Cowhorse clinics
Clinic days through the year, like the 2026 Cowhorse Super Clinic in August.
An ARCHA affiliate club
The club
A group of people creating interest in reined cow horse on the Downs, with the support of a great social club.
Who we are
The Southern Downs Performance Horse Association is a group of people interested in 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, with some great incentives and prizes on offer. Our club president is Tony Gifford of Tony Gifford Custom Saddlery.
Club meetings
We meet at Club Warwick RSL at 7pm, with dinner together beforehand from 6pm. Can't make it? Members can join online: message Lynette Dollard for the link. Everyone is welcome.
Club life
Mechanical cow training
Stopping, backing and the cow horse turn, practised on a cow that never tires.
Members days
Relaxed days for members to ride, learn and catch up.
The social calendar
Fund-raisers, dinners at the RSL and a Christmas party worth staying for.
Coming up
📌 Pinned
Christmas Party and Chris-lympics, Saturday 5 December
23 Oct 2026
Henry Joppich Park, Warwick. Party from 11:30am, team registration at 12 noon, free BBQ lunch at 12:30pm and the Chris-lympics from 1:30pm. Bring your best Christmas outfit, a camp chair, your competitive spirit and a sense of humour. No horses required, and the events stay under wraps until the day. Our 2026 sponsors are warmly invited too. Please RSVP to Lynette by Saturday 28 November so we can plan lunch.
Saddle fitting fund-raiser
Fund-raiser
Tony Gifford will be on hand with his measurement cards: he takes your horse's measurements for you to take home and looks at how your current saddle fits, for $30 to the club. Alongside it, mechanical cow training for stopping, backing and the cow horse turn.
Join the club
Members get the clinics, members days and the social calendar, and a club behind them at their first show.
Join SDPHA