Lakes and Craters 3DE

Oliver Ward rides his 'Lethal Hartz' in the Junior Pre Novice Showjumping phase.

Megan Atkins rode 'Maximus' to lower just one showjumping rail and finish the Junior Pre Novice competition in 10th place.

Claire McDermot rode her'Party Pete' to lower just one showjumping rail to finish the Junior Pre Novice competition in seventh place.

Samantha Walker and 'Champagne Gold' have their eyes well on the next fence in the Junior Pre Novice Showjumping phase. They finished in 11th place.

Sophie Roberts and 'Party's Over' were the only combination to jump clear in the Junior Pre Novice showjumping phase. They finished on their dressage score, 60.30 and in third place.

With the addition of two showjumpinmg rails, Chloe James and 'RL Sir Oliver' slipped to ninth place in the Junior Pre Novice with 84.40.

Sian Hendry and 'Swinton Aristocrat' just added one showjumping rail to their dressage score to finish the Junior Pre Novice in second place with a total of 50.80.

A versatile Cindy Morrison rides her mother Yvonne's 'Raymond K' in the Lakes and Craters Pre Novice competition. With a name like that one can I hope safely presume that the promising young horse is by Daley K.

Simone De Keuer added just cross-country time penalties riding her Bold Diplomat' to finish the Pre Novice competition with 66.90 penalties.

Philippa Davison rides her Killwarran Errant' in the showjumping phase of the Lakes and Craters Pre Novice competition.

Well-known eventing competitor, Kerri Bowman added jist 0.8 cross-country time penalties to her dressage score riding 'Fourwinds Pacman' to take second place in the Pre Novice competition with 42.80 penalties.

We are not sure that Wendy Schaeffer has chosen the right equestrian discipline for 'Acacia Ridge Sunrise'. The five-year-old jumping sensation not surprisingly finished on his dressage score, 40.50, to win the Pre Novice competition.

Nicole Wernke and 'Connection' from Somerville had a super competition to win their first Three Day Event, taking out the Preliminary A section.

'Alice Bowen and Sandhills Kramer' from Merricks are trained by Sydney Individual, Amanda Howell. They added just one showjumping rail to their dressage score to win the Junior Pre Novice competition with 50.20 penalties.

Genna Rankine and 'Valliant Century' from Heytsbury," just 15 minutes down the road" won the Preliminary B cpmpetition.

Naomi Mays rode her'Dalebrook Poetry in Motion' a Thoroughbred by Our Poetic Prince to take fifth place in the Young Rider competition with a total of 63.30 penalties.

Shay Smith and 'Durbans Cove' finished on their dressage score, 53.60 to take third place in the Lakes and Craters Young Rider competition.

Lauren Balcomb rode the ex Boyd Martin horse,'Kootoomootoo' to finish on her dressage score, 51.40 and take second place in the Lakes and Craters Young Rider competition.

Will Enzinger was unlucky in the CCI* showjumping phase riding Barry and Jean Hare's 'Wenlock Ladore'. The typey chestnut just rolled one rail to slip from second to third place with a total of 44.40 penalties.

Tallara Barwick and 'Wynella Whiskey' put on an impressive performance to add nothing to their good dressage score, 39.60 for victory in the CCI* competition.

Very well known equestrian personality, Barry Roycroft is Lakes and Craters Event Direstor and a prime mover for equestrian competition in the country.

Katie Henderson and 'Bulletproof' finished the Nature Vet CCI** competition just out of the money.

Stuart Tinney and 'Nottage Hill' made up for a misunderstanding during their cross-country run with a clear showjumping round in the Nature Vet CCI** competition.

Heath Ryan rode Bryce Hocking's Koyuna Striesand' to score an impressive win in the CCI** with just the adition of time penalties.

Katja Weimann went into the CCI** showjumping phase in first place , but two rails down saw the talented pair slip to third at the end of competition with 59.60 penalties.

Christopher Burton won the Inaugural Nature Vet Search For a Star competition. The final was conducted at Lakes and Craters.

Murray Lamperd and his stylish 'Sum and Substance' took out the Nature Vet CIC*** class.

Emily Anker from Wandin took fifth place in the Nature Vet CCI*** riding'Keniski', her typey Thoroughbred by Kenmare,

Sam Lyle and 'Certain Mischief' produced a stylish and clear (the only one) showjumping round to take third place in the Nature Vet CCI*** competition.

Claudua Graham's 'Blazing Chief' impressed in all three phases. An unlucky rail in the showjumping phase was their only blemish. They won the Nature Vet CCI*** competition with 47.80 penalties.

'Amber' Young from Kinglake West took out our prize for the cutest spectator at the Lakes and Craters Three Day Event