Update from Kerry and Quest

Here we catch up with our 2013 amateur sponsored show rider, Kerry Dawson as she makes progress with breaking Quest.

I have been busy with getting my minor and major projects sorted out at university as my deadline for end of year submission is the middle of May, which isn’t that far off!

On the equine front I have been using the Supreme Products Mane & Tail Builder diligently and it has been amazing

The re growth is substantial now and I feel that by the time my first show comes round I will be able to plait the section that was rubbed. I am so pleased with how it has worked and have been using it three times a week to help with regrowth.

I must say that Quest is loving the massage down his neck, we are still having issues with pulling his mane, but by persevering and doing a little every few days (and I do mean a little) he is more accepting to having it pulled, albeit for the little bit I am pulling.

I have had a practice with the products recommended for Quest – and feel that when the time comes I will get him to shine almost as well as he did when pampered by Team Hollings on his makeover day!

The Supreme Products de luxe Coat Gloss is fabulous and as he is now getting a finer coat, we follow this with Supreme Products Glistening Oil down his legs and to highlight his best points and this results in an amazing finish.

I have been suffering with the bugs that the children have brought home, which played havoc with me as I can’t take medication as it effects my heart condition so for a week I suffered badly, but soldiered on as I had to continue the backing process with Quest and with it being half term both my children needed entertaining.

I worked Quest and got him going nicely with side reins so he could get used to having contact on his mouth.

Before I knew it I was even sat on-board, so this week has seen me working him every day. In the mornings before university I can be found in the field next to his stable working him in his tack on the lunge, and the days I am not at university I have been taking him into the sand paddock and working him in tack, hopefully by the middle of March I will be walking him away. He has taken everything in his stride. I am so impressed with him and how he has been so accepting of everything I have asked him to do.

My daughter has mastered canter now and has been working on her individual show – she has only been riding properly since we got her pony Kennedy at the very end of May! I am amazed at how well she has come on.

I have made payment and sent off the application for grading Quest with CHAPS and have booked my transport ready for April 14. I am rather looking forward to it, but am sure this will change to nerves within a week or so. I am looking at where to take Quest out at the moment for the first show of the season, and am still undecided as backing him has become priority.

Will write again soon Kerry

Supreme Products Support Moore-Williams Show Team

SUPREME Products, the leaders in show preparation products, are sponsoring Devon-based home producers the Moore-Williams show team.

Young riders Zoe (17) and sister Lauren (14), together with their mum Beverley, have seven horses and ponies to show for the 2013 season and are delighted to be joining Team Supreme Products.

Zoe works as a Marketing Assistant at Missina Horseboxes and combines this with producing the horses and ponies and preparing them for shows.

Lauren is currently studying for her GCSE’s and helps on the yard in the evenings and weekends.

Said Zoe: “This year looks to be very busy and exciting for us and to have the support from Supreme Products is just brilliant.

“The Supreme Products Professional Collection really does allow us to turn the horses and ponies out to the highest standard. 

“It is the very best quality which means it lasts a long time and gives you the confidence the horses and ponies are produced to the ultimate level.”

Their team of seven for 2013 include Mathemadam High Spirit, a Large Intermediate Show Riding Type.

Last year with Zoe she won eight championships, took fourth at the RIHS, and finished sixth at HOYS.

Whiteleaze Diplomat is a 138cms Show Pony.   Mickey as he is known at home is only a five-year-old however he achieved much last year when unbeaten in Novice classes before going on to be crowned Supreme Novice Champion at Equifest as well as winning three classes at the BSPS Summer Championships.

Van Goofy is a Novice 153cms Show Hunter Pony, and a very exciting novice prospect for this season.

He is joined by the well established Pessall Fanfare, a 148cms Show Pony, Beckside First Impression, a 138cms Show Pony, Hayne Valley Serenade, a Novice 148cms Show Pony and Baylew St. Maybe, a three-year-old homebred Riding Pony. 

For further information please contact Supreme Products on (01377) 229050 or visit www.supremeproducts.co.uk

For further information please contact Tim Smith at TSM on (01724) 784600.

Driving to Success with Andrew Hamilton-Rhodes

Andrew & Brookeborough Duke. Image by E S Photography

When it comes to carriage driving, Andrew Hamilton Rhodes is a man on a mission.  Driven to success, Andrew is also driven to turn his horses and ponies out to the highest standard and is sponsored by Supreme Products, the leaders in show preparation products.

With five horses to compete through 2013, the year looks set to be a busy one for leading carriage driver, Andrew Hamilton-Rhodes.

His team include the multi-award-winning hackney Brookeborough Duke; his other hackney, Heartland Red Rocket; a Welsh Section D called Trixies Princess Eirwen, Brookfield Mark of Success in the hackney wagon classes and novice hackney Berkeley Rhodes Princess.

With The Duke, Andrew has been the National Hackney Type Champion with both the British Driving Society and the Hackney Horse Society on many occasions, and this great partnership has also won the Osborne Supreme National BDS Championship. 

Now 14-years-old The Duke has been a big winner throughout his career taking most major championships in his stride, with top marks for his turnout also awarded at the Horse of the Year Show.

Says Andrew: “Making sure my horses and ponies look immaculate when in the competition arena is very important to me and with help from Supreme Products I really have the best opportunity to turn my horses and ponies out to a winning level.”

Here we find out more about this talented carriage driver:

Age:               45-years-old

Based:           Gloucestershire

Current competition horses, tell us about them:

Brookeborough Duke, Hackney 14 years.   

Berkeley Rhodes Princess, Novice Hackney 5 years.

Brookfield Mark Of Success, Hackney 14 years

Heartland Red Rocket, Hackney 7 years

Trixies Princess Irwin, Welsh Section D Cob, 4 years.

                

Major achievements:

British Driving Society National Supreme Champion

Hackney Horse Society National Supreme Champion

 Do you have any pets?   Three Lakeland Terriers, Socs, Doreen & Bertie

Do you play or follow any other sports?    I enjoy watching Eventing and Show Jumping, they are both very exciting sports.

Who is your main sponsor? Supreme Products, their range of turnout products is fantastic, extremely comprehensive and make a huge difference, I wouldn’t be without them.

Why did you choose carriage driving as your particular discipline? It gives me a massive buzz and I really enjoy showing horses and turning them out to the highest standard.

What was your first major win?  The Concours d’Elegance at Burghley in a class of 32 entries.

Is there a major title that you would like to win?   It would have to be the Horse of the Year Show – I have been reserve a few times, so to win would be the icing on the cake.

What is your favourite TV show/programmes?  Friends is always good for a laugh and Downton Abbey is just brilliant.

Do you have a favourite show or event?  The Royal Cornwall Show is a great event that I have always enjoyed.

Where do you prefer to spend your holidays?    I just love competing so would have to say on the showgrounds.

What kind of music do you like to listen to?  I like lots of different styles so my taste is very varied and mixed

Do you have a favourite singer/band?  Barbara Streisand

What is the last book you read?   Fifty Shades of Grey

What is your favourite meal and drink?  Chinese and Gin

How do you wind down after a competition?   With a drink

Do you get any social time, and if so, what do you prefer to do?   Eating out

Do you have a favourite piece of tack or equipment that you could not live without?    Lawton Show Phaeton

For further information call Supreme Products on 01377 229050 or visit www.supremeproducts.co.uk

With special thanks to E S Photography for provision of images.  Visit www.esphotography.co.uk for more information and to view the image library.