It is great to see that the Editor's Mailbag is being so well utilised so quickly after we decided to introduce this section.

Just to also let you all know, there is still more to come on the Australian National Showjumping Championships - we were holding off waiting for a reply to our request for the final results listings from the show secretary but they are not forthcoming so we will put up the final part of our coverage of this fabulous show within the next couple of days so check in for many more photos and results as collected by jumpingaround.com

19th December, 2004

Dear Editor,
I would like to submit the following to the jumpingaround.com mailbag.

The Mt. Gambier Showjumping Club would like to sincerely thank all the visitors and competitors who attended the Australian Showjumping Championships in December.

We believe the 4 day event was an outstanding success and with a total of just under 400 horses attending it must go down as one of the biggest equestrian events held in the state of South Australia for such a long time.

A special thanks must go to all the volunteers, judges and coursebuilders etc. who donated their time and expertise to make the event the success it was.

All the jumping events were excellent and in particular the Championship events. The Senior Australian Championship must have been one of the biggest tracks witnessed in this country for a long time. If this standard of competition can be maintained, it should not be long until our competitiveness overseas is noticed!

The City Council and 'Bob the Barman'(winner of the Calcutta) would also like to thank all those who attended and complement all on their politeness and cleanliness during their stay in the Blue Lake City. All were great ambassadors for the sport of Showjumping.

The week following the Champs. all the local media gave full and glowing reports on the event and the city was a buzz with it's success.

Thank you to jumpingaround.com and other web sites for reporting on the event with some great photos.

Many have asked if this weekend will continue in Mt. Gambier annually!
The committee has decided to do it once,do it well. Unfortunately there was a heavy drain on volunteers and especially sponsors during the Champs. and it is thought this could not be maintained annually.

For those who would like to compete in the Velodrome over our great jumps For those who would like to compete in the Velodrome over our great jumps the club will continue to run their Junior Carnival in January and their Festival at Easter each year.

So to conclude once again thanks go to all who attended and helped make the Championships the success it was.

The Committee.
Mt. Gambier Showjumping Club. Inc.