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March 16, 2012 / 16 Comments

I was going to leave posting up the campdraft photos from today until I had time to do proper little clever captions for each image, after it had been properly processed etc etc. Then I laughed. Like THAT’s ever gonna happen?

So instead, all gritty-eyed and desperate for sleep, I bring you…

A massive slideshow of yesterday’s action from our local campdraft. And I thought I’d let YOU work out what went on.  Really.

Twas pretty exciting.  Keep an eye on the dude in green. And try not to be distracted by the amazing riding of the chicky-babes (these girls were SMOKIN’) … and don’t be put off by the little bloke with the reptile.

I realise that for many of you, this post will pose more questions than it answers.

Therefore I will be answering all queries left in the comments section later this weekend.

Over and out from a very bushedBush Babe.

🙂

BB

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16 Comments

  • Kelly
    March 17, 2012 at 12:45 am Reply

    Processed or not, to my untrained eye this is a splendid slideshow!

    I liked the little lizard. 😉 (posted a photo of one myself not long ago, from a distance, mind you – not in hand!)

    Thanks for sharing, despite being bushed!
    *still groaning from your pun*
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    • BB
      March 18, 2012 at 2:33 pm Reply

      Donna – these are mostly Australian Stock Horses with some Quarter Horses. Stock horses can have some Thoroughbred, are nimble and fast with pretty good endurance.

      Quarter horses make pretty good campdrafters, although I might be controversial and say that once ‘outside’ the camp yard (where the cut-out of the animals from the mob takes place and which is similar to ‘cutting’) a stock horse probably has the upper hand.

      *Waits for the Quarter Horse fraternity to descend*
      🙂
      BB

  • debby
    March 17, 2012 at 11:48 am Reply

    Oooh! Good on Mr I! (and Trooper!)

    That calf (2141) appears to be marled? Is he? Or is it a trick of the camera? I’ve never seen such a thing? What breed is that.

    I do have to say at first glimpse of Dash’s big grin as he held his tiny lizard, it appeared he was about to pop it in his mouth, and quite involuntarily, I let loose a bit of a shriek.

    Your dad looks good, and is that your brother in the pictures? How’s your mom these days?

    And yes, Violet did look like all was right with her world as she sat astride Trooper with her father.
    debby´s last blog post ..Re-Creation

  • Bill
    March 17, 2012 at 10:55 pm Reply

    I can hear Tom T Hall singing in the background. ” Faster horses, older whiskey, ……..” and they call the thing a campdraft!

  • constance
    March 18, 2012 at 11:55 am Reply

    What you refer to as “camp drafting” looks as if it might be a cousin to what is referred to as “team penning” in the U.S.? Do the riders work as a team, or alone? If alone it is then more related to a “working cow horse” event. In team penning the cattle wear numbers so the teams can pick the right ones; I saw none in the photos you shared.
    Generally speaking neither of those mentioned above are done on grass but in a nice soft arena with good footing. it’s very interesting to see your equestrian ‘games.’ I appreciated the sneak peek. Our horses, at least the seasoned ones, are worked with a looser rein than appears to be the case there.
    Also I assume that a ‘golden bucket’ event is not unlike a ‘jackpot penning’ ; those are the ones that are held at local ranches for not a lot of entry fee money. The events at big name arenas are costly but the jackpots usually are not.
    INTERESTING coverage! Thanks for sharing.

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