Emily Longhurst wins at Royal Easter Show

Longhurst took home a staggering 12 separate awards, after dominating her show jumping category aboard mare 'Rhapsody In Blue'.

She told the Tribune that while she was confident she'd go well, she never thought she'd have such success.

"I expected to do well, but not that well," she conceded yesterday morning.

"It was a pretty tough field so it was good to do so well across a number of events."

Some of the prestigious awards she and eight-year-old Rhapsody In Blue won were the Accumulator, the Young Jumping Horse of the Show and the prize (rug) for Jumping Horse of the Show.

Longhurst performed in Category 3 of the Sydney Royal Easter Show which meant over the three days she was required to clear 1.3-1.4m fences.

"I went with the aim of winning events in my category but I never would have thought I could get the overall jumping horse award, that was super."

The 26-year-old Longhurst has been showjumping since the age of 15 and started riding when she was just 10-years-old.

"I'm still loving it, it helps when you've got a nice horse which I definitely do at the moment, but I'm definitely having a lot of fun with it at the moment."

She said a dream would be to represent her country on the world stage.

"I'd love to represent my country somewhere and try and be the best that I can be in Australia ... and whatever comes from there is a bonus."

Longhurst, of Jeir Park, said she couldn't have got to where she is now without the tutelage of Grant Hughes at Forrest Park Riding School.

"He's fantastic, he actually trained a previous Easter Show winner for the overall jumping horse and young jumping horse- so he's a pretty good coach."

Longhurst also wanted to thank her husband George Riley and other family members for their help during her career so far.