Clovercrofts Abba Adonai was supreme champion under judge Anne Hackney
at the PC Silver Show in Monkon, MD on July 29. Abba Adonai is
a Section B Welsh stallion owned by Laura Lee Purnell and
handled by Dan Short. Read more about other
Clovercroft and
Clovermeade Welsh and crossbred ponies.
Looking for a certain size bit? Find it by using our new, handy
Search Bits by Size links that are available from all bit pages.
Of course you can still search by bit type too. Each
thumbnail also has all of the possible bit sizes listed.
Star Rabbit is a 2007 colt by Rocky Rabbit
and is owned and was bred by Dr. Leah Garlan. Star Rabbit is
out of Dr. Leah's imported mare *Talponciau Blodyn (see
photo on right). Dr Leah breeds crossbred ponies at her farm
Dreamland Ponies, Silverdale, PA. Star Rabbit is
going to a handler for training, so watch for him next year at
Devon!
Celebrate your next occasion with one of our new Thelwell Greeting Cards. You'll love the
pony humor on these cards created from the popular books on ponies by Norman Thelwell. The
Thelwell Cards
available include Birthday, Congratulatory, Blank and Christmas
cards, all with the famous Thelwell ponies.
Land's End Cha Cha, was double Grand Champion
Half Welsh at the Ohio Welsh Pony Show, Canfield Ohio August
10-12. Cha Cha is owned by Maddie Greenlee, Trappe MD and is by
*Carolinas Red Fox. This show also gave Cha Cha
enough points with the Welsh Pony and Cob Society of America to
win her Individual Award of Honor - a lifetime award based on
points in performance and in-hand.
Ethan Maye, age 6, is sharing a quiet moment with his Welsh pony,
Davric Tally Ho. Ethan and
Tally Ho compete in halter classes, showmanship and walk-trot at
the Welsh pony shows on the East coast. Ethan's parents, Paul and Cheryl Maye,
own and operate Maye Show Ponies, located in Fairfield, VA.
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Just for Ponies e-Newsletter |
August 2007
The hot, lazy days of summer remind me
of summer vacations and spending lots of time with my ponies when
I was a kid growing up in NJ. One of the highlights of those summers was
competing in the horse show at the local county fair and
subsequently
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BFF (Best Friends Forever) are (left to right)
Jonathan Gallagher age 5, Julia Zugg age 5 and
Lauren Gallagher age 3 from Oxford, PA. They
competed in leadline at the Cecil County Fair, Elkton MD on July 21.
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qualifying and attending the NJ state fair. Things
haven't changed much and there're still lots of fairs around the
country where young people are having fun, competing in many
disciplines at all levels. I still
remember my first blue ribbon won at the county fair, decades
ago, so I'm sure there were lots of lasting memories made this
summer as well. We'd love to hear about ponies at all the fairs,
so continue to send us your news and photos!
Sally Steinmetz
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Dr. Leah Garlan Specializes in Alternative Care for
Animals
Dr. Leah Garlan is a human chiropractor that specializes in
alternative care for animals at the
Silverdale Wellness Center.
She also breeds beautiful crossbred ponies at her farm, Dreamland
Ponies, in Silverdale, PA.
After getting her Doctor of Chiropractic degree she also became
certified by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (AVCA).
Although the benefits of chiropractic are well known for humans,
the science for animals is still a growing
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Dr. Leah Garlan, a certified human and animal chiropractor, is
demonstrating a shoulder stretch on her imported pony, *Talponciau Blodyn
(nicknamed Cricket). Cricket is one of Dr. Leah's broodmares and is by Boston
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field with less than
1000 AVCA certified doctors worldwide. Many of Dr. Leah's amazing success stories
confirm that animals can live a higher quality of life with
chiropractic adjustments. She's helped
several paralyzed dogs walk again and has assisted numerous horses and
dogs to return to the show ring. Chiropractic is the science,
art and philosophy of correcting spinal misalignments to
increase the range of motion, flexibility and overall health.
Dr. Leah commented that "In my experience, the majority of the
animals I work with enjoy getting adjusted. I notice that they
relax when they sense you are there to help them and make them
feel better."
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We've got Dressage Tack for Ponies!
Take a look at our
Pony Dressage Collection that includes children's
dressage saddles, pony dressage bridles and small dressage
girths. We've even had a white, diamond quilted saddle pad
made to fit children's dressage saddles and some of our
dressage girths go down to 14 inches. We also have children's
full seat breeches in white or light tan and we've put
together a nice selection of books, CD's and DVD's on
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Fox Cry Nicodemus - A Promising Sire and Dressage Pony
Fox Cry Nicodemus, a young Section B stallion, is making quite a
name for himself this year as both a sire and a future dressage pony.
Nicodemus (Nick) is owned by Shawn Bigley,
Westwood Welsh Ponies, Colora MD and is by
Halcyon Sir
Lancelot and out of Fox Cry Raindrops on Roses.
For the past two years Nick was shown very successfully in hand
and won major awards at prestigious shows such as Dressage at
Devon. He also received the Born in the USA award (the highest
scoring colt born in the US) at the Stone Tavern Dressage show
in 2006. His first crop of foals, born this year, are stunning
- he shows great promise as a sire. Nick is currently in
training with Elly Schobel,
The Homestedt in Williston, SC preparing for his ASPR
stallion inspection. Elly wrote, "Shawn and I became fast friends and often talked about Nick's future. I told Shawn,
that I would start him under saddle for her and prepare him for his ASPR Stallion Inspection. In April 2007 Nick
arrived at our farm in South Carolina and life, as we knew it, has never been the same!
Nicodemus is an extraordinary athlete, equipped with a keen mind and a level of confidence I have rarely experienced.
Saddle, bridle, rider - nothing phased
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Fox Cry Nicodemus, a three year
old Section B Welsh stallion is being ridden by trainer, Elly
Schobel, the Homestedt LLC, Williston, SC. Nicodemus is owned
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him - nothing! On our first hack, we came across a 4 foot long rattle snake - I almost fainted, but
Nick just stepped to the side and kept walking. Our herd of rescued dogs loves to play in the dressage ring
while we ride - Nick's favorite game is to aim for one of them, speed up and see if we can 'bump' into the dog,
or just jump it ! One of my working students is from Sweden and rode dressage ponies competitively -
she said one day, that if Nick was 16.2 hands, he would be the perfect horse. I, for one, get a kick out of
riding the perfect 12 hands stallion! Watch for us at Dressage at Devon 2007 in-hand and under saddle,
as well in the Get of sire class."
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Pony Fly Sheets and Fly Masks are ON SALE Now!
Is your pony bothered by flies and other insects? Or perhaps
he's rubbing his tail or mane? Does his coat look dull or
sun-bleached? A fly sheet may help with any of these problems.
There are some great deals on
Pony Fly Sheets and
Pony Fly Masks. Offers are good until August 31.
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Ohio Welsh Pony Association Holds 30th Annual Show
The Mohoning County Fairgrounds, Canfield OH, was the site of
the Ohio Welsh Pony Association's 30th annual Welsh Pony show on
August 10-12.
The in hand classes were double judged and the Supreme
Championships were awarded to a Section A and a Section B. Judge
Karen Mooney selected the 4 year old Section A stallion, Jack's
Hill Jazz as her top pony. Jazz is owned by Hope Birsh, Hunt Valley MD and was handled by Paul Maye,
Maye Show Ponies.
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Supreme Champions at the Ohio Welsh
Pony Show were Jack's Hill Jazz (top) a Section A stallion
owned by Hope Birsh, Hunt Valley, MD and Rollingwoods L's
Angel (bottom), a Section B mare owned by Rollingwoods Farm,
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Jazz is
all Liseter breeding. He's sired by Liseter Top Hat and
is out of
Glencoe Rhapsody who is by Liseter Radiant and out of
Liseter
Sing Song. Judge Lorali Casipit chose the 4 year old
Section B Mare, Rollingwoods L's Angel as her Supreme champion.
L's Angel is owned by
Rollingwoods Farm, Olive Branch, MS and
was shown by Joanna Wilburn. This mare is by *Sleight of Hand
and out of Gayfields Mona L. Mona L has produced many of the
famous 'L' ponies from Rollingwoods that are siblings to L's
Angel. In the Half Welsh in-hand division, Maddie Greenlee's
mare,
Land's End Cha Cha, took top honors under both judges with a
double Grand Champion. Cha Cha is by *Carolinas Red Fox and out
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