Home course advantage has paid dividends over the weekend for Westbury’s top showjumpers.
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Three of the local hopes took out the honours at the state showjumping titles out on Westbury Showgrounds.
Jo Geard on Ambervale Smudge earned the class 15 1.15m open speed championship victory on Sunday in front of family and friends.
Fellow rider Chloe McFarlane on Spy Rebellion also won on the final day of competition during the class 12B 1.10m open championship.
Britanny Hine riding Westfield Over The Moon ensured a Westbury trifecta of wins in the class 18A 0.90m junior championship.
Entrants from the North collected half of the 16 overall titles up for grabs at the two-day event among the leading 100 riders in the state.
The blue-ribbon event of the titles went to Cressy’s Elsie Richards on Yardah Cairo in the class 14 1.30m open championship.
Carrick’s Georgia Elias was one of two riders in great form to pick up two wins.
Riding Tonash Mondo, she snared the class 19 1m open championship.
Elias and her horse also teamed up to collect victory in the class 20 0.95m open speed championship.
Longford’s Claire Walker on Wentworth Isabella came out on top in the class 18B 0.90m open championship.
Port Sorrell’s Emma Robinson on Talulah earned the class 17B 0.80m open championship win.
Other prestigious wins included Ashley Steele on Mass Exodus taking out the class 13A 1.20m young rider championship.
Mykaela Briggs on JP Cinzano won in the class 13B 1.20m open championship.
Mackenzie Kerrison riding on Little Porkies proved victorious in the class 12A 1.10m junior championship.
Andrew Gibson on Pina Colada was too good in the class 11A 1.05m young horse championship.
Laura Edwards on Piccalina won in the class 11B 1.05m open championship.
Shakira Miller riding Rosebank Randall took out the class 16 1.05m open speed championship.
Sarah Shelverton on Sir Beau Gart went back-to-back in the class 21 0.85m open speed championship and the class 17A 0.80m children’s championship.