Paint Horse Association of Australia

Youth Corner
QLD STATE SHOW
review...
by: Rebecca Gant
Picture Victoria Egan telling dad
about his trail course.
With the New South Wales State
Show and Grafton show all over it
wasn’t long before we all packed up
and headed for sunny state Qld for
the 2007 State Championships and
hopefully some warmer weather.
However we experienced what
seemed like some of the coldest
nights in the history of Caboolture,
but being the dedicated young youth
we are we braved the cold and we all
stayed to share the company of each
other and to compete at another
great QLD State show.
It was an action packed show that on some days
reached into the early hours of the night.The
SEQPHC held their annual Paint-O-Rama on the 19th
and 20th of July, with E Towill, J Serry and K
Holzberger judging a fantastic quality of competitors.
The State show then ran on the 21st and 22nd with
International Judge - Deanna Akin.
It certainly was a great show and Deanna helped the
youth out before and after classes telling them what
she was looking for and after the class what we could
Name: Ryan Sparkman
Age: 6
Hometown: Somerville - Victoria
• HOW LONG YOU’VE BEEN INVOLVED IN PAINTS:
All my life
• WHAT HAS YOUR CAREER IN PAINTS INCLUDED:
Leadline, lots of leadline on Highly Jazzed (Imp USA) – this
year I won National Champion! I was very happy when my
sister Jessie started doing Walk Jog.
• YOUR CURRENT HORSE: We sold my horse Highly Jazzed
but Sharyn Simpkin his new owner is very kind and lets me
still ride him at the big shows.
• BEST SPECIAL MOMENT WITH YOUR PAINT: Winning
National Champion Leadline this year because Dad bought
me a skateboard to celebrate.
• WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR PAINT:
Not much at the moment because there aren’t many shows
but I’m learning to ride.
• WHAT IS YOUR MAIN GOAL WITH YOUR
CURRENT HORSE:
To ride HJ again this year.
• WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT PAINTS AS A BREED:
They are cool colours.
• WHAT ARE YOUR TRAINING SECRETS: Marie Farmer
taught my sister and I to keep the ice cream up – or
otherwise it will spill (referring to my hand holding the reins).
• FAVOURITE EVENT AND WHY:
Leadline because I get a new shirt with cool stuff on it
(like spiders or sharks) every year.
• WHAT EVENT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD
TO THIS COMING SEASON:
Hanging out with all the boys at the Nationals plus the Easter
Egg Hunt.
Continued page. 30.
The Paint Horse Journal 29
October/November 2007