Tonimbuk International ODE CIC***

Nicole Stewart with her 'Ellesmere Poppy' during the dressage phase of the Preliminary C.

Fiona Russell with her 'Oakhill Casper' during the Pre Novice A dressage phase.

Sarah Biggs and 'Wedgetail' during their Pre Novice B test.

Nicola Hayes with her warmblood, 'AEA Able Rex' during the Pre Novice B dressage.Nicola and Rex went on to take second place overall.

Well-known eventing and hunting man, Darren Green, with 'Cottesmore' during the Pre Novice B dressage phase.

Wendy Schaeffer at number one in the CIC*** with her 'Koyuna Sun Dancer'. Wendy has three rides in the Three Star competition, one in the Two Star and one in the One Star; We stopped counting then! Wendy withdrew Sun Dancer after the dressage phase.

Emily Anker is Badminton bound with her 'Balmoral Cavalier', She is pictured during the CIC*** dressage phase in the indoor arena at Tonimbuk.

Catherine Martindale and her 'Boots' during their Preliminary C dressage.

Sophie Elliott and 'Rusty Nail' look to be producing the goods during a nice Pre Novice C test.

Experienced eventer, Robyn Brown with her 'I'm Charles Too' in the dressage phase of the CIC**.

Kimberley Hewlett with her 'Big Mick' during the Pre Novice A dressage.

Viv Higgins with 'Lunar Rock' during her Pre Novice B test.

Georgina Cameron with her interestingly named 'Harry Hatchett' during their Pre Novice B test in no less than Ring 6.

2007 Trans Tasman Team Member, Georgia Clifford with her 'KS Falkrich II' (by Falkrich one would assume) looking to be producing a good Pre Novice A test. This combination went to take second place overall.

With 362 horses entered at the Tonimbuk Horse Trials, it was nose to tail parking.

Dani Marwood with 'Bumble Bee' during their Pre Novice C test.

Fiona Williams with her Irish bred 'Will 'O'Brannigan' during their Preliminary C test.

Stuart Walker and 'Spring Creek Tiny' during their Pre Novice C Dressage. Stuart and Tiny were one of well over 350 to compete on the first day of theTonimbuk Horse Trials.

Experienced event rider, Natalie Davies with her attractive Pre Novice C ride, 'BB Congo'.

L-R Australian Eventing Team Coach, Wayne Roycroft and Team Vet, Denis Goulding casting their eye over the competition at Tonimbuk.

Tarryn Proctor with her 'ESB Irish Jazz' during the Pre Novice A dressage phase. Jazz is just one of many ESB horses out there doing the job well for their riders.