Australian Appaloosa Nationals

This pint sized pooch found the trail course very daunting

Emma Tucker closes the gate with her K9 entry in Dog Trail

Busted- Sharon Coldwell gets caught on camera clipping in her very special white suit (I wonder if the arms tie up at the back?)

Dogs like icecream as well!- The Taggett Family's hound Biscuit enjoys a golden gaytime while watching the classes at the Appaloosa Nationals

Last minute touch ups to Black It keep competitors looking at their prime

The mid week siesta was great for both horse & human's mind & body

Checking that the banding job in this horses mane was still laying straight and flat for the next days showing

Small things amuse small minds, this busy little pooch kept this lunge whip in check while his owner headed out to work a horse

Phil Henderson & his horse Ben have a casual ride around the outside oval

Clean isles & busy stables, people cleaning & preparing for halter day

Emma Taggett & Jewel Peatey check out all the spots during the mid show break

Best place in the house- Wilway Juana Impress helps herself to a light snack while waiting for her owners to return

The arena entrance where the comings & goings of the show all revolve around

The very successful horse The Socialite lets us know how he feels while resting in his stall

Lindsay Skelly passes the time away holding up a stable door while being watched by the stabled neighbour

How many people does it take to get one horse ready?

Garlands & show saddles- thats what its all about!

Sunshine & green grass- most of the horses took the time out to graze on something called grass- not much of that around at the moment!

Dog Trail National Champion Lyn Lin Appaloosa's mini foxie "Beetle" poses for a shot

Bridles Galore, Kevin Peateys Southern Cross Saddlery stand

Horse World Saddlery were a large sponsor of the show

Merilyn Moyle, long time appaloosa enthusiast helped out the current Appy competitors with her Western Wears

Tracey Stibbard carries out her staffy May from the arena just previously to starting the Dog Race

Winner of the Dog Race was the Whippet called Buscuit

Final section of trail was the pole square where a trick had to be performed, catching, laying down, begging and rolling over were all performed

A different style of reversing through poles- Marsha Lewis 'wheelbarrows' her pooch backwards to the delight of the crowd

The sausage dog "Frank" weaves his way through the witches hats in Dog Trail

Diane Kacunic & her blue dog Chilli do the Dog Trail in extra high style

The crowd favourite and winner of dog trail was Beetle whose final trick clinched him the win

All sorts of different styles were shown during dog trail- this was the "high stepping carry the small clothed dog over poles" routine