Founded in 1886 as H.I.S YORKSHIRE SPORT HORSE (SHB of GB) COMMITTEE Chairman - Mr. C. McGrann To retire 2010 To retire 2011 To retire 2012 Mr. D. Dixon Mrs. G. Sheret Mr. W Raper Mr. B. Smart Mr. J. Rishworth Miss K. Barley Mrs. H Bramley Miss C. Raw Co-opted members - Mrs. K Beaumont - Show Secretary, Mrs. M. Wood - Yorkshire Championship Awards, Miss K. Hurrion (Sponsorship) Secretary/Newsletter: 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 JANUARY 2010 SILENT AUCTION – SEE SEPARATE SHEET Bids are invited for nominations to Mill Law, Primitive Faerie Tale, Chase the Ace, Revolution, Busk Hill Gunnar VII, Polling, Jazz Time III and Roma Diamond Skip. We are indebted to the owners of these stallions for their generous donations and hope all members will consider using one of them. Our thanks to Sue Browne (for Mill Law), to Julie Lawson (for Primitive Faerie Tale), Lucinda Broad (for Revolution), David Abrams (for Busk Hill Gunnar VII) to Mark Fitton (for Polling), to Karen Hurrion (for Jazz Time III), to Jerome Harforth and Heather Hyde (for Chase the Ace) and to Jane Manning (for Roma Diamond Skip). NB. All bids are for straight nominations for each stallion, ie there will be no terms NFFR or NFNF. Please send your bid in a sealed envelope to: Mrs. Hazel Bramley, Station Farm, Bolton Percy, York, YO23 7AR, no later than 20th March 2010. If you feel this is too early to decide which stallion you want to use, please contact Hazel (telephone: 01904 744295) as we may have a nomination available after that date. A Silent Auction works on the same basis as a sealed bid auction. That is, offers are invited for nomination to the stallions above. On 20th March all envelopes are opened and those which contain the highest bids, win the nomination to the stallion of their choice. The profits from this auction are utilized by the Yorkshire Sport Horse Committee to further its aims in promoting breeding of quality stock, rewarding breeders for their efforts with premiums and running the Summer Show as a show case for competition horses. DIARY - Details of all our events, schedules etc. on our website: www.yorkshiresporthorse.co.uk 11th March 2010 (Thursday) Demonstration by Gillian Higgins at Ledston Equine Clinic. Tickets £25.00 Concessions £20.00. For more details see website. 22nd April 2010 (Thursday) Sport Horse of Great Britain AGM, tour of Tattersalls, lunch and tour of the National Stud, Newmarket. Coach to be organised from Thirsk, calling at Wetherby if enough interest. Please contact Liz Lorrimar, approximate cost £20.00. (Members only to attend AGM.) 21th May 2010 (Friday) Hog Roast at Thornton Lodge Farm, Easingwold, by kind permission of Mr & Mrs W Raper. 16th June 2010 (Wednesday) Summer Show to be held at the Barugh, Carlton Husthwaite, Thirsk, by kind permission of Mr.T. Knowles. Schedules (size A5 SAE please) from: Mrs. Kim Beaumont, The New Bungalow, North Back Lane, Stillington, York, YO61 1LL. Telephone: 01347 811919 or see our website www.yorkshiresporthorse.co.uk 19th November 2010 (Friday) Annual Dinner and Awards Evening, Bridge Hotel, Walshford. Tickets £25 each Mare Gradings For details - contact the Secretary of SHB website www.sporthorsegb.co.uk or telephone 01732 866277. NEWS FROM OUR CHAIRMAN Reflections on 2009 are mainly ones of relief. Firstly welcoming, working beyond the call of duty to get both there were worries about how the Credit Crunch would events off the ground, not to mention the clearing up affect the horse world, secondly the change in our afterwards. The staff at the Bridge Inn were most (Y.S.H.) management and thirdly the weather, which helpful in accommodating us for the Dinner. Most was not the kindest to us – but despite these we had a attending seemed very pleased with the format and positive year. venue so we will return again this year. Sitting here during the winter cold snap with its snow I am, as I am sure are most of us involved with these and ice, the rain and winds we had at the Hog Roast, things called horses, planning the 2010 programme. Show and Annual dinner seem minor, but at the time The anticipation and excitement at what we are going they could have dampened our spirits. All events, to achieve are the thoughts that keep us going. That is however, were very successful. The enthusiasm and why we invest the time, the money and the emotion to commitment of all the individuals involved were follow our sport, hobby or even lifestyle. The Y.S.H is fantastic, overcoming all those small challenges to equally committed to providing opportunities to ensure everything went ahead while maintaining a recognize all those smitten by the horse bug. great atmosphere. My genuine thanks to all committee members who Sincere thank-yous go to all the generous people who really do work extremely hard to ensure that the Y.S.H. supported us and for their sponsorship. The Air events happen. We are proud of what we provide and Ambulance benefitted again this year, a service we in aim to keep standards up. the rural community are grateful for. I hope you all have a successful, but more importantly, Hosts Tony Knowles and Moira Peckitt (Show) and Bill enjoyable, equine year. and Sue Raper (Hog Roast) could not have been more Chris McGrann Yorkshire Sport Horse (SHB of GB) SUMMER SHOW Wednesday 16th June 2010 To be held at : Carlton Husthwaite, Thirsk NEW THIS YEAR Hunter Mare Class any height or weight Winergy Flat Class for 4, 5 and 6 year olds 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 Burghley Young Event Horse (for 4 & 5 year olds) Retrained Racehorse Classes Entries close 10th May 2010 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 Please check website – www.yorkshiresporthorse.co.uk 2 2009 Highlights for Yorkshire Bred Horses We have great pleasure in presenting the highlights of 2009 Triple Diamond and in celebrating the achievements of Yorkshire-bred horses in all spheres of equestrianism. We’ll start with in-hand horses and the very popular event horse breeding classes at Bramham. These classes are always hotly contested and this year was no exception with large entries for every class. Chris McGrann’s and Judith Lonsdale’s Brief Encounter-sired colt foal was 2nd, following his firsts in hunter foal classes at Otley and Hambleton. Jane Crossley’s homebred Dancing Revolution (by Yorkshire-based Revolution) won the yearling class and Kath Barley’s filly by Classic out of Drummer’s Dream won the 2 year-old class. The Yorkshire Sport Horse’s annual summer show follows closely on the heels of Diamond Design won his class and the hunter foal Bramham and here again championship at Lincoln followed by a win and reserve Yorkshire breeders were to the championship at the Irish Draught Breed Show. fore. Kath Barley’s evergreen Drummacy (homebred by Yorkshire breeders claimed a fair share of the top prizes at the State Diplomacy) won the Great Yorkshire Show. They were especially well represented sports horse broodmare class in the hunter breeding section where quality entries from and her colt foal also won. across the country ensured stiff competition. Katy Newton Kath’s Classic 2 year old filly realised her ambition here – to win at the Great Yorkshire. followed up her Bramham win Katy’s Bucks Fizz (bred by Ann Farrar from Bradford) not only by winning here also and won the lightweight broodmare class, but the broodmare claiming the Sports Horse championship and the overall championship in the hunter section championship with breeding section. Drummacy’s colt foal reserve. The day nearly In addition to this the filly also didn’t happen at all Classic 2 year old filly won the Yorkshire-bred as a slight injury to championship. This award is contested between the best the foal almost placed Yorkshire-bred horses in the hunter breeding and caused Katy to sports horse sections. Meanwhile, in the hunter section, abandon the trip. Drummacy’s colt foal won its class and the foal The decision was championship. In fact the YSH show was the starting point of made to go and the an exceptional year for Kath’s homebred horses, but more result - a day to later. remember for Katy! Elsewhere in this Bucks Fizz In the hunter breeding section at the Yorkshire Sport Horse section, Karen Hurrion’s colt foal Top Time (by Karen’s show, Karen Scholes’s Eastern Index (bred by Joyce homebred advanced event stallion, Jazz Time) won the class Houseman) and the 2008 Yorkshire Sport Horse foal for foals out of small hunter mares, and Jean Leighton’s mare champion, won the yearling class and followed this up in his Lowmoor Fallon was second in the heavyweight mare class next outing with a win at the Great Yorkshire Show. and also won the trophy for the best Yorkshire-bred mare. Joanne’s Rook’s Highlane Highlane Riley The next show for many, after the Great Yorkshire, is Ryedale Riley won the 2 year old and here Kath Barley had another unforgettable day with her hunter class at the Yorkshire Drummer family.