NPS Scotland OCTOBER 2019 NEWSLETTER AUTUMN ISSUE NPS SCOTLAND Inside this issue: BLAIR FINALS Chairman’s Report 2 In Hand Show 3 NPS Dressage 4 & 5 NPS Scotland Bake Off 6 & 7 Blair Finals Report & 8 & CHAMPIONS Championship Results 9 2019 Blair Photographs 10 – 12 Diary Dates 13 NPS Scotland 14 & 15 Committee Page 2 NPS Scotland WELCOME FROM OUR CHAIRMAN AND TO OUR AUTUMN 2019 NEWSLETTER Welcome to our third NPS Scotland newsletter for 2019 and with autumn as good as upon us, where has the year gone to – it just seems to have vanished before our eyes! Our Scottish Finals at Blair were once again a tremendous success and my thanks go to everyone who helps make this event happen. A full report will be given later in this newsletter and con- gratulations to all our newly crowned 2019 series champions and reserves. We do try to make Blair a day to remember for everyone and hope you enjoyed yourselves. Thanks got to all of our Young Judges who competed so successfully at the NPS Summer Cham- pionships in Malvern in August, and congratulation to Kayleigh Rose Evans for coming 2nd in the 18-25 year old section - a tremendous achievement. Congratulations also go to all our Scottish Members who competed so successfully at Malvern – some amazing placings and championships or reserves in many sections. Just great news. We still have two events to take place in 2019 and both follow on in quick succession. Firstly, we have our In Hand Show at Netherton, near Bridge of Earn, Perth on Saturday, 19th October. Please do support this event and the schedule and entry form is on our website. Then, on Saturday 16th November we are once again holding “The Great NPS Scotland Bake-Off” at Strathallan Castle, by kind permission of Anna Roberts. This is a fundraiser for SCAA – the air ambulance - so please get baking and bring it along. Our esteemed Judges will be course- builder and baker extraordinaire Graham Barclay, and our NPS Scotland Summer Show caterer Anne Whitelaw. Do come along for a bit of fun and a chat, with tea to drink and cake to eat! It was a hoot of an afternoon last year and already a lot of interest has been expressed and I think competition will be fierce! Our Scottish Pony of the Year – or SPOTY – for In Hand and Ridden Ponies who competed at our Spring, Summer and Blair Shows have had their points tallied up and we have two very worthy winners this year. They will be revealed at our AGM in February 2020. Our NPS Scotland/Harbro Points Scheme for 2019 will be drawing to a close at the end of Decem- ber so please remember to return your completed cards to Louise Oliphant. If you have any que- ries, then please contact Louise. Finally, HOYS is just around the corner and to those of you who have qualified, good luck and we look forward to hearing how you have got on. Fiona Roebuck NPS Scotland Chairman Page 3 NPS Scotland NATIONAL PONY SOCIETY SCOTLAND IN HAND SHOW NPS Scotland In Hand Show Saturday 19th October 2019 At Netherton Equestrian, Aberargie, Perth PH2 9 NE Our last show of the season is coming up with the In Hand show. Entries are open to members and non-members and all Champions and Reserve Champions will qualify (if elegible) for the NPS Scotland Championships 2020, a great opportunity to get an early ticket. There are classes for everyone with sections for Mountain and Moorland, Highland, Shetland, Riding Pony/Hunter Pony/ LIght Horse and Any Other Breed. We have classes for foals still on the mare as well as the usual classes for weaned foals, yearlings, 2/3 year olds and over 4 year olds. The Any Other Breed section can either give ponies a second class for the day or we welcome part breds and other breeds not already listed. We would appreciate any class sponsorship which starts from £5 per class to £20 - £30 per section. Just a reminder that postal entries close on the 14th October and on-line entries close on the 17th October. Please do try and support this show, there are some beautiful trophies on offer and early qual- ifying tickets for next years Championships. The schedule is on line at http://www.npsscotland.co.uk/in-hand-show-2019/ We do take entries on the day at £12.00 per class, pre-entries are £8.00 per class Please use entrymaster to make your In Hand show entries, if you have trouble using the sys- tem please use the 'assistance required' prompt and entrymaster will process your entry, I'm afraid I'm not able to do that. We hopefully look forward to seeing you at the In Hand Show. Alicia Hay Page 4 NPS Scotland NATIONAL PONY SOCIETY SUPREME DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019/20 NATIONAL PONY SOCIETY SUPREME DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIP 2019/2020 This competition ha qualifiers which run from the 1st of April 2019 through to 31st March, 2020 and culminate in the NPS/FIONA CORK SADDLES Supreme Dressage Champion- ship Final to be held at the prestigious show venue Addington Manor Equestrian Centre, Addington, Buckinghamshire In April 2020. NPS Scotland would be keen to send a team if there were sufficient people qualified that would like make up a team. So far in Scotland qualifiers have taken place at the Scottish Connemara Show (26 May 2019), the NPS Scotland Summer Show (11 June 2019) and the Highland Pony Breed Show (14 July 2019). We would welcome any members encouraging local venues to host further qualifiers and attach all the information to do this. If you are interested in making up a team to go to the Championships, please send an email of your interest to [email protected] and we will keep you informed. Page 5 NPS Scotland Page 6 NPS Scotland IT’S BACK ... THE GREAT NPS SCOTLAND BAKE OFF Join us on Saturday 16th November at 2 pm At the beautiful Strathallan Castle, Auchterarder, Perthshire (by kind permission of Anna Roberts) For Our second Great NPS Scotland Bake Off All proceeds are in aid of Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) Charity No. SC041845. Judges: Graham Barclay, former master baker and current course builder extraordi- naire! Ann Whitelaw, provider of our nationally renowned Judges Summer Show Lunch Come and have a catch up with others whilst the judging is being done. We don’t often have the chance to do so at Shows, but today you can. Please sup- port this fun event. Tea, Coffee, Raffle and Tombola Page 7 NPS Scotland Senior (Over 16 years) Section Class 1 Decorated Carrot Cake Class 2 Eight squares of tablet Class 3 Men only class – Three pieces of shortbread Class 4 Swiss Roll Junior Section (age as of 16th November) Class 5 Age 10 years and under – Any choice of Tray Bake (4 squares) Class 6 Age 11 - 16 years – Any choice of muffins (3) decorated with a Horse Theme Class 7 All ages – Decorated gingerbread man Additional Classes Class 8 Decorated wine bottle – Seniors Class 9 Decorated flower pot – Juniors Class 10 Photograph ‘Any Spectacular Pony Photograph’ Entries to be made between 12.30 and 1.30pm. Entries should be presented on a white paper plate for judging. Entry Fee: £2.00 per class or Charity Donation Open to members, non-members, children, spouses, partners, aunties, uncles, cousins, friends…you get the gist! Page 8 NPS Scotland NPS SCOTLND FINALS AT BLAIR 2019 Our NPS Scotland Finals at Blair 2019 – yet another great day and many, many thanks not only to Blair Castle International Horse Trials for allowing us to host our Finals with them, but to all those who sponsored, judged, course built, officiated, stewarded, commentated and generally helped to make the day such a resounding success. Thanks also to all our competitors and spectators who supported us and we hope you all enjoyed your day. It literally takes months of planning to get our Finals up and running and then the day is over in a flash, with new Champions crowned and we do try to make it a special and memorable day for everyone. Entries were down slightly on last year, but this did not alter the standard and quality of pony forward for judging, which was again excellent. Congratulations to all our class winners and our section Champions and Reserve Champions are listed on the following page. So, to Blair 2020! The date will be Friday, 28th August – make sure you have it in your diary. Our preparations for it have already started and entries will again only be able to be made via our online ‘Entrymaster’ system. You will still need to keep hold of your qualifying card as it will have a show- specific unique number on it which will have to be entered. So, once you qualify, keep that card safe. Also remember you may only qualify ONCE for each Final. We will give you more details in the spring of next year before the qualifying shows start. Thank you again for supporting our Finals this year and we look forward to seeing you again in August 2020. Fiona Roebuck Blair Entries Secretary NPS Scotland Page 9 NPS Scotland/Kilmannan Stud M&M Novice Ridden Final 2019 Champion: Mrs Gillian McMurray’s Trailtrow Tearlach Reserve Champion: Mrs Winsome Aird’s Castle Neptune NPS Scotland/Baileys Horse Feeds M&M Open Ridden Final 2019 Champion: Mrs Carol Rafferty’s Margaret of Meggernie Reserve Champion: Mrs Sheila Brooks’s Jack the Lad of Ednam HOuse NPS/Standinghat Stud and Show Team M&M Silver Medal Rosette Mrs Gillian McMurray’s Trailtrow Tearlach NPS Scotland/Kingfisher Building Products M&M WHP Final 2019 Champion: Mrs J Roger’s Barhill Danny Reserve Champion: Miss Evan McLean’s Meikle Royce NPS Scotland/Townhead Pet n Pony M&M In Hand Final 2019 Senior Champion: Mrs Gillian McMurray’s Trailtrow Tearlach Senior Reserve Champion: Mrs Dianna Staveley’s Eastlands Rashiebrae Youngstock Champion: Mrs Jill Graham’s