Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Jo Bailey and Claralee Honeymoon conquer the Quilty

GlenInnesExaminer.com.au - Full Story

By Ellen Dunger
Updated July 12 2022

Jo Bailey's first Tom Quilty buckle has been a long time coming.

Bailey started endurance riding as an eight-year-old in the 1980s but didn't manage to get her hands on the prestigious buckle until 2022.

The Tom Quilty is the peak of all events on the endurance calendar and it was run on Saturday at Tooraweenah.

It runs for 160kms and this year was particularly tough with rocks as well as sinkholes and boggy terrain to navigate.

But Bailey and Claralee Honeymoon managed it to earn their first Tom Quilty buckle.

The Red Range local described the feeling of finally crossing the line "amazing. Very, very sweet..."

Read more here:
https://www.gleninnesexaminer.com.au/story/7817822/bailey-bags-her-first-quilty-buckle/?cs=423

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