Australian Stock Horse Society 2008 National Championships

Vicki Hiscock rode 'DAVILAK MEEKA' Tto place = 2nd in the Maiden Series Campdraft with 8 other competitors all with a score of 87 points.

'RONOLA EMBER' ridden by Ron Nicholson was the winner of Round Two of the Maiden Series Campdraft with a points score of 89.

'TARMAROO MAXINE' ridden by John Hoath and owned by D & S. Middleton placed = 2nd in the 2nd Round of the Maiden Series .

The Fountain Of Youth 08 National Led Sale saw top quality horses up for grabs and when David and Sue Wilson's pretty young palomino mare 'Glen Lee Rivoli Moonbeam' entered the sales complex, bidding was fierce and the mare topped the sales for the evening with the highest price paid.

Overall National Futurity Winner 'ERVINES ROLLEX' exhibited by Allan Wallen & owned by Robert Morton with David Wilson & Paula Clark, daughter of Marsh Carney who donated the trophy saddle. The stallion won the led and the hack section of the futurity, placing = 2nd in the working section.

Sam Davidge and 'JINDALEE MATISSE' placed 12th in the Overall of the Futurity winning the Amateur Owner Rider award.

A very delighted Kayleen Shea from Qld rode 'LAZY D SHEZA RIVOLI OAK' owned by Dee Hunt to place 2nd overall in the National Futurity and win the ASLA award & Futurity Pate.

Lachlan Sim rode 'SIMPARK MISS MILLIE' to place 17 in the National Futurity and win the Youth Award for the Futurity.

Ken May from Qld rode 'SHEEDYS GRACIE BATES' to win the working section of the National Futurity.

'NANDEYE CHRISTINE' ridden by Tom Skinner exhibited by Equine Education placed 3rd in the National Futurity Time Trials section.

'J STAR WINGS' ridden by Tina Bridge and owned by Joy Poole placed 7th overall in the National Futurity.

'RIVERVIEW SNOWQUEEN' ridden by Paul Vary placed 4th in the Futurity Final seen here working in the Time Trials section of the competition.

Angie Crump rode 'ROSEBROOK SHANGRILA' to place 3rd in the Amateur Owner Rider Award for the National Futurity after winning the Amateur Owner Rider in the Working & Time Trial sections of the Futurity.

'TODDS SHAKARA' ridden by David Todd of NSW was the winner of the time trials section of the Futurity.

Judges Melise Tuma-Webb and Ellen Newberry put on a brave face after standing out in the blustery cold winds which never gave up hence a lot of hat holding and chasing getaway paperwork went on for the entirity of the day.

An interested crowd watched as the Fountain Of Youth 08 Sale horses were paraded before them to give them the opportunity to have a closer look at the horses before the evening's sale.

'LONE PINE MCKENZIE' exhibited by John Stiphout and Fernbrook Stud placed 2nd in the led section of the Futurity.

Announcer Angus Lane interviews judge for the Working section of the Open Challenge Scott Taylor as Scott battles the extreme weather conditions to hold onto his hat.

Maryanne Gough from Qld rode 'TALAWAHL PLAYBACK' owned by Noffke & Ravenscroft to place = 1st in the Working section of the Open Challenge.

'WILLDRAFT IGNITE' ridden by Michael Wilson for Willdraft Partnership was = winner of the Working section of the Open Challenge with 84 points and his other ride for the Challenge 'SODA JUSTICE' placed 3rd with 83 points.