Geelong Royal 2008

Beryl Doonan driving her Reserve Champion Non Hackney Pony 'Willowbrook Braveheart'.

Olivia Galea driving the A-1 Miniatures' 'Mardean Lil' River Dance' in the popular Harness classes.

Elsa Avery as usual really on the move driving the Avery Family's 'Acheron Midnight' to claim the Champion Non Hackney Pony award.

Well known heavy horse enthusiast, breeder and trainer, John Mullinger with his Champion Clydesdale Male, 'Dominion Park Statesman'.

The Cameron and Williams nomination, 'Rhyl Cover Story' added the Open Champion Led Galloway Mare title to the District award won two days ago.

Peter Brighton's impressive Australian bred Andalusian by Montego, 'Mira Mar Hortelano', won both the Led and Ridden Stallion classes at Geelong Royal.

The Gooderah Stud's handsome 'Glencoe Black Jack' by Four Hu Stud Volant was declared Champion Male and Supreme Champion Led Australian Stock horse Exhibit.

Ben Laupert with his 'Copellious'during the Novice 15.2-16hh Hack class.

Rachel Addison rode her own and Cameron Boyle's, 'Boyfriend' by the Thoroughbred sire, El Moxie, to win the Novice 15.2-16hh class and take out the Best Novice Hack award.

Briony Payne managed to look immaculate despite the dust. Briony is pictured with her new hack, 'Unleaded', that took second place in the Novice 15.2-16hh class and won the Open.

Chris Anderson rode Kim Jobling's 'SLM Skyte' to second place in the Novice over 16hh Hack class.

Helen Rankin's 'Doongara Devine Power' by Regal Power (dec) was declared Champion Led Australian Stock Horse Female.

Lucinda Fraser's 'Royalwood Concerto' by Royalwood Boy Soprano out of the Thoroughbred, Knowing and bred by Joanne Prestwidge, was declared Champion Led Galloway Gelding.

Sarah Rochester was delighted to claim the Palomino Mare Championship with her 'Tandara Park Gold 'N' Sharleeka'.

Jenny Reeve-Singles has won many Championships with the Reeve-Singles eye-catching stallion, 'Loriot Royal Dalton' and added the Champion Stallion and Supreme Led Palomino titles at Royal Geelong Show today.

Georgia Cleeland from Mansfield missed out on the Best Novice Hack award with her 'Invermay Striking Bob', but made up for that by taking out the Champion Hack Over 16hh and Supreme Hack titles.

Rebecca Jones from Ballan took out the Best Novice Galloway award with her , 'Exclusive to Mayfair'.

Courtney Bird made an elegant picture with 'Keira Park Take A Bow' during the class for Open Lightweight Galloway 14-14.2hh.

Marcia Beard rode her 'Kolbeach Circus' to win the Open Lightweight 14-14,2hh Galloway class and went on to be declared Champion Galloway 14-14.2hh and Supreme Champion Galloway.

Darryl Hayes rode Sophie Coleman's 'Top That of Astral' to win the Open 15-15.2hh Hack class and claim the Small Hack Championship. Darryl missed the paragraph about Supreme Champion Hack and was almost driving out the gate, before he was enlightened. Darryl made his apologies to all concerned and continued his journey home.

Annie Rush rode her well-performed, 'Twain' to take out the Small Hack 15-16hh Reserve Championship.

After a paddock injury and a foal, Tom and Julie Luxton's 'Malibu Park Stella' is back better than ever. They typey and good moving Galloway was second in the Lightweight 14-14.2hh Galloway class and went on to claim the Reserve Small Galloway Championship, under Chanele Hunter's expert guidance.

Mardi Johnson took out the Reserve Champion Australian Stock Horse Hack award with her 'Kardinia Attitude' by Talisman Cassidy.

Joanne Mills won the Australian Stock Horse Gelding Hack class with her 'Bushdrift Top Cut' by Morrison's Top Gun and went on to take out the ASH Hack Championship.

Yes it was dusty at Geelong. Now a Royal Show, it is to be hoped Geelong can do something about providing a suitable field of play. Stage Four water restrictions do not help of course, but for the show to thrive and for the showgrounds to become a well used horse show venue, a well watered arena is essential.

Rossanne Mason from Launching Place had a super show. She added to that success today by winning the Lightweight 14.2-15hh Galloway class and claiming the Big Galloway Championship with her 'Kolbeach Magic' by Fernleigh Fine Print.

With Bree Roberts on maternity leave, Chanele Hunter has taken over the ride on Jamie Carson's well-performed Galloway, 'Willowcroft Chance Encounter', that won the Heavyweight 14.2-15hh and was declared Reserve Champion Big Galloway.

Scarlett Luscombe from the Mornington Peninsular rode her 'Supremacy' to win the Lightweight 16-16.2hh Hack class and go on to take out the Reserve Champion Large Hack, (over 16hh) award.

Brooke Telford rode Jennifer Jones' 'Satin Park Njika' to fourth place in the (yes you guessed it) donkey race. Earlier in the day, Njika won the class for Led Jenny Over Three Years.

Ashley Parkinson was delighted to win the Donkey Race with Pat Streefkerk's "part Mammoth donkey" 'Wendahjo Serena'. Despite the size, the ears were easy!

Laura Thomas looked far too elegant for the dusty setting. Laura rode 'Time Gallery' to win the Show Hunter 15-16hh class and take out the reserve Champion Show Hunter Hack Championship..

Tara McKay did a splendid job with 'Cheraton Mikado' to take out the Show Hunter Galloway Championship.

Rebecca Ross with her outstanding Show Hunter Hack, 'Joli Cheval'. The part Clydesdale and Runner Up at the State titles a couple of weeks ago was second in the Show Hunter Over 16hh class.

Jacqui Librio won the Show Hunter Hack Over 16hh with her big moving 'Caruso' and went on to take out the Show Hunter Hack Championship.

Rebecca Ross rode Jodie van Breugel's Champion Riding Pony Show Hunter, 'Salisbury My Guy' to make it an impressive double by adding the Galloway Show Hunter Championship today.

Mary-Lou Goodman from Pakenham was delighted to be at Royal Geelong Show with her hack, 'Pranc'.