Brumby Story 1

Dear Mr Sempf,
Our brumby is only 4 years old and was purchased a year ago for my husband (who is a beginner rider) and found him to be more quiet and gentle, and more willing to learn new things than our other domestic reared horses. He is also registered with the Pinto Horse and Pony Association Inc, and has been shown in halter and ridden classes at a number of ag shows this year, where he has been successful on quite a few occasions. Even at the South East Qld Championships of the 16 classes we entered he won 13 ribbons 1 of which was First place in Newcomer Handler which I was very pleased with. Not to mention in our opinion he was the best behaved horse there. We are by no means experienced in this area, this being our first year showing horses. But the experience has been made easier I believe due to our horses lovely nature, and he is always willing to please. I have attached a couple of photos of our horse Sparkling ColourCo, they were taken in August the day before we competed at the Gold Coast Show. I believe ColourCo is a good example of the fact that brumbies can be gentled, and can contribute a lot to the equine world. Thankyou for your time.
Yours sincerely Joy Conn

"Sparkling Colourco"
by Joy Conn

Sparkling ColourCo shown here with Steven Conn
at the Gatton show in Queensland, 20 July '02.
He competed in the Pinto Class and received the
following places:
2nd in the Best Presented ( out of 9 )
4th in the Gelding Class ( out of 9 )
He is 14.1hh high and a pleasure to work with.

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Sparkling ColourCo competed in the Queensland State Pinto Championships in October 2002.
The results were as follows:
Led classes:
Best Marked Pinto: 3rd place
Pinto Gelding over 4 years and over 14hh: 3rd place
Open Handler: ColourCo and Steven 1st place
Open Western Showmanship: ColourCo and Steven 2nd place
Ridden Classes:
Pinto Gelding: 2nd place
Junior Bridle Path Hack: 4th place

At the Association's Awards Night ColourCo received Hi-Point Led Pinto Gelding over 14hh
for 2001-2002
He also won runner up Hi-Point Ridden Performance for Junior Horse
Not bad for a brumby