The Calliope Sliders

12/10/2026

🤠📚 QUEENSLAND NRHA JUDGES SEMINAR & SCHOOL — THAT’S A WRAP! 📚🤠

That’s a wrap on the Queensland NRHA Judges Seminar and School held at QSEC, Caboolture! 🐴👏

The weekend was a fantastic opportunity for our Queensland reiners and judge applicants to build their knowledge, develop their skills and gain valuable insights into the judging side of our sport.

A huge THANK YOU to NRHA AAA Judge Ollie Griffiths for sharing his knowledge, experience and expertise with everyone who attended. We’re incredibly grateful you made the trip to Queensland, Ollie, and we hope you enjoyed your time with us! 🇦🇺🤠

From all of us at Southern Queensland Sliders, thank you for your time and commitment to helping develop the next generation of NRHA judges and strengthen the future of reining. ❤️🐴

A very special THANK YOU to Pam Watson ❤️ Without Pam’s dedication, hard work and behind-the-scenes efforts, these Judges Schools would not have been possible. Your contribution to making these educational opportunities happen is truly appreciated! 🙌🐴

We’d also like to extend our sincere thanks to Jessica Watson, Brendan Manz, Emily Walker and Wayne & Amanda Williams for your assistance, support and wonderful hospitality throughout the seminar.

It takes a team to make these events a success, and we’re so grateful to everyone who helped make it happen! 🤠❤️

🇦🇺 NEXT STOP — VICTORIA! 🇦🇺

We’d also like to wish all the applicants from the Victorian Reining Horse Association (VRHA) and Goulburn Valley Reining Horse Association (GVRHA) the very best as they continue their judging journey at Benalla from 16–18 October.

We wish you all the best with your school and steps towards your judging goals. We’ll be cheering you on! 👏🤞

Investing in education, developing our officials and sharing knowledge across our Affiliates helps keep our sport moving forward.

Here’s to growing reining, one judge, one rider and one opportunity at a time! 🤠🐴❤️

25/08/2026

Look at this!

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❓Did you know.... The NRHA Virtual Assistance is available to support you when your local NRHA Affiliate is unavailable or out of reach?

Your NRHA Affiliate should always be your first point of contact for questions, support and assistance. However, if you’re unable to reach your Affiliate, NRHA Virtual Assistance provides a helpful backup to ensure you can still access the information and support you need, any time of day, in dozens of languages.

Whether you’re looking for show rules, horse licensing requirements, forms, or general NRHA information, just ask and the NRHA virtual assistant at the NRHA Website that will search across NRHA’s sources to get you what you need. And if your question calls for a real person, you will be advised who to reach.
https://nrha.com/ask-slider/

The Calliope Sliders
Goulburn Valley Reining Horse Association - GVRHA
Victorian Reining Horse Association (VRHA)
Indian Ocean Reining & Western Performance Club Inc
Van Diemen Reiners Inc. Tasmania
一般社団法人 日本レイニングホース協会 Japan Reining Horse Association
Reining China
Southern Queensland Sliders

24/08/2026

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No more opportunities until 2028.
Don't miss out.

An opportunity not to be missed! Even if you don't want to sit your judges test, the first two days will give you an incredible education opportunity from one of the very best in business!
Spots still available. Closing 1st September.
Judge Facilitator Ollie Griffith AAA NRHA Judge

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23/08/2026

Thank you everyone for a great week at the 2026 NRHA QLD State Championships we hope you all had a great show and we wish everyone safe travels home from The Calliope Sliders and The Southern QLD Sliders.

21/08/2026

🎉 Here is your Non Pro Futurity Champion🎉

We wish to congratulate Erin Neylon and NPH JOESLILNOITALL taking out the Level 2, 3 and 4 Non Pro Futurity at the 2026 NRHA QLD State Championships here tonight

21/08/2026

⭐️Here is your Open Futurity Champion ⭐️

John Wicks and Whiz a little Spice taking out the Open Level 3 and 4 Futurity at the NRHA QLD State Championships.

21/08/2026

🎉Your answers to our giveaway 🎉

🐴What does reining mean to you? 🐴

Come watch the feature event tonight the 4yr old Open and Non- pro futurity and stick around for the presentation to find out the winner of our giveaway.

21/08/2026

Class: 13 Beginner Challenge # 3

Congratulations to Our Champions!

1st Julie Beveridge – Chex For Guns
2nd Kati Hempenstall – Lil Einstein
3rd Helen Meng – Load Gun
4th Kathryn Stroud – Me Lil Bumblebee
5th Garry Rootes – Tiriwas Sounds Of Silence

All Prizes for the Beginner Challenge have been generously sponsored by 5H Western.
Congratulations to the winner and place getters in the BEGINNER CHALLENGE #3 at the 2026 NRHA Oceania Queensland State Championships.

21/08/2026

🎉GIVE AWAY TIME🎉
Best answer for “what does reining mean to you?” Wins our give away prices drawn this afternoon at the futurity presentations so make sure your there!!
Come find us for the chance to win 🏅