Laura King, of Kaitangata, has been known to bring wild horses home from the Kaitangata hills, where several herds roam free.
Her latest acquisition, Comet, as reported in the Otago Daily Times, was in dire need of saving after he was abandoned by his herd.
However, Ms King's other horse, Charlie, was also rescued from similar circumstances two years ago and she has spent the better part of the past year training him for show events.
Ms King entered Charlie for the first time in the South Otago A&P Society ``Have a Go'' day for amateur horse enthusiasts on Saturday.
Ms King said it was only his second show event and he brought home six placing ribbons out of the seven classes in which he was entered. The 4-year-old horse was also runner-up in most points.
Ms King was amazed to have such a huge haul, especially since Charlie was only new to the show scene.
``I'm still bloody stoked with that,'' she said.
Ms King said she would have been happy with just one ribbon.
``It actually brought a couple of tears to my eyes.''
It was good experience for him, she said.
South Otago A&P society secretary Heather Dudfield said the ``Have a Go'' day gave people the chance to experience an outing before the start of the show season.
The first A&P show in the district is about the middle of next month.
Some of the class events included trotting, cantering and hacking.
There were about 35 entrants in the show on Saturday, held at the Telford Campus of Lincoln University.
