By TANIA PHILLIPS
WARWICK Horse Trials group has played host to more than 175 riders from throughout Southern and Central Queensland and Northern NSW.
Some of the region’s top riders were in town last week for the Queensland International Three Day Committee event.
Riders started arriving as early as Wednesday and Thursday last week with a health check for the horses on Thursday before the competition began in earnest on Friday with the dressage competition.
Event director Ron McCarthy said the event was a great success.
“The event went really, really well – the weather was perfect,” he said.
“Queensland were the big winners taking out the state of origin event and we had about 20 busters but they were all soft and there were no injuries to horse or rider.”
He said competition was fierce across all three days from the dressage, through to the cross-country and the showjumping with many of the divisions not decided until the final day.
Mr McCarthy said the courses were in top condition for the event.
“I’ve never seen Warwick looking so good,” he said.
Riders will have another chance to take on the course again when the Warwick group host their own event at the end of this month.
