The weather was spectacular for the 2012 Cariboo Trails Field Trials carriage driving event held at Huber Farm & Equestrian Centre in 70 Mile House, Oct. 6-7.
The fall colours made a perfect backdrop for the 13 horses and their carts and carriages.
Competitors came from far and wide including Armstrong, Grinrod, Quesnel, Vanderhoof, Langley, Green Lake, Barriere, Endako and also Rosalind, Alta.
Oct. 6
Level 1 ribbons went home with Karyn Greenlees of Green Lake for a first-place finish, while Lynda Atkinson of Quesnel took second place.
Level 2 first-place honours went to Rita Hiatt from Endako.
Marion Roman from Langley was second and Maurice Helmig from Rosalind took third place.
Oct. 7
Level 1 saw Deb Gardner from Armstrong in first place. Greenlees took second and Janine Payne from Vanderhoof was third.
Level 2 saw Hiatt take first place.
Roman finished in second and Helmig took third.
The level 1 overall winner was Greenlees and Hiatt won overall for level 2.
