Rebecca Thomas, who finished with a fantastic 9th place on DVZ Debonaire in the tough 2* class comments, It as so fantastic to be at an easte n states e ent ith so man familia faces his a e a eal feelin of solida it in an e ent dominated b icto ian and ide s he e e e mi ed es lts fo ide s ith some com letions and some eti ements bi and challen in co se that is not made an easie b ha in to t a el the m f om e th he co se esented challen es to ide s of all ades ith man technical estions be innin ea l on in the co se e i in a ell t ained ad stable ho se ho also has a ood allo in st ide to o en on co se he e ossible and ma e the time I com leted the co se clea and nde time he co se as st nde m lon ith an o tim m time of min tes he nal da is held on the onda blic holida and all classes sho m indoo s his o ides a e challen in atmos he e and technical co se and the e e e not man clea o nds ote s in s to mind hen onde in the eno mo s challen es faced b ide s com etin in the easte n states emembe in e o e s did e e thin ed stai did b t she did it bac a ds and on hi h heels ide s ha e to alif ith limited e ents in ha e to t a el a mi ht distance and then hold thei o n a ainst ide s ho ha e a home o nd ad anta e h and then d i e all the a home a ain ot bad eh Above: A unique view of Rebecca and DVZ Debonaire at Melbourne. Below: Rebecca and friend standing in the ditch at Jump #17. Photos courtesy of Rebecca Thomas. a a la ood on a l a s in the had a eat c oss co nt n a a t f om one sto b t e ails do n in the sho m in t he do n to th in the nal lacin s e an sh on o chstone eli as sittin in th oin into sho m in afte a do ble clea c oss co nt o nd had the st ail do n then a lo el o nd ell idden ith lent of ai beneath he ho se to nish the in th lace In the same class e an Coo on he second ho se he ibe tine nished in th lace ace athe s too ails and time in a sho m o nd she o ld obabl not ant to e eat he ett little n elina alle ina in the loo ed a bit o e a ed ith the c o ds ach ea a teams e ent is held ithin the nio class and this ea on ith the hel of siste s li abeth id et C osato in nd and d o e all otted in the I tent e e Ian Cam bell nette inte in ham ( inte in ham ec itments s onso man e ents and en a ilson atchin and lannin fo ne t ea s intended o ne ith ho ses and a f ll team fo the nio class ll es lts of elbo ne Tegan Lush on Tempus Fugit. Below: Michaela Martindale and Kinnordy Gatow had an unfortunate stop in showjumping where her horse overreacted to her whoa and actually whoaed in front if jump three, after a double clear cross country to finish 23rd. WA Riders Competing at Melbourne 3DE 3*..Sonja Johnson (Belfast Mojito)2nd, Belinda Isbister (Holy Bruce)10th, Tim Ellis (Ellison Park Benson)16th, Sophie Warren (Let’s Impress) E, Tegan Lush (Tempus Fugit)R, Lindsay Honey (Bindaboo) R, 2* Rebecca Thomas (DVZ Debonaire) 9th, Makayla Wood (Early Days) 29th, 1* Tegan Lush (Touchstone Felix) 7th, Tegan Cook (The Libertine) 9th, Michaela Martindale (Kinnordy Gatow) 23rd, Luke Ellis (Ellison Park Junior) 30th, Tracey Matthews (Angelina Ballerina) 40th, Kathryn Honey (Kyalla Gravity) 49th, Felicity Hegarty (WP Sister Act) 50th, Tegan Cook (Toodyay) E, 1*Jr John Hunter (Deerfield Kenworth) W.