Team SUPREME PRODUCTS® on a Roll at HOYS

Team Supreme Products riders and producers continued their winning ways on the second day of the Horse of the Year Show with championships going to Team Hollings, Simon Charlesworth of the Stanley Grange Show Team and Sarah Challinor.

Having already taken the Mace Group Mountain and Moorland Pony of the Year on the first day, Sarah’s success with the Dartmoor stallion, Pumphill Buckthorn continued when heading the Thistledown Mountain & Moorland Working Hunter Pony of the Year after winning the ponies not exceeding 122cm section earlier in the day.

Following a very successful season, the large hack, Royal Angel, ridden by Michaela Wood and produced by Team Hollings looked a picture.

Winning his section, Royal Angel then went on to take the Topham Barnes Hack of the Year Championship in another prestigious finale.

To round off an amazing day, Simon Charlesworth and the Stanley Grange Show Team then made it through to the evening performance with Mr and Mrs Parkin’s Catwalk after winning the Cuddy Supreme In-Hand Horse Championship.

Against his father Alan, winner of the pony section with Scallywag II, Simon and the lovely bay mare looked magnificent under the spotlight, shining to perfection and continuing to wow the judges to take to the overall Cuddy In-Hand Championship.

Great Start for Stanley Grange Show Team

The Stanley Grange Show Team, based at Great Ayton in North Yorkshire have had an excellent start to the season qualifying 12 horses and ponies for the Royal International Horse Show and one already for HOYS.

Founder Jerome Harforth has been showing for 36 years and during this time has teamed up with top show rider Simon Charlesworth to take the honours at many major championships.
Major wins and championships from the Supreme Products sponsored team include:

Ayr County:

Thirkleby Blue Bonnet - 143cms Show Hunter Pony 1st & Champion. Owner: Mrs V Rudd, Rider Tarynn Rudd

BSPS Area 3b:

Valentine Maria - 128cms Show Pony 1st & Champion. Owner: Mrs Kate Bankier, Rider Jessica Bankier

Pearly King - Winner Novice Hack. Owner: Miss Sarah Carey, Rider Simon Charlesworth

Military Crisis - Small Riding Horse 1st & Champion. Owner: Mrs Tonya Teasdale, Rider Simon Charlesworth

Daldorn Spring Thyme - 148cms Show Pony 1st. Owner: Lady Margaret Benton-Jones, Rider Sami Elliott

BSPS Area 4b:

Pearly King - Winner Novice Hack. Owner: Miss Sarah Carey, Rider Simon Charlesworth

Military Crisis - Small Riding Horse 1st & Champion. Owner: Mrs Tonya Teasdale, Rider Simon Charlesworth

Pendley Apassionata - Small Hack 1st & Champion. Owner: Mrs Lynn Robertson, Rider Angharad Ellis-Owen

Moluccas Cinnamon Secret - 148cms Novice Show Pony 1st. Owner: Mrs Sue Grimshaw, Rider Lucinda Elliott

Devon County:

Pearly King - Champion Hack. Owner: Miss Sarah Carey, Rider Simon Charlesworth

Bath & West:

Pearly King - Champion Hack. Owner: Miss Sarah Carey, Rider Simon Charlesworth

Rosemore Returns - Champion Hack Breeding. Owner: Miss Olivia Brookshaw

Moluccas Tarragon Tiger - Res Champion Riding Pony Breeding. Owner: Mrs Sue Grimshaw

Hambleton Show:

Baydale Venus - Champion Hack. Owner: The Late Mrs Sheila Fenwick. Rider Simon Charlesworth

Holtess Wise & Wonderful - Winner Novice Hack. Owner: Mrs Vicki Rudd, Rider Danielle Purves

'Jerome, Simon and the Stanley Grange Show Team have worked with Supreme Products for many years and were heavily involved in the testing of new grooming products for the show range in the early days of the business, particularly things like the horse make up, hoof gloss and coat gloss,' says Sarah Turnbull of Supreme Products. 'We are delighted to be working with the team once again and wish them continued success throughout the season.'

Busy Season for Team Hollings

Based in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, Team Hollings have had a busy start to the season. The team comprises of brothers Nigel and Stuart, Nigel’s wife Penny and their daughter Alexandra.
With a host of wins and championships under their belt, the team, sponsored by Supreme Products are now busy on the show circuit with the aim of qualifying for HOYS.

Major wins and championships include:

Midland Counties:

Dynamique - Novice SHP 1st. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Alice Greenwood

NPS Area 5:

Greylands Stardust, Champion SHP. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Alice Greenwood, Qualified HOYS

Cardines M’Lord, HOYS SHP 122cm 1st. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Katie Ashcroft, Qualified HOYS

Pendle First Light, HOYS SHP 153cm 1st. Owner Mrs E Butterworth, Rider Georgia Butterworth, Qualfied HOYS

Hambleton:

The Pied Piper, RIHS BSPA 153cm N/T 1st & Reserve Champion. Owner Mrs S Wood, Rider Michaela Wood

Snaafi Bright Spark, RIHS BSPA NNP 1st. Owner Mrs S Wood, Rider Alex Hollings, Qualified RIHS

Wispa, RIHS BSPA N/T EX 153cm 1st. Owner Mrs W Ellis, Rider Samantha Ellis, Qualified RIHS

Lancashire Championships:

Crafton Touch of Gold, Champion RIHS Show Pony & PBA. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Alice Greenwood

Fleetwater Xecutive, RIHS Small Int SRT 1st & Champion. Owner Mrs E Butterworth, Rider Georgia Butterworth

Greylands Stardust, Champion RIHS SHP. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider
Alice Greenwood

Ninfield Fable, Novice Show Pony 1st & Reserve Champion. Owner Mrs J Horsfall, Rider Alex Hollings

Dynamique, Novice 153cm SHP 1st & Reserve Champion. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Alice Greenwood

Cardines M’Lord, RIHS SHP 122cm 1st. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Katie Ashcroft

Pendle First Light, RIHS SHP 153cm 1st. Owner Mrs E Butterworth, Georgia Butterworth

Shropshire Country Spring Show:

Crafton Touch of Gold, Champion RIHS Show Pony. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Alice Greenwood

Greylands Stardust, Champion RIHS SHP. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Alice Greenwood

Royal Angel, Champion RIHS Hack. Owner Mrs Wood, Rider Michaela Wood

Lincolnshire Spring Show:

Pendle First Light, RIHS SHP 1st & Champion,Premier League SHP 1st & Champion. Owner Mrs E Butterworth, Rider Georgia Butterworth

Crafton Touch of Gold, Champion RIHS Part Bred Arab 2nd & Reserve Champion RIHS Show Pony. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Alice Greenwood

Fleetwater Xecutive, RIHS Small Int SRT 1st & Reserve Champion. Owner Mrs E Butterworth, Rider Georgia Butterworth

Whittaker’s Count, Novice Int SH 1st & Reserve Champion. Owner Mrs S Wood, Rider Chelsea Foster

White Rose County:

Pendle First Light, Premier League SHP 1st & Champion & Reserve Supreme. Owner Mrs E Butterworth's Pendle First Light, Rider Georgia Butterworth

The Pied Piper, BSPA 153cm 1st & Champion. Owner Mrs S Wood, Rider Michaela Wood

Ninfield Fable, RIHS PBA 1st & Champion & 1st Novice Show Pony. Owner Mrs J Horsfall, Rider Alex Hollings

Fleetwater Xecutive, RIHS Small Int SRT 1st & Reserve Champion. Owner Mrs E Butterworth, Rider Georgia Butterworth

Cheshire Premier:

Ninfield Fable, RIHS PBA 1st & Reserve Champion. Owner Mrs J Horsfall, Rider Alex Hollings

BSPS Area 1B:

Royal Angel, Reserve Supreme, 1st & Champion RIHS Intermediate & 1st RIHS Large Hack & Reserve Champion. Owner Mrs S Wood, Rider Michaela Wood

Greylands Stardust, Champion RIHS SHP. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Alice Greenwood

Cardines M'Lord, 1st RIHS SHP 122cm. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Katie Ashcrot

BSPS Area 5:

Crafton Touch of Gold, RIHS Part Bred Arab 1st & Champion. Owner
Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Chelsea Foster

Royal Angel, RIHS Intermediate 1st & Reserve Champion. Owner Mrs S Wood, Rider Michaela Wood

Fleetwater Xecutive, RIHS Small Int SRT 1st. Owner Mrs E Butterworth, Rider Georgia Butterworth

Ninfield Fable, Novice Show Pony 1st. Owner Team Hollings, Rider Alex Hollings

Thirkleby Beluka, 1st RIHS Part Bred Arab ex 148 1st. Owner Mrs E Butterworth, Rider Georgia Butterworth

North Eastern Counties:

Greylands Stardust, Champion RIHS SHP. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Alice Greenwood

Crafton Touch of Gold, Reserve Champion RIHS Show Pony. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Alice Greenwood

NCPA Lancs Spring:

Crafton Touch of Gold, Champion Show Pony & Reserve Supreme.
Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Alice Greenwood

Greylands Stardust, Champion SHP. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Alice Greenwood

Ninfield Fable,1st Novice Show Pony, 1st 138cm & Reserve Champion. Owner
Mrs J Horsfall, Rider Alex Hollings.

Dynamique, 1st Mixed Novice SHP. Owner Mrs L Fitzgerald, Rider Alice Greenwood

BSPS Area 3A:

Royal Angel, 1st Large Int SRT & Champion. Owner Mrs S Wood, Rider Michaela Wood

Pendle First Light, 1st 153cm SHP & Champion. Owner Mrs E Butterworth, Rider Georgia Butterworth

'The Team have had an excellent start to the season and have been incredibly busy,' says Sarah Turnbull of Supreme Products. 'We are delighted to be supporting the team and supplying them with show ring products such as our range of hoof paints; Plaiting Spray and Mane and Tail Detangler amongst others. We see the team and their horses and ponies at shows week in, week out through the season and they always look immaculate.'

Meet the Supreme Products Team- Katy Carter

Katy Carter produces a wide range of ponies from lead rein’s to intermediates, with great success, from her Stoke-on-Trent yard. Her daughter Poppy is well known in the show ring and is busy following in Katy’s footsteps.

Q&A with Katy Carter:

Where are you based?

Wetley Rocks, Stoke on Trent in Staffordshire

What led you to showing and ultimately to be a professional producer?

I started out at the local riding club competing in gymkhanas and progressed from there. My sister, Joanne, and I branched out to small BSPS shows when we got a little older. Joanne was the braver rider but gave up at 16 to work in a bank, however she has remained in showing and is a well respected judge.

I had a successful career in the 80’s riding some lovely ponies including Groundhills Amazing Grace who I rode for Mr Champion the owner and producer Alan Bullock who was also a great horseman. Alan’s family were like my second family in 1987. I had some great successes that year, I won and went show pony champion at HOYS. It was my dream come true, a day I will never forget.

Tell us about your family:

My partner Jason is a farrier and I have three children Harry 10, Poppy 8, and Harvey 1.

What type of animals do you produce and show?

I produce show ponies, mountain and moorlands, show hunter ponies and intermediates.

What is your biggest and/or proudest achievement to date?

My proudest would have to be leading my daughter Poppy at HOYS in 2008 to take the Supreme Pony title, and again in 2009 to take the Dick Saunders Supreme at the Royal International.

Do you have any show ring superstitions or show ring rituals?

I do have a mouse tin that has a little plastic mouse and a piece of cheese in (not real!) I had it at HOYS in 1987 and in my pocket when I won at Olympia. Poppy had it in her pocket at HOYS and RIHS.

If you were not involved with horses, what would you like to be?

I love fashion so I think it would be fun to work in, also I would love to run a family restaurant, however Jason, laughs at this because I am a terrible cook. He would have to be the chef and I would be the waitress.

What tip could you give to newcomers to showing?

Watch, learn and be critical of yourself, have an open mind and never stop listening to what people say.

Laying the Coat Tip: An essential part of our show preparation is using the Supreme Products Body Wraps and Lycra Mix Hoods. I always have total confidence that the coats will be laid and conditioned, that plaits will be protected and that ponies are pristine when stabled or travelling to shows when I use these garments.

New and Improved Supreme Products Spray & Shine

Supreme Products are delighted to launch the new formula Spray & Shine, the quintessential coat dressing which is used to add an outstanding gleam to the coat.

A world class product used to enhance the final picture, Spray & Shine is used after the coat has been sealed by Supreme Products De Luxe Coat Gloss, and for best results should be applied with a cloth or soft brush.

After using Spray & Shine, the horse will be left gleaming and radiant, with the added shine particularly noticeable under artificial lights and sunny days, ideal for those competing at Horse of the Year Show and at Winter Championships.

Not just an additional coat dressing Supreme Products Spray & Shine can help enhance certain points and promote the true colour of the coat.

If you are looking to create the X-factor and stand out above the competition, Supreme Products Spray & Shine will definitely help you achieve your goal.

Supreme Products Spray & Shine forms part of the Professional Collection, which provides riders and grooms with a product for every stage of show and arena preparation, from the day before to the finishing touches just before entering the ring.

Supreme Products Professional Collection – The Choice of Champions.

Spray & Shine is available in a 500ml size priced at £16

For further information call Supreme Products on 01377 217150 or visit the Supreme Products website.

Katy Carter Joins the Supreme Products Team

We are very proud to be sponsoring well known show pony producer, Katy Carter this year. Katy has a great reputation for first class turnout in the showing world and we are looking forward to supporting both her, and her team, through what is bound to be yet another very succesful season.

Katy produces a wide range of ponies including lead rein to intermediates, with great success, from her Stoke-on-Trent yard.

In 2006 Katy was crowned Ridden Mountain & Moorland champion at the London Olympia Horse Show riding Pitybeck Prince Charming and Katy is well respected as both a rider and producer.

Said Katy: “I am very excited about working with the team at Supreme Products for the 2010 season. I am a great believer in the product range, they really work and are a great help when you need top class, show ring turnout.”

Major wins in recent years include taking two Supreme Championships at the Horse of the Year Show in 2007 and 2008 with Waxwing Thumbs Up and Chagford Lewis.

This was followed in 2009 with Chagford Lewis also taking the Dick Saunders Supreme Ridden Pony title at the Royal International Horse Show when ridden by Katy’s daughter Poppy.

For more information on the Katy Carter Show Team, visit Katy's website.