The annual Glencoe Campdraft and Gymkhana was once again a major success with nearly 700 runs conducted throughout the course of the event.
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Local competitors were joined by interstate travellers for the two-day event and participated in the juvenile, junior, novice, maiden, open and ladies campdraft divisions as well as the gymkhana.
The young guns starred in the arena with Siddella Donnelly crowned champion of the juvenile draft and Brooke Klinger named as the winner in the juniors.
The maiden was taken out by Georgia O’Neill who also was first in the ladies, Tim Rohan was the winner of the novice and Philip McCormack was the best of the opens.
Rohan also scored the highest cutout of the competition with 24.
Campdraft secretary Helen Fenton said the event was outstanding with plenty of riders throwing their support behind it.
"All the competitors were very happy with the way it was all run,” she said.
All the competitors were very happy with the way it was all run. They said they would be back next year. They said we have done a lot of improvements to our grounds, which we have.
- Helen Fenton
"They said they would be back next year.
"They said we have done a lot of improvements to our grounds, which we have.
"The cattle went really well, we had no complaints about them, the way they handled and all that sort of thing.
"It was very successful.”
Many of the campdrafters ventured across the ground to take part in the gymkhana program.
Boy and girl rider classes were run as well as rider over 17 years and bending, flags and barrel races.
Fenton said the organisers of the gymkhana were thrilled with the numbers they had in attendance.
"They said that it was a great success and were very happy with all the competitors turning up,” she said.
"They had a really good weekend.
"[There was] bending, flags and barrels, that was for the children and they also had open sporting which was for adults as well.”
The association held a dinner on the Saturday night where the competitors gathered to mingle and catch-up.
“It was a very social time,” Fenton said.
"It was a great environment.”
The committee were excited by the feedback from the weekend and Fenton thanked the local community for supporting the annual event and making it a continued success.
"Thanks to all competitors and helpers on the weekend,” she said.
"If you don't have them you don't have anyone.”