New permanent stables may be booked directly through The Hand Centre.
See the Centre web site for latest details and to make stable bookings.
This show is affiliated to the Arab Horse Society and will include qualifying classes for:
New for this year, the Purebred In Hand classes will have 3 judges and use the Points System.
Other classes will have a single judge using the Comparative System.
Morning - In Hand Classes
Judges: Mr M Harris (Pure Bred Arabs & Veterans)
Judges:
Mrs C Rowell (Pure Bred Arabs & British Bred 3 Generations)
Judges:
Mrs D Whittome (Pure Bred Arabs & Crabbet)
Judges:
Mr R Mills (Anglo / Part Bred & Amateur)
Judges:
TBA (Reserve)
Afternoon - Ridden Classes
Judges: Mrs C Fitch (all classes)
Judges:
Mr R Mills (Reserve)
Schedules available from the Show Secretary
after Sun 25/Jan/2009 on receipt of a C5 sized SAE.
Wessex Group members will be sent a Schedule automatically at about that date.
Alternatively, details may be obtained from the Download section of this web site.
Click here for the Schedule
(including Midnight Gold ridden classes),
which may be printed as 8 A5 pages on 4 sheets A4 paper in Landscape format.
Click here for the Entry Form,
which may be printed on A4 paper in Landscape format.
Closing Date for Entries is postmarked Saturday 21/Mar/2009 and to be received by Monday 23/Mar/2009.
Late Entries +50%, provided that the following limits in each class are nor exceeded:
PLEASE NOTE: The Show may be cancelled if insufficient entries are received by the Closing Date.
Directions for The Hand Equestrian Centre:
Enter the Post Code "BS21 6TG" to the Advanced Search facility
of the www.multimap.com web site
to get a map of the location displayed, which may also be printed.
Alternatively, click on the "Contact" tab on the Hand web site, where a map is provided showing the short route between J20 of the M5 and the centre.
This event is open to Ridden Pure Bred Arab qualifiers who have been placed:
- 1st to 3rd in their class at an AHS affiliated Show, or
- 1st to 5th in their class at the AHS National Show, or
- 1st to 5th in their class at the UKIAHS International Show.
There will be separate classes for Geldings, Mares and Stallions, followed by the Championship. Non-returnable trophies will be presented to 1st and 2nd placed entries in each class in addition to the Champion and Reserve.
Judges: Mrs F Grant-Chivers
Judges:
Mrs S Zebedee (Reserve)
Schedules and Entry Forms are available from
the Entries Secretary
after Sun 6/Jan/2008 on receipt of a C5 sized SAE.
Alternatively, they may be printed from the Download Section of this web site.
Click here for the Schedule
(including Spring Show),
which may be printed as 8 A5 pages on 4 sheets A4 paper in Landscape format.
Click here for the Entry Form,
which may be printed on A4 paper in Landscape format.
Closing Date for Entries is postmarked Friday 21/Mar/2008 and to be received by Monday 24/Mar/2008.
Late Entries +50%, provided that limit of 12 entries in each class is not exceeded.
PLEASE NOTE: This Championship and its classes may be cancelled if the Spring Show is cancelled due to lack of entries.
The lack of permanent stabling makes it uneconomic to hold a two day show.
Hence, both ridden and in-hand classes will be held on the same day.
There will be a single ring for all In-Hand classes and championships.
There will be two rings for the Ridden competitions and a separate Dressage Arena.
Ridden Classes
Judges: Mrs J Latchford (Purebred Open - HOYS ridden, Intermediate, Veterans, Crabbet)
Judges:
Mrs J Bridges (Purebred Open - HOYS conformation)
Judges:
Mrs D McDonald-Bassett (Purebred Open - non HOYS, Amateur, Young Riders)
Judges:
Miss M Pook (AA/PB Open, Novices)
Dressage Class
Judge: Mrs S Bryant (Novice 28)
In Hand Classes
Judges: Ms Sylvie Eberhardt (Purebred Males/Geldings)
Judges:
Mr S Parsons (Purebred Females/Foals)
Judges:
Mrs S Bundy (Amateur, Veterans, Crabbet)
Judges:
Mrs J Bridges (Anglo & Part-Bred, 3 Generations British Bred)
Judges:
Mrs S Bryant (Sports Horse)
Please note that due to the numbers of overall entries in the Purebred Ridden Classes,
a new class has been introduced, for Intermediate Ridden Purebreds,
where none of the entries have previously qualified for HOYS at any time.
This now provides more possibilities for horses to compete against horses of a similar standard
as they gain experience, rather than for them to go straight from Novice to Open/HOYS.
Schedules available from the Show Secretary
after Sun 16/Mar/2008 on receipt of a C5 sized SAE.
Wessex Group members will be sent a Schedule automatically at about that date.
Alternatively, additional copies of the Schedule and the associated forms
may be obtained from the Downloads
section of this web site.
Closing Date for Entries is postmarked Sat 16/May/2009 - NO LATE ENTRIES.
Directions for Newbury Showground:
From J13 of M4:
Proceed North along A34 towards Oxford and then leave A34 almost immediately,
taking the slip-road leading up to T-junction next to the bridge over A34.
Keep in right-hand lane of slip-road and turn right at T-junction across bridge.
Newbury Showground is on right-hand side of the road after crossing the A34.
Entrance to the showground is at the third gateway on the right,
the last one before the road crosses the M4.
Contact the Arab Horse Soc. for Schedules and further details.
Look at www.ukiahs.com for further details.
Closing Date for entries: Monday 17/Aug/2009.
Qualifications after this date will go forward to the 2010 show.
This is big NEWS to all those who breed and show Anglo and Part Bred Arabs. Yes, the return of an In Hand Championship Show especially for your horses. The loss of the old Championship hit show entries hard and often the only time you saw more than a couple of horses in the ring together was during the Championship. The new committee of the Wessex Arabian Horse Group has many links with Anglos and Part Breds and decided that Wessex would see what it could do to improve the situation.
The following is what we have decided:
The Wessex Arabian Horse Group is delighted to announce
that it will be holding an In Hand Championship show for Anglo and Part Bred Arabs.
The Committee made this decision in the hope that it will go some way to bringing these special horses
back to AHS affiliated shows.
Although on similar lines to the old UK AA/PB In Hand Championships,
the new Championship Show will be run by a group that has no connection with that organization
although they are aware of our proposals and have given us their approval.
Qualification will be for Anglo Arabs, Large and Small Part Breds registered with the AHS and also horses/ponies carrying at least 12.5% Arab blood that are not registered with the AHS but are registered with another breed society.
In addition to classes for yearlings, two year olds, three year olds, foals, mares, geldings and stallions, the Championship Show will include special classes for Amateurs and Veterans. Depending on the level of interest classes for Palominos and Coloured horse will be considered. There will also be ridden classes for the senior horses that qualified in hand. Entry to these special classes will be restricted to horses/ponies entered in the In Hand Championship classes.
Further details and qualifying cards at £10.00 each (cheques payable to the Wessex AHG)
obtainable from Mrs L Lidbury, Upper Cully Hall Farm, Ryedown Lane, Bitton, BRISTOL. BS30 6JG.
Tel: 0117 9324042 Email: lidbury@supanet.com
Please state the name and accurate height of horse/pony and excepting foals
enclose a copy of both sides of the registration document (not the passport).
SAE please and contact phone number.
There is an Application Form in the Downloads Section of this web site
which should assist with ensuring that all required information is supplied.
The Wessex Committee has contacted the shows that used to be qualifiers for the old Championships but if any other shows are interested in becoming qualifiers they should get in touch with Mrs Lidbury (as above) or Felicity Harper, Hollywood Villa, Compton Greenfield, BRISTOL BS35 5RU. Tel: 01454 632423. Email: felicityharper@btinternet.com
The Wessex Arabian Horse group hopes that exhibitors of Anglo and Part Bred Arabs will support this venture. Remember we are doing this for those oft overlooked members of our breed society. Give them the chance to show just how good they are, they don’t have to prove it, they have already done that.
Please join Wessex in making this venture a success.
This show is affiliated to the Arab Horse Society and will accept qualifiers from designated classes at the following shows:
Judges -
In-hand: Mrs C Nelson & Miss V Millward
Ridden: Mrs J MacDonald
Schedules available from the Show Secretary
after Sun 3/May/2009 on receipt of a C5 sized SAE.
A copy of the Exhibitor's Application Form
may be obtained from the Downloads
section of this web site.
Kings Somborne is located on the Stockbridge to Romsey road, the A3057, approximately 3 miles south of Stockbridge and 6 miles west of Winchester.
Stables may be booked directly through Hoplands, subject to availability.
Contact via 01794 388838 or office@hoplandsec.co.uk for latest information.
Office hours are 9am to 5pm Monday to Sunday.
The Wessex Group used the facilities at Hoplands many years ago but moved to other venues
which could better accommodate larger numbers.
Hoplands has recently been enlarged and updated to create one of the best equestrian establishments
in Hampshire.
It is also located more centrally within the Wessex Region than the Crofton Manor venue near Fareham
which was used last year.
Hence, it is hoped that this will be a more suitable location for most of our group's members.
Facilities now include:
In Hand Classes (morning)
Judge: Mrs F Grant-Chivers
Reserve
Judge: Mrs P Smedley
Ridden Classes (afternoon)
Judge: Ms J Woodward
Reserve
Judge: ?
Following the introduction two years ago: Young Rider class, with rosettes to every entrant.
Schedules available from the Show Secretary
after Sun 3/Aug/2008.
They may also be obtained from the Downloads Section of this web site
from about the same time.
Closing Date for Entries is postmarked Sat 6/Sep/2008.
Late Entries +£4 extra per class, provided that limit of 15 entries in each class
(or 10 for youngstock) is not exceeded.
Classes may be split if sufficient entries are received before the Closing Date.
PLEASE NOTE: The Show may be cancelled if insufficient entries are received by the Closing Date.
Photography will be provided by the same photographer as for the Spring Show, Keith Curtis, and proofs will be available to view at the show.
Directions for Hoplands Equestrian Centre:
Enter the Post Code "SO20 6QH" to the Advanced Search facility
of the www.multimap.com web site
to get a map of the location displayed, which may also be printed.
On entering the village of King's Somborne on the A3057 between Stockbridge and Romsey,
turn into Church Road opposite the Crown Pub.
Continue up the hill for approximately 1/3 mile.
As you reach the brow of the hill turn left into an unmarked road.
(If you pass a sign displaying "single track road" you have gone too far
and will need to turn around / back-up before the road gets too narrow!)
Follow this road, pass the "Private Road, no turning past this point" sign,
until the road becomes a gravel track.
Follow the gravel track to the gates of Hoplands Equestrian Centre.
The gates are electric, so push the button on the right hand side and follow directions.