2012 Melbourne Royal Show

Cathy Emmett representing the Melbourne Hunt Club is pictured riding her charming and well performed (and well named) 'The Milkman" to second place in the class for Medium Hunter on the Flat.

Joanne Stubbs representing the Oaklands Hunt Club rode her, 'Jabawaky' to third place in the class for Mediumweight Hunter On the Flat.

Wendy Higgins representing the Melbourne Hunt Club rode S Coghlan's Welsh Cob , 'Burrowa Sportsmans Last' to second place in the class for Heavyweight Hunter on the Flat.

Lynette Haynes representing the Tocumwal Hunt Club rode Bernie Rice's, 'Duke' to win the class for Heavyweight Hunter On teh Flat.

Oaklands Hunt Club, Joint Master, Darren Green shows a bit of hunting pace riding Kathleen Cust's, 'Brocklesby' to claim the class for Medium Hunter on the Flat.

Eliza Baldwin representing the Tocumwal Hunt Club rode her typey and good moving mare, 'Australian Maid' to win the class for Lightweight Hunter on the Flat and go on to claim the award for Champion Hunter On The Flat.

'Invigorate' and Charlene Zwar representing the Melbourne Hunt Club are pictured making quite and effort over this hunt panel during the Hunters' plates this afternoon.

Brittany Rae representing the Tocumwal Hunt Club rode Bernie Rice's , 'Lochie' to take sixth place in the SA Greaves Memorial Hunters Plate on a glorious day at Melbourne Royal Show.

Philippa Davison, the lone representative of the Murray Valley Hunt Club makes a splendid jump during the SA Greaves Memorial Hunters' Plate aboard her, 'Kilwarran Attitude' on their way to fifth place.

Always busy on the Melbourne Royal 'Hunting' days, Darren Green, Joint Master of the Oaklands Hunt Club is pictured on his own 'Gravitas' that took fourth place in the class for Heavyweight Hunter on the Flat and later in the day was third in both the SA Greaves Memorial and the Noel Mason Memorial Hunters' Plates..

Oaklands Hunt Club member, Mark Voivodich is pictured riding Kathleen Cust's, 'Cotley' in the Noel Mason Memorial Hunters' Plate. Sadly the numbers in the Hunt Club competition are very much down on previous years. It would be a great pity to let this entertaining and colourful spectacle disappear, as it will never return once dropped from the schedule.

Claire Patterson and her colourful , 'Toby' representing the Oaklands Hunt Club took fifth place in the Noel Mason Memorial Hunters' Plate on a beautiful Melbourne Spring afternoon.

Kylie Griffiths and her , 'Flying Glory' representing the Melbourne Hunt Club are pictured during the traditional Hunters' Plates conducted each year at Melbourne Royal.

Carolyn Grinter representing the Tocumwal Hunt Club is pictured in full flight aboard Bernie Rice's wonderful , 'Punch'. As in 2011, they took out both the SA Greaves and Noel Mason Memorial Hunters' Plates

Joanne Stubbs representing Oaklands Hunt Club rode Bennington to third place in the Heavy Hunter Shown in Saddle.