The SA RPG meets monthly at the Meadows Community Hall – usually the 4th Tuesday and meetings commence at 7:00 pm. All welcome. To check meeting dates contact Juanita at [email protected] or 0408 896 045. SA Welsh Regional Promotional Group Newsletter October 2011 From the Chair Welcome to our RPG Newsletter. There’s loads of things happening in SA if you own a welsh pony of cob. Our All Welsh is only a few weeks away. And there are plenty of shows with WP&CS classes around the State. Full details are on our website at www.wpcs.com.au/sa. We have updated the website so check out the results and photographs. Next will be our Youngstock Show on January 15th 2012 at Oakbank including the Foal Futurity. Janet Murphy from Keyi Stud and Sabina Helmgens from Grenwood Stud both in NSW have agreed to judge. Programs will be out soon. Please support our raffle. There are some fantastic prizes on offer. The Special Plate we have as 1st prize recently sold on ebay for nearly $300!! Best wishes and hope to see you out and about. Kathryn Mitchell Chair, SA RPG Performance Day hits the mark….again What a spectacular sight it was. Horses and ponies, riders – young and not so young – doing dressage, jump- ing and in-hand classes. And most importantly, all looking like they were having a ball at the SA RPG’s third Performance Day. Offering Working Hunter (Open and Encourage), 3 Dressage tests, Showmanship, and for the very first time Ridden Native Pony classes – this event literally has something for everyone. Over 40 horses and ponies competed in the 28 class program vying to take out 5 Best Performed Awards. Victorian WP&CS judges Megan Howe (Nawarrah Stud) and Gary Le Brocq (Nattai River Stud) judged the Working Hunter and the Ridden Native Pony classes. The brain-child of Gary Le Broq, the Ridden Native Pony event is designed to provide special classes suited to the native breeds, which of course include welsh. While in its infancy, we had good entries and were delighted to have one Connemara and one Fjord entry!! The SA RPG is looking to build this event and hopes to attract more welsh entries and also Shetlands, Australian and New Forrest ponies and maybe even one or two Hafllingers, Fells and Dartmoors. The dressage has attracted strong entries right from the inception of this event and 2011 was no exception. So popular is the dressage that we have to limit it to two tests per exhibitor. Kerry Glass judged the five tests offered. Equally popular is the Showmanship class. We offered the 3-phase event this year whereby competitors do a dressage test, followed immediately by a jumping element and then in-hand presentation. The jumping was judged by Miss Jane Bush and the in-hand by Ms Elizabeth Chibnall. Thank you to Kerry, Jane and Elizabeth for doing such a super job. Also thanks to all the helpers who set up on Saturday, ran the canteen and worked as stewards, marshals and runners on the day. We are deeply indebted to you all. Proud winners (l-r) Samantha Coleshill, Tarah McNamee, Troy Woollard and Jessica Ellard. www.wpcs.com.au/sa SA RPG Meetings WP&CS Sires Ratings in SA Congratulations to the connections of SA 2010-11 Sires Ratings winners Weston Park Tipperary (A): Salient Master Bronze (B); Pen-nant Gametime (C) & Peny- bank Domain Imp (D). The WP&CS Sires Ratings Shows in SA this showing season are: SA All Welsh - 5 & 6 Nov 2011, Mt Pleasant Northern Hack and Halter - 4 Dec 2011, Mt Pleasant SA Welsh Youngstock Show - 15 Jan 2012, Oakbank For programs go to: www.wpcs.com.au/sa Adelaide Royal Breed Day After several years Welsh classes were reintroduced at the 2011 Adelaide Royal. This years breed classes were held on Saturday 20th August, 2 weeks before the main show. Victorian judge Rosemary Garoni, from Moondyne Stud, awarded Supreme Welsh Mountain to Kerulen Tansy, Supreme Welsh Pony to Karanga Cat- nip, Supreme Welsh Pony of Cob Type to Kerulen Wynetta and Supreme Gelding to Dalpura Kolarta. This lovely gelding exhibited by Nicky and Jaimee Brug- gemann then went on to be awarded Supreme Welsh Exhibit. Well done to all competitors.
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The SA RPG meets monthly at the Meadows Community Hall – usually the 4th Tuesday and meetings commence at 7:00 pm. All welcome. To check meeting dates contact Juanita at [email protected] or 0408 896 045.
SA Welsh Regional Promotional Group
Newsletter
October 2011 From the Chair
Welcome to our RPG Newsletter. There’s loads of things happening in SA if you own a welsh pony of cob. Our All Welsh is only a few weeks away. And there are plenty of shows with WP&CS classes around the State. Full details are on our website at www.wpcs.com.au/sa. We have updated the website so check out the results and photographs. Next will be our Youngstock Show on January 15th 2012 at Oakbank including the Foal Futurity. Janet Murphy from Keyi Stud and Sabina Helmgens from Grenwood Stud both in NSW have agreed to judge. Programs will be out soon. Please support our raffle. There are some fantastic prizes on offer. The Special Plate we have as 1st prize recently sold on ebay for nearly $300!!
Best wishes and hope to see you out and about. Kathryn Mitchell Chair, SA RPG
Performance Day hits the mark….again
What a spectacular sight it was. Horses and ponies, riders – young and not so young – doing dressage, jump-ing and in-hand classes. And most importantly, all looking like they were having a ball at the SA RPG’s third Performance Day. Offering Working Hunter (Open and Encourage), 3 Dressage tests, Showmanship, and for the very first time Ridden Native Pony classes – this event literally has something for everyone. Over 40 horses and ponies competed in the 28 class program vying to take out 5 Best Performed Awards. Victorian WP&CS judges Megan Howe (Nawarrah Stud) and Gary Le Brocq (Nattai River Stud) judged the Working Hunter and the Ridden Native Pony classes. The brain-child of Gary Le Broq, the Ridden Native Pony event is designed to provide special classes suited to the native breeds, which of course include welsh. While in its infancy, we had good entries and were delighted to have one Connemara and one Fjord entry!! The SA RPG is looking to build this event and hopes to attract more welsh entries and also Shetlands, Australian and New Forrest ponies and maybe even one or two Hafllingers, Fells and Dartmoors. The dressage has attracted strong entries right from the inception of this event and 2011 was no exception. So popular is the dressage that we have to limit it to two tests per exhibitor. Kerry Glass judged the five tests offered. Equally popular is the Showmanship class. We offered the 3-phase event this year whereby competitors do a dressage test, followed immediately by a jumping element and then in-hand presentation. The jumping was judged by Miss Jane Bush and the in-hand by Ms Elizabeth Chibnall. Thank you to Kerry, Jane and Elizabeth for doing such a super job. Also thanks to all the helpers who set up on Saturday, ran the canteen and worked as stewards, marshals and runners on the day. We are deeply indebted to you all.
Congratulations to the connections of SA 2010-11 Sires Ratings winners Weston Park Tipperary (A): Salient Master Bronze (B); Pen-nant Gametime (C) & Peny-
bank Domain Imp (D). The WP&CS Sires Ratings Shows in SA this showing season are: SA All Welsh - 5 & 6 Nov 2011, Mt Pleasant Northern Hack and Halter - 4 Dec 2011, Mt Pleasant SA Welsh Youngstock Show - 15 Jan 2012, Oakbank For programs go to: www.wpcs.com.au/sa
Adelaide Royal Breed Day
After several years Welsh classes were reintroduced at the 2011 Adelaide Royal. This years breed classes were held on Saturday 20th August, 2 weeks before the main show. Victorian judge Rosemary Garoni, from Moondyne Stud, awarded Supreme Welsh Mountain to Kerulen Tansy, Supreme Welsh Pony to Karanga Cat-nip, Supreme Welsh Pony of Cob Type to Kerulen Wynetta and Supreme Gelding to Dalpura Kolarta. This lovely gelding exhibited by Nicky and Jaimee Brug-gemann then went on to be awarded Supreme Welsh Exhibit. Well done to all competitors.
Performance Day hits the mark….again
Many thanks also to the sponsors who supported our Best Performed Awards. Thanks to M er ed i th a nd Yvonne Johnsson of Kerulen Stud (Welsh); Janine & Marjorie Kranz of J a n o r i e S t u d (Open); Lia Blacket of Wynara Stud (Part Welsh); San-drina Paech of Am-berwood Stud (APSB) and Maggie and John Dawkins of Innesfree Stud (Connemara). Also thanks to Mitchell Family of Dalbrae Stud, Lia Blacket of Wynara Stud and Broody Goose Fodder Store at Sedan for sponsoring the Ridden Native Pony Championship awards. Certainly the Performance Day is feature event on the SA RPG show calendar and the committee is already looking to the 2012 event…we just hope we can select a day when the sun shines, just like it did this year!! Thanks to Kerri Afford for the great photographs. For copies: go to: http: www.kerriaffordphotography.com/
DRESSAGE Prep 1: 1st Miss Becky Buttons T. Jenke; 2nd Dalbrae Hetty J Ellard; 3rd Tapu Misty Haze E Schofield Preliminary 1A: 1st Dalgangle Sebastian K Whish; 2nd Jumanji T McNamee; 3rd Black Diamond Shooting Star S Coleshill Novice 2A: 1st Winmallee Condor A Evins; 2nd Akeringa Allegro T Woollard; 3rd Black Diamond Shooting Star S Coleshill WORKING HUNTER Encourage Under 12hh: 1st Akeringa Dancer T Wool-lard; 2nd Dalbrae Hetty J Ellard Encourage 12hh & Un-der 13hh: 1st Wendamar Titian C Tink; 2nd Annika First Velvet L Schofield; 3rd Rivington Sunkist S Dew.
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WORKING HUNTER (con’t) Encourage 13hh & Under 14hh: 1st Graephil Cameo S Pet-ney; 2nd Kerulen Weylan S Whitmarsh; 3rd Kerulen Migali J Kranz Encourage 14hh & Under 15hh: 1st Wynara Touch of Bronze Wynara Stud Encourage Over 15hh: 1st Caseys Quarter Lena K Petney; 2nd Cody C Tink; 3rd Winmallee Condor A Evins
Open Under 12hh: 1st Akeringa Allegro T Woollard Open 12hh & Under 13hh: 1st Rivington Nina S Dew; 2nd Dalgan-gle Sebastian K Whish Open 13hh & Under 14hh: 1st Keru-len Felspar B Peters Open 14hh & Under 15hh: 1st Jumanji T McNamee
Champion Open WH Jumanji Reserve Champion Open WH Kerulen Felspar
NATIVE PONY COMPETITON Welsh Pony & Australian Pony Stallion: 1st Owendale Black Thorn Shanamon Stud Highland, Fjord, Haflinger & Welsh Pony of Cob Type and Welsh Cob Stallion: 1st Kerulen Wey-lan S Whitmarsh
Welsh Mountain Pony Mare or Geld: 1st Dalbrae Hetty J El-lard; 2nd Akeringa Cristin T Woollard Welsh Pony Mare or Geldi 1st Wynara Foxy Lady Wynara Stud; 2nd Tapu Misty Haze L Schofield; 3rd Rivington Sunkist S Dew Connemara Pony Mare or Geld:1st Boonabur-rah Masquerade E Nuske Welsh Pony of Cob Type Mare or Geld: 1st Black Dia-mond Shooting Star S Coleshill Highland, Haflinger, Fjord, Dale & Fell Pony Mare or Geld: 1st Palana Arnstein J Van Raalte
Champion Mare/Geld Black Diamond Shooting Star Reserve Champion Mare/Geld Wynara Foxy Lady
SHOWMAN Showman Test 1.1: 1st Rivington Nina S Dew; 2nd Akeringa Allergo T Woollard; 3rd Wynara Touch of Bronze Wynara Stud Showman Test 2.1: 1st Jumanji T McNamee; 2nd Keru-len Felspar B Peters; 3rd Cody C Tink
Performance Day Results Best Performed Welsh
Dalbrae Hetty & Akeringa Allegro (draw)
Best Performed Part Welsh
Kerulen Felspar
Best Performed APSB
Black Diamond Shooting Star
Best Performed Conemarra
Boonaburrah Masquerade
Best Performed Open
Jumanji
Palana Arnstein
Akeringa Allegro
Kerulen Felspar (above) and Black Diamond Shooting Star (ri)
Changes to show regulations and rules
The WP&CS Show Rules and Regulations are constantly under review. Here’s the latest changes: Entering the ring at a walk Please be aware that while in the marshalling area, and entering and departing the ring, exhibits must ‘be at no faster than a WALK’, unless directed otherwise by the Ring Master or official. Failure to comply will result in dis-qualification. (Show regulation # 22) Fall of a rider The rule that a ‘fallen’ rider must not remount in the ring and is disqualified from the event now applies to driv-ers in harness classes. (Show regulation # 23) Artificial aids While artificial aids such as whips and spurs are per-missible in welsh classes, make sure you use the correct gear. Remember in Children’s events dressage whips and spurs are not permitted. Hacking canes and crops are acceptable. A snaffle bit only may be used. (Show regulation # 61). Length of whips Whips must not to exceed 75 centimetres, excluding tails in all classes excluding dressage. (Show regulation # 62) Bits for led animals Remember that all colts 2 years and over must be bitted in the ring (Show regulation # 42) and all foals are to be haltered in the ring and must not be bitted. (Show regulation # 39). Bits are optional for mares, fillies and geldings of any age. Brood mares A Brood Mare is a mare which has foaled, has her own foal at foot, or is to foal in the current breeding sea-son, prior to the 31st of July.(Show regulation # 29).
SA All Welsh celebrates 30th Anniversary
What a thrill for Rivington Stud to take out this prestigious award. Especially as the Stud had placed second every year since the Awards inception as a National award in 2005 - an incredible feat in itself. In 2009 the trophy be-came a state by state award. The breeders trophy was established in memory of the late Lady Dinah Creswick who founded the Nattai Stud - one of the longest running and most prestigious Welsh Mountain pony studs. Points for the award are calculated from ponies bred by studs, and shown at the relevant State All Welsh Show. In 2010 South Australia hosted the trophy at the 2010 SA All Welsh Show. Rivington Stud took out the trophy as the most success breeder at this event. It was exceptionally fitting that of their 16 ponies produced for the event, 7 of the Welsh Mountain ponies exhibited traced back to a Nattai pony. "It was a huge honour to be awarded the prestigious Dinah Creswick Breeders Trophy at the 2011 Society AGM, said Sarah Barker from Rivington Stud. "We're very proud to have won this trophy as Lady C, as she was know, was a very dear friend, said Sarah. "Our family visited and stayed at her famous Nattai Stud many times over the years". Rivington Stud ponies bought from Nattai Stud included the impeccably bred stallions Nattai Vychan dec.(Coed Coch Bari x Nattai Moon Fairy) and Nattai Harri 11. While N Harri 11 was the show stallion (winning Supreme WM at every outing) it was N Vychan (dec) who produced the top show ponies and continues to have such a huge influence in the stud through his many descendants. As the winner, Rivington received a beautiful limited edition plate featuring the wonderful stallion, Coed Coch Proffwyd imp, who was much beloved by Lady Creswick. The award will return to SA for the 2016 SA All Welsh.
With thirty years of shows to celebrate, the SA RPG is planning a special celebration at this years’ SA All Welsh at Mt Pleasant on 5th & 6th November 2011. The WP&CS new Patron, Mrs Joan McKinlay and Young Ambassador Michael Gates will join us for the celebrations. All exhibitors will receive a commemorative 30th Anniversary key-ring. And there’s a $100 WPCS vouchers for most of the Special Awards which include: Greylight Award for the Supreme Section A Rosedale Stud UK Award for Champion Section B Filly Woodbine Stud Award and Horsegate Jasmine Trophy for the Supreme Section B WP&CS Aust Special Award for the Supreme Section C Nawarrah Park Award for the Supreme Section D Woranora Stud Award for the Supreme Gelding Jessington Farm Award for the Supreme Part Welsh Mithril Stud Award for the Supreme Ridden Welsh Bamborough Award for Supreme Ridden Part Welsh The Torlyn Award for the Best Progeny Group Dalbrae Stud Award for the Best Performed Mare Keyi Stud Award for the Best Performed Gelding Wynara Stud Award for the Best Performed Stallion SA RPG’s Most Successful Exhibitor Award Entries close Friday 14th October 2011 Enquiries to [email protected] or 8132 1893
The society now has an e-Bay store for promotional product sales. http://stores.ebay.com.au/
welshponyaustralia A Face book page has been established as an-other method of communication to members. The page is a read only page that will act as a noticeboard. Search for WPCSOA.
Three generations of Rivington Stud, Penny Crompton (founder) centre with daughter, Sarah Barker (far right) and her granddaughters Fenella Barker (far left) and Isabelle Barker.
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SA RPG Member News
Alinga Park has a new arrival, AP Diamontina bay part welsh filly. AP Superstar has been sold to Clair Llewellyn. He was gelded and will be shown in hand untill he is old enough to be a ridden pony. AP Spring Carnival has also been sold to a family at Globe Derby for their young daugh-ter. We wish both new owners the best with their ponies.
Corumbene Stud has had a good 2011/12 show season with a great start at Crystal Brook Ag. PW Mare C Classic was Supreme of the Show and then followed that up with Champion at Kadina Show, Day at the Bay Show and Re-serve at Gawler Ag. She has carried on from where she left off last season. Rivington Royal Hiccup was Champion at Crystal Brook and Reserve at Gawler. We have started two new PW ponies, Rathowen Free Spirit and C Impres-sionable. Free Spirit has had 2 starts for 4 wins and Cham-pion Large Pony at both shows and Impressionable has had 2 wins and Reserve at his first Show. Looking forward to the SHC HOTY and the EA HOTY.
Dalbrae Stud has had three of four foals expected—all colts. Flowerdale Bracelet had a light chestnut colt by Wes-ton Park Tipperary; Cherrytree Lilac a grey colt by WP Vin-tage and D. Victoria has a dun colt by Imperial Haroun. Fingers crossed for a filly from D. Lowri by WP Tipperary. We have also purchased a yearling colt, Ripple Brook Cu-pid (WP Piccolo x RB Upmarket [SOD Imperial Maestro]) who was Best Foal at 2010 Vic All Welsh.
Flindersdale have welcomed 4 foals this season - all fil-lies. A bay section C (Flindersdale Edwardian x Follettdale Yvette), 2 chestnut section B’s by Fair Gala Valentino out of F Sian and F Mirinda and a liver chest PW out of F Lav-ender Rose, which may yet go grey.
Glen Lewis Stud is thrilled to announce the arrival of the wonderful old section C stallion, Sackville Sinbad (imp). Being by Parc Carlo out of Synod Sadie (SOD Synod William). Sinbad will be standing to only a very few outside mares, so if you are interested please contact Lucy. Also eagerly awaited is our first foal by Mariana Lodge Elliott. This is due from SA All Welsh Supreme C, Cataraqui Emily. Erin and her cousin Rebecca, had the most wonderful day at the Welsh Performance Day in August. Congratulations to the committee on a job well done.
Jessington Farm had a surprise arrival in August, J. Extra Special gave birth to a lovely little palomino filly, that the children have called Elly (J. Elegant Gold). We are eagerly awaiting the birth of our last foal by Alpha Galliano out of Dalpura Serenity. Galliano was gelded earlier in the year and will now become the children’s pony. After a spell due to injury Blackwood Flair is back on the show circuit again. With placings at a few of our local shows. J. Eternal Joy has been sold to a family at Lewiston. We were very proud of our wonderful little mare Dalbrae Hetty and Jessica when they competed at the recent Welsh Performance Day, they tied for the Best Performed Welsh Award.
Seawynd have had 2 foals to date an elegant bay colt and a lovely chestnut filly both by young stallion Moonlight Ex-press. S. Colorado has a new home in Qld. The Ball family will use him as a Showing and ridden prospect. S. Covergirl has just left home to make the long trip to WA. The Burren family have great plans for her in performance, showing and later to breed. S. Miss Montana has also gone to WA to the McKenzie’s. She will be shown as a youngster and once matured used for breeding. S. Tywlyth Teg has settled in to his new home at Strathalbyn. Sandra has plans for him as a ridden performance mount I look forward in seeing him out and about once he matures. All are by Derwen Dakota (imp). We wish their new owners much success in the coming years.
Wadelee Pony Stud - On a personal note, I am thrilled with the arrival of my gorgeous little daughter 'Eliza Claire Herring' on Good Friday, April 22nd. She is a little cham-pion and luckily for me and my hubby Matt she loves her sleep! Just to prove it, Eliza is pictured here sleeping on jess’s saddle!! Exciting times for the stud in 2011, as we have purchased a new brood-mare Cloud Valley Damzel who is a 15.2hh Arabian Warmblood. She will be an asset to the stud for breeding Pony Dressage & Hunter ponies. She will be joined to Wynara Talk of the Town this spring. Our 3 other resident broodmares are all due to foal to him, we eagerly await the resulting progeny. Mares include a TB, RP/PW and a Pinto PW. All foals will be offered for sale. I have recently competed at two Pony Dressage events on W. Talk of the Town with success. We look forward to showing him and homebred gelding Wadelee Cartier at this year's SA All Welsh...which I missed last year because of my pregnancy.
Rivington Stud - Adelaide Royal has been and gone with R Royal Hiccup 3rd in her Open Show Hunter, 2nd in the Childs and 5th in the Lead Rein. R Windchime was again 2nd in her Novice Show Hunter class. Foaling has started in earnest with 3 fillies and 4 colts thus far. We are particularly impressed with Pen-nant Primetime’s PW foals. Sales have been steady with ponies finding homes in SA, WA, NSW and Vic over the last few months. We have purchased two new boys for Rivington. Imperial Beethoven (Imperrial Maestro x Simeon Sunny Bee) a Waxwing Herod (imp) double cross. This stunning chestnut stallion had previously stood in NSW at Osory and Eagle Pk Studs plus in Vic at Alpha stud. Beethoven is a ½ brother to the stellar mare Imperial Bewitched. The other purchase is the 2yr old liver chestnut Welsh B colt Imperial Aden (Eyarth Tigra (imp) x Imperial Anouska). Aden is a full brother to the well per-formed filly Imperial Lady Alyss. All going well Aden will debut at the 2011 SA All Welsh Show.
Joan McKinlay and Jean Hill are working on the his-tory of Welsh Pony & Cob Society of Aust Inc which they hope will be released in 2012. They are looking for photos - past or present - for use in the book. If you have any photographs you think might be suitable email them to Jean at [email protected] or send them to PO Box 762, Packenham, Vic 3810. All pho-tographs will be copied and returned.
