One for the bucket list: Australia’s Quilty ride
Australia’s famous Tom Quilty Ride is on the bucket listing of endurance riders world-wide. Amanda Rayner looks dorsum at the history of the ride, in addition to frontward to its adjacent running equally the 2014 Australian National Championships in Western Australia.
Next twelvemonth the Tom Quilty Ride returns to its Western Australia roots, equally the human the ride is named for lived a keen business office of his life inwards the state, working inwards the north-west surface area equally a rancher in addition to too writing but about memorable poetry.
Tom Quilty was respected both equally a horseman in addition to bushman in addition to for him long, difficult rides on horseback were business office of everyday life.
For Tom, 100 mile rides to post service a missive of the alphabet or ship a telegram were non uncommon earlier the days of the vociferation upwards or motor car. To this solar daytime Tom Quilty even thus holds the tape for the largest freehold dry reason acreage inwards Australia’s history – to a greater extent than than iii 1000000 acres for a unmarried property. In total he controlled to a greater extent than than 4.5 1000000 acres of land.
R.M. Willliams, in addition to thus the editor of Hoofs in addition to Horns journal in addition to the maker of high quality, difficult wearing footwear, was a proficient friend of Tom’s.
The commencement Quilty ride came virtually from the inspiration of R.M.Williams’ wife, when she read an article on conditioning the endurance Equus caballus inwards a U.S.A. magazine. The writer had ridden inwards the Tevis Cup in addition to ii weeks after competed inwards but about other 100 miler on the same Equus caballus in addition to won.
It was reckon that if the Americans could ride 100 miles, in addition to thus so could Australians. An invitation through Hoofs in addition to Horns for people interested inwards running the ride was seat out. From at that topographic point an organizing commission was formed in addition to the Hawkesbury district close Sydney inwards New South Wales was settled on equally the ideal location. And thus inwards Oct 1966 at 1.14am from a paddock adjoining the Hawkesbury Racecourse, the commencement 100 mile ride inwards Commonwealth of Australia was launched.
Tom Quilty generously donated £1000 in addition to a goldsmith was commissioned to build a gilded loving cup which would survive a suitable memorial to Tom in addition to his ideals equally a horseman. The commencement Endurance ride was organized equally a National ride to perpetuate his want that nosotros should non lose the mightiness or pioneering tradition to ride over varying terrain for long distances.
Twenty half dozen riders competed inwards that commencement ride in addition to Gabriel Stecher won riding bareback on his five-year one-time Pure Crabbet Arabian stallion Shalawi, a boy of Shafreyn who was bred at Fenwick Stud.
The combination completed inwards a fourth dimension of eleven hours 24 minutes. There were half dozen other successful competitors in addition to nineteen withdrawals. From a coming together on the next Dominicus of the ride amongst all riders, friends in addition to supporters many decisions were made on the shaping of endurance riding inwards Australia. And thus a Quilty tradition was born.
In 1983 the Tom Quilty Gold Cup ride progressed to its acquaint status of the National Championship. Because of its value, the master copy gilded loving cup was placed inwards the Stockman’s Hall of Fame inwards Longreach, Queensland in addition to R.M. Williams donated $8000 for a replica ,which is shortly the perpetual trophy.
Over several years the sport grew in addition to inwards 1986 the determination was made to rotate the ride from province to province each year. This gave riders the jeopardy to compete inwards their habitation province in addition to non convey to go the large distances to compete. Western Commonwealth of Australia commencement hosted the number inwards 1989.
Traditionally the ride starts at midnight in addition to competitors convey 24 hours to consummate the 100-mile course. It is held over 5 legs amongst each leg returning to ride base of operations for the horses to undergo a thorough vet banking concern check earlier beingness allowed to continue. Each Equus caballus must in addition to thus survive judged ‘’fit to continue’’ at the terminate of the distance earlier they are able to earn their riders the coveted Quilty buckle.
The Tom Quilty Gold Cup is the premier number on the National Endurance riding calendar inwards Commonwealth of Australia in addition to is recognized equally the 1 ride that all endurance riders aspire to compete in.
In 2014 it volition celebrate its 49th year in addition to is beingness hosted past times the minor farming town of Wagin, 150 miles S eastward of Perth. An exciting computer programme is planned the calendar week leading upwards to the ride in addition to Wagin has a vibrant in addition to historic heritage to offering visitors. The jump conditions volition brand for perfect riding in addition to the course of pedagogy volition go over varying terrain including rolling wheat in addition to sheep farming country.
It volition survive less arduous than at other venues inwards the past. Although challenging, proficient times in addition to a high completion charge per unit of measurement are expected. The course of pedagogy volition survive tested inwards this year’s State Championship ride adjacent month.
More information: www.tomquilty.com.au/2014Wagin
The below video was shot at the Kilkivan Quilty inwards June, 2013.
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