun Ranch Open Cutting Competition with a score of 71 riding 'Ojay Spinson'.

Seventy-one years young, former AQHA president, Robert Baldwin took 4th place in the Tooheys Non Pro Cutting competition with a score of 69 riding his 'Hick's Delight'.

Ellen Burns rode her athletic, 'Quixote Royal Command' to take 3rd place in the Tooheys Non Pro Cutting competition.

Phil Gray with 'Smart Little Jackhammer' who took 4th place in the Morning Sun Ranch Cutting competition with a scoe of 69.

Heather Wilks with 'Spinner Scorpion' in action in the Morning Sun Ranch Cutting competition.

Chris Thresher with be 'retiring' his good old hat after this outing,

Lauren Gray won the Tooheys Non Pro Cutting competition and received the prize for the top cutting score of 73, riding 'Reggae Roc'.

Ellen Burns in action in the Tooheys Non Pro Cutting competition riding 'Quixotes Little Princess' for a score of 69.

Karen Woods riding 'Colonel Miller' in the Tooheys Non Pro Cutting competition.

'A Okie Quixote' with rider, Colin Banks in the Tooheys Non Pro Cutting competition.

Rib Hallett and 'Spin Up Cash' took 2nd place in the Tooheys Non Pro Cutting competition.

Greg Ellison with 'OP Peppy' in the Tooheys Non Pro Cutting competition.

A very good display of bits from Ranchmans Saddlery.

Tanya Hayes from Jurox Animal Health, one of the many tradestand vendors.

Nolene Maher volunteer shop assistant for the AQHA Stand.

Jackson Gray with Hiscock's Saddlery Youth Cutting winner, 'Twist n' Spin'.

'Millers Quintana Belle' and Sophie Hughes took 2nd place in the Hiscock's Saddlery Youth Cutting competition.

Local cowboy from Springridge, Ben Murchison.

Barbara Schleppi took 2nd place in the Tooheys All Age Cowhorse class riding 'Elanora Flamez'.

Stephen Howe won the Tooheys All Age Cowhorse class riding 'RBH Spinnin Jac'.

Winner of the Hazells Farm and Fertillier Services Youth Working Cowhorse, Jacqui Watts riding Pablo Command.

Racing to the finish and first pace in the Jurox Youth Barrel Race, Candice Parkinson and Poppy's Top Jet.

Second place in the Jurox Youth Barrel Race, Skye Nicholls and Miss Cool Bar.

Aleisha Padroth and 'Hot Roc' took 3rd place in the Jurox Youth Barrel Race in a time of 18.15.

Marie Crisp and 'Some Kinda Cowboy' were 4th in the Quest Apartments Tamworth All Age Barrel Race.

Kristie O'Brien with 'Jess Oleo' competing in the Quest Apartments Tamworth All Age Barrel Race.

'Winderadeen Go TO Blazes' and Catrina Hutton in full flight for 3d place in the Quest Apartments Tamworth All Age Barrel Race.

Kristie O'Brien riding 'Sporty King's Cadet' won the Quest Apartments Tamworth All Age Barrel Race in a time of 16.00 seconds.

'Doc's Omni Beam' and Mary Morgan took 2nd place in the Quest Apartments Tamworth All Age Barrel Race in a time of 16.23 seconds.