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The Australian Drover is a new breed of horse bred
specifically for working/herding livestock. Designed
to be hardy, high spirited and with a desire to work,
these animals are for those who work on the land or
need a tough animal to work feed lots and unruly
cattle.
By nature, Australian Drovers are a forward, strong,
independent, confident breed that is not designed
for beginner riders. They tend to have a nasty streak
and will put their riders into the dirt if they feel
the need, but once they have gotten through that
phase, a Drover will be your partner for life and is
the most reliable work-mate you will ever find.
In recent years, through selective breeding, Drovers
have came out of the working properties and have
found their way to the sport world, where they have
been seem to dominate in disciplines such as team
penning, campdrafting, other rodeo disciplines and
sporting. There have been a few seen in the more
english disciplines such as show jumping, dressage
and eventing, but there are far and few between.
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A place to compete with your Drovers in a range of disciplines and levels
- Classes and Disciplines available
Led Classes
-conformation and movement
Show horse Classes
- movement & workout
- judged in height classes
- open classes
- show hunter and working hunter only
Campdraft
- camp score
- course score
- horse score
Barrel Racing
- fastest time
Show Jumping
- must work from lowest class up
- can only compete in one class per round
Dressage
- must work from lowest class up
- can only compete in one class per round
Eventing
- must work from lowest level up
- will get a score for each discipline
- can only compete in once class per round
- Rules
- Each horse can only compete in their Led class and one other discipline per round
- Led/Conformation is not necessary
- You may enter any amount of Drovers per round
- Incorrect entries or Drovers in wrong classes will not be counted
- You must own a Drover to compete
- Stable pages must be up to date
