Peweena Station

24/10/2026

Today Penelope and I both threw our hats in the ring at the Mount Gambier Show.

First order of the day, ‘Hunts and Hurdles’; This turned out to be a terrible mistake.

Penelope at least managed to get Pickle around the course retaining some level of dignity. Shiloh and I however trotted around, like we were on our way to the bakery, and finished the course without jumping a single thing.

We bowed out from another round, so as not to subject the blessedly patient judge to any further teeth clenching and quickly scuttled over to the hacking.

We found some comfort in winning the ‘pairs’ (nothing better than riding alongside my girl!) and proudly showed the other, (under 12 yo), participants how it should be done!

The high didn’t last long however before my dignity was stripped once again, when I was awarded ‘Reserve’ champion rider to Penelope’s ‘Champion’ rider. The smug look she gave in my direction told me clearly, that my ‘coaching from the sideline days’ had come to a crashing end.

All jokes aside, we both had a wonderful show and are endlessly appreciative of the Mount Gambier Show Commitee, our wonderful judge, Linda Kennett and her gracious steward for giving up their time and knowledge.

Thank you to Horseland Mount Gambier for our prizes and sashes.

Now I’m off to make some brush fences 😂

18/10/2026

Penelope’s solution to the swooping magpies! Got a bit interesting when we were going at speed and over the x-country jumps 😂

15/10/2026

The same, but different 🤠

15/10/2026

These two take scratching VERY seriously 🦫

12/10/2026

This is the best ad, wear a helmet people 😀

10/10/2026

Not wanting to miss out on a single thing, Penelope certainly spread herself thin at the Mil Lel Show today! 😂

She show jumped, hacked, barrel raced, sang with the choir, skipped, and even entered Lego and a sock doll. She really made the most of the day, although she did miss a few classes in the hack ring — probably a blessing in disguise, as we’re all absolutely exhausted! 😴

Pickle isn’t exactly built for speed, although he did seem to enjoy the barrel racing and didn’t put a foot wrong all day.

Benjamin sensibly stuck to his Lego entry, then spent the rest of the day running wild with his friends through the fantastic hay bale maze!

A huge thank you to the Mil Lel Show Society and all the volunteers who worked so hard to put on such a wonderful show. Thank you also to all the generous sponsors, especially Jaded Unicorn 🦄, for Penelope’s fantastic prizes.

Another wonderful day of making memories! ❤️

07/10/2026

I do love an impulse buy… Owen, not so much!

He is a bit of a step up for Penelope from Pickle at 13.2hh, so will have to see how she gets on. There was just something about him that we liked.

He has been out of work for 3 years, so slowly slowly coming back in. Thankfully Penelope still has Pickle to have some fun with in the meantime 🥰

02/10/2026

02/10/2026

Mum on the tools this afternoon!

01/10/2026

Join us for a ‘Come and Try’ rally at the Mount Gambier and Districts Pony Club 😊