Breeding
Why not take a space in the Group's next advert in the AHS News and put your stud on the map? Please contact Caroline Sussex by 1st September for full details if you would like to be included. The more who take part, the lower the individual cost. The AHS News is published in December, for maximum publicity for stallion owners, and again in June.
For those who would like to know how best to manage the welfare of a mare during pregnancy, foaling, post natal and the first stages of caring for the foal, the AHS is holding a Breed Seminar at The Volvo Centre, Warwickshire - just off J15 M40. Speakers will include well known breeders, veterinarians and nutritionalists.
The seminar starts at 11:00 with tea and coffee being served on arrival but please take your own packed lunch. Initially due to take place on Sunday 18 January, it may be necessary to postpone to a later date. Please check with Teresa Sheward (tsheward@glenair.co.uk) for the latest information.
Tickets are £10 each for AHS members and can be obtained from Teresa Sheward, 11 Dale View Close, Lower Pilsley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S45 8DZ. Please enclose a SAE for the return of tickets.
Dressage
A very big thank you to all those who competed in the Wessex Teams at Malvern this year. We actually had hoped to field three teams but, due to accidents etc., only managed two. Our best wishes for a speedy recovery go to Lisa Behennah and Katifah, Hayley Bunday with Akheem and to Mary Johnston (who was very poorly on the day). Congratulations to Mic Dinnage and Sally Wrigglesworth with El Pharoun Ras, Nazricia and Azeer (our B Team) who came 3rd and to Jo Marsh and Sue Denton (our A Team) who came 4th.
Next year we will try and start selecting teams earlier and really go for it. Please contact Kaye Pinches or Gloria Ayub if you are willing to take part. It does not cost any extra beyond the dressage classes for which you have entered anyway.
Endurance
Congratulations to Wessex member, Sue Rich, who won the Bronze Award at the Griffin NuuMed Golden Horseshoe event held on Exmoor in May. Sue competed on her 10-year-old purebred stallion, Oakleaze Farm Czaro (Czarus x Roundhills Desert Rhapsody).
More details available from issue 13 (June 2006) of The Arabian Magazine and the Golden Horseshoe web site.
For information about the various events held around the country,
please visit the web site for
Endurance GB.
"Your Horse Live 2007!" by Louise Rich (a Young Rider member of Endurance GB)
Thursday the 8th of November, I left home to go to Stoneleigh Park, Coventry. We left at 11.30am and got there at about 3pm. By the time we had found where to go and had met Colin and Debbie with Just Jack, we got into the stables and unloaded the horses for the vet it was raining!!
Once the vet had seen the horses, we put them in their stables and went to sort out our rooms and waited for Jill Kent to arrive. Ground Kontrol and Just Jack were both looking around thinking we're not at a ride, where are we? By 6pm Jill had arrived and we had to have a practice so we knew what we were doing. This was great fun! The horses loved it, some being ‘scared’ of the sloshes as they had water in them and it was cold!! We did our practice and it was just as Maggie and Andrea had planned including the start. A few questions and the vetgate, then the fun bit - the racing finish for the 160km FEI.
After our practice, we went back to the lodge for dinner. We all sat together and discussed what questions we all would be asked. At about 10pm we went and checked the horses and went to bed ready to be up at 6am so the horses could be exercised then have their breakfast while we have ours and get ready to be first on at 10am. The time went very quickly before and we knew it, we were on and being asked questions. As Friday was an extra day this year there wasn’t very many people, which was good in a way because it gave us some practice with a small audience. We did our performance in ½ hour instead of 50mins so we had to make it longer for the afternoon performance.
By the time we had a look around the shops it was 2pm, time for us to get ready again. This time we had a few more people and we filled the whole 50mins! After that we went shopping again and had dinner at 7.30pm. Maggie and I went to see the evening performances of Horse Ball and Geoff Billington. This lasted till about 9pm. We got back and everyone had eaten without us. They said they were hungry!!! We all spoke about what went well and what didn’t. We ended up talking for ages about different things. By 11pm the horses were ready for bed and so was I! Very tiring work!!
We had our first performance at 11.05am, after the police horses. We got up at 7am and fed the horses and had our breakfast. Jill Kent had two extra people helping and I had Natalie so we had to ago and find them. That was easy done in minutes baring in mind I didn’t know Nat and she didn’t know me, only over email. We gave the horses some grass and took them for a walk.
11.05am came and so did LOTS of people. As soon as we entered the arena Ground Kontrol was on form being as good as gold thinking he was going to trot around the arena and win again, but he had a shock. He wasn’t winning today. The racing finish was between Jill and Colin. We varied the placing every demo to make it fair. After the demo we had to go to the EGB stand for a bit so people could ask questions! Mum had pizza in the oven cooking. We all fitted in the lorry for lunch, (11 of us!).
Natalie and I left as soon as possible to do our shopping. We had to be back for 3pm as we were on again at 3.30pm. By this time we had our demos going to plan. We had help from Kirsty Wiscombe and her friend on Friday and four others on Saturday. The horses started to become pro’s at the demos. We had a new idea for the end which was to stand at the sides of the arena for people to see the horses and ask questions! This worked very well!!
After the horses were sorted out we went shopping again and then met in the restaurant for dinner. Natalie and I were rather late as we were running around getting autographs from Geoff Billington, Pippa and William Funnell, Carl Hester and William Fox-Pitt. After dinner we checked the horses and everyone went back to the lodge, but Natalie and I carried on getting autographs. We had lots of fun as we met all their horses and went into William Fox-Pitt’s LORRY!! Dad, can I have one like his please? hehe!
At 10ish I checked Ground Kontrol and went to bed! It was VERY cold as Natalie and I were in the lorry! We had to be up early again as we were on first at 9.45am. Not too early then! The performance went really well again and we had lots of questions at the end! Some people missed the morning performance so we had to make sure the afternoon one was 100% - and we did. Andrea added in questions and told Jill and I to make the finish interesting so we did. Neil from the Offas Dyke group was in the audience with sloshes and the horses were brill - 100% professionals. Jill and I raced in but Jill got it by a nose, but it was so much fun!! After the performances we all had group photos and packed the lorry and trailers to go home! We all left and again went home in the rain!
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| From left to right is Sue Rich (my mum), Ground Kontrol and me holding him (in the red rug) then Andrea Baker (red jumper), Gerald Rich (my dad in blue jacket), Maggie Pattinson (in green jacket), Debbie Wardle (in black jacket), Just Jack (black horse), Colin Pearcy (holding Just Jack), Jill Kent (in red top), Bitterwell Spirit (chesnut horse), Jill Kent's crew Roland. | Louise ridding Ground Kontrol. |
Thank you to everyone. It was so much fun and now we had to wait to be on Horse and Country TV, sky 280 if you didn’t know!
I just want to say a very special thank you to "Your Horse Live" for inviting us, my Mum and Dad for letting me go! and Ground Kontrol for being SO well behaved. BUT the biggest thank you and well done is to Andrea and Maggie for EVERYTHING. You made a dream come true happen for me!!
THANK YOU!!
Lou & Ground Kontrol (Bonks)
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Editor's Note: Ground Control is a Pure Bred Arab Gelding (b 1994), by Kosmonaut out of Al Marhari.
He did 100 miles over two days in April'07 and came in 5th.
He did 130 km (80 miles) over 2 days in June'07 and came in 3rd.
Young Riders are aged between 14 and 21 and Louise was chosen to represent Endurance GB at this event out of a group of 20.
Hoofprints in the Sand
The "Hoofprints in the Sand" award was introduced in 2005 to recognise Arabian horses
which had excelled in open competion against other breeds and so brought about recognition
of Arab horse breeding.
‘That bit extra’ is what makes an Ellen McArthur or a Kelly Holmes.
With the right physique and training anyone can run fast but it was something in
Kelly Holmes that made her run just that bit faster when it was needed.
Ellen McArthur has the ability to handle her boats as though they are alive.
She can get just that bit more out of an ‘inanimate’ object than the next person.
Awards are given to people who succeed.
The Wessex Committee decided something should be done to recognise such feats
in horses carrying Arabian Blood.
Nominations can be made by any Wessex member.
The Committee will consider these and if deemed appropriate
the nominee will be entered into the Wessex Hall of Fame ‘Hoofprints In The Sand’.
Why this name? Imagine fresh snow and the hoofprints of the first horse
brave enough to walk on the shimmering surface.
Snow is not the right medium for the Arab – windblown sand resembles the snow
in its pristine splendour.
The exceptional horse is the one that leads the way while others follow behind.
Such a horse is the first member of this prestigious group.
His Hoofprints will be hard to follow.
Dressage requires great control and concentration.
Arabs are not best known for reaching the top but some do.
They are not immediately thought of as show jumpers, they seem to think it is a fun sport. Endurance is a well known feature of these horses but when you add it to the requirement to jump rather large obstacles during the ride many long distance horses would be found wanting.
To compete at Badminton is one thing. To be placed is the dream of many.
However, this horse has not only been placed but has won the greatest three-day event
in the equine world.
More than that his performance at the Athens Olympics gave the GB team the chance to gain
medals. It should be noted that he did not stop.
It was the vet who said he should not carry on.
This is the sort of achievement that will be required of future members of the
‘Hoofprints In The Sand’ Hall of Fame.
Tamarillo has shown the way. It is for others to follow.
We all know the horse that touches our heart.
It could be the little old pony in the end stable that gave us our first rosette,
but it is not always the legend. These, despite their ability,
often choose to remain aloof and are difficult to love.
On rare occasions you get an exception like Mill Reef – brilliant on the racecourse,
perfect conformation, kind and generous.
Membership of the Hoofprints in the Sand Hall of Fame is not given on an annual basis,
but only when it seems appropriate.
In 2005 it became clear that another horse had done just that bit more
and should be considered.
The committee needed little time to agree that they had found a worthy companion to
Tamarillo.
What has this horse done to raise it to a legendary status?
Beautiful - the stuff that dreams are made of; a brilliant ride - winning numerous awards;
kind and generous - a real friend. But was this enough?
There was no doubt about being beautiful,
a horse that makes you turn and watch when it passes by;
a presence in the show-ring stealing every scene - as a charismatic actor does on stage.
The level of achievements, just the local shows?
No this horse won the top awards on a regular basis.
Supreme Ridden Champion at Malvern, Ridden Arabian of the Year at The Horse of The Year
Show, Champion at the Wessex Group’s Midnight Gold Championship.
How Jill Buchanan would have loved to see him!
In 2005 he became the first winner of the WAHO Trophy.
Is there more? Yes, he has now embarked on two new careers:
Dressage, the ideal discipline for a horse with his paces and temperament,
and as with his ridden showing career he is competing at the top and winning.
In his other career he could take longer to prove himself.
Foals are lovely but they will be eagerly awaited in the show ring in hand
and eventually under saddle to see if they are able to follow their Sire’s
legendary example.
Marathon
Helpers are always needed to man the vet gate and help with the smooth running of this
event.
Please let Caroline Sussex know if you would like to join in for
this enjoyable day.
The work is not hard or onerous and helpers do get a good view of the procedings.
Two Wessex members nearly got away without due recognition for their efforts in the Marathon 2008!
However, the AHS Year Book spilled the beans and ensured that their success did not go unnoticed.
Better late than never!
Sue Rich, riding her 13 year old purebred stallion, Oakleaze Farm Czaro,
and her daughter Louise, riding Mum's purebred gelding Oakleaze Farm Czelo,
were placed 7th and 11th respectively. WELL DONE!
Sue finished in well under two hours and was just beaten to 6th place by a single second.
She also won further awards for Best Turned Out and Best Condition at the Finish. Well ridden.
Above - Fools Magic pressing on to become the eventual winner. |
Below - Nelly George on Fools Magic within sight of the finish.
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Below - Coming through! Victory is deserved if only for the lovely plaits!
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Below - The veteran Appalousie Firefly receiving congratulations after a fine ride.
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Photos supplied by Eric Jones.
Arab Horse Society Marathon 17/18 October 2009
“The Arab Marathon appears to be growing in stature and does have the potential to act as a significant showcase for equine endurance sport in general. This is primarily due to the comparative shortness of the competitive day, the fact that it is relatively straightforward and easy-to-understand who is winning and finally the attractiveness of the venue” quote by Rob Jackson, Event Chief Vet.
With the kind permission of the MOD, the Marathon will again be held at Larkhill Racecourse over 2 days. Saturday will host the Marathon Pleasure Ride day with a choice of 12 or 24 miles, and we’re hoping to see lots of AHS registered horses out having fun. A perfect way to end your season whether it be Racing, Endurance, Showing or simply enjoying your beautiful Arab. The Pleasure Ride Team event will run again on the 24 mile route – teams of 4 with best 3 to count. Last year saw some brilliant fancy dress teams!
Endurance GB’s Silver Gambler Series Championships will also be held on the Saturday to finish their season of events.
Sunday is the serious stuff; the AHS Marathon with a winner’s purse of £1,000 and the separate AHS Veteran Marathon for horses 17 years and over. Who could forget the amazing Veterans of 2008 with their dedicated riders and crew. Placings in either of the Marathons gains points towards the AHS Performance Horse Awards. The Marathon is a serious test of the fitness of horse and rider – and is also seriously exciting to watch. From the vantage point of the Racecourse it is possible (with binoculars) to see the runners on several points of the course – and there is always the prospect of a neck and neck finish up the racecourse. Once again there will be the Marathon Sweepstake with the first prize a luxury weekend break in the New Forest.
Sonia Lindsay, Co-Founder and continuing supporter of the AHS Marathon wrote:
“The idea of the AHS Marathon, first run on the Icknield Way in Buckinghamshire,
was to test the horse against the man and do it over the most inspiring distance,
the twenty six and a quarter miles over which a messenger carried the news of the defeat
of the Persians, from the battlefield at Marathon to Athens in 490BC.
It may be worth remembering that this messenger dropped dead after delivering his news.
Like many of the best ideas, it had its origins in a Pub argument,
after Ian Thompson had won the commonwealth Games Marathon in 2 hours and 9 minutes.
It left us Arab riders with a point to prove.
Endurance at speed is primarily an attribute of horses with Arabian blood.
We aimed to test the claims of the Arab breed – good legs, the ability to stand hard training,
temperament and heart.
The romance of ancient rides, Ghent to Aix, Paul Revere, Dick Turpin, Pony Express,
sang in our blood and our horses seemed to draw on adrenalin generating memories.
Our races were hard and fast with better finishes than the Grand National.
After the Icknield Way and Salisbury Plain, the Marathon tackled varied wonderful country.
The downs above Lambourn, Exmoor, High Leicestershire (from Belvoir Castle)
and north to the Dales above Thirsk, the last of our straight forward races.
We came to the Plain in 1977 and found it good.
The sight of Arab horses replacing tanks on the chalky white tracks,
galloping flat out across the green savannah of the dropping zone
or scaling the pre historic heights of Sidbury, is uplifting stuff……..”
Please come and support this special and historic event that has been running since 1974! For some of us, to participate in the Marathon itself is something we can only aspire to, but to be some part of it, as a Pleasure rider or helper on the day is worthy in itself.
Full details of all the events planned and entry forms for all the classes are available on the Arab Horse Society website; www.arabhorsesociety.com or email Caroline Sussex at BinleyStud@aol.com
Performance
This is a relatively recent addition to the areas of interest being a combination of several different disciplines, including Dressage, Endurance, Eventing, Racing and Show Jumping. Traditionally covered by the Wessex High Point Award Scheme this is now receiving renewed interest both within the Wessex Region and several of the other Regions. Accordingly, the Wessex High Point scheme is likely to be changed to remove the emphasis on competitors needing to take part in events at many different locations in order to be successful. More details will be given when the finer points have been decided.
Meanwhile, a parade of Ridden Performance Arab Stallions is scheduled to take place near Bristol at the end of February 2004.
Racing
Riding Instruction
These sessions have been very successful in the past and if enough members are interested, more can be arranged. Please contact Gloria Ayub for further details.
Showing
ARABIAN HORSE SHOWS IN NEW ZEALAND
as viewed by Kaye & Bryan Pinches
For those who think that the Malvern Hills provide a spectacular backdrop to the
Three Counties Showground, we would suggest that a visit to the A & P Showground
at Stratford, North Island of New Zealand, might cause them to re-evaluate.
Within a few miles of Stratford stands the conical form of the 8,000 feet high volcano,
Mount Taranaki.
Unfortunately, for much of the time, this monster is hidden by cloud.
However, before we left, the clouds parted and allowed us to see the whole mountain
in all its glory.
We were touring the North Island in February 2006 prior to a reunion with our son on South Island and when we learned that the North Island Arab Horse Show was scheduled for the same time as our visit, we felt that a slight adjustment to our itinerary was justified.
Our first challenge on arrival at Stratford was to find the showground. We found the racecourse immediately but there appeared to be a complete lack of any other signs. Eventually, we found that some of the competitors were staying at the same motel as us and then directions were quickly obtained for the following morning.
Once in the showground, our first impression was one of slight disappointment. The number of entries for the second most important Arabian Horse show in New Zealand were no more than we might expect at a Wessex Region Spring Show. In hindsight we should not have been surprised as the total population of North Island is only just over three million people – probably not much different from the Wessex Region.
Most classes were presented in similar categories as in UK, ie by age, sex, breed, but there were also others unknown to us such as “Most Classic Arabian Head” and “Best Trotting Arabian Led”. Due to the seasons being inverted from those in UK, the breeding season is earlier/later and ages are calculated from 1st August rather than 1st January. Youngstock classes include yearlings and two year olds but unlike in UK, three year olds are judged with the adults, even in the ridden classes!
The judge for the in-hand classes was from Australia and she decided the method of showing which was significantly different from the traditional approach used in UK. Each horse in turn was separately trotted into and around the ring and stood up for the judge before moving to one side, maintaining the order of entry. The judge made notes in each case and then awarded ribbons to the first three places without any further activity. The three-inch wide ribbons were tied around the horse’s neck. All trotting was conducted in the ‘classic’ way, at a slow pace, and without any hyping to elevate the horses. We did wonder if these horses were capable of exaggerated movement.
Championships were also different from the UK method. The first placed horses each entered the ring individually as they had for the earlier classes but without the previous ribbons being displayed. The Champion was chosen from those presented and then the horse which had been second to the Champion in the earlier class was allowed into the ring for the Reserve Champion to be chosen.
At the end of the one day show there was a Liberty class where several of the lethargic horses from the earlier classes were given two and a half minutes each to show just what they were capable of within an enclosed outdoor arena. This demonstrated that these horses were certainly capable of the most wonderful elevated trots with long reaching movement from the front shoulders. The winner was a bay purebred gelding called Byblos who had been imported from Australia. A former winner of the Australian Nationals as a Stallion, he had been gelded when his owners split up and he was to be sold. What a shame. Before leaving, we arranged to meet his handler, a Scot called Alex Lothian, at his home in Napier a few days later.
One other surprising revelation from that show was that almost all horses are transported in floats (trailers) of various sizes rather than lorry horseboxes. Apparently, horseboxes are difficult to find, relatively expensive to buy and need an additional driving test for even the smallest. There is also an extra tax imposed on all diesel-engined vehicles, which is based on miles (kilometres) to be driven and has to be paid in advance! However, diesel is considerably cheaper than petrol which is about two thirds of the UK price.
We arrived at Alex’s home and the Al Maree Arabians – 12 acres close to the centre of Napier – under a cloudless sky and were treated to a conducted tour of the flat paddocks where the horses stay out almost all of the time. Strangely, most of the horses still wore rugs during the summer but this was to stop their coats from getting bleached by the sun! Alex took pity on Bryan who was struggling to keep his head protected and donated an Al Maree baseball cap which was much appreciated for the rest of the stay in NZ.
There were tall conifers growing round the outside of the paddocks to provide a wind-break but not much shade as the sun was so high in the sky. One paddock was used for growing alfalfa, which had already been harvested four times that summer and was about to undergo a fifth! Alex is becoming more and more involved with endurance riding and was about to move to a larger property in the Omarau district of South Island, just north of Dunedin (which is the Gaelic form of Edinburgh) – a home from home for a Scot, with lots of wonderful riding countryside.
Crossing the Cook Strait, we continued our holiday, touring around most of the South Island, before returning to Christchurch, where the NZ National Arab Show was scheduled to be held, just one week before our return to UK. The previous four weeks had been unusually dry, by UK standards, with temperatures in the upper 20s and only a couple of wet days. However, the good weather could not last forever and the day of the show was overcast with a forecast of rain. We feared the worst and were pleasantly surprised to find that the show was to be held indoors with a huge stable complex located only 50 yards from the main (and only) ring. Oh, for something similar at Newbury Showground!
Timber is very plentiful and relatively cheap in NZ so it was no surprise to find the stable block made entirely of wood on an enormous concrete floor. Interconnected rows of 12’ x 10’ stables with sliding doors provided accommodation for about 150 horses with all connecting corridors under the same roof. This was just as well as the rain did come and made us feel quite at home.
This show also had Australian judges, one for in-hand (Lynne Livingstone) and one for ridden classes (Annette Vickery), as Princess Alia of Jordan had cried off only a few weeks previously. However, the method of showing was yet another variation with the Championship placings being delayed until just before the dinner in the evening. Classes were run and Championships held but just the Top 5 were awarded ribbons without any indication of the final placings. This was intended to prolong the sense of expectation but we felt that this lost some of the excitement.
One very noticeable difference from UK was the way in which there was no Ring Steward and the judge communicated directly with the competitors. For the ridden classes, the judge did not ride and therefore had to ask each competitor in turn to perform the same, fairly complex individual show. This did slow the proceedings quite considerably. Incidentally, we noticed that the ridden Purebreds had their manes plaited but not their tails. This was optional for each competitor, as was the ten minutes of ring familiarisation allowed before the start of the ridden classes.
Reading the Show Catalogue gave us further interesting information, such as:
The evening restarted with a ridden costume class and was followed by the final Championship placings from each Top 5. It was noted that all Top 5 competitors were required to present for the evening awards.
At the conclusion of the show (Sat eve) about 80 people attended the buffet dinner rather than make an immediate exit to return home. We doubt that so many people would do likewise after a Wessex Region Summer Show. We found the locals to be very friendly and received several invitations to visit their homes and see their horses in the few days remaining of our vacation.
One such person was Tracey Rhodes whom we had contacted by email prior to our visit. At the show, she had won the final Stallion Championship with her 11 year-old, grey Haddidi. Unfortunately, the evening that we were visiting her home, in the countryside just a few miles from the showground, turned out to have a thunder storm approaching rapidly from the south. We rushed to help Tracey feed her horses out in the paddocks before the rain arrived. Just before we finished, lightning was seen, followed a few minutes later by a large column of black smoke rising from the direction of the house.
We all rushed back to find that the garage block was well on fire and some of the flames
were reaching up into the adjacent corner of the house.
We had parked cars next to the garage when we arrived and had to push them away before
the first fire appliance arrived in a commendably short time.
The vehicles in the garage were completely destroyed and several of the rooms in the house
suffered considerable damage, particularly from the thick smoke.
Fortunately, this house was mainly constructed from concrete blocks rather than the
predominant timber of most homes in the area.
The horses were all out in the paddocks at a safe distance from the house so there were
no casualties amongst them.
Tracey later told us that she was contemplating a visit to UK, possibly in July-August. We warned her that we would not hope to give her such a warm welcome to UK.
Our six weeks down under ended all too soon and we were very tempted to remain longer. It is certainly worth another visit before very long.
JUDGING COURSES
Any AHS member interested in becoming a Panel Judge, or wanting to improve their ability to assess horses and to learn a bit more about presentation, should contact the Show Secretary at the AHS on 01672 520782.
For those wishing to know a little more without putting themselves forward into the limelight, attendance at a joint seminar shared with the South West Region could be just the ticket.
A combined Judging and Stewarding Seminar will take place on Sunday 8/Mar/2009 at The Heywood Equestrian Centre, BA30 4LP, just north of Westbury, Wiltshire.
Purebreds In-Hand: Marlyn Pollard
Anglo & Part Bred: Bob Bates
Stewarding: ???
Ridden: Anne Hooley
This is a joint venture between the Wessex Group and the South West Regional Group.
Tickets are available from Felicity Harper at a cost of £12 for members of either Wessex or South West Regional Groups and £15 for non-members. Please make cheques payable to Wessex AHG and enclose a SAE for return of tickets and map of the venue.
CRABBET ORGANISATION
The Crabbet Organisation was formed following the success of the Crabbet Convention 2002. The Organisation is continuing its work to raise awareness of the Crabbet horse, and bring together enthusiasts from around the world.
Anyone wishing to receive information on the Organisation who is not already on the mailing list, please contact the Secretary, Caroline Sussex.
The web site is now live - www.Crabbet.org. Please refer to that web site for information about events, worldwide news reports, Crabbet articles and services offered which include Crabbet Heritage Certificates.
The web site also contains a list of items for sale. As well as including books and publications, it also offers videos/DVDs of the 2002 Crabbet Convention, the 1985 Return to Crabbet video and videos of the historical parades of 1952 and 1953, taken at Crabbet Park when Lady Wentworth owned the stud. Footage includes the heavenly twins as foals, Indian Magic, Silver Vanity, Oran, Dargee, Nerinora, Silver Gilt, Shades of Night and many more.
For more information about the Crabbet Organisation, please contact:
Caroline Sussex - 01264 738343 (Secretary)
Show Jumping
Travel
Bob Bates has arranged a trip to Poland in August 2006, leaving Heathrow on Thursday 10th August and returning on Monday 21st August.
The trip will include visits to the Polish National Arab Show, the Pride of Poland Sale, and the three state studs of Janow Podlaski, Bialka and Michalow.
A further 6 days of sightseeing is included in Krakow, Zamosc, Lublin and Warsaw, enjoying the warm Polish sunshine, the food and the people.
Anybody interested should contact Bob as soon as possible, either via phone on 01884 829540, or by email at jeanandbobbates@tiscali.co.uk.
Welfare
It is intended to provide general guidance regarding equine welfare and management to all AHS members shortly in the form of a booklet.
Western Riding