Awarded For: Awarded for Supreme Champion Arabian Derivative

Donated By: Donated by Springmead Stud Farm in recognition of the involvement of Mr & Mrs Hirst with the Arabian Horse Society of Australia, which commenced when Mrs Hirst was a member of the RAS Advisory Committee. This Committee was formed in 1950 to collect and maintain the records of Arabian Horses in Australia. When the Arabian Horse Society of Australia was formed, Mr Hirst served on the Council until ill health forced him to resign. Mrs Hirst took his place and served for several years as Vice President and then as Patroness. Mrs Hirst wrote the first standard of excellence for the Arabian Horse in Australia. Margot Stuart-Smith (nee Hirst) was also involved with the Council in the Society's formative years and served for some time as Treasurer. First presented in 2003. Springmead was established by Mr Hirst in 1915 and earned a reputation for producing outstanding Arabian Ponies, Anglos and partbreds that consistently dominated the placings at major shows.