Silva Stigler rode Lucy Metcalf's Rotspon mare, 'Wridgeway Recluse' for overall sixth place in the Gess Four-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship.
Shane Davidson from Queensland rode the Fairbanks Stud's 'Fairbanks Picasso' by Fairbanks Pavarotti to take tenth overall place in the Gess Four Year-Old Young Dressage Horse class.
Lizzie Wilson-Fellows rode her 'Larapinta Freespirit' by Freestyle to take overall seventh place in the Gess Four Year-Old Young Dressage Horse class.
Rebecca Walshe from the ACT rode her Contango II gelding. 'Stylist' to move from sixth place after round 1 to overall first place in the Gess Four Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship.
Nicholas Fyffe rode his own Regardez Moi gelding, 'Reverence F' to take fourth place overall in the Gess Four-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship.
Lisa Martin's 'Just Elegant' by Jive Magic was third overall in the Gess Four-Year Old Young Dressage Horse Championship.
Maurie Bruce rode his and wife Jane's 'Neversfelde Weltsong' to take second place in the Gess Four-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship. The gelding is by Weltmeyer out of the well-known Kassiber mare, Neversfelde Kudu, fourth last night in the Inter 1 Freestyle.
Richard Maidment's 'Larapinta Krackerjack' by Krack C went off a bit like a "cracker" at the start of his second appearance in the Gess Four Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship. Heidi Talbot did a good job with the talented stallion, however he slipped from first place after the first round to overall eighth place.
Well-known showjumping rider, Tim Clarke rode Mardi Grave's impressive Contango II stallion, 'Belcam Catalyst' to win the Four Year Old Young Showjumper Championship.
Heath Ryan with you guessed it, another Weltmeyer. Heath rode Susie Duddy's 'DP Wedonna' out of the Grand Prix mare, Donna Carrera to take seventh place in the 4 Aces five year old Young Dressage Horse Championship.
Heidi Davidson from Victoria rode her Don Schuffro mare, 'Donatella' to take eighth place in the 4 Aces Five-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship.
Silver Stigler rode Boyd Martin's Jive Magic gelding, 'Jeff the Chef W' to take third place overall in the 4 Aces five year old Young Dressage Horse Championship.
Yet another Young Horse by Weltmeyer, this time Melinda Morris with her 'Trackstein Schybourne' who took fifth place in the 4 Aces five year old Young Dressage Horse Championship.
James Miller rode 'APH Ludo' by Luebeck and bred by the Australian Performance Horse Stud to take 10th overall place in the 4 Aces Five-Year-Old Young Dressage horse Championship
Kyle Burton with her 'Flowervale Ferraza' by Olympic Ferro who took ninth place overall in the 4 Aces five year old Young Dressage Horse Championship.
Heather Currie rode Erica Lock's Imported Fresian stallion, 'Hilwert L' by Nanning 374 to be sixth overall in the 4 Aces five year old Young Dressage Horse Championship.
Dianne White from NSW rode her Weltmeyer gelding, 'Barjar Winston' to win the 4 Aces Five-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship.
Victorian rider, Sara McDonald rode her Rotspon mare, 'Adlanta Rose' to take second place overall in the 4 Aces Five-Year Young Dressage Horse Championship.
2006 German World Championship Dressage Team Gold Medalist, Hubertus Schmidt gave a most interesting, enlightening and entertaining Bates Masterclass, giving a running commentary all the while he was riding. Here he rides Susannah Clarke's beautiful imported Danish Warmblood, 'Come to Me' by Comeback II. The horse is to be campaigned by well-known Victorian dressage rider, Charlotte Pederson.
Gun tottin' (well almost) Rebecca Rowe, took second place in the popular Catago Fashions On The Longside competition.
There is no end to Becky Allen's talents it would seen. Here she is winning the Catago Fashions On The Longside competition, just a couple of hours before taking fourth place in the Showjumping World Cup Qualifier.
Not sure how she gets back into such great shape, but here is well-known rider and Catago proprietor, Penilla Hogg with her four and a half month old son, Murdoch.
Showjumping legend and Stubben Masterclass presenter, Franke Sloothaak with Michael and Kelly King's Five-Year-Old Champion, the imported mare, 'Florina' by the son of For Pleasure, For Feeling, is normally ridden by Adam Mellers.
Franke Slootaak again with Ally and Andrew Lamb's Six-Year-Old Champion, 'Belcam Alibi' by Belcam Agassi out of a Grannus mare.
Jacinta Abernathy rode her 'Heathmont AEA' by Just de Pomme out of a Dutcmhman mare to take eighth place overall in the IHB Six-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship.
Chris Chugg with the Australian Sporthorse Breeders talented, imported mare by Indorado, 'Alondra'. The eight-year-old mare was having her first World Cup start and finished in eighth place.
Georgina Cattermole from Victoria rode her 'Anastasia Romanov' by Aaries to take fourth place in the IHB Young Dressage Horse Championship.
Shane Davidson took sixth place in the IHB six year old Young Dressage Horse Championship with the homebred, 'Fairbanks Whitney' by Weltmeyer (again) out of a Contango II mare.
Gavin Chester and the Daley K stallion, 'Warlord II' showing the form that has seen them win the last four World Cup Qualifiers. Gavin and Warlord were the only combination of the 17 starters to jump a double clear.
It was back to back Young Dressage Horse Champion of Champions for Judy Dierks riding Andrea Beatty's imported mare, 'Donner Carina' by Dormello out of a Donner Schwee mare.
DWTS Event Director, Susan McKay looks relieved that the 2006 show is almost over. Once again this unique Australian event was a great success.
Bates Dressage Masterclass presenter, Hubertus Schmidt was just about the most popular man at the show. He rode beautifully, spoke beautifully and was as is shown in this photo, signing autographs, very approachable.
Laurie Lever took out back to back Champion of Champions Young Showjumping Horse, this year with his seven-year-old mare, 'La Laina' by Northern Villius II out of the mare Northern Jedda.