Palmwoods
District News

May 13,
1999

Page 5

Woombye rider excels at championships
by Joanna Jones

CHRISTIE Currie and her Arabian pony, Anna’s Deelite are certainly making quite a name for themselves in horse riding circles.

At the recent Queensland State Arabian Championships held at the Exhibition Grounds in Brisbane, Christie and Anna Deelite’s were awarded the Overall High Point Performance Horse of the show.

Christie is the youngest rider to ever receive this award and the scoring covers many different classes and disciplines.

Although only 12, Christie competed in Open Classes as well as the Youth classes, and unlike many riders of similar age, she was not handed a ‘pre-trained’ pony.

Anna’s Deelite is only five, and Christie has been training her for almost three years. Bred by Annandale Arabians at Woombye, by Lorraine and Sharyn Currie, Deelite is one of many highly awarded horses in the stables.

Numerous Australian and State champions have been bred and trained in these stables.

Christie, Lorraine’s grand-daughter, spends most of her spare time at the stud at Woombye, riding and training young horses and has an extensive knowledge of breeding and caring for horses that precedes her years. Christie has an impressive trophy collection. She has been the State Champion Youth Rider for three years running, as well as Top Ten and Champion Mare of the Year for two years at the prestigious Elwyn Bligh Arabian Horse of the Year Show.

Christie also holds the record for the youngest rider to receive a Top Ten belt buckle.

Held in August each year the Elwyn Bligh Arabian Horse of the Year Show, will be Christie and Deelite’s main focus for the next few months. She is eyeing off the major prize of $500 and a $300 trophy.

Win or lose, it does not matter too much because Christie loves to ride and to show off her best friend, Anna’s Deelite.

 ·=============== ===============·

Sunshine Coast
Index