ISS Tempo Showjumping Summer Classic

Paula Hamood managed to see the funny side of it all on the first day of the ISS-Tempo Sumer Showjumping Classic.

Adam Johnson's Contango II Stallion, 'Woodleigh Don Juan' makes sure of the Butterfly Oxer during his 1.30m round.

Queenslander, Billy Raymont rode Amelia Hawthorne's 'Vetical Horizon' to take second place in the 1.20m class.

Eventer, Louise Baston with her 'Boambee Springbock' competing in the 1.30m jump off class.

Amy Graham from South Australia rode her imported mare, 'Transatlantic' to take third place in the 1.30m jump off class.

National Showjumping Coach, Jamie Coman was lured back to the showring to ride the lovely 'Noblewood Park Prima Donna'. Seen here in the 1.20m jump off class.

A busy Adam Mellers rides Julieanne Reardon's typey, 'St Valentine' in the first round of the Wentworth Saddles Future Stars class.

Jamie Winning rides her 'Drought' in the first round of the Wentworth Saddles Future Stars class for a total of five penalties.

Jeff Bloomfield rode the Daley K gelding, "Denali Blue' to post just one of two clears in the first round of the Wentworth Saddles Future Stars class.

Kristy Bruhn from Mt Gambier in South Australia jumped a good four penalty trip in the first round of the Wentworth Saddles Future Stars class.

Successful South Australian rider, Lachlan Manuel jumped the second of the two clears in the first round of the Wentworth Saddles Future Stars class.

Amity Williams from Tasmania rode her 'Ellesmere Derilyn' in the first round of the Wentworth Saddles Future Stars class.

Jenny Sheppard put her foot to the metal with her wonderful imported mare, 'Licara R' responding to produce a super fast jump off round to win the 1.20m first up today. A little later in the day Jenny and the impressive mare jumped a good four penalty first round in the Wentworth Saddles Future Stars class.

Tim Amitrano from Queensland with his wonderful 'Mr Innocent' jumped a clear round with the addition of just one time penalty to take second place in the 1.40m A2.

Stephen Dingwall from the ACT with his successful 'Greywynd' in the 1.40m A2.

Paul Athanasoff with his own and Charlie Hooke's Shepparton World Cup winner, 'Wirragulla Nicklaus' competing in the 1.40m A2 at the end of the first day of competition at the ISS-Tempo Summer Showjumping Classic.

Nic Taliana with his 'Ambrose' competing in the 1.20m jump off class.

Maurice Clarke from Mortlake in Victoria with his colourful, 'Contagious' by Contango II out of an Australian Stock Horse mare. They competed in both the 1.20m and 1.30m classes on the first day of the ISS-Tempo Summer Showjumping Classic.

Ashleigh Nordish rode Jamie Winning's very well performed Eventer, Dressage Horse and Showjumper, 'BK Blackjack' in the 1.20m jump off class on the first day of the ISS-Tempo Summer Showjumping Classic.

Julia Hargreaves rode her 'Copabella Courcheval' to take third place in the first Young Rider Qualifier.

Jono Berry from Queensland but currently training with George Sanna at Glossodia and his 'JB Idaho' took sixth place in the Young Rider Qualifier on the first day of the ISS-Tempo Summer Showjumping Classic.

Formerly from the USA, Rebecca Federman, now training with George Sanna, with her 'Mandel BJ' competing in the Young Rider Qualifier.

Lauren Hartog and her super imported mare, 'Why Me' were fifth in the Young Rider class.

Emily Blinkworth rode a copy book jump off round to win the Young Rider Qualifier with her sensational 'CP Argentina'.

Vicki Roycroft has a profitable morning with her typey imported gelding, 'Ricardo D' to win the 1.30m class and take third place in the 1.20m class (by way of a warm up). Later in the day Vicki won the 1.40m riding Eliza Jane.

Chris Chugg with the Australian Sporthorse Breeder's super imported stallion, 'Conquistador'. The five-year-old was just out of the money in the 1.20. jump off class.

Jack Maunder and 'Cloncurry' from Tamworth clocked the second fastest time in the 1.20m jump off, but a rail down saw them finish in sixth place.

Phillip Lever back in Australia for Christmas rode his father Laurie's 'La Laina' to be just out of the placings in the 1.20m class.

Hilary Scott rode her talented 'Indra' to take second place in the Young Rider Qualifier.

Sophia Gostelow rode her Thoroughbred by Salieri, 'Big Bucks' to take second place in the 1.30m class today. Only two of the 37 strong field managed to go clear over Course Designer, Leopoldo Palacios' first round track.