Some country schools in Queensland and New South Wales have introduced campdrafting as an official school sport thanks to one student who is passionate about the sport.
16-year-old Emily Curr says “I thought by doing it, it would allow everyone at boarding school and state high schools to come in and have a bit of a run and be able to do their sport as part of their school.”
When the Percentile Cup started in 2017, it was a small event, but now in its third year organisers have had to limit the number of entries.
Students, parents and their horses travelled up to thousands of kilometres to compete, with Emily’s mother Shelley saying “It's actually nice to see them want to be part of the rural industry.”