About 50 competitors took part in the Forever 20 Legacy Loop Roping event at the Gunnedah-based Thornhill Roping venue on July 20.
The event marked the one-year anniversary of the death of local cowboy identity Blake Hawkins, with many of his family and friends gathering at Thornhill for the occasion.
Barrel races, breakaway roping and team roping events took place.
Attire included black-coloured full-buttoned shirts and blue jeans, with the shirts a symbol of respect while the jeans resembled what Blake used to wear.
Participants came from Gunnedah, Tamworth and Singleton, and others came from the Caboolture region in Queensland.
RESULTS
7&Under barrels: 1st Mason Cameron-Smith;
8-12 barrels: 1st Archie Winsor;
13-17 barrels: 1st Shelby Lang;
3D barrels: 1st Annie Edwards, 2nd Rebecca Bishop, 3rd Matilda Fielding;
Ladies Breakaway Roping: 1st Katie Mearns, 2nd Chareti Swain, 3rd Hayley Parton;
Junior Breakaway Roping: 1st Chareti Swain, 2nd Rowdy Lang;
#5 Team Roping: 1st Blake Adams/Brittany Burge, 2nd Blake Adams/Aiden Adams, 3rd Blake Adams/Rowdy Lang;
#8 Team Roping: 1st Alex Cameron-Smith/Wade Fishenden, 2nd Mal Fishenden/Wade Fishenden, 3rd Alex Cameron-Smith/Brittany Burge;
#10 Team Roping: 1st Colter Swain/Casey Lillyman, 2nd Michael Dening/Michael Mapp, 3rd Tony Lillyman/Wade Fishenden.
Aaliyah Condon (centre) with #10 Team Roping runners-up Michael Mapp
and Michael Dening.
Many mates of the late Blake Hawkins came together for the Forever 20 Legacy Loop Roping event. Photos: Jess Richards (Dusty Shots Photography).
The father-and-son combination of Mal and Wade Fishenden, with Aaliyah Condon.
Aaliyah Condon and #8 Team Roping champions Alex Cameron-Smith and Wade Fishenden.
