Fox Cry Whinny the Pooh was supreme champion under
UK judge John James at the Carolina Fall Classic Welsh show, Raeford NC,
September 21 - 23. The show, held at the Carolina Horse Park, was sponsored by the
Carolina Welsh Club. Pooh is a Welsh Section
B stallion by Land's End the Colonels Fox and is owned by John Almond,
Loafers Lodge, Monkton, MD.
Have you heard of the popular, New Collectible Card Game
called Bella Sara? It features cards with beautiful horses and
inspiring words of wisdom. There are three series of
Bella Sara horse cards that can be collected,
traded with friends and used to play fun card games. Each card
has a positive message plus an activation code to let you
activate and nurture virtual horses on the child-friendly
Bella Sara Web Site. This site features horse dress-up, riding
games, puzzles, coloring books, interactive activities and more.
Gina Muré
and her 10 hand trick pony,
Earl Gray perform at many functions and events
in the Scottsdale, AZ area. Earl loves to give kisses and
hugs. Read their story (below right) and visit their website
GinasHeart.com.
The Roma
Pony Half Pad is made with luxurious 100% Australian
premium sheepskin. It's soft, comfortable and breathable and
will help relieve uneven saddle pressure without bulk under the
rider's legs. It's designed to fit most children's saddles and
is easy to care for and hard wearing.
Kaitlin Hofer and her Welsh Section A mare,
Davric Honey Bee competing in the costume class at the Mid
Atlantic Welsh Pony Show, Front Royal, VA September 8-9. Kaitlin
and her mother Liz, from Saddle River, NJ, compete on the Welsh
circuit up and down the East coast.
Amy of Cedarlane is a yearling Haflinger (haffie) owned
by Angela Metz, Peebles OH. Amy, as she is nicknamed, was bred by
Cedar Lane Farm,
breeders and trainers of Haflingers, located in Eaton, OH. She's
out of their Austrian imported mare, Almendra (Mandy) and by
Notable, an accomplished stallion in dressage and combined
driving. Angela hopes to event Amy one day but for now is just
enjoying her and teaching her ground manners. She
commented, "My haffie, Amy, is a treasure to me". Besides her
haflinger, Angela has 2 horses, 4 dogs, 3 cats, 5 kittens and 18
chickens. She says that it's a "zoo" but she wouldn't have it
any other way.
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Just for Ponies e-Newsletter |
October 2007
This year marked the 40th consecutive
year for the USEF Pony Finals National Championships and they
were held August
15-19 at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. This very
popular annual event has become an important goal for many young
pony riders across the country. The championships include the
pony hunter finals, the green hunter pony finals, the USEF pony
medal and the Pony Jumper finals. It's a very special,
family-oriented show where kids have fun and enjoy the facility
and the camaraderie developed over the course of events. Its
popularity is shown in the number of exhibitors - a total of 697 entries that included 536 ponies and 420
riders.
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Strike A Pose was the highest scoring purebred Welsh Pony
at the Pony
Hunter Finals held at Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington KY August 15-19.
The pony is owned by Whitney Roper and was ridden by
Lulu Farish. Dr.
Ruth Wilburn, president of the WPCSA, is presenting the award.
Photo Credit: Phelps Photos
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This year, 10 year old Lillie Keenan made Pony Finals
history by sweeping all three divisions of the pony hunter
finals. In the smalls, she won on Heritage Farms Blackberry,
in the mediums she won on the Chanconette Farm's New Forest pony,
Enchanted Forest, and in the larges, she piloted
Vanity Fair, owned by Adrienne Sterlicht, to the championship. Besides the major
championships, other organizations give prizes at pony finals
including the Welsh Pony and Cob Society of America (WPCSA). The
WPCSA gave awards to the high scoring
Welsh and Half Welsh ponies in the regular and green divisions.
Just for Ponies donated padded leather halters with engraved
brass plates to these winners and the champions also received a trophy,
neck sash and $250 stipend for the rider. Read the Welsh pony results and see
Photos of the Welsh Winners.
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Janet Lewis and her Shetland Pony, AGS Cappuccino
Who says that ponies are just for kids? Janet Lewis, who is 74
years young, will strongly debate that point because she's
having the time of her life showing her Modern Shetland pony,
AGS Cappuccino. Janet, a mother of eight and grandmother of
sixteen is from Alva, Florida and has successfully shown Capp, as he's affectionately called, to many wins across the
country. For the past two years, Janet and Capp have won
blue ribbons at many shows including the prestigious
Shetland Congress.
See More Photos of Janet and Capp at the
shows. Janet grew up riding a Morgan and always had a passion
and love for horse shows, even though she didn't compete much as
a youth. When her oldest child was two years old, she bought a
spotted Classic Shetland named Aloysius that the breeder didn't
want because of the markings. Janet used this 10 hand pony to
teach all of her children to ride and they knew their diagonals
and leads by the time they were three or four. Her children went
on to Saddle Ponies and American
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Janet Lewis and her Modern Shetland
pony, AGS Cappuccino, nicknamed Capp, have won many
championships at shows throughout the US.
Photo Credit: Washburn Photography
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Saddlebreds, riding at places like Madison Square Garden,
Louisville and the Kansas City American Royal. Under Janet's
instruction and training, they dominated many divisions and won
enough awards to fill a trophy room. In 1982 tragedy struck and
Janet had to have major surgery due to a brain tumor. Her long
term prognosis? She would be in a wheel chair for the rest of
her life. She and her veterinarian husband, Jonathan sold the
animal hospital that they had run together and they moved
from New Hampshire to Florida. Against all odds and through a lot of perseverance and
hard work, Janet slowly rehabilitated herself. About
three years ago, she thought about getting a pony again even
though she'd been without horses for 25 years and her husband
encouraged her. She contacted
The
American Shetland Pony Club and through an ad in one of their
journals, found the pony she was looking for. It was love at
first site even though he came out of
the stall on his hind legs the first time she saw him. She loved his pizzazz! His name goes
perfectly with his beautiful bay color, white socks and white on
his tail. He was quite a handful (and sometimes still is) but
Janet's determination and love for this pony and sport have made
both of them winners and an inspiration for many. Read more
about Janet and Capp
on her web site that shows lots photos of them competing at
shows plus pictures of her friends and family.
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Gina Muré and Earl Gray the
Trick Pony
There aren't a lot of ponies that have a resume, but Earl Gray,
a 10 hand pony from the Scottsdale AZ area, has quite an
impressive one. He's performed and given cart rides at school
functions, charity events, private parties, kids parties and
he's even waiting for his debut on the Tonight show. His list of
tricks includes Kisses, Hugs, Yoga stretch, Shaking hands, Camel
bow, Playing soccer, Hoola hoop/bumping butts, Circus bow,
Taking a nap, Sitting up, Crossing his front legs and Fetching. His
owner and trainer, Gina Muré, tells
about his history: "Earl was standing around a horse barn
with no job. I noticed him one day and asked about him.
The owner's trainer had never got around to working with him.
He was roughly 3 years old. The owner told me she wanted a
good home for him (free) so of course I said I'd take him.
I had worked with mainly Arabians for over 12 years and took him
for the fun of it. He was SO easy
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Earl Gray, the trick pony, is
giving a kiss to his owner/trainer Gina Muré.
Earl performs tricks and gives cart rides in the Scottsdale
AZ area for schools, charity events, kids parties and
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to work
with. Taught him to be ridden, drive, and do numerous tricks.
He loves to spin and 'bump butts', which we turned into a hoola
- hoop trick and he even fetches! At the time, it was all for
fun and then my friends who had kids asked me if we'd come to
their parties. One thing led to another and now he has a
complete resume! We've volunteered to take part in The Black
Stallion Literacy Program here in Scottsdale for a couple
years, been part of a Summer Kid's Camp Program at the Hyatt,
visited inner-city schools, and SO much more! (just last week
he was the entertainment for a group of graduating therapy
dogs!) He is my pony-angel and I can't express the joy he
brings. The best things in life truly are free! (I dreamed
of having a pony or horse growing up in Chicago, but that never
happened. Earl came into my life over 5 years ago when I was in
my early 30's -- all I can say is this pony was WELL worth the
wait!!)." Visit Gina and Earl's website,
GinasHeart.com,
to read more about them and see some great photos.
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Mother and Daughter Pair Win at Walnut Hill
No, you're not seeing double in the photo below - that's a pair of
Welsh Section A ponies being driven by Sarah Bates,
High Hopes Farm,
Honeoye Falls, NY with her husband, Jon Bates as groom. It isn't
any wonder that
the two ponies look alike and move the same - it's a mother and
daughter team comprised of High Hopes Miata and Fferm Gwenffrwd
Sioned. Miata is out of Fferm Gwenffrwd Sioned and by the
imported stallion *Nantdywyll Capten owned by Dr.
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Fferm Gwenffrwd Sioned and
High Hopes Miata, a mother and daughter pair, were Pair
Pony Champions at the prestigious Walnut Hill Farm Driving
Competition, August 15 - 19, Pittsford, NY. The pair was
driven by Sarah Bates with her husband Jon Bates
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Laurence Roberts, Fferm Gwenffrwd Stud, Barneveld, NY.
The driving pair had a a big win at Walnut Hill, one of the
largest, most prestigious driving shows in the country. The
Walnut
Hill Farm Driving Competition was held on August 15
- 19 in Pittsford, NY and was sponsored by the Pittsford Carriage Association.
One of their goals is to recapture the essence and spirit of the
1890's - a time when the horse and carriage reflected a certain
quality of life. Several hundred competitors from many states
competed an a myriad of divisions with everything from
small pony carts to large road coaches driven by four-in-hands.
Sarah Bates won the Pair Pony Championship with a win in the
Cross Country Obstacle class and a second in the Fault and Out
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