{"id":66080,"date":"2014-05-02T19:50:09","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T09:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=66080"},"modified":"2020-12-04T10:46:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T00:46:42","slug":"huge-day-for-young-riders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/05\/02\/huge-day-for-young-riders\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge Day For Young Riders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cherie Baldacchino, from St Mary’s Catholic College, competing in the western bend\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 2, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

A total of 109 riders from 14 schools turned out for the second annual Cow Horse Day which was held at Nanango Showgrounds on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Entries came from Bell, Coolabunia, Goomeri, Kingaroy, Kumbia, Murgon, Nanango, Taabinga, Tanduringie, Wheatlands and Wondai State Schools; Kingaroy, Murgon and Nanango State High Schools;\u00a0St John’s Lutheran School, St Mary’s Catholic College and St Joseph’s Primary School, Nanango; and the\u00a0School of Distance Education.<\/p>\n

The competed in seven horse events: led stock horse, stockman’s challenge, working cow horse, barrel, ridden stockhorse, western bend and bonfield, and team penning. And for the first time, there was also a whip-cracking competition. Points were tallied across each competition.<\/p>\n

The day was organised by St Mary\u2019s Catholic College, Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

Students competed in five age groups, ranging from 5-8 years to 15-18 years.<\/p>\n

RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Age Champions:<\/strong><\/p>\n