Newsletter Jan 2013
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YORKSHIRE SPORT HORSE (SHB of GB) COMMITTEE Chairman - The Hon. Mrs C. M. Holliday To retire 2013 To retire 2014 To retire 2015 Mr D Dixon Mrs G Sheret Mr W Raper Mrs H Bramley Mr J Rishworth Miss K Barley Miss C Raw Mrs A Atkinson Mrs J Rooke Miss K Hill Co-opted members - Mrs. K Beaumont - Show Secretary and Treasurer, Mr D Dixon - Show Sponsorship, Miss Liz Lorrimar - Newsletter. General Secretary: Miss Liz Lorrimar, Greenways, 172 Front Street, Sowerby,Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1JN. Telephone/Fax/Answerphone - 01845 523236, email: [email protected] mobile: 07885 344138. www.yorkshiresporthorse.co.uk NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2013 Yorkshire Sport Horse Committee Sealed Bid Stallion STALLION PARADE Nominations Yorkshire Sport Horse Committee regret to Richmond Equestrian Centre on announce that there will be no Sealed Bid Sunday 10th March 2013 -12.00 noon Stallion Nomination Auction this year. Over the last couple of years, enquiries have been A wide selection of registered and graded stallions from the disappointing with very little take-up of the North of England will be on display. stallions offered. We will see how things develop over the next Indoor and Outdoor Arenas, Ridden and In-hand. year or so before we decide whether to Stallions of various breeds and disciplines will be paraded. re-instate it. For more information, please go to www.yorkshiresporthorse.co.uk M a ny thanks to all those who did use the or contact David Dixon on 07732 645066 stallions offered and particularly grateful thanks to the stallion owners who so kindly offered Admission: £10.00 Refreshments Available nominations to us. DIARY - Details of all our events, schedules etc. are on our website: www.yorkshiresporthorse.co.uk 10th March 2013 (Sunday) Stallion Parade at Richmond Equestrian Centre. 12.00 noon Admission £10.00 Catering Available. See website: www.yorkshiresporthorse.co.uk 24th April 2013 (Wednesday) An Audience with Team Opposition Buzz and Nicola Wilson at Bilton in Ainsty courtesy of Mrs Mary Lofthouse, 7.30pm supper and wine. Tickets £15 from Liz Lorrimar – see above. 12th June 2013 (Wednesday) Yorkshire Sport Horse Summer Show to be held at the Barugh, Carlton Husthwaite, Thirsk by kind permission of Mr T Knowles. Schedules available on line see website above or from Mrs Kim Beaumont, (show secretary) The New Bungalow, North Back Lane, Stillington, York, YO61 1LL enclosed SAE (size A5). 22nd November 2013 (Friday) Annual Dinner and Awards Evening. Bridge Hotel, Walshford. See website for details. Mare Gradings For details - contact the Secretary of SHB website www.sporthorse.gb.co.uk or telephone 01732 866277 NEWS FROM OUR CHAIRMAN 2012 was certainly different! Who would have believed we Supreme In-Hand Championship and also a Supreme would lose prestigious events right through from Spring until Championship for Ridden horses. We were disappointed with the end of September. The rain was relentless and shows, horses forward for the Supremes so we have altered our eventing, even racing were all decimated. timetable quite radically for 2013 so that the HOYS Ridden We had a very busy year with social events, lectures and our Weight Classes now take place in the afternoon, rather than Summer Show. As ever, my committee worked extremely f i r st thing in the morning. We hope this will pers u a d e hard to make sure everything went as smoothly as possible exhibitors to stay for the Championships. and I am indebted to them for their commitment to the cause. In October we staged a lecture and presentation on We started our year with an excellent hog roast at Welburn Soundness, Conformation and Obesity by eminent Vet. Jane Manor, courtesy of Major and Mrs Johnny Shaw. Chris and Hastie (nee Nixon) and Dr. Teresa Holland, Senior Nutritionist Joanne Rooke very kindly provided the hog roast which was at Dodson and Horrell. The event was reasonably well delicious and very well received. It poured down all night! Not supported and the subject matter was brilliantly presented by just a polite drizzle, this was serious stuff! Little did we realise both our speakers. We felt particularly lucky to have speakers that the weather was just practising for the rest of the of this calibre prepared to give up a Sunday afternoon for us. summer! Our supporters who attended enjoyed their evening Our year ended with our Annual Dinner and Presentation of and we managed to raise some funds. Awards at the Bridge Hotel, Walshford. This is proving to be a We then had an extremely interesting presentation by the very popular event and we sold out of tickets and had to start Harland Brothers, Farriers, from Spofforth. Held at Thornton a waiting list. Christine Barber did us proud with her Lodge Farm, Easingwold by kind permission of Sue and Bill commentary based on Gill Sheret's excellent script, and Raper; the talk was fascinating, very informative and Julian Rishworth produced a slick photographic presentation illustrated with rather grisly examples! It was good to listen to of all the horses. (Always a hair-raising task when electronics such experts who had such detailed practical knowledge and are involved!) Hazel Bramley organised the trophies to be enthusiasm for their subject. presented to the winners and Kath Barley and Charmaine Raw co-ordinated the raffle, with all members of the Committee The section on laminitis was particularly interesting. The providing prizes - quite a team! We have organised the 2013 evening was very well attended and although not exactly a dinner for Friday 22nd November again at the Bridge so book hot summer evening, we were able to use the Raper's indoor early to avoid disappointment! school which meant that at least we didn't get hypothermia or webbed feet! We have also revised our Premium Awa rd scheme fo r broodmares and young stock. Full details on page 15. All The Summer Show took place by the skin of its teeth! On the awards will now be made retrospectively. This will allow the Sunday before, the show field was just about under water.The scheme to be run much more accurately now our breeders are weather forecast however, was quite good and with hearts in using graded stallions nationwide. mouth, on Monday morning we took the decision to go ahead. We were so pleased we did. So many shows later in the Lastly, thank you all for supporting us. We know things have season were lost to the rain and trying to re-schedule would been difficult for a year or two and we really do appreciate all have been a nightmare. the help and encouragement we receive from you. We are always looking for new things to feature during our year. We Again, we were blessed with terrific entries, both in numbers try to balance educational subjects with social events, so if and quality. David Dixon worked particularly hard to find you have any ideas, please let Liz Lorrimar know and we'll see sponsors and we were lucky enough to be able to offer a what we can do. Mary Holliday Yorkshire Sport Horse (SHB of GB) SUMMER SHOW Wednesday 12th June 2013 To be held at : Carlton Husthwaite, Thirsk PLEASE NOTE: NEW TIMETABLE THIS YEAR The Ridden Show Hunter Champion and Winner of Small Hunter class will qualify for the Leeman Supreme Ridden Horse Championship at the North of England Summer Horse Show kindly sponsored by the Leeman family. The Supreme In-hand Champion will qualify for the Kellythorpe Stud Supreme In-hand Championship at the North of England In-hand and M & M Show. Horse of the Year Show Qualifiers for: Ridden Hunter (3 weights), Small and Working Hunter, Ladies Side-Saddle Classes for: Novice, Four Year Old and Amateur Ridden, Novice Working Hunter, Amateur Working Hunter, Sport Horse In-Hand, Hunter Mare Class any height or weight Blue Chip Flat Ridden Sport Horse Class for 4, 5 and 6 year olds Burghley Young Event Horse (for 4 & 5 year olds) Retrained Racehorse Classes Entries close 20th May 2013 SCHEDULES/ENQUIRIES – SAE (C5 size) to be sent to: Mrs. Kim Beaumont, The New Bungalow, North Back Lane, Stillington, York YO61 1LL. Telephone: 01347 811919 Online entries available. Paypal. Please check website – www.yorkshiresporthorse.co.uk 2 2012 Highlights for Yorkshire Bred Horses Gill Sheret (Extracts from the commentary at the Annual Dinner held on champion, and Reserve Supreme in Hand, and was placed at 23rd November) Hambleton, Malton, Driffield and Ryedale. Royal Maid headed several contenders for the Youngstock Award. She has also We feel we were very fortunate indeed to have been able to won the SHB’s 2 year old award for points gained nationwide run the Yorkshire Sport Horse Show in 2012. A bold decision at affiliated shows. to go ahead coupled with hard work from committ e e members and the landowner, thankfully paid off. We were Other Yorkshire-bred in- rewarded with a good day and excellent entries, the result hand horses have been being that we were able to donate £800 to the Yorkshire Air making their mark. Ambulance. Reserve to Royal Maid in the points competition Moving on to the achievements of Yorkshire-bred horses. was Steve Pu l l a n’s 3- What a year it has been since we were last here! And who year-old JAGUAR MOON would have thought that both Badminton and the Great (by Jaguar Mail out of Yorkshire Show would be lost through adverse weather. It K n a r e s b o r o u g h has been a season like no other.