Kristie Taprell and Castlebar Belair, winners of the 2018 Tom Quilty.
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By Equestrian Life
The 2018 Tom Quilty was held in Scottsdale, Tasmania on October 6th. Congratulations to the overall winner Kristie Taprell, riding Castlebar Belair!
Best conditioned were:
Junior – Jaz Hutchins riding Beer St Bewitched
Lightweight – Xanthe Webb riding Beaudacious Te
Middleweight – Kristie Taprell riding Castlebar Belair
Heavyweight – Luke Annets riding Churinga Taboo
Kristie Taprell and Castlebar Belair.
© Kristie Taprell
“All riders who successfully completed the ride won – some just won a little quicker than others.”
About the Tom Quilty Gold Cup
Endurance riding has been an organised sport in Australia since 1966.
One person inspired by the concept of a long distance competitive horse ride was R. M. Williams; via Hoofs and Horns magazine, he extended an invitation for people interested in conducting Australia’s own 100 miles in one day ride.
R. M. Williams wrote to his friend Tom Quilty, a great horseman and cattleman in the Kimberly area of Western Australia. Williams asked for his support for the 100 miles ride, and Quilty donated $1000. This was used to make a gold cup, the prize for the winner of the event. This is a perpetual trophy, and the ride was subsequently named after him.
The winner of the first Quilty was Gabriel Stecher, an engineer from Victoria. Gabriel rode his Arabian stallion ‘Shalawi’ bareback the full 100 miles, plus a few more miles when he took a wrong turn!
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