2011 Sydney Easter Royal Show

Successful showing personality, Marcia Beard from Koroit in Victoria rode her own and Charlotte Mitton's lovely 'Kolbeach Circus' to win the Lady's Galloway class this morning.

Lindy Walker rode the Walker and Hooke Families lovely, 'Sandown Musical Note' to fifth place in the Lady's Galloway class.

Joanne Stewart is pictured with the Rafferty Horse Rugs nomination, 'Kolbeach Limelight' that took second place in the class for Open Heavyweight Galloway 14.2-15hh.

Chloe de la Vega is pictured on her way to posting a first round clear aboard her 'Mandle BJ' in the Junior Jump Off class this morning.

Stephanie McKillop makes a super jump aboard her talented Welsh Cob, 'Alcheringa Tradition' during the Junior Jump Off class this morning. Yesterday this combination won the Six Bar jumping competition for Juniors and young Riders.

Teagan Chester from Gippsland in Victoria was out of the money today but she has already won a Junior class riding her talented, 'Ellesmere Derilyn'.

National Cutting Horse Association of Australia President, Richard Webb is pictured in action riding his 'BFP Sugga Banks' (Bank Fulo Cdees imp/Sweet Like Sugga imp) in $10.000 Novice Cutting Horse competition.

Scott Campbell rode Geoff Elliott's 'Fancy Freckle Acre' (Acres Destiny/Docs Fancy Freckles) to win today's round of the $10,000 Novice Cutting Horse competition with a score of 147 1/2 .

Craig Emmerton rode the Prestige Pastoral Co's 'A Little Red Colonel' (The Little Red Rooster/Colonel's Destiny) to take second place in the $10,000 Novice Cutting Horse class today with a score of 147.

Victorian professional, Cory Holden rode Rob Belcher's 'Spina Fletch' by Royal Fletch out of the outstanding mare, One Moore Spin to third place with 144 1/2 in the class for $10,000 Novice Cutting Horse.

Well known Cutting rider and trainer, Rob Hodgman is pictured aboard his, 'EB's Phalaris' (Dual Rey/EB'd Clypsil) during the $10,000 Novice Cutting Horse class conducted in the Schmidt Arena this morning.

Not even the gloomy weather can detract from Tammy Notman's lovely hack, 'Galveston' , The gelding by Zabeel is pictured on his way to second place in the Pope Cup class For Horses Showing Thoroughbred Qualities. He was also second in the Open 16-16.2hh class. They had the opportunity to work for Reserve National Champion Hack and made the most of it, taking home the purple sash.

Danielle Zeiser and her Semipalatinsk gelding, 'Snapshop' were one of just five combinations to earn a work out for The prestigious Pope Cup today.

Sarah Godfrey from Queensland rode her own and Kylie Raymont;s nomination, 'High Court' to make the final five ride off for the Pope Cup.

Anthony Mountney coped with the boggy and treacherous going to lead Dr Harry and Janine Cooper's 'Cresswell Ace of Spades' (Weston Park Rebel/Cresswell Cinderella) to be declared Champion Mare and Supreme Welsh Mountain Pony.

Melissa McVeagh is pictured on the move with her beautiful Champion Welsh Mountain Pony Stallion/Colt, 'Llangollen Top Notch' (Flowerdale Top Gun/Llangollen Camellia).

Hugh Buchanan rode his own and Dy Jenkyn's 'Broadway Jitterbug' to second place in the Young Rider jump off class on a wet Anzac Day afternoon.

Brontai Sams rode Demi Sams' Novice and Open 12-12.2hh winner, 'Owendale Honeycombe' to claim the Australian National Small Pony Championship.

Teleah Lindsay rode Kim Adby's well performed, 'Mondiso Park Watch Me' to second place in the class for Open Pony 12-12.2hh. She made the most of her opportunity and claimed the Reserve Champion Small Pony award.

Pascale Young makes a brilliant jump aboard her stallion, 'Pico Bello' during the Young Rider class this afternoon for fifth place.

Jess Stalling rode Penelope Cubbold's 'Kolbeach Chanting' to win the Open Pony Hack 13.3-14hh and went on to take out the award for Australian National Champion Large Pony.

Georgia Cooke rode the very well performed, formerly Victorian pony, 'Kolbeach Promise' to win the Open 13-13.2hh class and take out the Reserve Champion Large Pony award.

This lovely head belongs to Rex and Dell Jenkins' Riding Pony Colt, 'Dirigeree Park Popstar' (Royalwood Boy Soprano/Weston Caroline).

Kristian Akehurst is pictured with his own and Chris Akehurst's 'Gem Park Orlando' (Langtree Connoisseur/Little Paddocks Diva) to take out the Champion Riding Pony Stallion/Colt award.

Cameron Woods led Victorian exhibitor, Lyn Warburton's beautiful Two Year Old Filly, 'Rosedale Songster' (Rosedale Tempting/Rosedale Serenity) to take out the Champion Mare and Supreme Led Riding Pony award and taking out the Willowcroft Stud Perpetual Trophy.

A bemuddied, Daniel Harvey had some trouble keeping his feet, he still managed to win the class for Three Year Old Welsh B Mare with Cate Edward's 'Woranora Sapphire' (Bamborough Paramount/Woranora Crystal)

A delighted Sarah Anderson is pictured with Ruth Anderson's 'Imperial Mona Lisa' (Eyarth Tigre imp/Trentlyn Marnie) that won the class for Welsh Section B Mare Four Years and Over, took out the Champion Mare award, Supreme Welsh B and the Nattai Perpetual Trophy for Supreme Champion Welsh.

Nici Jamieson from Doonan in Queensland rode her 'Rathowen Envy' to win the class for Lightweight Galloway 14.2-15hh and took out the Reserve Champion Galloway title.

Trinette Crawford rode Brynn Clarke's super Galloway, 'Willowcroft Regal Winter' to claim his fourth Sydney Galloway Championship. Regal Winter has won in 2006, 2007, 2009 and now 2011, with Adam Oliver, Kim Durante and now Trinette Crawford.

On a wet Anzac Day afternoon, Dale Plumb completed another chapter in his outstanding showing success story. His trip to Sydney with 'DP Amazing', the gelding by Medal of Honour began by taking out the Grand National Large Hack Championship and this afternoon worked beautifully to claim the Sydney Royal Hack Championship. It will be a jolly trip back to Cardinia in Victoria.