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24 September 2024

The Downs Shetland Pony Group Summer Show results.         
 

 SPS-BS Affiliated Classes.

Judge: Ludovic Durrand. France.

CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Gelding Champion Leonora Munday Balmedie True Spirit
Reserve Zara Schroter Loanin Hesta
Junior Standard Champion Lynda Webb Glenmaguire Dahlia
Reserve Karen Jackson Ardent Tennesse
Senior Standard Champion Belinda Jacques Ceann Boadicea
Reserve Rachel Hodson Drumnagair Ben Dui
Overall Standard Champion Belinda Jacques Ceann Boadicea
Reserve Rachel Hodson Drumnagair Ben Dui
Junior Miniature Champion Belinda Jacques Buxted Evangelina
Reserve Mrs Graham Mather Shawdene Quesnel
Senior Miniature Champion Mrs Graham Mather Shawdene Bouloux Nanushka
Reserve Kingsacre Stud Kingsacre Mr Chief
Overall Miniature Champion Mrs Graham Mather Shawdene Bouloux Nanushka
Reserve Kingsacre Stud Kingsacre Mr Chief
Supreme Champion Belinda Jacques Ceann Boadicea
Reserve Albert Hodson Melliver Jewell
Reserve reserve Mrs Graham Mather Shawdene Bouloux Nanushka

Unaffiliated Classes.
Judge: Miss Fiona Mcouat

CHAMPIONSHIPS
Broken Colour Champion Kingsacre Stud Kingsacre Mr Chief
Youngstock Champion Sally & Bill Harbour Oversland Xyla
Reserve Sally & Bill Harbour Oversland Zara
Overall Ring Champion Champion Kingsacre Stud Kingsacre Mr Chief
Reserve Belinda Jacques Ceann Boadicea
Reserve Reserve Belinda Jacques Buxted Tranquility

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18 September 2024

The Scottish Shetland Pony Championship Show 2024 

 The 8th of September saw over 100 different Shetland ponies descend upon Howe for The Scottish Shetland Pony Championship Show. The show has unofficially become known as the season finale for the adult ponies before their winter breaks and the youngstock shows take over. 

 It was certainly a day for the Geldings with them picking up sashes left right and centre. Our Supreme of Show was once again won by a performance pony. Schivas Kevin and Molly Fenton stole everyone’s hearts with foot perfect displays all day to win their ridden classes and championship before going on to win the ultimate accolade of the day. Reserve to Kevin in the Ridden ring was the ever consistent chestnut gelding Kingswells Glen Dronach. 

 The Reserve Supreme went the way of Ian Spence and Joy Wilde’s bay filly foal Burnbank Destiny. On route to the Reserve title this stunning May born filly foal went through the Coloured card picking up her class win, Junior Champion, Overall Coloured Champion, the Foal Championship AND the Overall Junior Championship. It’s a good job the sashes and rosettes were opted to be held by her handlers as you wouldn’t have been able to see the pony underneath it all! 

 The Black ring, officiated by Mrs E Carlyle, saw fierce competition between local family owned studs with the Mawburn Stud’s 5yo Mare Mawburn Sadie lift the top honours with her regular handler, Maggie Stuart. Taking the Reserve Sash in the Black section was the previous Breed Show Supreme Champion, Strauss of Auckhorn. Not content with just that Strauss was also the Gelding Champion and the Veteran Champion. Not to be outdone Donna Lochtie’s Glendyburn Stud picked up the Black Junior Championship with Glendyburn Lady Devine. Reserve to Devine was another Gelding this time in the shape of Amy McConville’s 2yo Baldinnie Vanilla Sunrise. 

 In the Miniature ring David Hodge was faced with a mammoth task of sorting over 60 ponies. Top spot in this ring went to Leslie James’s piebald gelding Snelsmore Wizard. The Junior Champion from this ring went on to stand Reserve Overall Junior and that was the lovely dun 2yo filly Kinnochtry Minnie Mouse. She is the first homebred for Claire Andrews and has given her plenty of success in the ring since she was a foal. Picking up the Reserve as well as the Reserve Broken Coloured Championship place was Fiona Johnstone’s homebred yearling Glenord Thistlewit. Taking the Senior Miniature sash was Matthew Davidson & Lisa Wilson’s beautifully bay stallion Lignite Chickadee. 

 As ever the Young Handler’s were out in force. Last years Champion, Rory Andrews, had to settle for Reserve this year to the ever consistent Anna Marshall. Anna is a very multi-talented lass. She does everything from showing Shetlands, ODE’s on her connemara pony to playing the drums in the school’s pipe band. 

 If you would like to join us next year the show will be on Sunday 14th September at Howe EC in Fife. There are classes for all including urnregistered ponies, fancy dress and driven ponies. We also have the M&M ring outside that shetlands are welcome to enter with Breed society rosettes for all breeds and NPS Silver Medals up for grabs

Ridden Champion – Schivas Kevin
Reserve – Kingswells Glen Dronach

Unregistered Champion – Ssshhhhhhhhhh
Young Handler Champion – Anna Marshall 
Reserve – Rory Andrews
Gelding Champion – Strauss of Auckhorn 
Reserve – Robin’s Brae Rush
Veteran Champion – Strauss of Auckhorn
Reserve – Mirkwood Lunar Fire
Broken Coloured Champion – Snelsmore Wizard
Reserve – Glenord Thistlewit
Foal Champion – Burnbank Destiny 
Reserve – Lochfleet Dornoch Madness

Overall Junior Champion – Burnbank Destiny 
Reserve – Baldinnie Vanilla Sunrise

Overall Senior Champion – Mawburn Sadie 
Reserve – Strauss of Auckhorn 

Overall Black Champion – Mawburn Sadie
Reserve – Strauss of Auckhorn 

Overall Coloured Champion – Burnbank Destiny
Reserve – Snelsmore Wizard

Overall Miniature Champion – Snelsmore Wizard
Reserve – Kinnochtry Minnie Mouse

Supreme of Show – Schivas Kevin
Reserve – Burnbank Destiny

Supreme
Fancy Dress
Schivas Kevin

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18 August 2024

Dumfries Show 2024
 
Miniature Results
1st yeld mare and Senior Miniature Champion –  Gilslandwells Kayle, D Ousby
1st 2/3yr olds and Junior Champion –  Shallochmill Haile, S Cook
 
Standards Results
1st 2/3yrs old and Junior Champion – Hodeam Archer, J Watson
Hartside Sebastian – 1st stallion and Overall Champion Standard Shetland, also qualifying for Blair International.
Hartside Moonlight and Roses – 1st yearling and Reserve Junior Champion.
Hartside Starlight 1st Yeld Mare.
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Hartside Sebastian
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Gilslandwells Kayla
Moniaive Show 2024
 
1st miniature stallion, Champion Miniature, Overall Shetland Champion and Reserve Heavy Horse champion – Dryfesdale Esk, E Carlyle
Standard Champion – broodmare Dryfesdale Dame, P Harkness with winning foal Dame’s Distraction. 
1st Miniature 2/3yr old, Junior Champion, Reserve Miniature Champion and Reserve Overall – Jambarrie Lion King, S Cook
 
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Dryfesdale Esk
Jambarrie Lion King

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27 August 2024

Central Scotland Shetland Pony Group’s Summer Show 2024
 

shetland pony news show resultWe had our summer show on Saturday 17th August with the wonderful Ochil Hills as the backdrop. There were bumper entries across the Miniature section which was presided over by Miss Emma Gibson. She found her Overall Champion in Adele Stewart’s 14yo Chestnut yeld mare Narinian Lottie. Lottie went on to win the Group of 3 ponies with her daughter, Elcho Lily, and her half sister Narinian Cuckoo before claiming the Overall Reserve Supreme sash. Reserve in the Miniature section was the Alichbrae Stud’s homebred 3yo filly Alichbrae Roxy. A few weeks prior Roxy had been Miniature Junior Champion and Reserve Overall Miniature Champion at Braco Show. Alichbrae Stud’s success did not end there. Their 2yo Colt, Alichbrae Euphoria, stood Reserve Overall Miniature Junior Champion (to Roxy) and picked up the Novice Junior and Overall Novice Miniature Championships on route. 

  Over in the Coloured ring there was quality over quantity, Miss Di Johnson oversaw this ring.. The Endrick Stud’s 4yo grey mare, Endrick Mayfair was Novice Champion. The Open section was almost a clean sweep for the bay’s with the Mawcarse Stud’s Kingsacre Rejoice taking top honours. A delightful 4yo mare by Buxted Minstrel, Rejoice was a prolific winner in her junior years. Reserve Overall Coloured and picking up the Junior Championships along the way was Amy McConville’s homebred bay 2yo filly Baldinnie Patience Is A Virtue. She is well named as she was the first filly to be born under the Baldinnie prefix after a string of colts. Virtue went on to be Reserve Overall Junior Champion.

  Miss Corinna Seipp made the long trip up from Devon to judge the Black ring and found her champion in Susan Bridgeman’s 5yo mare Musselbrough Elida. A winner at the Breed Show last year she is a young mare with a bright future ahead of her. In Reserve was the reigning Highland Show Champion, Kerloch Rupert. Picking up the Junior honours was Donna Lochtie’s homebred 3yo filly Glendyburn Lady Devine. She is out of the big winning mare Mawcarse Lady Dionne who once again triumphed in the Broodmare class. The Novice section was won by M & E Warren’s 7yo yeld mare Mirkwood Callisto. Shown once as a 2yo before being left to mature she will be seeing much more of the ring in the next few seasons. 

  The Ridden classes are always popular and the winner of the Lead Rein class went on to be Ridden Champion and then Supreme of Show. Addingham Darcy and her rider Sophie Beattie showed just what it takes to win, I suppose Nicky did a good job too holding onto the end of the lead rein! Darcy is a wonderful kids pony, she has carried many difference children round the show ring over the last few years and will be taking a year out from ridden duties next year to be a mum. Reserve in the Ridden section was Grace Fraser with Northview Eboneezer. This pairing is new to affiliated shetland showing as up until late last year Eboneezer was unregistered but thanks to the determination of Pamela, Grace’s mother, they tracked down his breeder and his parents and got all of the required DNA and pieces of paper sent off for him to get his stud book number. 

  We had some new classes this year. Two Working Hunter classes were added to the schedule. Both were won by Bryony Mackinnon on Cochno Vincent. Bryony also won the trophy for the Best Rider under 16yo on a catch ride in the First Ridden class on M7E Warren’s Mirkwood Rainsong. The Reserve Champion rosette in the workers went to the delightful mini combination of Rossbrae Double Decker and Isabella Paul. 

  The Central Group’s next show will be the Youngstock Show on Saturday 9th of November at Stirling Mart. Mrs Joy Barugh is judging. Following this we have our AGM on Sunday 17th November at the King Robert Hotel, Stirling. All members are welcome to attend and as ever we always welcome new members to the Group.

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14 August 2024

Kinross Show 2024
 
Judge – Kenny Adams/Sue Rawlinson
 
Alichbrae Cassius
 
1st in the Stallion Class 4 years and over
Miniature Champion
Overall Shetland Pony Champion
Alichbrae Cassius

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10 August 2024

Orkney County Show 2024

Judge – Mrs D Irvine, Australia 

Reserve Overall Horses, Overall Shetland Champion, Lead Rein Champion – Hools Janet
Reserve Shetland Champion, Junior Champion – Bayview Faray
Reserve Junior Champion – Champlers Grace
Miniature Champion – Robins Brae Starlight

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Hools Janet

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21 June 2024

Royal Highland Show 2024

Sanderson Trophy contested by yesterdays Champions from the four Scottish Native Breeds, Clydesdales, Highlands, Shetland Ponies & Miniature Shetland Ponies.
It was won by yesterdays Miniature Shetland Pony Champion – Dryfesdale Martina Reserve was Standard Champion – Kerloch Rupert

St Johns Wells Trophy for the best two In-hand Ponies by the same Sire, won by Hools Sea Cheri & Hools Hannah, 3rd Roserhum of Transy & Stelhoneybee of Transy, 4th Unigarth Elena & Unigarth Eliza

Royal Highland shetland ponies
Hools Sea Cheri & Hools Hannah

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20 June 2024

Royal Highland Show 2024

Judges;
Standards Mrs W Toomer-Harlow
Miniatures Mr J Walters

Principle Results;

Standard Champion – Kerloch Rupert
Reserve Standard Champion – Cassindilly Joleen
Junior Champion – Abbotsrule Snowdrop
Reserve Junior Champion – Hools Sea Cheri

Miniature Champion – Dryfesdale Martina
Reserve Miniature Champion – Chasend Lady In Red
Miniature Junior Champion – Penroyd Valentine
Reserve Junior Champion – Kinnochtry Minnie Mouse

RHS Shetland Champion 2024
Kerloch Rupert - Stallion - Standard Champion
RHS Miniature Shetland pony champion 2024
Dryfesdale Martina - Held Mare - Miniature Champion Champion

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June 2024

2 New Stud’s added to our online directory.

shetland-pony.com online directory Home Page has received 2,206 individual visits in April.

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23 May 2024

The Downs Shetland Pony Group Spring Show

Ridden Champion:
Lucie Dale – Blackertor Denman
Res Ridden Champion: George Hodson – Buxted Emma-lee

Standard Championship
Jun Ch : M Sargeant – Champlers Valentina
Res Jun Ch: R Hodson Pennway – Ben Vrackie

Senior Ch: M Sargeant – Champlers Ellie
Res Sen Ch: Sally Buckley – Sharptor Amour

Overall Ch: Champlers Ellie
Res Overall: Sharptor Amour

Miniature Championship
Jun Ch: C Price Williams – Fenland Rose Chai
Res Jun Ch: S Buckley – Halstock June

Sen Ch: Elphick/robins – Kingsacre Mr Chief
Res Sen Ch: Countess D L Warr – Tawna Clarius

Overall Ch: Kingsacre Mr Chief
Res Sen Ch Countess D L Warr Tawna Clarius

Gelding Championship
Champion R Robins Stow Manifesto
Res Ch R Hodson Champlers Black Diamond

Broken Coloured Championship
Champion Kingsacre Mr Chief
Res Ch Tawna Clarius

Supreme Championship
Champion Champlers Ellie
Res Supreme Ch Kingsacre Mr Chief

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04 May 2024

Royal Windsor Show

Buxted Discovery winner of Shetlands 4 + then went on to be Shetland Champion at RWHS. Owned by Sian Greene and Belinda Jacques. Bred by Jill and Roger Jones.

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May 2024

2 New Stud’s added to our online directory.

shetland-pony.com online directory Home Page has received 2,229 visits in the last 30 days.

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08 March 2024

National Stallion Show held on 2nd March 2024

Overall Champion – Jorenzo vd Veldhoeve
Overall Reserve – Abbotsrule Snowdrop

Standard Champion- Jorenzo vd Veldhoeve
Standard Reserve – Abbotsrule Snowdrop
Standard Junior Champion – Abbotsrule Snowdrop
Standard Junior Reserve – Hools Hannah

Miniature Champion – Alichbrae Cassius
Miniature Reserve – Lignite Chickadee
Miniature Junior Champion – Glenord Thistlewit
Miniature Junior Reserve – Glenord Sassy Lassie
 
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Alichbrae Cassius - Photo Source: Alichbrae Shetlands

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22 February 2024

A New Stud added to our online directory.

shetland-pony.com online directory Home Page has received 1,700 visits in the last 30 days.

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01 January 2024

Happy New Year

As a special promotion for January 2024, all adverts placed on our For Sale Page will be at a reduced rate, to advertise click here.

Please submit your Show details for inclusion in our 2024 Show Dates Calendar which will be updated over the next month.

All of last years ‘News’ stays online for future reference, you will find it in the ‘Archived News’ section on the menu.

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