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Monday, 15 August 2011

Set for the National Championships!


We have been busy with the Regional Championships at Aike Grange Stud in Driffield.

I am pleased to say the Regional’s went very well and the weather on the bfirst day was quite obliging.

The horses showed off the fabulous Supreme ProductsProfessional Collection looking exceptionally well in the arena. The products really do make them look striking and very eye catching.

Welkom did a lovely test and won the Elementary Championship.  He really performed well and we were delighted with him.   In the Prix St Georges, Rubin showed tension in the canter which put him in fourth place, still a good result but not high enough for a ticket.



On the second day the weather was pretty rough and Welkom was not impressed when the previous horse to him left the ring. Well, after a very poor start he went on to do a lovely test, but any blip like that and you can go home.

Rubin on the other hand, even with the weather, was much more relaxed and I was very pleased with his test, but you do have to win to go forward and we finished in third place.

Last up was Vanita, and after being a little worried about the wind, he
went in and did a great test scoring 70% and becoming the Advanced Medium Champion.

So the two boys, Welkom and Vanita, are off to the British Dressage National Championships yahoo.

Fingers crossed for them!

Tantalizingly Good!


Just a quick one to say how thrilled we are!

We have been to the Hanoverian grading at West Oak Stud in Pilsley with our mare Delphi and our Totilas foal, Tantalize.



Tantalize is just 16-weeks-old and is doing great, she is long legged and looking very beautiful with her long eyelashes.

At the grading the judges gave her the highest mark awarded in the Hanoverian Society this year at 90%.

Her mother Delphi, sired by Dimaggio, also impressed the judges with a mark just under 90% and both were awarded an invitation to the Championship show at the end of September.

This is great news and we are truly looking forward to watching Tantalize grow and develop into our future star.