NORTH WALES REGIONAL GROUP AHS SPRING SHOW 07/04/07

The sun shone on the morning of 7th April making the venue and its surroundings look quite spectacular. The Welsh College of Horticulture at Northop was closed for the Easter holiday thus necessitating some of the students to take their horses home for the break but some remained and continued to graze in the adjacent fields. It has now become apparent that this venue needs to be booked a year in advance and it is obvious that judges’ commitments are tied up the same way. We were very pleased to welcome Mrs. Fiona Grant Chivers to North Wales for the day and this year she was accompanied by a trainee judge, Mrs. Tracey Holland.

Our competitors started to arrive and entries were taken on the day, so overall we were very pleased with the turn out and the quality of the horses’ forward was quite outstanding.

Our winners this year were:
Class 1 Ridden classes – Prenovice Anglo or part bred stallion mare or gelding
1.Thursden valley Raphael – Mrs. T. Carswell
2. Glanhayl Panache – Mr. Dvid Froggatt
3. Vlacq Sulime – Miss L. Pyke
4. Rohey Lady Anastasia – P. Edwards
5. Vlacq Redwood Reflection – Mrs. Sue Cole

Class 2 Prenovice pure bred stallion mare or gelding
1. Cas Rhapsody in Black Mr. M. Lewis
2. AJA Vespasian – Mr. A. Hallworth
3. Yehudi – Miss L. McFayden

Class 3. Novice Anglo or part bred stallion mare or gelding
1. Glanhayl Panache – David Froggatt
2. VlacqArabesque – Samantha McGovern
3. Vlacq Redwood Reflection – Sue Cole
4. Royal View Topcat – Helen Evans
5. Precious Little Time – Beverley Duncalf

Class 4 Novice Pure bred stallion mare or gelding
1. Azif – Miss Jane Miller (qualified for BAC)
2. AJA VespianMr. A. Hallworth
3. Cas Rhapsody in Black – Mr. M. Lewis

Class 5 Open Anglo or part bred 148 cms and under
1. Thursdenvalley Raphael – Mrs. T. Carswell (Cherif qualifer)
2. Bowlandforest Dandelion – Miss P. Hoyle
3. Royalsview Last Symphony – Shirley Roberts

Class 6. Open Anglo or part bred over 148 cms
1. Chinook Cameron – David Froggatt (Cherif qualifer)
2. Pencefn Reprint – Helen Evans
3. Sunray Supertrooper – Mrs. I. Furlong
4. Pricklegate Minim – Mrs. S. Didlick

Class 7 Open Pure bred stallion mare or gelding
1. Aybac – Alison Embleton (best gelding)
2. Ffayza – Mrs. V. Nelson
3. Makk Mishra – Miss L. McFayden

Class 8 Ridden veteran over 15 years – Pure Anglo or part bred
1. Rosemarry – Mrs. S.B. Walmsley

Class 9. Young Riders 16 years and under Pure anglo or part bred
1. Vlacq Arabesque – Samantha McGovern

Class 10. Young Riders 17-25 Pure Anglo or part bred
1. Bowlandforest Dandelion – Miss P. Hoyle
2. Royalview Topcat – Helen Evans
3. Chinook Cameron – David Froggatt

Ridden Champion Championship
Champion – Thursdenvallye Raphel – Mrs. Tina Carswell
Reserve Champion – Glanhayl Panache
Reserve reserve champion – Aybac – Alison Embleton

Pure bred in hand
Class 11 Yearling colt filly or gelding
1. AJA Nourena – Mr. A. Hallworth
2. HT Orashema – Mr. and Mrs. EH and Ian Woodward
3. SBA X Factor - Emma Elliot

Class 12 Colt filly or gelding 2 years
1. HT Karelia – Mr. and Mrs. EH and Ian Woodward
2. Celtic Amira – John Williams

Class 14. Barren mare or gelding 4 years and over
1. AJA Estareyna – Mr. A. Hallworth
2. Azif – Miss Jane Miller (BAC qualifer)
3. Phantom Estasha – Mrs. V. Nelson
4. Ffayza Mrs. V. Nelson
5. Makk Nishra – Miss L. McFayden
6. Yehudi – Miss L. Mcfayden

Class 15 Broodmare 4 years and over
1. Sulan Easter Princess – Sue Brown

Class 16. Foal
1. Sulan Seeing Double – Sue Brown

Class 17. Stallion 4 years and over
1. Psyche Bey – Mr. A. Hallworth
2. Madryn Tsuleem – Miss L. McFayden

Pure bred in hand championship
Champion AJA Nourena – Mr. A. Hallworth
Reserve Champion – Psyche Bey – Mr. A. Hallworth

The unaffilated classes were held during the judge’s lunch break and were judged by Sally Roberts
Class 18 Classic Head
1. Celtic Amira – John Williams
2. SBA X Factor – Emma Elliot

Class 19 In hand veteran pure anglo or part bred
1. Rosemarry – Mrs. S.B. Walmsley
2. Phantom Estasha – Mrs. V. Nelson

Class 20 Young handlers
1. Makk Nishra – Jessica with L. McFayden

Class 21. Anglo and part bred in hand yearling colt filly or gelding
1. Vlacq Flint Talisman – Miss L. Pyke
2. Il Divo – Wayne Hughes

Class 22. Colt filly or gelding 2 and 3 years old
1. Kamal Ibn Dara – Miss D. Tandy
2. Glansoden Gold Temptation – Karen Stanley

Class 25. Stallion mare or gelding 148 cms and under
1. Thursdenvallye Raphel – Mrs. T. Carswell
2. Royalsview Last Symphony – Shirley Roberts

Class 26. Stallion mare or gelding 148 cms and over
1. Vlacq Redwood Reflection – Sue Cole
2. Vlacq Sulime – Miss L. Pyke

Anglo and Part bred championship
Champion Kamal Ibn Dara – Miss D. Tandy
Reserve Champion Thursdenvallye Raphel – Mrs. T. Carswell

Overall Supreme Championship
Mrs. Grant Chivers awarded this prize to AJA Nurena – Mr. A. Hallworth and Supreme Reserve champion was awarded to Thursdenvallye Raphel – Mrs. T. Carswell.

Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to everybody for taking part. Thanks to Mrs. Grant Chivers for doing a sterling job on the day and Mr. Alex Knott assisted by Mr. John Penrose, our two stewards, who carried out their duties in the usual efficient and professional standard we have come to expect. Thanks are also recorded to everybody who helped on the day, in particular our Show Secretary, Mrs. Sue Walmsley and all others who supported the Show not forgetting Sally Roberts for judging the unaffiliated classes. Mrs. Tracey Holland telephoned to say how much she had enjoyed herself and also commented on the good quality of the horses forward. It was a wonderful day! Blue Print Studios were present for the whole of the Show recording all our classes.
Angela Massey.