Russell Sutcliffe is by now a name synonymous with mountain and moorlands in showing circles. But it seems it wasn’t always so… “I was always interested in show jumping and hunter trials and my wife Pamela had a Fell pony; this is where it all started. “Her Fell was a complete allrounder and would hack, […]
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by Lauren Moore It will be an emotional moment on Wednesday afternoon in the Top Spec Arena for Aileen Curle and Brian Willliams as their 12-year-old Highland, Harris Of Mendick, steps through the purple curtains for the final time. Brian originally tried to purchase the Dougal of Mendick sired stallion, from owner Aileen after spotting
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With eight days to go, meet eight mountain and moorlands who will be giving their riders a first taste of the action in the Top Spec arena next week. Ella-Rose Wells, 10 and her seven-year-old Shetland Bergli Dreamwatcher (Bob) are headed to HOYS to compete in the open Exmoor or Shetland class. Ella-Rose’s mum, Laura
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Got a mountain and moorland going to HOYS? Find out who’s judging and what they’ll be looking for! Alex Kelly and Tony Bell will have a tough task, with a mammoth 11 classes of mountain and moorland ponies to judge over the first two days of the show. Alex will be deciding on performance marks,
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Despite being just nine years old, Master Austin Davis has already realised what is for many exhibitors a lifetime’s achievement when his Welsh section A mare Rookery Rapture qualified for the most prestigious of breeding finals in the showing calendar: the Price Family Supreme In Hand Championship, set to be judged during HOYS. Rapture was
Kerry Wainwright’s Skellorn Bronze Soldier trounced all others in the final battle for a place in the Price Family Supreme final line-up at Notts County Show. Remarkably, this will be his fifth visit to HOYS competing in this prestigious final, and he’s also narrowly missed out on a spot in reserve on a further four
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It was an emotional moment for Kim Wilson when her daughter Charlotte and section B pony Cadlanvalley VIP (Vinnie) won their 122cm restricted heritage working hunter pony class at the BSPS championships. “We fell in love with him because he is the true barbie pony, with his flashy golden locks,” explained Kim. “I saw
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The first golden ticket to HOYS 2023’s Price Family Supreme In Hand final was awarded to Louise Noonan and family’s homebred Connemara pony stallion Manor Duke at the Northern Ireland Festival. 12-year-old Duke is by Currachmore Cashel out of Banks Vanilla. He was shown by his producer, Joe Burke, who is a fellow breeder of
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The new Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist, published yesterday, April 20th, shows a mixed picture for the UK’s native equine breeds. Formed in 1973, this year marks 50 years of the Rare Breed Survival Trust’s work to save and safeguard the future of rare and native livestock and equine breeds. The RBST Watchlist is the
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The new Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist, published yesterday, April 20th, shows a mixed picture for the UK’s native equine breeds. Formed in 1973, this year marks 50 years of the Rare Breed Survival Trust’s work to save and safeguard the future of rare and native livestock and equine breeds. The RBST Watchlist is the
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