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Speaker 1: Well, I love hearing about young people doing incredibly good

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Speaker 1: the Australian Into School Championships were held late last month.

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Speaker 1: They bring together school aged riders from across the country

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Speaker 1: had a talented team of nine Territorians. Well they made

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Speaker 1: committee member Amanda Howe. Good morning to your Amanda.

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Speaker 2: Good morning Katie Hey.

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Speaker 1: Lovely to hear from you, and so wonderful to hear

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Speaker 1: how well these wonderful kids have done. How many juniors

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Speaker 2: Had a team of ten, but one proked their arm

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Speaker 2: at the last minute, so we took nine riders. They

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Speaker 1: How wonderful. Now tell me a little bit about who

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Speaker 2: So our captains were Rhianna Williamson and Kaya Murrahey, and

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Speaker 2: then we had Our team was made up Lane, Martin,

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Speaker 1: Now, how difficult was it to coordinate getting these wonderful

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it was a big effort. So a lot of

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Speaker 2: the time some of our kids used pool horses, obviously

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Speaker 1: Now, I know eleven year old Bailey how your daughter

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Speaker 2: Yeah, so this is Bailey's third year. It's been a

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Speaker 2: great learning curve. But we decided to take her two

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Speaker 2: of dedication Katie, as you can imagine, everyone sacrifices to

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Speaker 2: just helping out to get our writers there. Yeah, anyone

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Speaker 2: who purchased an auction item, like all those little things

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Speaker 1: It would be a huge cost. And it's a team effort,

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Speaker 1: like such a huge team effort, you know, and so

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Speaker 2: Oh yeah, we are so proud. Yeah, it kind of

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Speaker 2: I remember saying to Bally, you actually realize what you've accomplished,

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Speaker 2: Yeah, And I think the best thing Katie was it

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Speaker 1: I love that. Hey, is Bailey there? Did you want

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Speaker 1: I'd love to speak to her, Bailey, can you hear me? Hey, Katie, Hey,

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Speaker 1: Actually tell me a little bit about what you took

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Speaker 3: So I got first a shouting champion in the eighty

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Speaker 1: Yeah, holy moly, Bailey winning first at the Australian Into

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Speaker 1: What did it feel like when you, you know, when

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Speaker 1: Hey, what was it like to go away with your

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Speaker 3: Yeah. I made a lot of friends. I have some

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Speaker 1: Did you swap any of your stuff?

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Speaker 1: Well, this is the thing you've got bargaining power right

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Speaker 1: Now, before I talked to mom again, tell me how

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Speaker 3: Yes, I'm already training, and I really want to go

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Speaker 3: get away again next year and maybe take my houses again. Yeah.

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Speaker 1: Oh, and Bailey, was it really like did it make

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Speaker 3: It was a really good experience on them because they

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Speaker 1: They must need good ones.

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Speaker 1: Now, oh Bailey, it's so nice talking to you this morning.

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Speaker 1: Biggest congratulations. The whole of the Northern Territory should be

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Speaker 3: Thank you, Katie, no worries.

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Speaker 1: Hey, can you put your mum back on for me?

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Speaker 1: Thanks Bailey. Oh, Amanda Little she's a little treasure. How good.

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Speaker 2: I know everyone said that on our trip, quite happy

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Speaker 1: She sounds like a little legend, as all of the

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Speaker 1: it's wonderful to see our territory kids, you know, and

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Speaker 2: A little bit of a brain. It's quite warm since

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Speaker 2: we've come home. Yeah, they'll just go back into their

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Speaker 2: training Darwin show jumping and the dressage like they're so good, Katie.

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Speaker 2: They bring up like amazing coaches and whole clinics all

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Speaker 2: need to thank them a lot there. Yeah, they're elite coaches.

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Speaker 2: The coaches we had, Wendy Barker, Paul Williams, like Paul

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Speaker 2: Son's been to the Olympics. So I mean, if we

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Speaker 2: bit more grit. I reckon.

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Speaker 1: Oh well, it's so nice to talk to you this morning.

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Speaker 1: It's so wonderful to talk to Bailey as well, and

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Speaker 1: to hear about the achievements of our territory youngsters. They

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Speaker 1: are incredible. Thank you so much for having a chat

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Speaker 2: Thank you Katie for having us anytime.

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Speaker 1: Thanks Amanda,