AUSTRALIA’S elite challenge and campdraft champions will converge on Queensland’s outback town of Cloncurry from July 8-12 this year for the legendary Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge and Campdraft.
Considered one of the greatest performance horse events in Australia, the Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge will be held at the Cloncurry Equestrian Centre with even more prizes up for grabs. This year, the program will be bigger and better than ever, with an extra day of competition, live entertainment and trade stalls for horse lovers and bush folk alike.
President of the Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge and Campdraft James Coates said the competition is considered one of the best of its kind in the country.
“The 2015 Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge promises to be a thrilling five days of competition, Aussie horsemanship and talent,” Mr Coates said.
“For the past 32 years, the event has continued to deliver in ratings, attracting the biggest names in the horse world from right across the country,” he said.
“In 2014, we received record nominations, which is a true testament to the iconic event and its status on the event calendar. We hope more riders and spectators will come to the event this year!”
The 2014 winner of the prestigious Ernest Henry Mining Stockman’s Challenge Jon Templeton from Kingaroy, said the Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge is a highlight on any challenge competitor’s calendar and is still elated from the 2014 win.
“To win the Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge was a real thrill that lasts to this day,” Mr Templeton said.
“I love the history and prestige of the event. The icing on the cake for me was to win the open challenge on my own stallion ‘Marnies Ace’,” he said.
“Cloncurry is such a great platform to demonstrate the best horses against the best of the best in the country. I will be back this year, challenging three horses and drafting numerous others.”
The prestigious event will be known as the Curley Cattle Transport Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge, after Curley Cattle Transport came on-board as the official naming right sponsor.
For more information, visit www.currychallenge.com.au.
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