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Tom Quilty

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Harry got into endurance as a child.
He gave some different equestrian disciplines a go while doing pony club.
Then as fate would have it, someone suggested going to the local VERA endurance ride at Eldorado.
After trying his first 40km at 12 years old, he was hooked. Since then, "endurance has been my passion and life. So far I’ve successfully completed 7457km."
 
Harry achieved his first Quilty buckle as a junior, on his first Arabian.
His 2025 nominated mount, the entire Khan Sadyk (Tora Sardeeka x Kenar IMP USA) "received a buckle at last year’s TQGC in South Australia and came in 5th heavyweight.
Sadyk is a very special horse to me. He is a 7yo Akhal-Teke x Arabian stallion bred by Jessica Meares (Khan Tekes) in WA. He and I have both grown so much throughout our partnership and he just keeps on impressing me.
So far he has excelled in his first two 160’s, with hopefully so much more to come. I’m very excited to be a part of his future and see his progeny starting to come through as well."
 
Harry's favourite thing about endurance is, "riding through amazing places, that most people don’t get to see and seeing that landscape through the ears of a horse.
While the rides are always the goal, there is also all the hours and awesome places in training. I’m always amazed at how much our horses give to us."
 
Harry is a farrier by trade and he offered the following handy hints for other endurance riders, from a professional perspective.
"Be organised! Plan shoeing around rides, to be shod less than 2 weeks beforehand to avoid extra force being placed on the tendons - every 1cm of extra toe length is an extra 50kg of force acting on the tendons.
Know the terrain you’re going to be riding over - sand, rocks, concussion, mud et cetera. It can all make the difference as to how best shoe them. Pads, pads, and more pads!"

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Tanya has been competing in endurance for over 10 years and this year's TQGC, is the sixth time she has participated in the prestigious event.
With five Quilty buckles to her name, two of them have been on her 2025 Australian Endurance Championship mount - Performance Park La Diva.
Diva is an 11 year old, purebred Arabian and she successfully completed the 2023 and 2024 TQGC events with Tanya in the saddle.
Not only is Diva a beautiful, blingy chestnut mare, she is a tough competitor!
 
Tanya and Diva have been a super team over the last 3 years, with 16 endurance rides completed together.
Diva's owner Kerryn Agnew said, "under Tanya’s careful, meticulous care and training, Diva has come a long way from a newly qualified, tubby mount, to a fit and strong seasoned athlete."
Kerryn also explained that "Divas favourite thing is food and if she were a dog she’d be a Labrador.
The mare is quite quirky and is particularly picky about which horses she likes and doesn’t like on track!"
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Attention all Victorian folk planning to compete in the upcoming Tom Quilty at Wirrina Cove, Sth. Australia.
Please find attached a Teams Event Application.
If you would like to apply to represent your state in this iconic event, please complete and return the form as per the instructions.
Good Luck 🙂
 

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A quick up date from Stirlings Crossing. A late change to our teams. VERA have still fielded two teams which are :

Victoria State Team Victoria Open Team
Marty Bryson - Miss Dior Mi
Simon Thomas - Rocky Point Sands of Sinhalite
Nicole Porter- Avondale Silvertron
Gina Thompson - Henley Farm Islah		 Shannon Decker - Rock Point Sands of Cinnabar
Shea Reynolds - Henley Farm Rasikh
Heather Stuchbree - Sangah Sahreen
Sally-Anne Duke - Aloha Ramivez

 

Congratulations to all VERA team representatives. We all wish you a successful event!

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Is your nomination complete?

There are at least 40 nominations to TQ23 that are not complete because declarations have not been signed by a rider or a trainer and in some cases both.

Please check your emails or prompt those you have nominated to check their emails, including junk emails or go back to your AERA Online nominations and sign there. Note that International riders will also have to sign a Day Member declaration.

If this is not done, you will have to complete paper forms on the day which will be a slower process for you and us than just picking up your ride bib.

Some random names who should be checking - Phoebe, Jo, Georgie, Kristie, Renee, Kaitlyn, Alexa, Dylan, Angela, Chloe, Gemma, Ashley - to name a few.

 

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  1. TQ23 Teams Application
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  3. TQ23 in Victoria
  4. 2023 Tom Quilty Committee