Went to a Camp Draft at the weekend --

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day all

Never been to a camp draft before - and this one in Charters Towers had attracted umpteen-hundred competitors and their umpteen-hundred horses

The event was a 3-day affair tho I only was there for a couple of hours as I found in the end that it had action for the horse people, but for me I think that 'once will be enough'

The horse rider has to cut an animal out from a herd while inside a large pen, then take the animal out into the arena and thru a figure-of-eight movement through various gates
These images are as the animal & rider approach me in the middle of the process

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exif- Panny G2 with 14-140 @ 60mm; 1/2000s x f5,2; iso-640

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exif- Panny G2 with 14-140 @ 45mm; 1/1000s x f4,8; iso-400

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exif- Panny G2 with 14-140 @ 45mm; 1/1600s x f4,8; iso-640 [background blurred in pp]

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exif- Panny G2 with 14-140 @ 55mm; 1/1600s x f5,2; iso-640 [background blurred in pp]

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exif- Panny G2 with 14-140 @ 70mm; 1/1600s x f5,6; iso-800 [background blurred in pp]

As always, comments & feedback welcome
Phil

[loose cannon]

Good series Phil. In #2 that ringer looks bigger than the horse!

[Gaz]

Very interesting Phil, I did try this years ago while living/working in the Alice "Definitely hard work and skills required"
Just wondering if the rider in the last(5) stayed on? Looks like the saddle is slipping

[Ozzie_Traveller]

Yes mate ... the rider had no issues with staying in the saddle