Darling Downs, Queensland
Herd work, rein work and fence work in the Stanthorpe show pen, and a club that gets newcomers from the rail to the pen.
12, 13 and 14 March 2027 at Stanthorpe Showgrounds. Subject to cattle availability.
Both shows run over three days at Stanthorpe Showgrounds, with cattle, a camp-out and the whole cow horse community on the Downs.
12-14 March 2027. The show built for newer riders and younger horses to get their first runs under their belt.
Tin Town24-26 September 2027. Our flagship: the Snaffle Bit Futurity, the Derby and the Reined Cowhorse Spectacular, with buckles on the line.
The SpectacularCowhorse clinics, members days and mechanical cow training through the year, so you arrive at a show ready.
Club lifeYou don't need a futurity horse to have a go. Plenty of our members started on the rail with a coffee.
Pull up a chair at Tin Town or the Spectacular. Ask anyone on the rail what's happening: they'll tell you.
Become an SDPHA member for clinics, members days and the social side.
Clinics and mechanical cow days teach stopping, backing and the cow horse turn.
Our encouragement show is where first-time riders and green horses get their start.
SDPHA is a social club as much as a show club: members days, clinics, fund-raisers, meetings over dinner at Club Warwick RSL, and a Christmas party with our first ever Chris-lympics.
Life in the clubThe double at the 2026 Spectacular: the Open 2 Handed Cow Horse Spectacular and the Open Derby.
2026Winner of the Open 2 Handed Cow Horse buckle, sponsored by Black Toyota and made by Wade Farquhar.
2026
Sliding stop
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Herd work
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Down the fence
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The turn
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Members, families and sponsors: join us at Henry Joppich Park, Warwick on Saturday 5 December from 11:30am. Free BBQ lunch, team registration at noon and the Chris-lympics from 1:30pm. No horses required. RSVP to Lynette by 28 November.
Tin Town Encouragement Show 12-14 March and the Snaffle Bit Futurity, Derby and Reined Cowhorse Spectacular 24-26 September, both at Stanthorpe Showgrounds, subject to cattle availability.
Club president Tony Gifford of Tony Gifford Custom Saddlery measures your horse for $30, with the measurements yours to take home, alongside a mechanical cow training day.
Thank you to Black Toyota for sponsoring the Open 2 Handed Cow Horse class, and to Wade Farquhar for the buckles.
Forty businesses and families put their names behind the 2026 Spectacular. Please support the people who support cow horse on the Downs.
Join SDPHA for clinics, members days, the social calendar and a club that will help you get to your first show. Apply online in a few minutes.
Join SDPHASouthern Downs Performance Horse Association is a Horse Association located in Warwick, QLD, AUS.
The Southern Downs Performance Horse Association is a group of people creating interest in the sport of reined cow horse. We host clinics and competitions on the Darling Downs, giving local horse enthusiasts the skills and confidence to enter and compete in cow horse, with the support of a great social club. SDPHA is an affiliate of the Australian Reined Cow Horse Association, and runs the Tin Town Encouragement Show and the Snaffle Bit Futurity, Derby and Reined Cowhorse Spectacular at Stanthorpe Showgrounds.
Southern Downs Performance Horse Association offers:
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