Forbes Sorting and Penning Competition

Judges Abbie Howell and Molly Fuge

Melissa West was all smiles after competing in the Western Heritage All Levels

Melissa West, Cody Barwick and Alfie-Ray Lawrence with second place ribbons from the Western Heritage All Levels

Natalie and John Camilleri won the Western Heritage All Levels class

Natalie Mihalic pausing for a moment during the All Levels Handicap

Trish Kelly taking off in the All Levels Handicap

Kalvin Dargin had a successful competition, winning the #10 Beginners Youth Ranch Hand

Placing second in the #10 Beginners Youth Ranch Hand was Kyanna Dargin

Kalvin and Kyanna Dargin, along with Dustyn James, rounding out the top three placings in the #10 Beginners Youth Ranch Hand

Molly Fuge at full speed in the #10 Handicap

Rebecca Kennedy picking up speed in one of her many runs over the course of the weekend

Rebecca Pearce together with Sondra and Jane Lehane enjoying a catch-up while waiting for their runs

Patiently waiting for a run

Winners and placegetters in the #10 Handicap

Natalie Camilleri in the first class of the day, the All Levels HC

Ash Cockburn watching the cattle during the last class of the day on Saturday, the #4 Non Handicap

Winners and placegetters in the All Levels HC

It was a chilly start to the day on Sunday, with plenty of atmospheric fog around

Tammy Hewitt moving cattle in the #10 Masters Class

Brenda Sinclair sorting her numbered cattle in the #10 Masters Class

Sherrie Whitty wasn’t wasting time during her runs on Sunday

Winners and placegetters of the #10 Masters Class

Winners and placegetters of the #2 Beginner Non HC Class

Bella Davie competing in the last class of the weekend, the #4 Non Handicap

Lonnie Henderson riding in the #10 Handicap Class on Sunday

Winners and placegetters of the #4 Non Handicap Class

Paul McCulloch had a successful weekend, with quite a few ribbons and prizes taken home

Winners and placegetters of the #10 Handicap Class

Ben Lawrence sporting a lovely blue tutu in support of “Do It For Dolly Day" in the Western Heritage All Levels

Ben Lawrence, Cody Barwick and Alfie-Ray Lawrence with their third place ribbons for the Western Heritage All Levels

Geoff Leayr riding in the All Levels Handicap on Saturday

It was wonderful to see so many horses and riders with their touch of blue in support of “Do It For Dolly"

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On the 15th - 16th of May, Forbes Sorting and Penning held its first RSNCA affiliated Ranch Sorting event for 2021 with great success. 120 riders traveled from all over NSW to compete for over $14000 in prize money, with classes for all ages and abilities. The club also proudly raised $1000 for Do It For Dolly Day. It was a great start to the competition calendar, with more events planned for later this year.

Photos taken by: Lucy Cambourn Photography

Forbes Sorting and Penning Competition

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