Thimbleby & Shorland
Wednesday 20th October 2010 42nd Annual Show & Sale of Registered Shetland Ponies at Reading
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Slightly
belated news from Equifest,
but we had a fantastic show with our four-year-old
stallion Garland's Gonzo (Frensham of Annwood ex
Garland of Annwood) for whom Equifest was his first
outing of 2010. He won the shetland stallion class
(of five entries) and then went on to take
the overall shetland championship under judge Linzi
Cave. This put us through the the Supreme Native In
Hand championship against all the other breed
champions in the evening performance and we were
thrilled when he stood Reserve Supreme to a lovely
welsh cob mare (under judge Jackie Webb). He also
made it to the pages of last week's horse and hound!
(See index page, 26 August). Equifest was a great success** once again and it was nice to see a good number and high standard of shetland entries for this year's classes with only the yearling class poorly supported. |
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Winner of the two-year-old class and youngstock champion was the grey filly Madame Pomfrey of Catchpool and the winner of the mare class and overall reserve shetland champion was Beltoy Steltara. E.B.** H&H reported 10,000 entries!! |
| If you have subscribed, and submitted show results, Standard, minis in hand and ridden ponies to the results page, please check the results i have published in case of any discrepancy/inaccuracy in points awarded. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT, BUT NO RESULTS OR AMENDMENTS WILL BE ENTERTAINED/ACCEPTED AFTER 5th OCTOBER. Any mistakes, if pointed out, I will reconcile them. |
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N.Ireland Group Show
Record
breaking entries for Mrs Jill Jones
at the recently held N.I. Shetland
Pony Group Show.
Attached
are a few pics & headline results.
Full results are available from
www.nishetlandponygroup.co.uk
Judge, Jill Jones comments.... I'd just like to thank you for your hospitality and the opportunity to judge a super selection of ponies, they really are a credit to your members, both in type and production. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit. |
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Would
you kindly put this on your webpage
to show our appreciation to
people at the Shetland shows.
It's the
end of the season again for a lot of
us and what a good year we have had.
As Emma was only young when she
started showing she had quite a lot
to learn and from her very first
show at Chipping, where she was the
only one in the class for young
handlers, she got her first bit of
help from the Judge Mrs McCutcheon.
In the 5 years since then she has
had so much help along the way and
as a family we have made friends
with more people every year. I
would like to say thank you
especially to David Kay and Marion,
the Nicholson family and Lesley &
Kevin Wigley, your help has been
great for Emma. All the Shetland
enthusiasts seem so friendly, even
if Emma is up against them they are
willing to help and pass on their
wealth of experience. Maybe one day
we will be able to help out somebody
with our experience. We even get
people like Mr Eames who lend out
leads to jump start cars when people
like me leave there keys in the car
and run the battery flat at a show
field.....Last but not least, Gerry,
you do a wonderful job of keeping us
all up to date and all your hard
work putting all the results on is
brilliant.
Enjoy
your winter off, it will soon be
showing season again....... .....Landale
Shetlands (Richard, Helen and Emma
Walker)
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| Edenbridge &
Oxted 29-August.
(Sorry about the
double Cranford plug!) Another son of Cranford
Hector, Cranford Crunchy Munchy, won the Llannarth PUK OPEN SMALL BREEDS
with rider Gabby Charlesworth from a strong
class of Dartmoors, Exmoors and Welsh A'S and
B's.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rpAPKwXG14
And whilst Crunchy was winning in the ridden, this email from the owner of one of his yearlings........
Dear Mr Hart
Just a quick note to let you know that
Cranford Candyman (Chester) won his
class today! I am thrilled! He did try
to bite my leg and eat the grass in his
trot round but never mind! Lots more
practice! It was lovely to meet Crunchy
Munchy today - I recognised him from his
photos and the lovely, friendly
rider. Will keep in touch! Kind
regards. Lisa
In hand - Standard Champion, Kerloch Elisa L.B-Jackson. Res. Champlers Victoria, Mesd. Pickett & Sargeant. Mini. Ch. Eiger Hugo, F. Hodder. Res. Shawdene Aerial, Mrs G Mather |
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| Dryknowl Branzil - First Ridden HOYS Ticket - Bucks County. Owned by Amanda McHale with a lovely child/pony combination. Exquisite pony, pretty child with a smile she'll wear all the way to HOYS. Good luck to them both. |
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Cranford Vision has a ball at Equifest. Two firsts, 3 seconds and a Championship, is a pretty good tally, at a championship show that looks like it's set to overtake PUK as the 'must do' end of season show. Betsy Branyan and her team at Peterborough set a standard of efficiency and helpfulness that set the mood ensuring everyone has a good time and there were hundred of ponies attending. Left the stallion, Vision with Florence Wood, receiving a trophy at the evening performance, and right, Florence, not 'dumped', but the end of their 'performance to music' somewhat reminiscent of Torvill and Dean's Bolero! What a temperament that pony has. |
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| Performance to music FLORENCE WOOD and Cranford Vision delighted the crowd with their winning entry based on friendship. Florence, 12, put her own set piece together and, dressed as Woody from the film Toy Story, for ..............This is part of the report in Horse and Hound. Full report on Equifest in Horse & Hound 26th August edition. |
| Transport to/from Aberdeen sale. David Hodge and Julian Walters will be taking their lorry to Aberdeen, so anyone requiring transport North or south needing realistic cost travel, contact David or Julian via. Halstock or Sharptor websites for tel. no's and email detailss |
| I avoid the 'aaah' factor, as too often it can portray the pony as a toy, rather than the serious piece of kit it is. However, I could not resist this picture of complete nonchalance and confidence, both child and pony. Those joddies, boots and jacket... |
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SHETLAND SUCCESSES AT MINSTERLY SHOWA notable blow was struck for the prestige of the breed at Minsterly Show, Shropshire on Saturday 21st August. Mrs Millichap’s lovely mare, Seighford Elvera, having won the mare class and been Reserve Shetland Champion went on to become the Reserve Mare Champion, beaten by a Welsh Section A. Shortly afterwards the Shetland Champion, Frances Morkill’s stallion, Serenteifi Rhodri Emlyn, took the Reserve Supreme In Hand Championship, beaten by a wonderful shire mare. The judging of these classes was akin to Strictly Come Dancing with all the in hand judges publicly giving their scores out of 10 for each Champion and the results simply the sum of their marks. It was good to see that so many judges in all the other breeds rated the two Shetlands so highly. The Shetland Judge, Mrs Davenport certainly seemed delighted at the success of her choices. D.M. |
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NPS Summer Ch/ships.
WAULKMILL SWIFT ridden by
Jessica Matthews and
CARMILLO MAGICIAN ridden by
Bea Shepherd did the
shetlands proud in the
ridden pairs.
This was a very strong
class, and they came a
worthy 2ND.
Waulkmill Swift was 2nd in
the Silver Medal Final and
at the end of the week was
honoured to receive the NPS
Mini Supreme Championship
2010.
SOUTHERN COUNTIES WELSH
PONY & COB SOCIETY SHOW
22/8/10
WAULKMILL SWIFT and
Jessica had another
successful day winning
the NPS Junior small
breeds and taking the
Junior Championship and
then went onto take the
very prestigious SILVER
MEDAL and RIDDEN SUPREME
of the day.
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Scottish Horse Show. Shetland ponies are making a mark at the top level ridden in Scotland with 3 of the 5 places in the HOYS small breeds section being taken by Shetland ponies. R.P. |
| Busy
with the International show until
now,
new South East group co-ordinator
Jill Jones is able to concentrate on
the group's autumn show. It features 2 judges who have not judged in this area before, and a NEW VENUE JUST SOUTH OF THE M25. There are classes for everyone including children's gymkhana and we hope before you put the ponies away for the winter, you will support the show whether you are members or not. If you enter one pony before closing date, one week before, 26th Sept. you may add ponies on the day at same fee. see 'SHOWS AND SCHEDULES 2010' FOR MAP |
SOUTH EAST SHETLAND
GROUP SHOW.
SCHEDULE/ENTRY Judges for show G Cowell staffs minis, M Mathews Cornwall standards
Entries
Secretary-
Mrs Janice Dunkley, c/o Broadlands
Farm Rickney Road Hankham East
Sussex BN24 5BH |
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Scottish
Horse Show.
Another good day for
the Shetland Pony in the show ring!
Scottish Horse Show
today, August 14th. Open Ridden M&M
Small Breeds HOYS Qualifier'
1st. Birchmoor
Admiral .(Far left) Owned by the
Tomlinson Family, ridden by Alice
Tomlinson, Well Done they have been
knocking on the door all season.
2nd Hayne Blackberry.
D. Hodge & V Morgan Ridden by
Abigail Morgan. (Immediately
left)Again having seconds and
thirds, we will have to knock a
little harder! Z.S.
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Having
collected his Olympia ticket at the
International show
last week,
Waulkmill Redstart has 'wiped up' at
the puk Summer Championships this,
including a Trip to HOYS Congrats to all
connected.
Ponies UK Summer
Championships HOYS M&M Open 1st and
Champion |
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Anglesey
County Show 2010
Judge J Walters Esq
Champion Brewards Penny Mr and Mrs Gregory.
Reserve Champion
Degai Cara Mr TG Hughes.
Junior Champion
Isles of Mona Ashlee Jones Family.
Reserve Junior
Brewards ? Mr and Mrs Gregory.
Isle of Mona Ashlee AW2067 1st Yearling & Junior Champion - pictured right d. Isle of Mona Ashem s. Oxendale Hector. Bred and exhibited by the Jones family. Tony, Audrey and Eirian |
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CHELFORD SHETLAND PONY SALE - FRIDAY OCTOBER 8TH ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE NOW Contact: deanrowsps@o2.co.uk Mel Howarth 07793 380906 or Roywaller@frankmarshall.co.uk 07774995969 |
| If you wish for your breed show results to be added to the general accumulating results page (SUBSCRIBERS ONLY) you must e mail them separately, usual format........pony name, show, judge class placing. DO NOT ASSUME I'VE DONE IT AUTOMATICALLY, OR THAT I KNOW RESULTS. THE ONUS IS ON YOU. GH |
| Shetland-pony.com is currently getting over 1500 individual visits per day (different people, return vis its within one hour not counted) with huge interest in the report/pictures of the International Show. If you or your stud aren't on www.shetland-pony.com , you're seriously missing out! |
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Chiddingly
went well. Magreed Charlie Boy didnt put a hoof
wrong...we won the pleasure driving class, came
2nd in the cones scurry, 5th in the M&M inhand
(never seen so many welsh ponies in one ring)
and then we weren't placed in the lead rein
because the judge said that we would have been
placed quite high however my jockey was way too
heavy. (mmm really good judge for a leadrein
class when you make the child cry!) Trust me, aesthetically it's borderline, but weight? No problem. Whereas this>>>>> Is an aesthetic disaster and at 7 stone is way too much to ask!! Chiddingly is a big show but not affiliated to anything, hence all non panel judges. Say no more........... |
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 Monkshill Lysander, winner Yearling mini colt class. Bred and Owned by Hon J Casswell. |
Okay, I'm starting to build the web page for the International show. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE COME FIRST TO SEND IN YOUR PICTURE, or your story of your day/s at the show. IF you are sending a picture, left is the minimum information required. We will be happy to publish any reports/ pictures from European visitors, who, from those I have spoken to, seemed to have thoroughly enjoyed themselves. send to ghkw@showpony.com |
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First picture from the Breed
Society's International Show
2010 |
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NORTHERN IRELAND SHOW NEWS
The Shetlands In Northern Ireland have had an outstanding year.
Northern Ireland being
geographically separated from
the Mainland does not allow us
to compete at as many shows as
the Mainland competitors can. It
is also difficult to measure
what level our ponies are at as
we are so isolated. One good
measure of this is when our
champions compete against the
other breeds in the Supreme
Championships. Only then can we
know that what we are
breeding/showing is of a high
enough standard to compete at
any level. Some of the top
Northern Ireland results to
date.
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Saintfield Agricultural
Show. Helen Coxon's
Southernwood Tempest. Supreme
of Show.
Equifestival Ireland. Helen Coxon's Southernwood Tempest. Reserve Supreme of Show. |
NPS Area 32.
Tony Wheeler's Kensons
Naomi.
Reserve Supreme in Hand of Show.
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Tony Bell's Barns Rosanna. Supreme Ridden of Show. |
 NPS Area 32 Championships. Sharon Cumberland's Mill of Towie Gordon. 1st Res. M&M Youngstock Pony of the Year. |
 Stephen McDonalds's Beltoy Rising Pride. M&M 4+ Pony of the Year & Supreme Overall Pony of the Year. |
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Mike and Joy Barugh's 2 year old filly Felicity's Fleur scored a hat trick today by taking the Junior Champion and Overall championship at Bakewell, this the third show this season where she has had both junior and Overall champion. She started off with Stafford County show ,then Huby and Sutton on Forest show. To finish the day she stood Res Supreme M/M JB. |
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5 year old Charlie Parker-King on Hollydell Highwayman and Abigail Hamper on Linacre Limerick. Charlie competing in his first off lead rein show. Charlie and Hollydell Highwayman not only competed in the concours pairs but in working hunter pony, first ridden and in hand. At home they also enjoy playing cowboys and Indians! A new partnership to be reckoned with. |
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takes supreme champion at Gilsland show...
Lexus Daphne, owned and exhibited by Lorna
Jamieson, this mare has been consistent
winner in Southern Scotland and Northern England
over the last 7 years. Her show record is
unassailable and Lorna is hoping she is in foal
to her homebred colt, Lignite Chickadee. Gary and Julie Snaith's Schivas Victoria took the reserve ch/ship at Gilsland. |
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Tartan Boy Of Heskin 19 year old Shetland who has just started playing polo with his ten year old rider Anna Campbell Ryan , I have attached a few pics , Tart is a very versatile pony competing in everything from working hunter to Dressage and now adding Polo to his skills . Jacki Lee |
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Left to its own devices in a midge infested pasture |
A happy ending with new owners Gary and Julie Snaith |
| Sold as a 2 year old by the stud, Champlers Vogue was a most successful show pony. | some years later, with the owner having 'personal' problems the now mare was somewhat neglected and advertised for sale | Gary and Julie Snaith bought her and have returned her t her former show condition where she is once again enjoying success and good care. |
 HRE Bigton, owned by D Hodge Esq, produced by Debbie Barr and ridden by Alice Barr, stood 3rd at the Royal international Show at Hickstead, this being the championship having qualified earlier in the season. |
ROYAL INTERNATIONAL SHOW AT HICKSTEAD Any other Shetland successes to report? I HEAR Dryknowl Branzil HAS BEEN DOING WELL AT Royal Welsh. details anyone? |
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CHILTERN
Shetland Pony Group: Autumn Show - CHANGE OF
DATE
Kindly note that
the Chiltern Group Autumn Show will take
place on 10th October not the 3rd as
previously advised. We have of course
changed the venue to the Bury Farm
Equestrian Centre in Slapton, Beds just off
the Leighton Buzzard road.
Further details
and schedules from Shelley Coates on 01582
700640
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| I am happy to pass
these two items on to you
Firstly for all my wine drinking
friends inventive
desperation. Here it is - If
you ever get caught without
a corkscrew, as I did once
(or twice), you can do this.
How to open a bottle of wine
with a shoe. I haven't tried
this (yet)
Just watch..... you
don't need to understand
French.
http://www.wimp.com/wineshoe
Secondly,
given the new
Government's need to
raise money wherever it
can, this from the
petitions website
regarding Labour's
proposed Horse Tax, and
the new Government's
response to the petition......................... Government response......Concerns have been raised by horse owners and the horse industry about the previous Government’s proposals on Responsibility and Cost Sharing (RCS), particularly the establishment of an independent body for animal health. The previous Government’s proposals will not be taken forward by the Coalition Government. The Coalition Government is committed to investigating ways to share with livestock keepers the responsibility of preparing for and dealing with outbreaks of animal disease. Jim Paice, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food, met Rosemary Radcliffe, the independent Chair of the RCS Advisory Group, of which Tim Morris of the British Horse Industry Confederation is a member, earlier this month. The Advisory Group will report their findings to Ministers in December 2010. The Coalition Government will draw closely upon the Group’s advice in developing a new approach to RCS.AT LAST, A GOVERNMENT WHO SAID IT WOULD DO OUR BIDDING AND MEANT IT. I COULD KISS A COALITION! (Can't promise they won't think of something similar when the screws tighten) |
| Not long now..........and the International Breed Show will be upon us. There's a real buzz of anticipation and excitement from many I've spoken to. I gather everything is all stations go and as I've said before, if you are going, mean to enjoy it. These events should be remembered for life and are infrequent. Free of the AGM, organisers expect a happy show, devoid of politics, and with the effort expended by the committee on everyone's behalf, they should get their wish. Although we are desperate for rain in the South East, let's hope it keeps off for the 7th and 8th, and even if it rains, well, it's only weather! Good luck to everyone who is entered. ENJOY IT! |
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your painful incident with your foal.
I hope you heal soon. If it is any consolation, I decided to take my lovely dun mare and her first dun filly foal Sayfeld Millicent to a local show. As usual the mare behaved impeccably. The foal on the other hand, did not see the need for the judges direction to stand whilst the mare was trotted up. She was equally miffed at the idea that she should trot up herself. As a protest, she decided to take her frustration out on me, and double barrelled me several times during the process. Whilst the dear little girl won best foal, my shins and upper thighs were covered in deep bruises which lasted several weeks. Some weeks later, the said same foal was due to be microchipped by the vet in order that she might be registered. The vet arrived and as the foal had been well handled and used to people, we proceeded as usual. When Millicent was about to be chipped, she took objection to the idea and when the needle entered her neck, she decided microchipping was not for her. She struggled to avoid the vet and knocked her hand away. My husband who was holding the front end, exclaimed to the vet that she had "scratched him with her needle". She apologised and then asked, "where has the chip gone. We all looked to the floor but nothing could be seen. I considered the possible outcomes and asked, "it didn't actually go inside you did it?". We all considered that this could not be possible. I suggested to the vet that it might be sensible to check my husbands shoulder just in case, which she did. To our surprise, when the vet scanned my husbands shoulder, the number was identified. I wonder, is my husband the first person to be microchipped by the vet? We have made note of his number and joke that should he decide to stray, at least he is likely to be returned to his rightful owner. THE FABLE IS THAT EVEN SMALL FOALS SHOULD BE APPROACHED WITH CAUTION, AND EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES HAVE MUCH TO ANSWER FOR! |
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the time but he feels a bit unique now. we have
made a note of the number so i can track him down,
should he go missing. |
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New Forest Show.
(Mrs
Sally Howell)
Lynda Buchanan
Jackson took the Shetland Championship with
Dryknowl Ennar (winner of the Stallion &
Gelding class) & Reserve with Kerlock Eliza
(winner of the Mare class), Ennar then went
on to stand Reserve Champion in the Supreme
Mountain & Moorland Championship which was
won by a New Forest mare. Reunited with his
no.1 rider Elizabeth Evans, and seeming
rather fitter than last time out, took
won the small breeds section Olympia
qualifier the day before. Elizabeth knows
this pony backwards and can get an
'open' performance from him with ease.
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SEDGEMOOR AUCTION CENTRE, NORTH
PETHERTON, BRIDGWATER, SOMERSET, Telephone: 01278 410278 Fax: 01278 410282 E-mail: market@gth.net THURSDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2010 (Show 9am – Sale 11am) 3rd ANNUAL SHOW & SALE of REGISTERED SHETLAND PONIES (Under the auspices of the Shetland Pony Stud Book Society) For further details please contact the market office or Robert Venner on 07889 006503 |
| HRE Bigton gets his Olympia ticket. It has come to light. that the owner of the Sec D cob awarded the ticket at Area 29 at Solihull was ineligible to compete. As I understand it, the owner was not a showing member of the NPS and as a result as reserve on the day, Bigton gets the ticket. I have to say I am delighted for his connections, NO Shetland has deserved to get a ticket this year more than this piebald stallion who, on that day, in my opinion was unbeatable there was an aura about him which hopefully he will recapture, now the need to pursue a place at Olympia is unnecessary. That means there will be at least 3 Shetlands at Olympia this year, and how bad is that!! |
| MR and Mrs S.J Leane Brought THORDALE EREBUS down from shetland isles time of arrival 25th may. A lot of handling, grooming and a few shows later he has win in a strong field of M&M at the Waterside Show in the NEW FOREST. he is a 2 yr old by Millhouse Independent out of Struie Pippa. MR and Mrs S.J Leane. Hants |
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Well done you! I have just had the most amazing 10 days with my ponies starting with the Great Yorkshire show with Rosslyn Lady Nina taking 1st place in the yearling class then my 2yr filly Rosslyn Midnight Moon Star taking 1st place and the overall Champion. At the Great Eccleston show Rosslyn Murphy's Law took 1st place yearling and Reserve junior and finally yesterday 24th July my 2yr old filly Rawside Royal Maizie took 1st place in the 1,2,&3yr old class and went on to be junior and overall champion in the Shetland classes at The North of England in hand mountain and moorland championship show judge Miss B. Wilson. I'm so thrilled and over come with these results ( i hope you don't mind me telling you !! ) Not in the least, great results at top shows. Well done! |
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say "In all my
years with Shetland ponies, I've never been kicked"
Until yesterday. With the dam being bathed, the foal stood about nuzzling me and anyone else that would pet it. The phone rang and the foal stood on the path blocking it. In my chair, I raised a foot to touch it, thinking as they normally do, that it would move on or at least get off the path. Not this time, bang, both feet, one hoof went between my shins and the other caught me full square. I've never seen so much blood, my shoe was full inside 5 seconds and by the time I'd got to the bathroom, I must have lost 3/4 of a pint. Kevin applied a pressure pad, bandaged it tight and stemmed the flow. Off to casualty for a 3 and1/2 hour wait to be seen. In Labour's NHS there is no prioritising, just targets and if you are not bleeding all over the floor, you wait in line with the haemorrhoids, warts and as one man was complaining of, a pain in his 'bits'. Eventually seen by lovely Iraqi lady doctor, she was shocked at the time I'd waited given the injury and the resultant state of the wound, then soon, another doctor, a consultant surgeon and 3 more nurses. Following copious irrigation, stitches along this 7cm gash, 1 cm deep in the shape of a foals hoof, (the swelling prevented the gash being closed as edges would not meet) intravenous anti biotics, anti tet, some more oral penicillin and an x ray, and a prescription for huge doses of two sorts of penicillin and a load of painkillers. I escaped home 2 and 1/2 hours later with instructions to keep my leg up above heart level for 48 hours and an appointment to return to casualty Monday to see the consultant again. I've just got up for a bit to do some web updates as it is that time of the year, and I'm busy, and to jot this. To be honest, it doesn't really hurt, I just feel a bit woozy and more odd than usual! It all happened in a flash and It's a pity I didn't take my own advice (much proffered) about always being cautious however good and calm a pony is.. |
| Come on
cheps, let's show 'our International visitors' we can act the
fool, for everyone's amusement! It has been decided that thee entry fee for the fancy dress class at the forthcoming INTERNATIONAL Show will be waived to encourage more entries. (For those who have entered and paid a fee, this will be refunded) Ideally placed in that gap before the overall championships, I'm confident that should you have qualified for ch/ship, you will have time to wipe off the 'slap' and get out of your costume before they start overall ch/ships. Come on children, use your imagination! Older 'children' or 'silly b****rs* up to and beyond pensionable age also most welcome to ENTER ON THE DAY |
Royal Welsh 19
July 2010
Mrs L Sellars
Champion
Schivas Kerry
Mr J Walters.
Reserve
Champion Gwydelfynydd Evening Song
Miss F Morkill.
Champion
Miniature Kerswell Crusader
Messrs J A T & D A J Hodge.
Junior Champion
Melland Misty Impression
The Britland Family.
Reserve Junior
Georgina of Fairwood
Medames Powell & Jarman.
For Full Results go
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| Olympia is an
aspiration, a shop window, but THIS IS WHAT it's
all about, kids having fun with ponies.
Im a regular visitor to your website and
thought you might be interested in our pony
gelding GORSEHILL KNIGHTSBRIDGE. He is 38"
and chestnut skewbald and 8 years old. Bred
by Jan Williams .
We have had him since March this year and my
Daughter Freya has done very well showing
him at local level and also at some county
affiliated shetland shows.
She has done very well too much to list at
the moment and remember off the top of my
head! We went to a large local show this
weekend and only did the novelty classes but
hey we won in style. 1st Bonny pony, 1st
Young handler, 1st Judges favourite
I have attached some pictures of Freya (
6yrs) and Kinghtsbridge from this show
because they where very well decorated and
reached the evening performance where they
took ring Champion. Sharon Brimelow
Widnes, Cheshire
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Kent County in
hand. Mr I Bailey
3 Years & Under
1st: Mrs P M
Crawford's Arbour Ardnamurchan
2nd: Mrs J Exall's
Buxted Jezebel
3rd: Mrs A Page's
Buxted Exotic
4th: Miss M A
Sansom's Parlington Winston
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4 Years & Over
1st Mrs L
Buchanan-Jackson's Kerloch Eliza
2nd: Mrs A Page's
Somahouse Holly
3rd: Mrs J Edwards
Shoormal Skalva
4th: Miss P Price's
Maid Marion of Quimper
Champion: Kerloch
Eliza
Reserve:
Somahouse Holly
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| News from Scotland, both ponies bought from the 'for sale' page of this web site | |
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Millhouse Vitality: yearling filly 18th July Heavy horse show, Mrs C Hodgson, 1st standard filly,Standard Junior reserve champion, Standard reserve chmp, and overall reserve chmp of standards and mini's. What a day at her second show with us!!! R. Pitcairn |
Aberdynant Jinny - 2year old mini filly Cumberland County Show result 17th July 2010 - Judge Mrs H Wilson-1st in 2/3 yr old and Junior Miniature Champion/ Lorna J. |
| As they all grow
like 'Topsy' South East 'open' riders start to fall
by the wayside, the medium term future will be with the
likes of Georgia and Daniella Sretton. Issy Barr, gone, Alice soon to be, Sam Constantine, gone, along with Wood's girls, Georgina and Florence, Flo' kindly taking the ride on Cr.Hector during 2nd half of the season. Elizabeth Evans is borderline size now as is Gabby Charlesworth and the late coming Ellie Breach. This lack of jockeys is a problem nationwide as there are two ponies at Debbie Barr's, one from Wales and one from Devon, who obviously cannot find riders of suitable size/ability to produce a successful campaign at the highest level. Even I have sent a pony to the yard of a producer in Leicestershire, not because we can't produce it, but because the girl is little, and as an adult will stay so, but it flies in the face of everything I'd prefer, ie, kids up to about 13 yrs maximum. All of the above have performed brilliantly in what are the hardest disciplines/competitions, HOYS and Olympia M&M open ridden. For those who complain of 'facey' judging in the in hand classes, would do well to have a season of the colossal expense, effort and fruitless frustration of the ridden 'job'. Whatever your interest in showing of Shetlands in particular, it is the participation in these top competitions and the performance and results they attain, that keep the pony in the public eye. There are precious few Shetlands competing at this level nationally, frightened off, quite understandably by the colossal expense. BUT IF THOSE OF US WHO DO COMPETE, DIDN'T, we'd be the only breed not represented. I'm told to achieve success (In native M&Ms) that 'networking' is how it's done, ringing judges, enquiring after stock, or informing a judge that you have acquired a pony of theirs, think it wonderful, going to bring it out next year, etc etc. Is this true? and if so how gullible or self obsessed are these judges? NOT for me, thank you. We are motivated and take pleasure from showing under saddle, ponies we've bred and the promoting breed as a whole, with no desire or intent to sell once success attained. Whether I can muster the enthusiasm to take on 'another child' and worse, its parents/grand-parents next year, remains to be seen, although the current set of parents are brilliant. As for in hand classes, whilst they are a useful guide for breeders as to their ponies standard against their peers and the breed standard, single breed shows in a field in the back of beyond have limited promotional value unless published on this most visited web site. County and agricultural shows are more productive as at least the general public is seeing the breed. Fair play to Elizabeth Howe on promoting the breed. She drives her midi-ish ponies in harness and always puts on a show, whether it be in turnout for show driven, or performance in cones driving. Pity someone doesn't start up a 'performance' type class for mini geldings with qualifiers nationally for a prestigious final with a big cash prize somewhere. Anyway, on a more upbeat note, the two Stretton girls, with Mum, Claire, and pony partner, Jenny Cobley, took themselves off too what is heaven for kids, the Shetland performance show with their piebald gelding Ulverscroft Crofter, who spent the weekend looking after Danielle in her first real attempts at first riddens, as well as managing to be placed in top 6 in all her "big" classes!!! Here are his results -Ponies UK First Ridden - 5th, First Ridden - 6th, Lead Rein WHP (Sat) - 1st, NPS First Ridden - 5th, Lead Rein WHP (Sun) - 3rd. With Elizabeth Evans already qualified for Olympia on L Buchanan-Jackson's, Blackertor Rhonda, Georgia has the ride on Dryknowl Ennar, at the performance show achieved NPS Open Ridden - 4th, Novice Rider WHP - 2nd, NPS Native Breeds WHP - 1st. Well done Georgia for being awarded first at Kent County Olympia Small breeds against some very good ponies going very well. As I say, the likes of the Stretton sisters are the medium term future in the South East and as they become better known, we'll all support them. They've got some hard acts to follow. |
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| I sent this to a
breeder who has an inordinately large number of
colts this year,
wants to do the right thing and asked my
advice whether to geld them all, some or none.
Worried, quite rightly about sending them as colts
to the sales, just wants to do her best by them. Gelding that lot in advance of sale is a huge commitment financially and not to be undertaken lightly. If it were me I'd look at them all very carefully and select only the ones that were tame, and of particularly good type. if they didn't fill either one, PREFERABLY BOTH of those criteria, I would put them down at weaning knowing at least they'd had a good summer and prevented the mare, who should always be your first consideration, from laminitis. I would advertise them as geldings now, decide a price and have them gelded before they are weaned and collected by customer. Ideally if you geld them whilst they are still on the mare, they will recover quickly and not drop back. Weaning and castrating at the same time is in my opinion, too stressful. Culling stock, whilst unpleasant is a necessary and important part of the responsibility of breeding stock. It does not make you a cruel heartless ba**ard, it makes you a responsible adult and breeder. As breeders we are responsible for producing the stock, we must take responsibility for its future as best we can, especially if we know it is likely to be unhappy or fall into wrong hands. GH |
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LANCASHIRE'S DAY AT
THE GREAT YORKSHIRE !!!
(Veni, Vidi, Vici! GH)
In the early hours
of Thursday morning two home bred Ponies from
different areas of Lancashire set off across the
Pennines to the Great Yorkshire Show...and what
a successful day they had...it was certainly
Lancashire's day.
Supreme Champion was
a Two Year Old Filly ROSSLYN MIDNIGHT MOON STAR
Exhibited by Mrs Eileen Barnes...this Pony was
Reserve Champion at the Show Last year.
Reserve Champion was
a Four Year Old Yeld Mare OXENDALE JUBILANT
Exhibited by Mr J D Kay .Being shown for the
first time this year this Mare was First in a
class of nineteen Yeld Mares
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Waulkmill Redstart
at Huntingdon,
"I may be on the
ridden circuit, but if they think I'm doing open
workers, they can think on" |
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