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| On the long weekend in June 2010, (Friday 11th to the Monday 14th), we had a camp at Tcharkulda Rock, just 4km out of Minnipa on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The camp was mainly made up of South Australian Equine Forum members, with quite a few others joining in for the fun! Bas and Kylie (Forum name: Rustyrider) flew over from Adelaide, and Bas took Craig (Forum name: Craig) flying, which is when the aerial shots of the town and campsite were taken by Craig. |
| The photographs on this page were taken by a number of people: Shell Coburn Craig Coburn Caroline Payne Jo Hutt and Jessie Rae Preece Below Left: Kylie on the pink horse Minti - yes folks, she is pink... its not your eyes playing tricks on you! Jess dyed her with food dye. |
| Right: Jess (Forum name: DC) and Fiona (Forum name: Blewbury) chatting. Far Right: Kylie and Anne (Forum name: Eswot) on Minti and Katana - belonging to Jess. Below: Fergie, belonging to Jess. Below Right: A lovely shot of the early morning fog taken by Caroline of the Gawler Ranges. |
| Above Right: Bas, Craig and Anne chatting while cooking breakfast, which you can see on the BBQ at left.... Bacon, Eggs, Tomato and Mushrooms with Toast! YUM (except for the mushies, but some people like them! lol) Below: Caroline (Forum name: Carolinep) and Kylie near the 'kitchen' - the old Hunt Shed at Tcharkulda... was a great storage shed and kitchen for us for the weekend! We camped at the old Hunt Shed site, which has a great BBQ setup and an area for a campfire, has a toilet, and a small rainwater tank at the back of the shed giving water into the sink in the shed. |
| Left: Anne wearing her SAEF cap! She reckons this is the 'Give me Iced Coffee' look.... lol Below: Kylie and Bas. Right: Sarah and Monique - a couple of great girls who just loved the weekend and had a blast riding Beau (belonging to Shell and Craig), Fee and Fergie (belonging to Jess) and Angel (belonging to Sarahs mum) |
| Above: Caroline, Miriam and daughter Sarah, and Monique (with her back to camera). Right: Jess and her mum Caroline with Brenna the Wolfhound. Left: Sarah on Fergie with Jess leading. |
| Right: Kylie on Minti - Craig had a couple of kids convinced she was born pink... Far Right: Sarah on Beau having a blast. Below: The ride - some rode, some led horses, but it was a lovely walk through the scrub and tracks. |
| Sarah and Beau led the way most of the time! He has quite the power walk on him and is happy out in front. |
| Left: Kylie on Minti with Bas walking alongside, and Caroline leading Fergie. Right: Katanas lovely face. Below: Jess leading Guy, Anne on Katana and Monique on Fee. Below Left: Monique on Fee Below Right: Kylie and Minti Far Below: Caroline and Fergie. Below that you can see Bas and Kylies plane when Bas and Kylie flew overhead on their way home. |
| Above: Nash. Above Centre: Nash and Craig in the cart with Dusty (belonging to Jess). Above Right: Craig driving Dusty with Jo's twins - Nick and Shane onboard. |
| Above and Below: Ashlee and her mare Sienna Above Far Left: Gary and Far Left, his wife Kathy. |
| Kathy and Gary are Nash, Brody and Leahs parents and they are Kalgary Stud on the Forum. Right: Caroline |
| Left: Amy (Forum name: Amy) on Katana. Right: Sarah and Angel Below: Jo (Forum name JoHutt) with her son Shane feeding Dusty a carrot and Leah waiting her turn to give her one. The kids all had a blast and loved being able to run around in the scrub, climb the rock (supervised), catch tadpoles and ride the horses. They even toasted marshmallows and loved those of an evening! |
| Right: Leah and Shane feeding Dusty carrots. Below: Jess walking alongside Leah on Dusty with Caroline leading. Leah was stoked to have a ride on her. Below Right: Brenna having a rest. |
| Above: Sarah on Angel with Miriam standing in front of her. Love the pink bridle! Left: Monique on Beau. Below Centre: Miriam on Angel. Below Right: Miriam and grandson Nick - an unconventional way of carrying him... lol |
| Above Left: Nick, Above: Shane and his rock. Right: Jo and daughter Ruby. Left: Miriam and son Jake. Below: Monique on Beau, Kylie on Minti and Anne on Katana. |
| Above: Wendy on Roc On (the QH stallion belonging to Shell and Craig), Shell in the cart with Wendys youngest, Andrea and Beau standing patiently. Right: Angus on Beau with mum Fiona alongside. Below: Wendy on Roc - the smile on her face says it all! She hasnt ridden for a while and thoroughly enjoyed it. Wendy asked Shell how long it had been since the two of them had ridden together - it would have to be over 20 years... They have been friends since Kindergarten! Below Right: Angus on Roc |
| Above: Shell (Forum name: Shell) and Anne with Beau in harness, ready to go for a drive. Above Right: Unharnessing Beau. Right: The only injury for the weekend - a minor cut - tended to by Craig. Below: Kylie and Katana. |
| Above: Caroline and Dusty. Left and Right: Fiona on Beau. Below: Anne showing off her SAEF shirt! |
| Left: Wendy with her camera ready to take a photo of daughter Monique on Beau being held by Shell. Below: Monique in the lead with Kylie and Anne following closely! |
| Left: Jo holding Beau with son Nick onboard. Below: Ruby (Jo's youngest) on Beau. |
| Kids on the rock!! Right: Picnic At Hanging Rock anyone?? lol |
| These photos are a little out of order... Above: Jess driving Dusty prior to putting her in the shafts as it had been a while since she was harnessed up. Left: Jess driving Dusty along one of the tracks. Below: Craig and Brody coming down from the rock. |
| Above Left: Shane, Ruby, Nick and Leah in the cart with Jess leading. All having a blast! Above Right: Jess with a HUGE grin on her face, on top of Fergie, and Left, giving Fergie a huge hug after getting off.... Jess has not ridden Fergie out of the round yard before, as she is young and green. This was a huge achievement for them both! |
| Below and Right: Jess on Minti - hopping over a log and having a little ride up in front of the rock with Brenna in tow. |
| The drive home!! Right: Pom and Jess in the cart with Dusty. Below Right: Shell and Beau. They had to drive the 4km home to Jess's place, and then another km to Shell and Craigs. |
| Above and Right: Craig driving Beau into home! The weekend was fanastic, and everyone had a great time. We will be doing it again same time next year!! Anyone who is interested can email: saequineforum@gmail.com |