Welsh In Canada - Welsh Pony And Cob Society of Canada

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Welsh In Canada
The Official Publication of the Welsh Pony and Cob Society of Canada
Fall/Winter 2012
A magazine devoted to Welsh Ponies and Cobs
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SOCIETY BUSINESS
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President’s Message
Info – Electing Directors
Notice of AGM
Notice of AGM location
AGM Registration Form
Director Nomination Form
Nominee Form
AGM Important Dates
Election of Directors
New Members/High Points
CLRC Transfers
Auditor’s Report
Statement of Finances
Statement of Operations
CLRC Fees
News & Info from the Office
ADVERTISEMENTS
I/F
B/C
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I/B
B/C
Howran Hills Farm
Coyote Run Welsh
Coblynau Stud
Exeter Farm
Crystal Springs Welsh Ponies
Hollyrock Welsh Ponies
Crown Ridge Farms
Reidell Farms
Erinleigh Welsh Ponies
Prairie Sun Welsh Ponies
RoseHill Farm
North Forks Brenin Cardi
Beaverwood Farm
Thistleworth Welsh Ponies
Winter Hill Farm
Arnaby Farm
Wind Dancer Welsh
Howran Hills Farm
Brelview Farm
Alvesta Farm
Coyote Run Welsh Ponies
Rose Hill Farm
FEATURES
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BEST FRIENDS: PAM & JOEY
The story of how a pony went from wild to best friend
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BREEDER PROFILE: PRAIRIE SUN WELSH PONIES
Alberta breeder Mary James gives us the history of Prairie Sun
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JUDGE’S ARTICLE: ERIN FALL FAIR
Hilary Tolhurst tells us about her picks at the Erin Fall Fair
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STARS OF THE WEST SPORTPONY FINALS
Welsh take top spots at the sport pony finals!
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WELSH PONIES EXCEL AT RPSI INSPECTION
Tracy Dopko details what an RPSI inspection involves
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FAYRE OAKS SALE
Dr. Wynne Davies reports on the 2012 Fayre Oaks sale
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GET IN THE HABIT AND RIDE ASIDE
Lee McLean expounds upon the art of sidesaddle riding
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POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT METHODS FOR HORSES
Dr. Jamie Rothenburger stresses positive training methods
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STARS AIR AMBULANCE FUNDRAISER TRAIL RIDE
Susan Berdahl takes us on a trail ride through beautiful
Drumheller, Alberta.
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2012 FINNISH SHOW SCENE
Minna Harmaala gives us a look at the champions in Finland.
PROVINCIAL UPDATES
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Show Scene in Alberta
Ontario WPCA News
Greetings from PEI
Quebec’s News
REOCCURRING TOPICS
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Welsh in Canada Information
WPCSC Directors and Executive
Member News
Kid’s Korner
WPCSC Membership Application
International Subscription
ON THE COVER: 2005 Section A stallion SHELL-CREST DUSTY GOLD (Shell-Crest Pure Country x Shell-Crest Royal
Fortune by Brookside Ambassador). Photo taken at the CNE in Toronto. Space purchased by Amanda Mills, Ontario.
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Welsh in Canada Information
WPSCS Head Office
Welsh Pony & Cob Society of Canada
PO Box 119
Alliston, Ontario
Canada L9R 1T9
Phone: 705-435-3210
Fax: 705-435-5936
Email: welshponyandcobsociety@bellnet.ca
Website: www.welshponyandcob.org
Welsh in Canada Editor
Karen Podolski
#124 10909 106 St.
Edmonton, AB, T5H 4M7
Phone: 780-850-1101
Email: piper_p13@hotmail.com
Website: www.alvestafarm.com
Welsh in Canada Publishing Rates
Please note: All ads must be copy ready and in
Microsoft Word/Works or PDF format. Full-page ads
must measure no more than 8 ½” x 11”.
Next Ad Deadline: February 15, 2012
Print Magazine Advertising Rates
All prices are listed in the Canadian currency
YOUR PROVINCIAL TAX MUST BE ADDED TO ALL PRICES
Black & White Advertising
Full Page:
$40.00 per issue
$120.00 for four issues
Half Page:
$25.00 per issue
Quarter Page: $20.00 per issue
Business Card: $15.00 per issue
NOTICE:
You editor can create your ad
for only $20.
Contact Karen Podolski at
piper_p13@hotmail.com.
Ads will be emailed to you for
your approval before they are
printed.
Make these cheques payable
directly to Karen Podolski
NOTICE: if you would like to pay by
credit card, you can do this through
CLRC: 1-877-833-7110. Please state
what you are paying for.
Colour Advertising
Inside Front/Back Cover: $65.00 per issue
Full Page:
$60 per issue
$200 for four issues
Half Page:
$45.00 per issue
Quarter Page: $40.00 per issue
Cover Photo:
$50.00
Classified Ads:
First text ad FREE for WPCSC members (35 words)
Additional Classified text ads: $5.00 CAD each (100 words)
Photo Classified Ads: $10.00 CAD each (100 words)
Classified ads are restricted to Registered Welsh Ponies and
Cobs and related items.
Please make cheques payable to WPCSC and mail to:
Karen Podolski
#124 10909 106 St.
Edmonton, AB
T5H 4M7
More advertising information at: www.welshincanada.com
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WPCSC Directors and Executive
P.O. Box 119, Alliston, Ontario L9R 1T9
Phone: 705-435-3210
Fax: 705-435-5936
Email: welshponyandcobsociety@bellnet.ca
Website: www.welshponyandcob.org
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Julie Foot
Box 4747
Taber, AB, T1G 2E5
Phone: 403-223-4904
Email: rjfoot@cciwireless.ca
Ralph Hamilton
183 Mountain Lee Rd. R.R. #6
North River, NS, B6L 6M3
Phone: 902-895-1355
Email: pennlea@eastlink.ca
Brenda Harder
RR3
Ponoka, AB, T4J 1R3
Phone: 403-782-0229
Email: coyoterunwelsh@gmail.com
Ontario
Louise Saunders
Box 117
Borden, SK, S0K 0N0
Phone: 306-997-4912
Fax: 306-997-4911
Email: ls@littleloon.ca
Lea Anne Kroll
Box 982 Station Main
Cochrane, AB, T4C 1B1
Phone: 403-932-4131
Email: okkroll@telus.net
Vanessa Quarterly
102B-4804-50th St.
Innisfail, AB, T4G 1C2
Phone: 403-224-3295
Email: littleq@telusplanet.net
British Columbia
Bruce Boughey
1470 White Road
Nanaimo, BC, V9X 1N2
Phone: 250-722-3789
Email: blueeagle@shaw.ca
Jessie James
1462 White Road
Nanaimo, BC, V9X 1N2
Phone: 250-722-0170
Email:
ponies@westabbeywelsh.com
Muriel Burnley
694 Sandy Hook Road
Pontypool, ON, L0A 1K0
Phone: 705-277-9118
Email: murielburnley@gmail.com
Mary Cork
8602 Hwy. 89, R.R. #1
Alliston, ON, L9R 1V1
Phone: 705-434-4648
Fax: 705-434-4649
Email: tyandaga@netrover.com
Matthew Caldwell
14070 Old Simcoe Road
Prince Albert, ON, L9L 1C1
Phone: 905-982-1536
Email: matthew.caldwell@yahoo.ca
Rose Reid
8300 Ashburn Road
Ashburn, ON, L0B 1A0
Phone: 905-655-4541
Email:
reidellfarms@ontariohighspeed.ca
Medea Tumanidis
7441 Smith Blvd. RR 1
Pefferlaw, ON, L0E 1N0
Phone: 905-955-1421
Email: jmrwelshponies@yahoo.ca
Manitoba
Quebec
Ann Decima
Box 93
Morris, MB, R0G 1K0
Phone: 204-746-2493
Email: adecima@mts.net
Myriam Bougie
1380 Avenue Neveu, CP 68
Sainte-Melanie, QC, J0K 3A0
Phone: 450-889-1586
Email: mairym_welsh@live.ca
Duane Stewart
Box 33
Kelwood, MB, R0J 0Y0
Phone: 204-967-2830
Email: dfstew@mts.net
Annie Demers
591 Chemin Craig
Danville, QC, J0A 1A0
Phone: 819-839-2413
Email: perrly1212@hotmail.com
OFFICERS:
President:
Mary Cork
Vice President:
Duane Stewart
Secretary:
Rose Reid
Matthew Caldwell
Treasurer:
Ray Dabrowski
32 Amarillo Drive
Scarborough, M1J 2P8
Phone: 416-431-7624
Fax: 416-431-9844
Email: raydabrowski@rogers.com
Executive Committee
Mary Cork
Duane Stewart
Muriel Burnley
Matt Caldwell
Lea Kroll
C.L.R.C. Representatives
Mary Cork
Lea Kroll
Equine Canada Rep.
Mary Cork
Newsletter Editor
Karen Podolski
Email: piper_p13@hotmail.com
Webmaster
Sarvy Emo—Register It
Phone: 905-257-8698
Email: webmaster@registerit.ca
April 23, 2012
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President’s Message
On behalf of the Executive Committee and
the Board of Directors, I wish you all a very
Merry Christmas and hope the New Year will
be a happy and healthy.
Mid November is perhaps a bit early for a
Christmas message, but I was thrown out of
kilter by the Christmas cards and decorations
being available in stores before Halloween had
arrived! I find that life rushes past quickly
enough without being pushed by the stores
and commercials on TV.
The AGM in 2013 will be held outside
Saskatoon, on April 20th at the Champetre
County Wild West Resort in St. Denis, SK.
We are always hoping to find a location that
will entice the members to attend—hopefully
we have hit the target. I hope you will consider
attending the meeting, which will provide you
with the opportunity to meet the Directors of
the Society as well as members from across
Canada. The banquet and auction are always
an enjoyable social time with photo albums
being passed around—or maybe iPhones or
iPads!
Winter has descended on some parts of the
country, while others are waiting for snow and
all that comes with it. It’s time now to send in
membership
renewals,
registration
applications, stallion reports, and transfers and
to start planning for 2013.
I look forward to seeing you at the AGM and
hope you end 2012 on a good note and that
2013 will be as good or better.
Happy Trails.
Mary
May this Christmas season be a celebration with family and friends.
With very best wishes for the New Year, Merry Christmas!
From Mary Cork , Duane Stewart, Lea Kroll,
Matt Caldwell, Muriel Burnley, Rose Reid,
Ray Dabrowski, & Karen Podolski
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PROCEDURE FOR ELECTING OUR DIRECTORS
The Constitution of the WPCSC sets out how our Board will be elected. Each province with at least
one member is entitled to a Director. Each additional 20 voting members in a province entitle that
province to another Director, up to a maximum of five. So, if your province has 21 members (not
including junior members) you are entitled to two Directors; 41 members means three Directors and
so on, up to 81 members, which entitles a province to five Directors. Additional members after 81
will make no difference to the number of Directors.
Each Director is elected for a term of two years, except in the odd case where there is a shorter term
to be completed. The term of about half the Directors expires at the AGM every year. We look at
the number of paid up members as of December 31 the previous year to determine how many seats
there will be in each province.
The Ballots for Directors are counted at the AGM. All the votes are by mail-in ballots, sent to each
member 60 days before the AGM. These are to be returned to the office at least 30 days prior to the
AGM, where they remain, unopened, in the care of the secretary until the day of the AGM when
they are counted by a committee.
Once the Directors are elected to the Board, they represent ALL members. Any member can ask for
the assistance of a Director from any province.
At the Directors’ Post AGM meeting, the new Board elects its President, Vice-President, Secretary
and Treasurer for the following year. These Officers form the nucleus of the Executive Committee,
which usually meets monthly to conduct the Society’s business.
NOMINATIONS
As usual, the term of approximately one half of the Board of Directors expires at our Annual General
Meeting.
If vacancies are occurring in your province, consider nominating a member for election. The
retiring directors may be nominated.
The Nomination Form is enclosed in this newsletter. Make sure your Nominee signs this form,
indicating acceptance of the nomination. The back of the form has space for the Nominee to enter
information that will be sent out with the ballots, should a vote be required.
If the Nominee, Nominator and Seconder live in different areas, they may each send in separate
forms. Please make sure that the Nominee is clearly named on each form.
If you have any questions regarding the procedures for filing nominations please contact the Society
office, or a Director, for assistance.
If an election is required in any province, voting ballots will be sent by February 20, 2013.
Mary Cork
President
November 1, 2012
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NOTICE of the 35th
Annual and General Meeting
of the Members
Saturday, April 20, 2013
NOTICE is hereby given that the 35th Annual General Meeting of the Members of the
Welsh Pony & Cob Society of Canada will be held in Saskatoon, SK at 10:00 a.m. on
Saturday, April 20, 2013 for the following purposes:
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•
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To receive the financial statements of the Society for the fiscal period ending on
December 31, 2012
To appoint an auditor
To confirm any proposed amendments to the Constitution
To transact such further business as may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournment thereof.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Mary Cork, President
Dated the 1st day of November, 2012
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The
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
of the
WELSH PONY & COB SOCIETY OF CANADA
Will be held at the
CHAMPETRE COUNTY WILD WEST RESORT
St. Denis, SK
on
While the thought of holding the AGM in Las Vegas was tempting, it was decided we could
provide some fun and entertainment at home in Canada. We hope you will join us at
Champetre County where we will have the meeting, the banquet and the auction. Please
remember to bring your items for the auction – it is always a fun way to end the day and our
auctioneer always provides some unique entertainment.
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2013 WPCSC –Annual General Meeting
Registration Form
Yes, I’ll be attending the WPCSC –AGM in Saskatoon, SK. on April 20, 2013.
Name: _________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________
City/town: ________________
Province:
Postal Code: ________________________
Fax: ________________________
Phone: ______________________
Email: __________________________
Farm name: _____________________________________________________
Dietary Restrictions: __________________________________________
Bringing farm display board – need table/wall space
Bringing auction item.
Bringing sales items – require commercial space and info.
Attending banquet (supper and auction)
@ ticket $40.00
_________
Deadline for registration is April 8, 2013
Please make cheques payable to Welsh Pony & Cob Society and send with registration
to:
The Secretary
P.O. Box 119
Alliston, Ontario
L9R 1T9
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DIRECTOR NOMINATION FORM
Please Note: You may nominate members from provinces other than your own to be a Director
in their province.
I wish to nominate the following member to stand for election as a Director in his/her province.
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY
Name & Address of NOMINEE:
Name & Address of NOMINATOR:
Signature of NOMINATOR:
Date:
Name & Address of SECONDER:
Signature of SECONDER:
Date:
For NOMINEE:
I hereby accept the Nomination to stand for election as a Director in my home Province.
Signature of NOMINEE:
Date:
IN ORDER TO NOMINATE, SECOND OR ACCEPT A NOMINATION,
YOU MUST BE A FULLY PAID UP MEMBER
OF THE WELSH PONY & COB SOCIETY OF CANADA
FOR THE YEAR 2013
THIS FORM, CORRECTLY COMPLETED AND SIGNED, MUST BE IN THE HANDS
OF THE SECRETARY NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 5, 2013
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NOMINEE
Please outline your reasons for standing for election as Director and your qualifications
for the position should you be elected. This information will be sent out with the ballot
forms for the information of the voters. This enables them to know a little about you and
to cast an informed vote.
YOU MAY USE A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER
Please return this completed form to:
The Secretary
P.O. Box 119
Alliston, Ontario
L9R 1T9
Completed forms must be in the hands of the Secretary on or before
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Nominations will not be accepted after that date.
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Annual General Meeting – 2013
IMPORTANT DATES
January 4
Last date for forms for Nomination of Director to be sent to all members.
[105 days]
February 5
Nomination Forms for Director to be in the hands of the Secretary.
[75 days]
February 5
All Proposed Amendments to the Constitution, with Rationale, signed by the
Proposer and Seconder, to be in the hands of the Secretary.
[75 days]
February 20
Members in Good Standing as of this date are entitled to vote by Mail Ballot,
OR, in person at the AGM.
[61 days]
February 20
Notice of Annual General Meeting to be mailed to each member to his last
known address
[60 days]
February 20
Authorized Voting Forms for voting on Amendments to the Constitution
will be sent to each member in good standing.
[60 days]
February 20
Voting Ballots for the Election of Directors are to be mailed to all members
by this date.
[60 days]
March 22
ALL Voting Ballots are to be in the hands of the Secretary
[30 days]
April 19
Director's Pre-AGM Meeting
Friday, April 19, 2013
April 20
Annual General Meeting
and
Director's Post-AGM Meeting
Mary Cork
President
November 1, 2012
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A LOOK AHEAD – ELECTION OF DIRECTORS 2012
Based on voting membership at the end of October 2012, nominations will be required to fill the
following vacancies.
Province
Voting
Members
Positions
Allowed
Directors whose
term expires in 2012
Directors with One
Year Remaining
British Columbia
46
3
Alberta
79
4
Saskatchewan
17
1
Manitoba
17
1
Ann Decima
Duane Stewart
Ontario
125
5
Mary Cork
Medea Tumanidis
Muriel Burnley
Matthew Caldwell
Rose Reid
Quebec
26
2
New Brunswick
3
1
Nova Scotia
4
1
P.E.I.
1
1
Newfoundland
2
1
Jessie James
Bruce Boughey
Julie Foot
Vanessa Quartly
Brenda Harder
Lea Kroll
Louise Saunders
Myriam Bougie
Annie Demers
Ralph Hamilton
PLEASE REMEMBER:
In order to be a Nominee or to Nominate or Second a candidate
for Director – you MUST be a paid up member on the date the form is signed.
If the Nominee, Nominator and Seconder live in different areas,
they may each send in separate forms. Please make sure that the Nominee is clearly named on
each form.
Thank you to all the retiring Directors for your work on behalf of
the members.
Mary Cork
President
November 17, 2012
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The Society welcomes the following NEW MEMBERS and wishes them much
enjoyment with their Welsh Ponies and Cobs.
Membre Annuel
Annual Member
Annual Member
Annual Member
Annual Member
Annual Member
Membre Constitue
Annual Member
Membre Annuel
Annual Member
Carole Charest
Vicki Cork
Kari Kerr
Marie-Pierre Lassonde
Denise MacDonald
Sarah R. McClary
Anik Pelletier/Steve Gagne
Robin Pettitt
Elisabeth Pothier
Caroline Thomas
Val d’Or, Quebec
Simcoe, Ontario
Calgary, Alberta
Mascouche, Quebec
Vermillion, Alberta
Smithers, B.C.
St-Patrice de Beaurivage, QC
Morinville, Alberta
Beloeil, Quebec
Toronto, Ontario
August - November 2012
NATIONAL HIGH POINTS
The following is an excerpt from the executive meeting held on September 20, 2012
Only interest so far is from Ontario. Manitoba has only one show, and Alberta’s are very limited.
Alberta has also canceled their High Point program. Duane wants a presentation to be made at the
2013 AGM. Lea made mention in a previous meeting about going in the direction or using your top
two (2) or three (3) shows to help it stay fair across Canada, possibly allowing Manitoba members to
collet double the points at their home show.
There was also some discussion about creating a passport similar to what SportPony use for open
performance and creating a separate award for this. The passport would need to be signed by the show
secretary and sent to the WPCSC. Duane suggests we sell the passports for $20 to $30. Muriel says
SportPony charge $75 for their passports.
Should someone ask if their points from the old system be carried over, the answer will be no, as we are
going to start fresh with a new system and new rules.
We will look at possibly awarding the orders (Legion of Merit, etc.) separately.
Mary will send a copy of the old system to Matt to begin reviewing and revising.
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In
Show Scene
Written by Karen Podolski
Although across Alberta there are various open
shows with Welsh classes, in recent years Alberta
has hosted four mainly Welsh shows: Wild Rose
Welsh & Open Pony Show #1, Wild Rose Welsh
& Open Pony Show #2, Youngstock Futurity
(same weekend as Wild Rose #2), and the All
Breed Pony Show.
Due to the vast distances exhibitors must travel to
show, most Alberta shows are double-judged so
competitors may get more from every show. Most
of our shows include a Welsh division, a Sport
Pony division, a Model Hunter Pony division, and
many performance classes including hunter, trail,
showmanship, and an array of English, Western,
and driven classes.
Both Wild Rose Shows take place at Red Deer’s
beautiful Westerner Park facility. The Park has
excellent stabling and wash racks, two outdoor
rings for warm up, and a covered sand ring to
show beneath. From hot sun to cool rain, the
covered arena has proven a great asset. The
Westerner facility has lots of paved space for
parking vehicles and trailers, and for those who
wish to camp, the Westerner campground is very
convenient. For the rest of us, there are many
close-by, quality hotels to choose from!
Though many exhibitors must drive hours to
arrive at the show grounds, we are thankful that
the grounds are centrally located within Alberta so
the drive isn’t longer!
WILD ROSE WELSH & OPEN PONY
SHOW #1, June 23-24, 2012
Results from Judge Nan Harrison, Cochrane, Alberta
Though there were complaints that the end of
June was too early for a show, the double-judged
Wild Rose Show #1 still had a reasonable turnout
with around 55 ponies in attendance. In the Welsh
division, the Section Bs were represented in the
largest numbers of all four sections. And as is
common, the Sport Pony and Model Hunter Pony
classes had the most entries. However, there were
some very good numbers in the performance
classes as well.
Judge Harrison gave
Supreme Champion
of show to the
imported, five-yearold
cob
stallion
*GELER
SHANCO
(Geler Dago x Geler
Heti by Derwen
Desert Express) of
Stonecountry Welsh;
GELER(SHANCO,(cob(stallion(judge(
Shanco later went on
Harrison(awarded(Supreme.(
to be ridden in the
performance classes, some of which he won.
Before Shanco’s importation, Suzanne Bryson had
visited the Geler stud and was impressed with
Shanco’s sire. Suzanne later imported the
weanling Shanco from Wales, and he is now
standing at Stonecountry Welsh, Leduc.
Reserve Supreme Champion of show went to the
yearling Section B filly ALVESTA NAIYA (*Llanarth
Tarquin x Alvesta Sweet N Spicy by
*CadlanValley Pirate); Judge Harrison later made
Alvesta Naiya Junior Champion Sport Pony after
pinning her first in her large sport class. Brenda
Podolski of Alvesta Farm similarly had admired
*Llanarth Tarquin’s sire, Cwrtycadno Cymro, for
some time before she came across Tarquin. In
2008, Brenda imported Naiya’s sire from Len and
Ann Bigley; Naiya
is Tarquin’s first
foal,
and
the
Podolskis
look
forward to many
more. Brenda has
retained Naiya for
the Alvesta show
and
breeding
ALVESTA(NAIYA,(Welsh,(Sport,(and(
program.
Model(Hunter(champion(in(2012.(
The Sport Pony division is quite popular in North
America—the Sport classes are very well attended
at the Welsh shows, often with the highest entries
of the show. At this particular show, overall Grand
and Reserve Champion Sport Pony were
unanimous from both Judge Harrison and Judge
Bullard.
Overall Grand Champion Sport Pony went to the
three-year-old Section B stallion ALVESTA HELIOS
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(*Mynach Mystical x Alvesta Sweet N Spicy by
*CadlanValley Pirate), who Judge Harrison also
placed Grand Champion Section B Male in the
Welsh division. Though Helios had placed well in
the Sport Pony classes throughout his young life,
including winning the overall Grand Champion
Futurity Sport Pony as a two-year-old, these
unanimous Grand Championships were his first
overall championships in the mature sport division.
Reserve Grand Champion Sport Pony went to the
four-year-old half-Welsh mare CAJONAT’S
ENCORE
(Alvesta
Picasso [Section B] x
Hanoverian
mare)
owned by Natalie
Lobo. This mare has
been very successful
in the Sport Pony
classes for the past
two years, winning
several
Grand
CAJONAT’S(ENCORE,(B(x(Hanoverian(
Championships.
Res.(Grand(Champion(Sport(Pony(
Later
in
2012,
Encore went on to win the Sport Pony finals called
the Stars of the West Challenge. This quality grey
mare is a twin, but that doesn’t appear to have set
her back. Encore’s sister is a chestnut mare named
Cajonat’s Début.
Encore is currently in training to become a driven
pony, and she will eventually be started under
saddle as well. Natalie is hoping to compete in
combined driving with Encore, and possibly take
her to some dressage shows as well. Natalie plans
to keep Encore for life, and though she appreciates
the showring wins, she says, “I would love this
horse if she had a ewe neck and three legs…she’s
very special to me!”
SHOW #1, June 23-24, 2012
Results from Judge Randy Bullard, Joplin, Missouri, USA
ALVESTA(HELIOS,(Section(B(stallion(
3x(Supreme(Champion,(3x(Grand(
Champion(Sport,(Model(Hunter(Pony(
Supreme
Champion
under Judge Bullard
went to the three-yearold Section B stallion
ALVESTA HELIOS—
previously mentioned
under Sport Ponies. In
2008, Brenda Podolski
took her many-time
champion mare, Alvesta
Sweet N Spicy, to Bluebird
Farm in Cochrane, Alberta
to be bred to *Mynach
Mystical, with the result
being this beautiful colt. It
was lucky she did, as
Mystical was soon after sold
across the country to Diane
Jackson of Arnaby Farms,
Ontario.
HALLMARK’S(HIDDEN(DRAGON,(
Futurity(overall(champion(A(
Reserve Supreme went to the four-year-old
Section A mare COYOTE RUN ESPER (Anderin's
Caerwynn x Arrow Valley Eirys by Kelly Acres
Pied Piper). Owned by Brenda Harder of Ponoka,
Alberta, Esper was the first foal from her
American-bred sire, Anderin’s Caerwynn (sired by
*Trefaes Taran). Her dam, Eirys, was Brenda
Harder’s show and breeding mare for many years.
Now that Eirys is elderly, Esper is Brenda’s main
show mare and will soon start her broodmare
career. Esper has been shown successfully in the
breed classes since her first appearance in the ring
as a yearling; it looks like Brenda has found a good
replacement for her old mare.
YOUNGSTOCK FUTURITY, Aug. 10, 2012
Judge: Ted Moore (Madan), Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Though the Welsh classes for the second Wild
Rose show started on Saturday, August 11, the
Futurity was to begin Friday evening. The
Futurity encourages breeders to show their
youngstock, and it enables all to showcase the next
generation of our wonderful Welsh. Cash prizes
are awarded to the participants, with the winners
getting the largest percentage.
The Section A champion was Linda and Bruce
Christensen’s two-year-old gelding HALLMARK’S
HIDDEN DRAGON (Gallod Twm Sion Catti x
Young’s Country Free by Young’s Country Rock).
Hallmark’s Hidden Dragon later went on to be
made Supreme Champion of the Youngstock
Futurity, much to the Christensen’s excitement.
This flashy, well-mannered chestnut has now been
sold to become a
children’s ridden pony.
Reserve Section A went
to yearling ALVESTA
GWYNETH (*Nerwyn
Gwyn x Alvesta Lil
Gumdrop by Brookside
ALVESTA(GWYNETH,(Res.(Overall(A(
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Ambassador). Nerwyn Gwyn—by the same sire as
the huge halter and performance champion in
Wales,
Gartconnel
Shooting
Star—has
outstanding movement, which Gwyneth’s owners
are very happy to see Gwyneth has inherited.
Alvesta Farm has retained this sweet, athletic filly
for the next generation of Alvesta broodmares—in
time, she too will find her way into the
performance ring.
Again, the Section
Bs had the best
entries of the four
sections,
with
Brenda
Podolski’s
two-year-old Alvesta
fillies taking the top
spots.
Overall
ALVESTA(LOTUS(BLOSSOM(
Section B went to
Futurity(overall(champion(B(
the filly ALVESTA
LOTUS BLOSSOM (*Mynach Mystical x Morton’s
China Doll by *Stockham Commander M). Lotus
Blossom was also shown as a yearling in 2011 and
was awarded two Supremes, two Reserve
Supremes and Champion of Champions.
Reserve overall Section B went to the bay filly
ALVESTA MONA LISA. Mona Lisa was a late foal,
so before taking her to a show, Brenda gave her a
year to catch up with the rest. This was Mona
Lisa’s first ever show, so her owners were happy to
see her first, perform well for her handlers, and
second, do so well both in the Futurity and the
next day at the Wild Rose Show #2; under both
judges that day she went Reserve Grand
Champion Female after one Junior Championship
and one reserve Junior Championship.
The Section C and D youngstock were combined
due to low entries. Suzanne Bryson’s two-year-old
Section C filly, STONECOUNTRY SNAPDRAGON
(*Menai Carlo x *Menai Lady Crimson by Menai
Bonheddwr) was overall Champion C/D.
Snapdragon also took Reserve Supreme of the
Youngstock Futurity. After siring many offspring,
her
sire
has
recently
been
gelded. He is now
proving to be a
nice ridden pony.
This pretty bay
filly is expected to
follow his lead and
make a future
performance pony.
STONECOUNTRY’S(SNAPDRAGON(
Futurity(overall(champion(C/D(
Yearling Section C gelding DT SNAPSHOT
(Goldhill’s Brandysnap x Young's Arrest That Flirt
by *Bengad Dombeya) took reserve C/D. In 2011,
Snapshot won the Futurity Champion C/D along
with Reserve Grand Champion C/D stallion, and
Jr. Champion C/D colt. Dreamtime Equestrian of
Sherwood Park, Alberta owns Snapshot and his
full brother, Dreamtime Mr. Snaps. They’re the
result of a California-bred cob stallion being bred
to an Alberta-bred Mountain Pony mare.
SHOW #2, August 10-12, 2012
Results from Judge Connie Moore (Madan), Broken
Arrow, Oklahoma
The second Wild
Rose Show was
a larger, more
extravagantly
put on event
from the first.
With around 75
Supreme(Champion(ALVESTA(LA(CARAMELO(
ponies and cobs
in attendance, it was a good-sized show for
Alberta. Brian McClelland hired four judges for
this weekend: Ted Moore for the Futurity, Connie
Moore and Gretchen Aitken for the Welsh classes
and performance, and Sandy Alexander for the
hunter classes. It was a vast show with a great
many classes, which this author has a greater
appreciation for after she wrote out the results!
In 2012, Muriel Hill’s six-yearold Section B mare ALVESTA LA
CARAMELO (*Rosedale El Senor
x Alvesta Sweet N Spicy by
*CadlanValley Pirate) made it
out to only this show, but she
made her one show count: Judge
Moore made her Supreme
Champion.
Alvesta
La
Caramelo has won many inCOYOTE(RUN(ESPER,(3x(
hand Welsh championships
Res.(Supreme(in(2012.(
throughout her life and placed
very well in the Sport Pony classes, but this was her
first Supreme Championship. Alvesta La
Caramelo is currently beginning her ridden career
so will now be looking to conquer the performance
ring.
Reserve Supreme Champion went to Brenda
Harder’s Section A mare COYOTE RUN ESPER,
making that Esper’s second Res. Supreme of 2012.
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Judge Moore gave ALVESTA HELIOS his third
Sport Pony Grand Championship. The Podolskis
hope to have Helios in the performance ring in the
near future.
MENAI(CARLO,(Res.(Grand(Champion(Sport(Pony(
Reserve Sport Pony Grand Champion went to
*MENAI CARLO, owned by Stonecountry Welsh.
2012 was Menai Carlo’s first year in the showring
as a gelding. Carlo was also Reserve Supreme
Champion gelding under both Judge Moore and
Judge Aitken, and Carlo received some firsts in the
performance classes. Some of his offspring were
shown in 2012 with good results, including
Stonecountry Snapdragon, Reserve Supreme of
the Youngstock Futurity.
SHOW #2, August 10-12, 2012
Results from Judge Gretchen Aitken (Clanfair), Oregon
(
Briarwood(Photography(
FOOTHILL’S(SAMSON(
Gr.(Champ.(Sport(Pony(
Judge Aitken showed a
similar
preference
to
earlier
judges,
giving
ALVESTA HELIOS his
third Supreme of 2012
(one being awarded at the
Didsbury All Breed Horse
Show),
and
Brenda
Harder’s COYOTE RUN
ESPER her third Reserve
Supreme as well.
Aitken
and
Moore rated the top
champions for the Champion of Champions class,
and between the two judges’ placings, ALVESTA
HELIOS came out Champion of Champions with
COYOTE RUN ESPER in reserve.
With the great competition in the Sport division,
usually overall Grand Champion Sport Pony goes
to mature animals, but Judge Aitken must have
found her young champion and reserve special, as
she gave a two-year-old Grand Champion and a
yearling reserve.
Stacey Schaber’s two-year-old cob gelding
FOOTHILL’S SAMSON (Juglan's Mackenzie x
Menai Clasur by Lyfni Erin) went overall Grand
Champion Sport Pony. When Samson was a
yearling, Stacey (Olds, AB) picked him out of 5 of
6 yearlings and weanlings Julie Foot had at the
time. At 15hh, he was already a big boy! His new
owner says, “There was just something special
about him!” Stacey’s goal is to see Samson in the
hunter/jumper ring once he matures, but for the
time being, she’s looking forward to starting him
under saddle and to the cart and getting him back
into the showring next year.
Brenda Podolski’s yearling Section B filly ALVESTA
NAIYA took Reserve Grand Champion Sport
Pony. Though Naiya had won her large Sport
Pony class nearly every time entered and was
always in the Junior Championships, this was her
first time in the Grand Championships against
mature animals. Naiya comes from a line of
children’s (and adult’s) performance ponies, and
her owners think that in addition to her future
broodmare duties, she would be a beautiful driven
pony—Brenda’s daughters are looking forward to
training Naiya in the near future.
ALL BREED PONY SHOW, July 28, 2012
Judge Janice Gagnon, Cochrane, Alberta
Pat Clay of Pajon Ponies
has taken on the All Breed
Pony Show for many years,
but she and her faithful
coordinators
are
now
retiring. They hope other
members of the Welsh
Pony and Cob Society of
Alberta will step up and
take on the 2013 show.
((((((DAVENTRY’S(POWER(PLAY (
Photo:(Briarwood(Photography(
The All Breed Pony Show—which takes place in
beautiful Cochrane, Alberta—had fewer entries
than usual with only 30 equine in attendance;
regardless, the coordinators report a successful
show with good help, good fun, and good prizes,
cash and otherwise, made possible by some
wonderful sponsors.
Their Supreme Champion was two-year-old
Section B stallion DAVENTRY’S POWER PLAY
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(Alvesta Picasso x Pajon’s Royal Flirt by *Rosedale
Royal Flare), owned
and bred by Tracy
Dopko. Power Play is a
nice-moving
young
stallion who has found
success in the Sport
Pony division in the
past and has received
some championships
PRAIRIE(SUN(HAYLEE((as(a(foal),(
in the Welsh division
Res.(Supreme(Champion(
as well; however, this
was his first Supreme Championship. Tracy’s main
focus is in producing hunter ponies, but she likes to
use a Section B stallion to cross with Welsh and
horse mares. Her last stallion, Alvesta Picasso, is
now 22 years old. Power Play will be his
replacement in her program.
Reserve Supreme went to yearling Section B filly
PRAIRIE SUN HAYLEE (*Anri Cadenza x
Riverwind Royal Occasion by Northern Cross
Charmer), bred and owned by Mary James of
Drumheller, Alberta. Mary is a newer, enthusiastic
breeder. She breeds solely Section Bs with an
emphasis on performance ability. Prairie Sun
raises then trains many of their ponies to ride and
drive. Cadenza was brought in from Wales on the
same flight as Alvesta Naiya’s sire, *Llanarth
Tarquin, and they were hauled to Calgary
together. Mary James is very happy with the
offspring she’s been getting from Cadenza, who
she says is “the bravest pony I have ever met”.
Haylee is *Anri Cadenza’s first foal.
Interestingly enough, three of the big winners of
the 2012 Alberta shows are the first foals of their
sires.
For its December 2012 cover, Horse Sport has
chosen a photograph of two Welsh mountain
ponies. The Horse Sport editor has kindly given us
permission to include their cover in our
publication. Noted equine photographer Bob
Langrish took this photo. The ponies here are
Cot’n’wd Hotspur and *Blanche Maverick, both of
which reside in Alberta, Canada.
We look forward to another great show season in
2013!
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ALVESTA MONA LISA
Reserve overall Champion B
DT SNAPSHOT
Reserve overall Champion C/D
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Welsh&Pony&and&Cob&Association&of&Ontario
This year’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair was amazing to say the least. We were privileged to have Ms.
Joanna Sheil make the trek from Wales to be our 2012 judge. We had a respectable number of exhibitors, and
the most prize money up for grabs we have ever had. As the day went on, the stands filled up, and by noon
there was standing room only.
After our breed classes were finished, the WPCAO hosted an aisle party in the upper barn. Many people,
including our wonderful judge and the Equine Canada stewards, attended the party. It was a humbling sight
to see so many of us in one spot enjoying the great food, friends, and stories. Thank you to the Welsh
enthusiasts and exhibitors for making this a great day and weekend.
Sincerely,
Matthew Caldwell
President
Welsh Pony & Cob Association of Ontario
WPCAO TRILLIUM HIGH-POINT PUREBRED WELSH AWARD
Savannah(Singh(and(Summit(Lighthearted(
(
High]point(cooler(presented(by(Janet(Pegg,(BOD,(Welsh(Pony(and(Cob(Association(of(Ontario(
During the 2012 show season, the Welsh Pony and
Cob Association of Ontario chose to introduce
new provincial awards in recognition of purebred
Welsh ponies that excel in the provincial hunterjumper arena. The first of these awards is the
Trillium High-Point Purebred Welsh Award. The
presentation was made on Saturday, September 9th
at Caledon Equestrian Park, Palgrave, Ontario.
Competitors in this event worked hard all year to
qualify in the top seven in their respective zones
(Central East, Central West, Eastern, Georgian
Bay, North East, South East, and South West) for
the opportunity to compete against the best in
Ontario at this competition.
The winner of the high point Welsh Pony and Cob
Association of Ontario Trillium Award was a pony
in the small pony division with an amazing 27
points: SUMMIT LIGHTHEARTED, Reg. No. US
38668, from the St. Catherines area. This pony
was ridden by Savannah Singh.
Summit Lighthearted Reg. No US 38668
Sire: ASGARD BRAVEHEART B36343
Dam: WESTRUM'S WENDY B36460
Submitted by Marie Howran, WPCAO Secretary
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Welsh&Pony&and&Cob&Association&of&Ontario
And so, with the 90th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair come and gone, another show season has drawn to a
close. Highlights from the 2012 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
are contained below.
The 2012 Champion of Champions award was presented to
MYNACH MYSTICAL (Eyarth Beau Geste X Mynach Mimosa),
owned by Diane Jackson of Arnaby Farm from Thamesford,
Ontario. Wright’s Tack Shop and Hollyrock Welsh sponsored the
Champion of Champions award and also presented it and a
championship cooler to Mynach Mystical in the Ricoh Coliseum
on Friday November 9th. Jeff Kohler expertly presented Mynach
Mystical for his tour around the coliseum.
RESULTS – 2012 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Leading(Rein(Champion:(Eliza(Gosslin(riding((
C(PONDEROSA(FANCY(TRIX(with(handler(Janene(Howran(
Champion Section A: Falling Moon Cadence, owned by Daina
Strickland
Junior Champion Section A: Stealer's Choice, owned by Richard Dixon
Champion Section B: Mynach Mystical, owned by Diane Jackson
Junior Champion Section B: Arnaby Little Larrikin, owned by Diane Jackson
Champion Section C/D: Gellihaf Harri, owned by Toddy Hunter
Junior Champion C/D: Cwmfelen Travellor, owned by Kirsten Brunner
Champion Gelding: Yswain Joel, owned by Jane Southgate
Overall Supreme Champion: Falling Moon Cadence, owner Daina Strickland
Champion of Champions: Mynach Mystical, owned by Diane Jackson
(
Half Welsh Champion: Captain Jack, owned by Heather Werry
Junior Showmanship: Savannah Singh & Gayfields Shoot The Moon
Senior Showmanship: Trisha Dalgarno & Fairmile Aaron
Leading Rein: Eliza Goslin & C Ponderosa Fancy Trix
Welsh Walk/Trot: Alysha Swackhamer & Mischief's May Be
*MYNACH(MYSTICAL((Eyarth(Beau(Geste(x(
12.2 and Under Pleasure Pony: Jennifer McKeen & JMR China Doll
Mynach(Mimosa)(and(handler(Jeff(Kohler(
12.2 and Over Pleasure Pony: Patty Hendren and Talywern Breckin Boy
(
Half Welsh Under Saddle: Alexandra Dickerman & Winter Hill Road Trip
Welsh Under Saddle Championship: Patty Hendren and Talywern Breckin Boy owned by Jill Marie Boullion
Welsh Driving Pony/Cob 12.2 and Over: Johanna McKeen & Millgate Braveheart
Welsh Driving Pony/Cob 12.2 and Under: Shirley Cane & Fourgate Eclipse
Lady to Drive: Shirley Cane & Fourgate Eclipse
Gentleman to Drive: Philip Hoskin & Fourgate Eclipse
Congratulations to all the winners!
This was the first year for the presentation of the “President’s
Cup”. J.J. McGuire General Contractors sponsored the Under
Saddle Championship. Our Champion under saddle was
Talywern Breckin Boy owned by Jill Marie Boullion and ridden
by Patty Hendren. Breckin Boy was expertly presented in the
coliseum for the Friday evening performance.
(
FALLING(MOON(CADENCE((Brookside(Sweet(Sebastian(x(
*Ceulan(Canmol)(shown(with(owner(Daina(Strickland,(the(
Brelmar(team,(and(handler(Janene(Howran.(2012(Royal(
Winter(Fair(results:(Champion(A(mare;(Grand(Champion(A;(
Supreme(Champion((
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(
The next big event for our
Ontario Association will be
our
Annual
General
Meeting. This will be held
on Sunday, December 2nd
at the Utica Hall beginning
at 9:30am. We hope to see
everyone there.
TALYWERN(BRECKIN(BOY((Menai(Magic’s(
Boy(x(Menai(Super(Lass)(owned(by(Jill(
Marie(Boullion,ridden(by(Patty(Hendren(
Marie Howran
Secretary
Welsh Pony and Cob
Association of Ontario
Champion(Lady(to(Drive:((Shirley(Cane(and(FOURGATE(ECLIPSE(
GREETINGS FROM PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
I don’t have a lot to share right
now; we are a very small
membership here on the island,
two to be exact. Between us, we
have 11 Welsh cobs, which is
not so bad. Sally and I will do
our best to have some news to
share next year when we have
got our visiting done. My girls
and boys have settled in very
well since their arrival in June,
we had a glorious summer and
fabulous fall, and the cobs have
enjoyed the lack of bugs and
also that I have been too busy to
make them work very much. So
most of them now need to go on
a diet, but my daughter, Adi, and
Section(C(mare(Gallod(Sigwr(enjoying(a(splash(at(the(beach(
I plan on getting more riding in
before Christmas. Now that the visitors have gone, the roads are very quiet and with the beach on
our doorstep, we have no excuse. With all the fencing to get done and the old barn to renovate into
12 stalls, it has been a very busy summer, but we are now finally about ready for winter. I plan on
looking up some old friends in Nova Scotia too; it has been a long time since I visited them, and it
will be good to see what Welsh ponies are still over there. I went to the WPCSC AGM in Truro, NS
many years ago, and it was great fun. What a lot of lovely ponies we got to see, and we were so well
looked after.
Nadolig Llawen oddi wrth PEI
Susan Stepney – Gallod Welsh
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By Myriam Bougie
GOLD MEDAL!
Québec 2012(Cabalista)
on the pony division.
This medal had been
won in a « all-size
and large). We are very
proud!
Sophie Robichaud
DRESSAGE
in his
class
(wallk/trot
competing
against
horses
only !
Congratulation to
EquiConnexion for
the great results of
their ponies :
Quebec’s News
ASSOCIATION DES PONEYS WELSH ET COB DU QUÉBEC
Northern-Cross Belle, a
section B mare and her
rider Letizia Chiminazzo,
won the gold medal at
the « Jeux équestre du
class » (small, medium
Bet-Lar Tamara, section C, and Howran’s
Prince Madoc, section B, who were
placed
first in
their
dressage
classes.
Madoc
was the
only pony
He also
score many
times “champion
of the day” for
the highest
score !
very nice ” pas de
deux”, showing all the
beauty of welsh ponies!
Geneviève Dumais
Together, they
also performed a
THE ASSOCIATION’S WORD
The Quebec Association’s annual
general meeting will be held on next
January, we hope to meet you there !
We will talk about the 2013 activities
and try to find the way to promote the
breed in our area.
The association congrats all its members for their 2012 season, especially
Geneviève and Sophie who let us
know about their results. BRAVO ET
MERCI!
Also, some of our members went to
the RAWF and we want to congrats
them too. Bravo to Michel Bougie,
Élyse Chicoine and Deva Dickson !
Your participation at that kind of event
is important.
Our website: www.welsquec.com
Email: welshquebec@hotmail.com
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LOOKING BACK
By Sheila McLellan and Pat Clay
Sheila McLellan and Pat Clay—both members of the All
Breed Pony Show’s show committee for 39 years—recollect
how the show has evolved over the years.
It has been interesting for Sheila and I to look back
over all the years of the All Breed Pony Show and
recollect upon how it developed and changed.
Originally, the club was the Welsh Pony
Association of Western Canada, and the first show
of the year was Calgary Spring Horse Show, held
in April, with stabling in the Pavilion. Fine
Harness classes were very popular then, with fourwheeled vehicles, tall hats and long following ball
gowns for the ladies. Roadster classes were great
fun with flashy ponies trotting around the ring with
their three gaits, trot, strong trot and extended trot.
Exhibitors came from all over to show in front of
large crowds with a big band playing.
When Manitoba started their show, we became the
Welsh Pony Association of Alberta. Our first club
show was held at Millarville, and again, ponies
came from far and wide to attend. Over one
hundred ponies attended the first few shows, which
were held over two days. We had ponies for June
Osborne, Penticton, B.C.; Roy Jackman from
Armstrong, B.C.; the Sheck’s, Morton’s and Ford’s
from northern B.C.; Roy Olson and his daughter
Brenda (Podolski) came from northern AB; Stan
Young from Olds; Pat Clay from Strathmore; Judy
Pratt (Owad) from Springbank; the De Winton
area was represented by Bow Gow, Minhinnet’s,
Lea Duncan (McLean), and the McLellan’s. The
McLean family from Pekisko, Joy Zell and the
Langford family attended from Millarville. A great
group of hunter ponies came down from the
Edmonton area.
These were great family shows and we were
thankful to Dorothy Minhinnett who served great
food in her “Dorothy’s Diner”. On the Saturday
night we had a bonfire and sing-along. We were
fortunate to have some great judges from Regina
and Ontario. This certainly helped to promote
ponies in Western Canada.
As mentioned, the pony shows were held in
Millarville for several years, after which the show
was moved to various locations: Olds, Didsbury,
Hobbema, Edmonton, Okotoks, Thorsby, and has
ended up at Cochrane for the past few years.
During these years Washington exhibitors came
with the roadster ponies, people from northern
Alberta and BC came with their teams and
Saskatchewan breeders showed. We had Thewell
pony classes, log skidding classes, draft pairs,
unicorn, roadster, obstacle driving. We had
jumpers, hunters, gamblers choice, and teams of
three. We had wonderful costume classes (who
doesn’t remember Superwoman!). In halter we had
classes for all types of ponies, including miniature
horses and Fjords, until they became large enough
to start their own shows. Plus, of course, Produce
of Dam and Get of Sire classes.
We have had judges from England, the U.S.,
Australia, Eastern Canada, Saskatchewan, British
Columbia and Alberta. All of them were excellent
and pleasant to work with. At times the show has
been double judged.
As exhibitors, club members have shown in the
rain, the mud, the snow, under the blistering sun,
and once in awhile under perfect conditions.
We grew thick skins, tried to accommodate
exhibitors when possible and at times wondered
why we bothered putting on the show. And yet,
looking back, I don’t think any of us ever regretted
doing so.
We certainly hope that the establishment of The
All Breed Pony Show has helped to promote the
Welsh breed in Western Canada. We have been
fortunate to meet and establish many great friends
through our involvement in these shows.
As we move on into the future, we hope our club
members continue to love, own, show and
promote their ponies and Cobs.
Looking for a present for a
Welsh enthusiast? A Welsh in
Canada gift subscription or
membership makes a great gift,
and it’s a terrific way to promote
Welsh while supporting the
magazine!
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WHISKYJACK FARM/ROXANNE MCCALLUM
Liana Neath had a smoky coloured filly by
Whiskyjack Painted Lady and Whiskyjack Black
Diamond. She turned a funny chocolate colour. I
told Liana that most of the foals I’ve had of this
colour turn grey or black. Radiance must be a
black silver. Liana is going to DNA tested her, so it
will be interesting to see what colour she is. Her
name is Radiance. In 2010, Liana got a funny
coloured foal, so they DNA tested it—Cremello
from my grey stallion. Everyone thought he was a
perlino because he was so dark.
I must say, my grey
stallion
(Young’s
Proud Memories),
has given me some
different
colours.
This year he gave
me a foal born a
light red/tan colour,
then she chocolated
out and now she’s turned chestnut with yellow on
her back knees with chocolate skin. Her name is
Whiskyjack Victoria. She is so typy—very small,
dished head, big eyes, good bone, and wow does
she have nice reaching action when she gets going.
Photo:(Liana(Naeth(
I wrote to the Lapicola’s from Wisconsin; they are
the breeders of Asgards Yankee Doodle Dandy,
my Unicorn mare’s sire. Yankee’s sire is Fairview’s
Thos. L. Thomas, who was black, had a heart of
gold and won many championships in harness.
Yankee’s dam was also a black mare, and her
name was Ar-Sh-We Black Button, a mare that
was leased and used in the Asgard breeding
program. It was nice to learn more about the
bloodlines of my Unicorn(c)Lady Go Lightly mare.
At the Ontario Caledon fair, Whiskyjack Mother's
Pride, placed 2nd at his first show out of 10 other
ponies. At the All Welsh Show Canadian Bred
Welsh Youngstock Bonanza placed 3rd out 17
other ponies. Out of 17 ponies, he placed 2nd
Welsh Pony Section B 2y & Under Colt.
Champion Youngstock & Reserve, he placed 2nd.
2012 Orono Welsh Show: Whiskyjack Mothers
Pride placed 2nd and Reserve Grand Champion.
Owned by Bob Chapman/Iron Ridge Ponies and
shown by Brenna Haugen; 2012 Lindsay Fair, B-2
Years & Under-Colt, Filly Or Gelding, 1st out 12
entries; 2012 Lindsay Fair, Canadian Foaled
Bonanza-2 Yr & Under, 3rd out of 12 entries, 3rd in
senior showmanship, shown by Brenna Haugen;
Champion of Champions qualifier, Res. Champ.
MEMBER NEWS
I am also proud of Katie Naeth & Whiskyjack June
Bug. At the 2012 Western Canadian Classic All
Breed Pony Show in Cochrane, they received two
double Championships in Western Equitation and
Western pleasure. They’ve also received numerous
ribbons and medals in English classes, jumping
divisions, and gymkhana events, such as barrel
racing, pole bending, and keyhole.
In 2012, Katie and Whiskyjack June Bug did great
in Red Deer. They placed in all 19 events they
were in and brought home six 1sts, six 2nds, four
3rds, two 4ths, and one 6th.
At the Lloydminster 4-H Expo Light Horse Show,
they were Gymkhana Reserve Champion.
At the 2012 Didsbury Show, Katie and June Bug
brought home the following: two 1sts, three 2nds,
two 3rds, four 4ths, and three 5ths. They were
awarded six trophies, three buckets, three lead
rope, two hay bags, and a grooming kit.
NEWS FROM GALLOD WELSH COBS, WHITE
SANDS, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Finally my cob boys and girls have arrived from
Manitoba to our new home on beautiful Prince
Edward Island. On June 15th nine Welsh Cobs and
one paint jumped off the transport looking in great
shape after their long three-day trip. They were
*Gallod Bang on Time (19-year-old D stallion)
*Nebo Joules LOM (14-year-old C stallion)
Brynairian Aeronwy (26-year-old D mare) *Gallod
Welsh Maid (19-year-old D mare) her daughter
Gallod Fair Miss Wales (14-year-old D mare)
Gallod Enfys (13-year-old D mare) Gallod Sigwr
(7-year-old C mare) Gallod Braint (5-year-old D
gelding) Tangwyllt Leonardo (13-year-old Sec D
gelding) and Magpie (8-year-old paint mare). They
were joined this week from Massachusetts by
*Nebo Calonog LOM, LOM, (19-year-old D
stallion). It is wonderful to see my pastures looking
full again and my newly renovated barn almost
ready for winter; the loft is full of hay and life here
is more than good. We have had lots of interest in
the Cobs over the summer and it looks as if they
can still wow people even in retirement. We are
possibly expecting two foals next spring—well one
foal is so lonely isn’t it—one from Enfys and one
from Welsh Maid, both by Bang on Time. Enfys’
foal will be going to live in Quebec.
If any members are ever in PEI, be sure to come
and look us up. Susan Stepney
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NEWS FROM SALMON ARM, BC
Moya Petznick, Carrick Farm
As I write this, I am over in Scotland visiting with
my Mum, who lives on the outskirts of
Dundee. While I am here, I usually make a trip
along to the local riding stables to get my pony fix!
Most Welsh enthusiasts would be envious of the
activity at Rowanlea Stables. Every time I visit,
there are large groups of small children
participating in lessons in the cramped indoor
arenas, most on Welsh ponies or partbreds. And
everywhere I look, there are teens grooming,
feeding, tacking up, and mucking. The numbers
on any given day would rival a well-attended horse
show in Canada. The stables are stone and dingy,
the hay looks brown and straw-like, yet the horses
and ponies all look healthy and hearty and are, for
the most part, well behaved despite their cramped
living accommodations. From what I can see, they
get out and are exercised frequently. And within
the stable buildings, there is a wonderful tack shop,
where sadly I can only purchase what will fit into
my already jammed suitcase!
Summer came late to the Okanagan region of
British Columbia this year, but when it arrived it
continued on right through August, September,
and October, offering some of the best riding
weather I can remember. I took full advantage
and was out on the trails at every
opportunity. Throughout the summer, a friend of
mine rode and jumped our seven-year-old dapplegrey Welsh gelding, Carrick-Bryn Arian. With
great success she competed at a number of shows
in the 2'9 and 3' jumpers, and also took him to the
Kyle King Clinic in Kelowna where he was much
admired. I think Arian enjoyed his summer as
much as my friend enjoyed riding him.
At Carrick Farm we have made the difficult
decision to considerably downsize our numbers,
and no longer have foals to look forward to in the
spring, this after fifteen years of breeding and
having fun with
all the babies.
However, we will
keep three cobs
for riding and
hope to find super
homes for the
others where they
will be enjoyed
and used on a
Rowanlea(Stables,(with(a(little(Welsh(pony(in(
the(foreground(that(I'd(like(to(bring(home!(
regular basis.
Next week I return to Canada and am keeping my
fingers crossed there will be some riding weather
left before the winter is fully upon us. Early Merry
Christmas wishes to one and all and hopes that
your New Year will be filled with Welsh activities!
END OF SHOW SEASON NEWS
Karen Chorney, Exeter Farm
The 2012 show season was a very busy one for us
as we participated in nine shows, all over Alberta.
We had three ponies competing this year: Evita
Blue (North Forks New Briton x Heritage Hall’s
Custom Maid), Casino Royale (Glynmagic Last
Illusion x Llanarth Queen of Spain) and Alvesta
Brianna (CadlanValley Pirate x Alvesta Buttons N
Bows).
This was Evita Blue’s first year showing, and we
couldn’t have been more proud of her! She pinned
in every class she competed in! She brought home
a win in a very big class of predominantly
warmbloods in the 0.75m Jumpers and another
win in the Hunter ring at her last show of the
season. She picked up both wins at Rocky
Mountain Show Jumping in Calgary during their
Rocky Mountain Classic show series.
Casino Royale also did very well this year,
bringing home good ribbons throughout the
season. He competed with a nine-year old rider,
and after only four days of working together
(during the show—no practice beforehand!) they
won Short Stirrup Pony Hunter Reserve Champ
at RMSJ’s Mid-Summer Classic I Show.
Alvesta Brianna was fantastic, often placing in the
top three. She started the season off by winning
Reserve Champion SportPony in Drayton Valley
and Junior Reserve Champion Section B Filly in
Red Deer a week later. She finished up the season
at the Stars of the West Challenge Cup, held at
RMSJ by winning NASPR High Point Grand
Champion, Reserve Overall Grand Champion
and Grand Champion Two-Year-Old SportPony.
We had a lot of fun showing this year. It was great
to see all our friends on the circuits and to make
some new friends as well. Now the show season has
wrapped, we continue to train for next season and
Evita Blue & Casino Royale are both looking for
new homes with their very own little riders to love
them!
Congratulations to all the winners this year and we
hope to see everyone at the shows again in 2013!
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WELSH IMPORT AND AUTUMN AT ALVESTA
It is with great excitement that we announce the
most recent addition to Alvesta Farm: *ISLYN
GWERTHFAWR (Islyn Andreas x Blackhill
Glamour Puss by Blanche Gwillym). For some
time, we have been looking to import a mountain
pony with true type, superb movement,
outstanding conformation, and that special factor.
We looked at many studs in Wales, but it is with
Isyln that we stayed.
Islyn has been consistently producing the type of
Section As we strive to produce ourselves. We were
drawn to Islyn due to this as well as their
outstanding bloodlines and the wonderful Lacy
Buzbee, who they had for years before he was sold
in the Fayre Oaks High Flyer Sale to Mark and Liz
Kilbey of the Idyllic stud.
Sired by the great Blackhill Picalo, who is
internationally known for his incredible
movement, superb mountain type, and the stamp
he puts on his offspring, Buzbee is very much like
his sire. Buzbee has been well known for some
time, but since the Kilbey’s purchased him and
started to heavily show him, Buzbee has been
winning supreme after supreme and is a top
stallion in the UK today. Though Buzbee is no
longer with Islyn, he left many beautiful daughters,
as well as ISLYN ANDREAS.
From the successful pairing of Lacy Buzbee and
Bryndansi Muffin (Brierwood Fullback x
Bryndansi Melog by Rookery Ebony), Andreas is
from the “A” line at Islyn, from which there are
five full sisters remaining at the stud. Andreas was
a promising young stallion who was sure to have a
great future ahead of him. Sadly, in early 2012, he
had to be put to sleep following a freak accident. In
his short life he made it out to be champion and
medal winner at the Scottish WPCA show and
Supreme at Ayr County.
We’ve been watching the Islyn site for some time
and had chosen our favorite mares. So
when we saw a very special, bright
chestnut filly out of the gorgeous
BLACKHILL GLAMOUR PUSS (Blanche
Gwillym x Blackhill Twinkle by Weston
Dixie), we were quick to contact the Jones
family. “Glam” is a stunning broodmare
with such class.
Islyn Gwerthfawr has outstanding
bloodlines. Now we wait to see if she will
live up to them. By the time this issue is
mailed out, Gwerthfawr will be home, and meeting
the 2012 Alvesta foals, who she will winter with.
Our 2012 Section B colt, ALVESTA SOL INVICTUS
(Alvesta Helios [*Mynach Mystical x Alvesta Sweet
N Spicy by *CadlanValley Pirate] x Morton’s
China Doll by *Stockham Commander M) has
found a home with George and Dianne Million of
Hard Valley Warmbloods, Saskatchewan. Sol is
the full package—we wish the Millions the best
with him, and hope Welsh breeders take the
opportunity to breed to him. If you are interested
in video of him, search his name on YouTube.
After a week in Mexico, we (Brenda and John)
came back to blizzards and a fresh foot of snow in
Alberta. The roads are treacherous, and car
accidents can be seen everywhere. Despite the
grim weather, we fondly remember beautiful
Mexico, and we have our precious filly to look
forward to.
HELLO TO ALL WELSH PONY LOVERS!
Charlotte Redden, Mariposa Welsh Ponies
It’s been a long journey and I am retiring now with
the Mariposa Welsh Ponies, at almost 70 years
old—it’s time, and the wonderful dream of having
such beautiful Welsh ponies has come true. A big
THANK YOU to all those who shared their
ponies with us and a big THANK YOU to all
those kind people who have taken our ponies
home to carry on the dream. There are only six
left now, and my daughter is taking care of them in
Vernon, B.C. It was an honour to have two
beautiful stallions: supreme champion Rosedale ElSenor, imported from Great Britain, and Flare’s
Royal Signature, both with the nicest
temperaments, and we had such lovely foals. How
great it all was! Best wishes to everyone.
NEWS FROM NANAIMO, BC & THE PNE
Elena & Lucy Bonar, Plum Creek Ponies
Lucy(and(her(cob(LASCAUX(MOJO((North(Forks(Sir(
Oliver(Blakeslee(x(Cairngan(Maeve(by(Scole(
Flying(Scotsman)(during(the(PNE(dressage(test.(
August this year saw
Team Welsh (BC) battle
against eight breeds at
the PNE in Vancouver.
This was a more or less
scratch team, but they
certainly had fun and
worked very hard. None
of the team members
had met before, but they
had great camaraderie!
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The PNE has been putting on a Battle of the
Breeds for the last three years, and it is quickly
becoming a crowd favourite. The families that
came to see the Welsh in their stalls and visited up
close were very complimentary, and Mojo
certainly had his share of admirers. I know all of
our team members answered many questions
about the Welsh breed. What also interested many
were the different sections. To see a Section A
beside a Section D is always interesting.
in all, it was a great show: the weather was good
and seeing old friends in the pony world was great.
The only thing that would’ve made it better was if
there had been more ponies! I don't know how
many remember when all the stalls were filled with
ponies of all breeds, but I do, and how great it
would be to try to get a least part of that back!
Mojo was particularly good with the many, many
young children. We know he is a star here on the
farm, but to see him patiently interact with families
all three days was very rewarding. See you at the
fairs next year!
We are pleased to share our lives these last 19
years with a great pony named Beaujangles. Since
we bought him as a seven-year-old, he has fulfilled
many roles. First, he taught kids to ride for several
years until he decided that trail rides were fun,
while ring riding wasn't, and had to go on to a new
job. He was leased out to a few different families
over the years and was a stellar companion pony,
little girls' pony and just a good lovable friend. We
always brought him back when his obligations
were fulfilled, and now he has one of the most
important jobs of his career as a babysitter/tutor to
the youngsters. For several years he has taken his
role as surrogate parent very seriously. Just before
weaning, he is introduced to the mares and foals,
and it is not long before the babies' curiosity brings
them closer to him. Soon, they are hanging around
"Uncle Beaujangles" and have accepted him into
the family. Once the mares have gone, he is a
comfort to the youngsters, and they move about as
a little family unit. Of course, they have to figure
out that no milk will be provided, but other than
that, he proves to be a fierce protector and role
model.
NEWS FROM ARMSTRONG, BC, & THE 2012 IPE
Brenda Burt, String Fence Farm
The Interior Provincial Exhibition is such a great
fair. The IPE started as an agricultural fair but has
since been expanded. They now host a huge
rodeo, which runs the full week. In addition to the
horse division, there are small and large animal
exhibits, mini chuck wagon races (they are a blast),
shows for the kids, music and entertainment on the
midway, and of course, the rides.
It’s a shame there aren't more ponies—of any
kind—but most importantly, Welsh. I would like to
see our Section As, as that is my favorite of this
wonderful breed. There are quite a few classes for
driving: games, obstacle courses, and junior classes.
David Mante and his lovely gelding, Mathias, and
myself with my fancy mare, Jeaway's Irish Crystal,
brought the only two Section As of the fair, and we
had a great time. We are pictured here waiting to
go into the AOB
Driving stake class, a
great class, which I
entered for the first
time this year. I took
5th, which I thought
was great. David
placed higher, but I
am not sure what his
placing was.
We competed against
each other in quite a few fun classes, and I think
the only reason David beat me in the games (i.e.
poles, barrels, keyhole, and stake) was because I
had injured knees and couldn't let my pony go as
fast as she could, although David may disagree! All
STIRLING'S BEAU JANGLES
A5918 Born May 22, 1986
With a loud, long whinny, Beaujangles lets us
know if we dare to be late feeding in the morning.
No one seems to look forward to his breakfast
more than he does. We love his personality,
manners, and teddy-bear-like look, and we hope
he has many more years with us. He is a fine
example of the Welsh breed that we love so much.
Thanks to Beaujangles for jobs well done!
Fonda Munro &
Bruce Boughey
Blue Eagle Farm
1470 White Rd
Nanaimo, BC
V9X 1N2
((BEAUJANGLES(on(babysitter(duty(
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Hello, my name is Pam and I
am 12; this is the story of my
pony and best friend, ‘Joey’
(Mi Strike It Rich), a palomino
14.1hh gelding, 7/8 Welsh and
1/8 Thoroughbred. Joey is
sired by Quorn Iron Thunder
(Section B) and out of Mi
Madame Butterfly 3/4 Welsh
cob, 1/4 TB
(Mi Bare
Essentials x Picture Me).
We bought Joey in July of 2011
as an untouched, five-year-old
from Alana Longman of
Harris, Saskatchewan. On the
first day I saw him I didn’t
know what to think; he was so
beautiful, but he was wild!
I had ridden and shown my
experienced Section A Welsh
pony Kelly Acres Buckle Up
(Bowdler Billie Boy x Kelly
Acres Shadow) for three years,
but I didn’t know how I would
ever be able to ride an
untrained pony.
I could see he was curious but
very wary and not sure he
wanted people so close to him.
Joey had never had on a halter,
but Alana had a system!
Within three hours, he had
figured out what a halter and
lead were for and how to stand
tied.
Soon after we sent him for
training to Klayton Stanley.
Klayton taught Joey to walk
BestPamFriends:
& Joey
and trot and made him brave.
After 60 sessions, Klayton
showed me how to work with
Joey in the round pen and
work on the ground. I had my
first rides on Joey with
Klayton’s help.
I didn’t know what to expect,
but Joey was sweet and relaxed
and not worried at all. To get
him used to things, we brought
him to Willow Ridge for a few
days during a horse
show; he found the
show quite interesting.
After his short stay at
Willow Ridge Stables,
we took him to
Moonglow
for
a
month. It was really
cold out, so we just
worked on trot and
getting to know each
other. In December he
moved to Prairieland
for the winter and we
started our training. He
learned circles and how to stay
straight on the rail, and I
learned how to school a green
pony.
It took me about three to four
weeks to get completely
comfortable cantering him,
and we were simultaneously
beginning to learn how to
jump together.
We did a lot of hard work
during the winter. I was hoping
to do one small show at the
end of the season, so I had to
start working. I rode five or six
days per week and learned to
properly lunge Joey as well.
Every ride I got braver and
more confident. Before every
jump lesson I was nervous and
was sure I didn’t want to go in
the lesson. I said things like
“I’ll just do flat with him” and
at times, “I hate this pony”. It
took a lot for me to stay strong
and try with all the frustration
and other opinions; I had to
look past it. It took a long time
Joey and me to develop the
strong bond we now have, but
it was worth it. For the first five
to six jump lessons we did poles
and grid work.
We did tons of grid work
during the winter because we
had “a few” run outs. We
gradually worked our way up
to small courses with a few
verticals. By our third or fourth
lesson of doing verticals, which
happened to be our last jump
lesson in prairie land, I was
super confident and wanted to
try an oxer. I began getting
nervous, but I wasn’t going to
(
Joey(holding(his(own(against(the(big(horses(
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let it get the best of me—I
wanted to do it. I did the oxer
and flew over it. It felt great
because I knew all my hard
work, and Joey’s, had paid off.
We trusted each other, and we
were confident. We moved to
Moonglow and started our
summer training. We were
about to go to our first show
ever, Hidden Meadows Ranch.
We braided and got all ready
for the show in North
Battleford, and to my surprise,
there were lots of other
inexperienced riders or horses
there too. We warmed up and
everything went great! I won
first in almost all my flats, and I
even did some jumping!
After we got back from the
show, I knew I was going to be
doing all the shows that I had
done last season on Buckle. We
worked very hard and soon
were shining in our lessons and
often demonstrating or leading
the group. We went
to all the shows we
could
and
did
extremely well. I was
so excited because
we had not only
caught up to the
point I was at last
show season, but we
had passed it! We
were showing 2’6
and 2’9 and did
schooling at 2’9 and
3’0 (some 3’3) at home! Every
show I was overjoyed with my
results. We even did a dressage
class at a show with a great
score and no mistakes.
Out of all the Summer Sun
shows I went to, I received
some sort of champion or
reserve and even won the Low
Hunter overall award of
excellence and overall Junior
Hunter high point at the end of
all the four shows. I often got
emotional because I was so
proud of Joey and myself.
The summer was fantastic! It
feels almost unreal how fast
Joey and I came along. We
continued to work hard on
flatwork and over fences. At
the end of the season we even
had some auto flying changes
on course!
Without this experience I
wouldn’t be the rider I am
now! I would still be the girl
riding the 2’0 hunters on the
same pony! Now I’m not afraid
to switch horses with a friend,
or get on and ride the big
jumper.
needed it and helped Joey and
I become a great team! Most of
all, I couldn’t have done it
without my Mom; she was
always there to help. When I
was grumpy or frustrated she
didn’t give up on me. She
made me feel great about what
I was doing and helped
immensely at the shows... she
even braided for me!
Right now Joey is on a welldeserved holiday, while we
both recharge our batteries!
I love Joey so much! He is my
best friend and always will be.
We will stick by each other
always... (It’s also good we are
both so photogenic!) Through
all the laughs and cries, we had
a great time, and I can’t wait to
do it all again!
I have to say, the winter of the
green pony was tough, but it
was made easier with the
support of my friends and
family and my fantastic coach
Leslie Hierath. She was
unfailingly positive. She shored
up my confidence when I
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Breeder Profile
N
estled into the beautiful badlands a few miles
east of Drumheller, reside Mary and Randy
James____
with their herd of Section B Welsh ponies.
These days Randy farms grain, but he did not start
that way. In the beginning, he was on the family
farm, raising 500 pigs in the coulee near their
home. When Drumheller was a booming mining
town, the James family supplied meat to the
miners. As the mines shut down and the demand
for hogs decreased, so did their herd of pigs. The
next step was selling eggs, cream, and beef to the
town’s people.
The family raised, traded, and trained a few horses
for the local ranchers around the area—Quarter
Horses, Thoroughbreds, and a few ponies. Randy
had a little pinto pony named Scout with a white
line across his back.
Randy would invite his city friends out to the farm
to ride his pony. Once the kids were on Scout’s
back, Randy would say, “Move back—sit a little
further back…” and when the kids got behind the
white line, the rodeo began. Buck, buck, buck, and
off went the kid—I guess when you live out on a
farm, you have to amuse yourself any way you can!
I was not so fortunate to grow up on a farm, but I
always dreamt of one day being on one. For as
long as I can remember, all I wanted or talked
about were horses. I remember my stick horse—I
wore that thing out riding it everywhere. I could
also be frequently seen on the automated horse
ride at the local grocery story: quarter in, leather
reins in hand, slap the reins for speed, and away
we went!
My dream finally came to fruition. All of my
whining about a pony paid off. For my sixth
birthday, my grandparents gave me a pony named
Candy. I discovered that owning a pony was not as
easy as I expected it might be. Candy was a smart
little girl. She would tire of my need to go further
and further, dump me off, laugh at me, and run
home, leaving me to a long walk from the hills. I
Submitted by Mary James
would walk home more times than ride.
At the time, I really did not like this pony. I now
understand the pony was smarter than I was and
took advantage of my weaknesses. Now, as a
breeder and trainer, I see the problem of adults
buying a pony for a child without equine
experience. This often does not work out well for
either child or pony, and the pony is labeled
stubborn. Ponies are not toys and do require a
child who understands light hands and good
communication. My pony was not stubborn at all.
Candy needed me, as a rider, to respect her and to
at least equally match her intelligence. As an
inexperienced child, I couldn’t provide that, and
our relationship suffered. Live and learn!
Today, when folks inquire about a pony for their
children, I highly recommend that the children
take riding lessons, just to get familiar with equines
in general. I recommend the proper tack—a good
bit is a must, no all-in-one cheap pony bridles!
Folks spend a fortune on their horses, so I think a
pony deserves proper tack too. This includes a
good fitting saddle, etc.
Sometimes pony bits of decent quality are difficult
to find, if we are selling a pony that’s been started,
we make sure to have couple new bits available for
purchase. We choose 4.5” Myler bits; they are a
little more expensive, but the ponies do very well
with them. With all the changes the sold pony has
to face, at least it is comfortable and familiar with
the bit.
My husband, Randy, and I both had a pony in our
early days, but later turned our attention to horses.
When we married, between the two of us, we had
many horses! One day, Randy decided that I
needed a job around the farm and mentioned that
we should raise Welsh ponies. Randy has some
Welsh ancestry in his background, so he was
partial to the Welsh pony breed. Well, I thought
about it for a minute, and since we had very young
grandkids, I thought it was a wonderful idea.
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Except for two older ones, who are now lawn
ornaments, we sold our horses. In 2005, we went
to a few pony shows to take a look at the ponies,
and we were very impressed by their beauty and
their abilities.
We started out with a little, sad, skinny grade pony
we found at an auction sale. We felt so sorry for
her that we had to have her. When we got her
home, her head didn’t come out of the feeder for
about a month. But she came to be a very happy
little pony, and the kids loved her.
We decided to breed her to a nice, pureblood
Welsh, from which we got a beautiful chestnut filly
with a flaxen mane and tail. The filly was very nice
looking as well as very trainable. As much as we
loved our little mare with no pedigree, it was
evident that her foal was enhanced by the infusion
of Welsh blood.
It was at this time we decided to buy purebred
Welsh mares and a stallion. We chose purebred
Welsh over crosses because of the great quality of a
purebred pony. Also, many folks were introducing
Welsh blood into their animals of various breeds,
so we decided to just stay with one type of pony.
We traveled the province, bought a few bred
mares, and had our first crop of Welsh foals in
2007. We then purchased an Alberta-bred stallion
in 2007. The next year we imported an Anri
stallion from Wales.
When we were starting up, we had some
difficulties purchasing mares. For one thing, there
didn’t seem to be many Section B broodmares for
sale. For another, many of those that were for sale
were not handled and had not had their feet
trimmed for some time. It was a challenge just
picking up their feet, little lone trimming
them. Some were a bit scared of people, but with
time and patience, they all came around and
received trimmings on a regular basis. This is one
thing we make sure all our ponies are good with:
trimming. It’s so important.
Since we have started breeding and training our
Welsh ponies, there is no way I would every say
you outgrow a Welsh. In fact, my husband and I
have outgrown horses! I no longer ride horses—it
is Welsh ponies for me! As one ages, Welsh ponies
are the perfect fit. They are much easier to mount;
they eat less (or they should!); they poop less; and
they require less space than our big horses. On top
of that, they are so easy to get along with. If they
love and trust you, they will do anything for you.
The Welsh work ethic is remarkable! I have an
amazing friend who drives and rides her ponies at
least 330 days of every year. Rain, snow, hail,
wind, freezing temperatures, it does not matter.
They did it in the olden days, and she does it now.
She has an old fashioned foot warmer that she uses
to keep her feet from freezing in the winter
months, and away she goes—no heated arena for
this gal.
Our town of Drumheller treats her like a celebrity
and welcomes the sight of her, her dog, and the
ponies trotting through town on the way to get
groceries or pick up the mail. Many folks have
stopped her on the street for a photo and are
amazed that she is pulling her buggy with ponies.
Most folks assume they’re horses, but when they
learn the truth they are always surprised.
The Welsh ponies have made quite an impression
on many around our area, and our hopes are to
keep promoting them. One of our goals is to
expose as many people as we can to Welsh, letting
folks get a glimpse of actual working ponies doing
what they love to do: work, either riding or
driving. Driving a team of well-matched Welsh
ponies is a beautiful sight, and this is what we
intend to do for our July 1st parade: have two bay
roan ponies hitched to a one-of-a-kind buggy….
I have a very enjoyable full-time job raising good
quality ponies with very friendly dispositions
topping the list. From the time our foals are born,
they are exposed to many different stimuli; these
keep the foals interested in their surroundings and
get them desensitized to scary things. Our foals
have many visitors when they are born, and they
are very tame to the idea of people, kids, dogs,
cats, motorbikes, quads, etc. They are handled
daily for their first two months, then they’re taken
out to run and be free in a beautiful, hilly 320 acre
piece. They are visited regularly and are always
easy to catch and handle.
When our foals have grown nicely and are at the
age of a little over two and a half, we start them in
harness. They are lightly driven throughout the
winter. When spring arrives, and the ponies are
three, we start them under saddle. We spend most
of our time riding in the fields, on trails through
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the hills, crossing creeks, and exposing the ponies
to the great outdoors. I think the future in riding
ponies might not be trail riding, so spending more
time in the arena might be the thing to do.
Due to grain farming, we are not always in a
position to go to many pony shows. When we do
manage to attend a show or two, they are always
wonderful training tools for the youngsters.
As breeders today, one of our biggest challenges is
keeping people interested in equines. We have to
promote ponies as the equines of the future. With
fewer farms and more acreages, the price of hay,
the potential problem of manure, etc., a pony is a
very economical choice.
I would have to say the most difficult part of being
a breeder is parting with the ponies we’ve raised. It
is so very important that we find loving and caring
homes for our ponies—I’m sure every breeder feels
the same way. We, as breeders, are responsible for
every foal we bring into this world, and we must do
our very best to provide good, productive lives for
our ponies.
Now that winter has arrived and brought us some
snow, we will be dashing through the snow with
the ponies hooked up to a sleigh or two, both single
and double. To everyone who is lucky enough to
own a wonderful Welsh pony, we wish you many
beautiful years with your companion.
WPCSC(Men’s(ties(available(for(sale!(They(are(classic(navy(with(the(Society(logo(of(the(white(“running”(pony(placed(at(
intervals.(Ties(may(be(purchased(for(the(modest(sum(of($10.00(plus($2.00(for(postage.((
Please(contact(the(society(office(or(a(Director(in(your(area(to(order.(
The
has retired
Avonvalley Dow Jones
Keith & Jenny Parsons, 905-978-2716 or email coblynau@sympatico.ca
(Avonvalley Tiger Harry x
Rumbush Princess)
has been gelded and is
beginning his career as a
riding pony. We’ve kept a
few straws on ice for the
discerning breeder who
would like access to
bloodlines found nowhere
else in North America.
Both Jonesey's sire and
dam are Champions, and
he has won a few himself,
including Champion Cob
Stallion at the Toronto
Royal Winter Fair.
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JUDGE’S ARTICLE:
(Erin(Fall(Fair(Welsh(Show(
D__
espite the chilly fall weather, there was a nice
turnout of Welsh ponies and cobs and their
and their hardy owners at the early October 2012
Erin Fall Fair.
The Section A broodmare class was of a very high
standard for breed type and quality. The winner
being the lovely moving STONECOUNTRY LADY
BIRD (Cot'n'wd Hotspur x Stirling's Lady Bess by
Brookside Sparkler), followed closely by the very
typey LIANNA L S CELINA (Lianna's Saqqarah x
Lianna's Hy-Candus by Baledon Hy-Jinx). Third
place was BIDWELL ANGELUS (Bidwell Sir
Galahad x Menai Angelica by Menai Smartie),
owned by Reidell Farms. Interestingly, the top
three placings all had *Twyford Dollar Money in
their lineage, of course all going back to the great
Coed Coch Glwyndwr line.
Section A female champion was STONECOUNTRY
LADY BIRD, owned by Howie Black and family,
and reserve was LIANNA L S CELINA, owned by
Daina Strickland.
I saw another strong class in the mature Section B
females. The winner being a mare having a nice
amount of bone, combined with quality:
*BARKWAY TOPAZ (Rotherwood Statesman x
Bradmore Sapphire by Teilwood Scorpio). Second
place being BRENREY LIL BIT (Gigman Lord
James x Brerey Taylor Go by Llanarth Senator).
In third place was MOUNTAIN RIDGE JAMBA who
is of *Menai Spartacus breeding. Altogether a very
useful group of mares, and indeed, many were to
be seen later on in the day being ridden and driven
by children and adults alike.
Only one entry went forward for the yearling
Section B, WIND DANCER EUPHORIA (Stockham
Commander M x Wind Dancer Enchantress by
Llanarth Senator), owned and bred by Muriel
Burnley, but this filly went on to be my Reserve
Champion Section B Female, Champion being
*BARKWAY TOPAZ, owned by Beaverwood Farms.
There were four entries in Section B Stallion or
Gelding 3 and over, with the three stallions
NORTHERN CROSS MAN O’WAR (CadlanValley
Cardinal X Cloigen Francesca by Rhoson Maori),
BEAVERWOOD’S MYSTIQUE (*Mynach Mystical x
Beaverwood's Hollyhock by Rotherwood Crown
Prince) and ROLLINGWOOD RAISIN RUCKUS
(Sleight of Hand x Rollinwoods Chips Ahoy by
Farnley Spyglass) placed in that order. The
champion being NORTHERN CROSS MAN
O’WAR, owned by Howdy Acres; this stallion was
looking tip top and shown extremely well by
Heather Black. Reserve was BEAVERWOOD’S
MYSTIQUE.
There were five entries in the Section C/D 2 and
under class, ranging from 2012 foals to maturelooking two-year-olds. My pick for first place was
the well-produced dun gelding TW TALLIUM
MOJO (JMR Tallium x Kelly Acres Marianna by
Brynarian Eiddwen) owned by Tracey Kempffer.
Second place was BONNIECREST a filly foal by the
late Beaverwood’s Goblin and out of Cwmfelen
Queen, sired by Cwmfelen Bonheddwr. Third was
CWMFELEN TRAVELLOR (Wind Dancer Charisma
x Beaverwood's Phoebee by Beaverwood's
Shayman), owned by Beaverwood Farm.
There were eight entries in Section C/D 3 and over. It
was a mixture of mares and geldings, ranging in
size from 12.2hh Section C to 15.2hh Section D.
Many of whom are very well known for their
winning attributes under saddle and in driving.
First place was *YSWAIN JOEL, by the well known
performance sire Sydenham Solomon and out of
Yswain Carys, sired by Nebo More Magic. Second
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2003( Welsh( cob(
gelding(*YSWAIN( JOEL.(
After( winning( Res.(
Supreme( Champion(
at(the(2012(Erin(Fall(
Fair,( Joel( went( to(
the( Toronto( Royal(
Agricultural(Fair(and(
won(
champion(
gelding.( Owned( by(
Jane(Southgate.(
place was the feminine mare CANTERBROOK
WHISPER (Trevallion Royal Consort x Belvoir
Heartsease by Belvoir Jasper), and third being the
very useful type of stallion TALYWERN WELSH
MONARCH (Menai Magic's Boy x Llanarth Malen
by Tyhen Comet) owned by Hilary Whitehead.
Champion was the very typey Section D *YSWAIN
JOEL, owned by Jane Southgate. Reserve
champion went to CANTERBROOK WHISPER
owned by Reidell Farms.
Beaverwood’s Raindrop – Kirsten Brunner
Showmanship classes again proved to be very
popular with large entries. The winner of the
senior class was Heather Black; 10 &
under winner was Abbey Bird; and 10 to 17year-old class winner was Addison Collins.
Ridden performance classes were well
attended, and children and adults showed
their Welsh very well. It was nice to see
children riding their ponies rather than being
over horsed. The turnout and the schooling that
had gone on before the show were a credit to the
riders and their Welsh—well done everyone.
Driving numbers were down this year.
*BARKAWAY TOPAZ, Section B mare, and the big
Section D gelding, MILLGATE BRAVEHEART
competed for the ribbons, both driven very well
and again showing the versatility of our favourite
breed, the Welsh.
By Hilary Tolhurst
Supreme Champion was the lovely Section A mare
Stonecountry Lady Bird with *Yswain Joel as
Reserve Supreme Champion.
These Champion of Champions results are
qualifiers for the prestigious Champion of
Champion class at the Royal Agricultural Winter
Fair in Toronto. The results for these qualifiers are
as follows:
2 & under:
TW Tallium Mojo – Tracey Kempffer
3 & over mare:
Canterbrook Whisper – Reidell Farms
3 & over stallion/gelding:
*Yswain Joel – Jane Southgate
Registered half-Welsh 2 & under:
Tazzmans Silvermist – Kerry Prevett
Registered half-Welsh 3 & over:
Stonecountry(Lady(Bird(at(the(2012(All(Welsh.(
Photo(credit:(Hilary(Howran(
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
For sale: two outstanding 2012 Welsh colts,
sired by *Rosedale El-Senor, both WPCSC
registration pending. Black ¾ Welsh, out of
Kingsview Magick Charm (black Welsh x TB
mare); Bay purebred, out of HEW My Choice
(by *Skellorn Dauphinoir)
Correct conformation, lovely movement, nice
natures, superior quality all the way around.
Others also available
Phone: 250-577-3526
Email: horses@turningpointranch.ca
For sale: four original Jean Ross Welsh Models.
Two grey ones and one bay one—all trotting.
One palomino standing. $40 each plus shipping.
Pat Clay, clayp@wildroseinternet.ca
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2012 STARS OF THE WEST
SPORT PONY CHALLENGE CUP FINALS
Written by Tracy Dopko
Photo credits: Briarwood Photography
The North American Sport Pony Registry
(NASPR) sponsored the 2012 Stars of the
West Sport Pony Challenge Cup Finals held at
Anderson Ranch in Calgary, Alberta on
August 25 during their $60,000 Rocky
Mountain Classic III Gold hunter/jumper
tournament. To attend the Finals, ponies had
to qualify by winning their class at any of the
qualifying shows held throughout Alberta
during the year. The four classes offered at
the qualifying shows were the following:
Weanling/Yearling Sport Pony, Two-Year
Old Sport Pony, 3 & Over Mares/Geldings
Sport Pony, and 3 &
Over Stallion Sport
Pony.
Half]Welsh(filly(
AVALLACH’S(R OYALLY(DRESSED(
Twelve
qualified
ponies competed at
the Finals in August,
of which seven are
registered with the
Welsh Pony & Cob
Society of Canada (2
Section Bs, 1 Section
C, and 4 Half Welsh).
The
judge
was
Andrea Wells from
Savannah, Georgia.
The Champion Weanling/Yearling was the
Half Welsh weanling filly Avallach’s Royally
Dressed, bred by Karen Fildes/Caer Avallach
Farm and owned by Daventry Farms. Royally
Dressed is sired by the Section B stallion
*Telynau Royal Charter and out of Welsh/TB
mare Woodlands Best Dressed by Woodlands
Foxy Cloud. Reserve Champion Weanling or
Yearling went to Partbred Welsh weanling filly
Daventry’s Life Is Bluetiful, bred and owned
by Daventry Farms. Life Is Bluetiful is by the
Welsh crossbred stallion Blue Who and out of
the Half Welsh mare Sporting Life by Section
A stallion Penrhyn Sporting Chance.
Twin(sisters(CAJONAT’S(ENCORE(and(CAJONAT’S(DEBUT(
In the Two-Year old division, the Champion
was Section B Welsh filly Alvesta Brianna,
bred by Brenda Podolski and owned by Karen
Chorney. Brianna is by the Section B stallion
*CadlanValley Pirate and out of Section B
mare Alvesta Buttons N’ Bows by Llandefalle
Bonheddwr. Brianna was the overall Grand
Champion of the Sport Pony Finals in 2011
and went on to be named Reserve Grand
Champion of the Finals this year (Grand
Champion at the 2011 Finals). Brianna also
won the NASPR High Point Award for being
the highest placed NASPR registered pony.
The Reserve Champion Two-Year-Old was
Section C gelding DT Mr. Snaps, bred and
owned by Ron
and
Tammy Section(C(gelding(DT(MR.(SNAPS(
Cooper.
Mr.
Snaps is by the
Section D Welsh
Cob
stallion
Goldhills
Brandysnap and
out
of
the
Section A mare
Young’s Arrest
That Flirt by
*Bengad Dombeya. Third place went to
Section B colt Daventry’s Power Play, bred
and owned by Daventry Farms. Power Play is
by Section B stallion Alvesta Picasso and out
of Section B mare Pajon’s Royal Flirt by
*Rosedale Royal Flare. It is interesting to note
that Daventry’s Power Play’s sire and Alvesta
Brianna’s dam are siblings by blood, and both
were born and raised at Alvesta Farm.
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CANADIAN HISTORY
OF THE WELSH PONY AND COB
I am writing a book on the Canadian history of the
Welsh pony and cob. This book will cover a
variety of topics, including notable breeders and
notable Welsh and families of Welsh.
CAJONAT’S(ENCORE,(2012(Overall(Grand(Champion(Sport(Pony(
Champion of the 3 & Over Mare/Gelding
class was four-year-old half-Welsh mare
Cajonat’s Encore, bred and owned by John &
Natalie Lobo. Encore is by the Section B
stallion Alvesta Picasso and out of the
Hanoverian mare Ajawaan by Arkansas.
Encore was the overall Reserve Grand
Champion of the 2011 Finals and went on to
be named the overall Grand Champion of the
Finals this year. Interesting to note, Encore’s
twin sister, Cajonat’s Debut, was also at the
Finals and placed fourth overall. Heather
Harsch-White owns Debut. Unfortunately, the
Reserve Champions were not brought back
for the Grand Championship class, but three
of the four Champions brought back were
WPCSC registered ponies.
ALVESTA(BRIANNA,(2012(Overall(Res.(Grand(Champion(Sport(Pony(
It is my aim to include as many photos as possible
so people may have a quality Canadian history
book to reference. The only way I can put out a
thorough, inclusive history is if fellow Canadians
contribute their own history. Your pictures and
stories are necessary for the success of this book.
Additionally, if you have suggestions as to who
should be included (people as well as notable
ponies/cobs) as part of our written history, please
let me know!
I will be talking to notable Canadian breeders for
the book. I’m calling upon breeders throughout
our history who have photos of and information on
influential Welsh and breeding programs.
Please contact Karen Podolski by email at
piper_p13@hotmail.com; you may also find me
through Facebook.
Welsh claim another cover! The 2013 Dover
catalogue cover features ORCHARD HILLS
DOUBLE TAKE (Las Brisas Fandango x
Sianwood Golddust), owned by Linda Evans of
Orion Farms.
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WELSH PONIES EXCEL
AT RPSI INSPECTION
Written by Tracy Dopko
n September 16 , a Rheinland Pfalz-Saar
O____
International (RPSI) inspection was held
th
in Alberta
at Emerald Equestrian Farm in
___
Calmar, Alberta. For those that are not
familiar with the RPSI, it is one of North
America’s fastest growing sport horse
registries.
It was founded in 1995 as an
extension of its German parent Verband.
Several years ago, the RPSI added a Sport
Pony Studbook, or German Riding Pony
Studbook, to their registry. RPSI Sport
Ponies typically measure between 13.2 hh 14.2 hh (138 cm - 148 cm). The breeding goal
for RPSI sport ponies calls for elegant, bigframed and harmonious conformation, more
of a riding pony type than other pony breeds,
with a small, well-defined and noble head.
Basic paces should be horse-like, showing
impulsion, elasticity, ground-cover and
balance, and an uphill-moving forehand with
a freely moving shoulder. Pony breeds
accepted into the RPSI pony stud books
include German and other national Riding
Ponies, Welsh sections B, C and D,
Connemara, New Forest Pony, as well as
small warmbloods, Thoroughbreds, Arabians,
and Anglo-Arabians. Stallions may be graded
into Pony Stud Book IA (Approved), IB
(waiting for performance results) or II
(Recorded),
depending
on
scores,
performance results and pedigree. Approved
stallions must either complete the 30-Day
Stallion Test held in Oklahoma, USA each
fall, or satisfy the competition requirements as
set out by the registry.
The German Verband evaluates horses and
ponies brought for inspection, or Keuring,
and the inspectors come direct from Germany
for the summer inspection tour. Mares, foals
and stallions are required to be braided and
well turned out and a dress code is required
for handlers – khaki/white colored pants and
dark shirt or vice versa. Each mare is
(((Section(D(Welsh(Cob(stallion(Goldhills(Brandysnap(
evaluated individually and the scores and
comments are read out loud to the audience,
which is a normal occurrence at any
reputable Warmblood inspection.
Each
mare and stallion is given scores out of 10 in 7
different categories; breed & sex type, quality
of conformation, correctness, walk, trot,
canter and overall impression & development.
Stallions are also given an addition score out
of 10 for free jumping and are required to do
a complete veterinary examination before the
inspection. The inspectors are thorough and
tough and scores are not given out lightly.
Depending on scores and pedigree, mares are
graded and put into three separate Studbooks;
Main Mare Book, Mare Book and Pre Mare
Book. Ideally, mare owners strive to have
their mares inspected and placed into the
Main Mare Book, which allows their offspring
to be eligible for RPSI branding. As well, any
mares scoring 49 (70%) or above out of a total
of 70 points is given Premium Mare Status.
Premium Mare Status is not given out very
often, and is reserved for elite mares showing
superior conformation and movement. A
score of 70% or higher at an inspection is
similar to receiving a score of 70% or higher
in a dressage test – not often seen and
normally the class winner! Individual scores
of 8 or higher are rarely seen. Since 2009 for
example, the RPSI has only given Premium
Mare Status to 7 Sport Pony Mares in North
America.
The evaluation for foals is slightly different,
receiving one score out of 10 for breed and
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Section(B(Welsh(stallion(Daventry’s(Power(Play(
sex type and quality of conformation and a
second score out of 10 for movement. The
two scores are averaged together for a final
total. Awards are given to foals for achieving
Bronze Premium (6.0-6.9), Silver Premium
(7.0-7.9) or Gold Premium Foal Status (8.0 or
higher), which is based on their total score.
Gold Premium Foal Status being the hardest
to achieve, with only 4 Sport Pony colts and 4
Sport Pony fillies in North America being
given Gold Premium Foal Status in 2011.
Daventry Farms and Cajonat Farm were the
only breeders to bring Sport Ponies to the
Alberta
inspection,
the
rest
being
Warmbloods of various breeds. 9-year old
Section D Welsh Cob stallion Goldhills
Brandysnap received the highest score of the
day, a 75% overall and four individual scores
of 8.0. Due to Brandysnap’s performance
results, he is now fully licensed and approved
with the RPSI and is only the second Welsh
Cob to be approved with the registry – the
other Welsh Cob stallion being North Forks
Brenin Cardi from Oregon. Brandysnap was
overall Site Champion and Stallion
Champion at the Alberta inspection.
Goldhills Brandysnap is by the Section D Cob
stallion *Okeden Taffy and out of the Section
D Cob mare *Okeden
Britannia by
*Llanarth True Briton and is owned by
Goldhills Welsh in California and leased by
Daventry Farms in Alberta.
Although the Warmblood Registries do not
normally inspect stallions under the age of 3,
they were gracious enough to look at 2 year 4
month old Section B stallion Daventry's
Power Play, bred and owned by Daventry
Farms. Power Play received great scores and
has been approved for RPSI/German Riding
Pony Stallion Book I, provided that he
completes his performance testing once he
grows up a bit. Judges made a note of his
wonderful temperament, and we were very
pleased with it, considering we did a
collection with him the day before the
inspection. Power Play was site Reserve
Champion Stallion, and to our knowledge, is
the first Canadian-bred Section B stallion to
be approved with the RPSI. Daventry’s
Power Play is by the Section B stallion
Alvesta Picasso and out of the Section B mare
Pajon’s Royal Flirt by *Rosedale Royal Flare.
The 4-year old Half Welsh mare, Cajonat’s
Encore, was Site Reserve Champion, Mare
Champion and given Premium Mare Status
with an overall score of 52 points (74%)!
Encore is bred and owned by John & Natalie
Lobo of Cajonat Farm in Onoway, Alberta
and is from a set of twins (Encore’s twin sister
will be presented to the RPSI next year with
her new owner). Encore received three
individual scores of 8.0, and the inspectors
said it has been 3 years since they have given
out that high of a score in North America.
Cajonat’s Encore is by Section B Welsh
stallion Alvesta Picasso and out of the
Hanoverian mare Ajawaan by Arkansas.
Interesting to note, Cajonat Farm’ 17-year old
warmblood mare Ajawaan was the highest
scoring Warmblood mare of the inspection
Half(Welsh(mare(Cajonat’s(Encore(
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and is in foal to Section B stallion Alvesta
Picasso once again for 2013.
LEGEND RETIRES WITH HONOURS
Daventry Farms also presented one mare and
foal at the inspection. 12-year old Woodlands
Best Dressed, who is a Virginia Pony Breeders
Association bred Welsh/TB cross mare, was
one point shy of receiving Premium Mare
Status and was Reserve Champion Mare.
Her 4 month old filly, Avallach’s Best
Dressed, by Section B stallion *Telynau Royal
Charter was given Silver Premium Foal
status. Avallach’s Best Dressed was bred by
Karen Fildes/Caer Avallach Farm of
Connecticut and owned by Daventry Farms.
Dr.(Wynne(Davies(receives(honours(with(his(grandchildren,(
Leah(and(Joseph,(at(side.(Photo:(T.(Best.(
he Showing World Lifetime Outstanding
TAchievement
Award at the Horse Of The
Year_____
Show (NEC Birmingham 3-7 October)
was presented to Dr. Wynne Davies MBE of
the Ceulan Stud, Miskin, Pontyclun. This is
the first time that this award has come to
Wales or been awarded to a native pony
breeder.
Goldhills(Brandysnap(showing(off(his(jumping(form(
To say we were all thrilled that the scores our
ponies received beat those of the warmbloods
is an understatement! We had many
warmblood breeders asking us about Welsh
Cobs and Section B Welsh Ponies and were
glad to chat about our ponies to anyone who
was interested. Thanks to Tammy & Megan
Cooper of DreamTime Welsh for taking the
lovely photos that are included in this article
and to Sean Cooper who was an awesome
groom at the inspection.
For more
information on the RPSI, please check out
their website at www.rhpsi.com
Dr. Davies retired this year after reporting for
"Horse and Hound" magazine for 60 years
and 58 years of reporting the Royal Welsh
Show. He has been Assistant/Publicity
Officer of the Welsh Pony and Cob Society
for 50 years, President in 1984, main ring
commentator at the Royal Welsh Show for 35
years, written 12 books and judged Welsh
ponies and cobs all over the world.
His own Ceulan ponies have won the progeny
competition at the Royal Welsh Show eleven
times. The current ponies at Ceulan are
descended from those bred by his greatgrandfather in 1894 and he is assisted in
running the stud by his wife Ruth, children
David and Jane and their children. There
were other awards presented to riders,
breeders, handlers, junior handlers and ponies
which were voted on line. Dr. Davies also
won an award for being breeder of Ceulan
Shem, the most consistent Welsh section A
ridden pony of the year.
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FAYRE OAKS SALE 29th and
30th September 2012
Written by Dr. Wynne Davies
Photos by June Hunt of Welsh Breeds News unless
otherwise specified.
COSFORD(CHALLENGER,(
recordbreaking(Section(
A(gelding(who(topped(
the(sale(at(£7,200.(“He(
is(going(to(be(
professionally((
produced(as(a(Mountain(
&(Moorland(lead(rein(
showpony(for(a(4]year]
old(little(girl,(by(one(of(
our(country’s(top(((
producers,(which(we(are(delighted(about.”(Paul(Brightwell(
312 of the 465 Welsh ponies sections A and B and
part-breds offered at the Brightwells 59th Fayre
Oaks Sale on the Royal Welsh Showground sold
for a total of £205,778 averaging £660 which was
higher than last year’s average of £650 and only
slightly down on the 2010 average of £671.
29 ponies were sold to Holland, 17 to France, 5 to
Spain, 2 to Germany and one to the U.S.A.
This is the first time ever that an unbroken threeyear-old section A gelding has topped the Sale; this
was Cosford Stud’s grey Cosford Challenger sired
by the Stud’s Knodishall Gwillym who is still siring
top ponies despite his 22 years. Many of the
Cosford ponies from Bengad-bred mares have
been leading lights under saddle at major Shows
including the 2009 Horse Of The Year Show
champion Cosford Chartreuse. Challenger was
bought for £7,200 by Mr Barron of Thirsk.
There was good
demand for the top
section A mares,
Sandy
Anderson’s
seven-year-old
Thistledown Islle by
Waxwing
Victory
was stunning and
she sold for £4,200 COLNE(TINKERBELLE,(Section(A(mare(
to Mrs Hughes of who(sold(for(£3,800.(Photo:(Colne((
Dolhelfa, Llangurig.
The three top mares on the High Flyer Sale were
Ceri Fell’s nine-year-old Popsters Jaleesa sold to
Mrs Bunting of Goldgener, Essex for £3,500, Ann
Overton-Ablitt’s ridden five-year-old mare Colne
Tinkerbelle sold to Mrs Murphy of Keith,
Morayshire for £3,800 and the ridden Carylmai
Quest from Caryl Oldfield of Mold sold for
£2,000 to Mrs Gatrell of Billericay. Outside the
High Flyer Sale, the five-year-old Abergavenny
Andrea, daughter of the many-times champion
Ceulan Menna from the Morgan family of
Crumlin sold for £2,050 to Mrs Tait of Aberdeen.
Another five-year-old Sunwillow Orphir sold for
£1,600 to Royal Welsh Show commentator
Christopher Jones of Rhandirmwyn. Two ridden
ponies were the van Praagh family’s four-year-old
Colne Tiger Lilly sold to Mr Deary of Co Durham
for £2,000 and the six-year-old Larapinta Siskin
sold by Helen Boulton of Cardigan to Mr
Gardiner of East Sussex for £1,500.
Top section A stallion on the High Flyer Sale was
Sandy Anderson’s ten-year-old Westonpark Towy
who was imported
from Australia and has
been used successfully
for many years at the
Thistledown Stud; he
fetched £2,600 to go
to another Anderson
family at Peterhead,
Aberdeen. The next
top section A stallion WESTONPARK(TOWY,(Section(A(stallion(
was the six-year-old from(Australia(who(headed(the(High(
black,
well-known Flyer(Sale(at(£2,600.((
show winner from Gwynedd, Bethel Selwyn bred
and owned by Eifion Williams and he sold for
£1,950 to Mrs Spoor of Doncaster; one of his
black daughters Moelwyn Bonnie sold to Spain.
Tony Tilley’s bay yearling colt Tiffwyl Magnate,
grandson of Royal Welsh champion Tiffwyl
Melodi, sold to Brian Taylor of Treforest for
£1,200 and Patsy Gibbon’s three-year-old colt
Tyfel Zorro, bearing a remarkable resemblance to
his famous sire Blackhill Picalo, sold for £1,100 to
the Lucas family of Capel Hendre, Ammanford.
Leslie Owen of Newborough, Anglesey sold the
filly foal Trehwfa Tiara by Penboeth Bandit for
£2,000 to Mr Wilson of Turiff and bought the
black colt foal Penboeth Blackjack from Francis
and Sally Goggin of Merthyr Tydfil for £1,650.
Alan and Jan Pearce of St Clears had £1,500 for
the chestnut filly foal Glyncoch Siaradus from
Gwilym Howatson of Llansannan who won the
Royal Welsh youngstock championship this year
with Colne Tornado which he had bought on the
2009 Fayre Oaks Sale. WPCS Past-President
Elwyn Davies sold a filly foal Eppynt Victoria
Pendleton descended from RW champions Eppynt
Skyline and Eppynt Victoria to Henrie
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Leeuwenhaag of Holland for £1,300 and Miss
Wilson of Denbigh had £1,000 for her filly foal
Boothsdale Hedwig from Mr Hayward of
Uxbridge.
Star amongst the section B’s was Robert Hensby’s
cream colt foal Laithehill Wild Wind sired by
Laithehill Oberon who has topped the Royal
Welsh sire ratings and progeny groups five times
and sired many previous Fayre Oaks Sale toppers;
he was bought by Gretchen Aitken of Oregon for
£3,400 and will
no doubt be
much heard of
in America in
years to come. A
yearling colt of
similar
colour
Hilin
Invictus
from Betws-yCoed sold for
(LINKSBURY(S OLITAIRE,(11]year]old(((((
£2,800
to Mrs
(Section(B(mare(who(sold(for(£3,000(
Clarke
of
(
Northwich; Invictus is by the same sire as Hilin
Tatoo, this year’s Royal Welsh Show male
champion. Hilin Stud also sold a chestnut filly foal
Hilin Can-yr-Awel sired by their Royal Welsh
champion Hilin Carnedd for £1,400 to Miss Prior
of Whitby, and David Williams of Bala sold a grey
filly foal Moelgarnedd Menna sired by
Moelgarnedd Hebog who sold for the top price
here last year, for £1,300 to Mr Jones of
Holyhead. A well-known winner, the eleven-yearold mare Linksbury Solitaire from the Landon
family of Kidwelly went to Yorkshire bought by
Mr Bean for £3,000. The bay Dutch-bred yearling
filly from the Hoeke family, Hoekhorst Jasmin was
top section B on the High Flyer Sale at £3,100
and was bought by
Lefebvre Anais of
France and the same
family also sold the
three-year-old colt
Hilin Cappiello to
former Royal Welsh
Lady
Ambassador
Lucinda
Dargavel
MOELGARNEDD(MENNA,(B(filly.( for £1,500.
In addition to the star gelding Cosford Challenger,
other geldings which sold well were Mrs Clark’s
four-year-old ridden chestnut section B Gwithian
Geraint which sold for £3,200 to Serena
Parkhouse of Hereford, Miss Hibbert’s three-yearold grey gelding Laithehill Pageant which sold for
£2,700 to Mrs Hoare
of
Newbury,
the
locally-bred three-yearold
section
A
Llanafanfawr Banter
who has a whole string
of in-hand winnings to
his credit and sold for
£1,900 to leading POPSTERS(JALEESA,(nine]year]old(Section(
ridden
exhibitor A(mare(purchased(by(Mrs.(Bunting(of(
Debbie Barr of Lewes Essex(for(£3,500.(Photo:(Justin(Davis(
and Mr Buckley’s four-year-old chestnut Waitwith
Windfall, already winner of ridden championships
which sold to Mr Bufton of Llanddewi for £1,200.
Stewart Franklin of Cullompton, Devon sold the
three-year-old Sarum Rio, who has won many
championships this year shown by champion
young handler Chris Stansfield, for £1,500 to Mr
Hoare of Newbury.
The skewbald six-year-old gelding Doylan Honey
Gift whose brother Doylan Anouska’s Gift was 2nd
at last year’s Horse Of The Year Show, topped the
Welsh part-breds at £3,000 from Miss Howarth of
Appleby. Jane Edwards’ palomino yearling colt
Sarnau Golden Spiral, champion earlier at
Northleach, sold for £2,400 to Erik Koele of
Wezep, Holland and the three-year-old bay
gelding
Heatherton
Candyman
from
Pembrokeshire established breeders Miss Vaughan
and Mrs Rees sold for £2,200 to Mrs Hayden of
Hailsham. The Rees family of Meidrim sold the
three-year-old skewbald filly Small-Land Colour
Code, whose full-sister qualified for HOYS this
year, to Anne Robinson of Rawdon for £2,000.
The Wilson family of Gelligaer whose daughters
have won countless ridden prizes sold the
outgrown eight-year-old bay mare Helsington
Lucky Star for £1,500 to Mrs Sage of Canterbury
and Mrs David’s three-year-old tobiano filly
Thelonghouse First Edition went to France, sold
for £1,450 to Sarl le Ronceray.
TREHWFA(TIARA,(Section(A((
filly(who(sold(for(£2,000.(
LAITHEHILL(WILD(WIND,(Section(
B(colt(purchased(by(Gretchen(
Aitken((Clanfair)(of(Oregon(for(
£3,400.(Photo:(Rob(Jones.(
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Get in the&Habit
Written by Lee McLean
I
began
my
sidesaddle
journey in the early
_____
1970s—strange really, as this
was the height of the women's
liberation movement. My sister
and I were horse crazy. With
our long hair streaming and
elbows flapping, we rode our
ponies bareback and ran like
the wind. This happy existence
was cut short when an elderly
friend of the family's expressed
his concern to my mother. "It's
just not right!" he shouted.
"That's not how ladies ride,
and if they're not brought up
to be ladies, nobody will want
them!" My mother, already
worried about our tomboyish
ways, did not want to be stuck
with
two
unmarriageable
daughters. She quickly found
an old sidesaddle!
So began my lifetime of riding
aside, more than forty years of
tradition-bound horsemanship
in a trendy and ever-changing
world.
((Credit:(Michele(King(
Cait(McLean(and(Welsh(Section(
C(gelding(KILTIE(ROYAL(EDITION(at(
Bar(U(Sidesaddle(Weekend(
As a child, I was part of a
sidesaddle revival headed up
by older women who had
ridden this way back when it
was the norm. Until the 1930s,
most lady riders who showed
or hunted did so in their black
melton habits and their
custom-fitted sidesaddles. My
mentor, Mrs. Winnie Harvey,
actually rode during the time
between the two world wars
with
Canada's
military
jumping team, traveling North
America with her sidesaddles,
and holding her own against
men. After two world wars and
depression, however, change
was inevitable. No longer were
affluent households able to
keep staff for maintaining the
stables, the saddles, the
beautiful clothes. Besides,
women had seen "Rosie the
Rivetter" in action. They'd
worn the pants in their families
and weren't prepared to go
back to the way things were.
By the end of the Second
World War, only Champion &
Wilton, one of four major
sidesaddle makers, was still in
business. Many a good old
saddle ended its days in the
garbage bin; women had
fought for an equality that did
not
include
sidesaddles
and corsets!
As a sidesaddle rider, I’ve
never felt out of date, or a
figure of fun. My goals were
always the same as when I
rode astride. Namely, I wanted
my horse to go as well ridden
one way as the other, for me to
appear competent and most of
all, for all this to happen
without any negative impact
LEE MCLEAN has been involved in
the Welsh world since her
first registered pony was given to the
family off a chuckwagon outfit in
1968. "Roseacre Spartan" became
the pony of a lifetime, showing
English, Western, pleasure driving
and of course, sidesaddle!
Lee met her future husband, Mike,
competing as children at the longrunning All Breed Pony Show in
Alberta; he grew up riding Quorn
ponies that were founded on a herd
imported by Edward, Prince of
Wales' famous EP Ranch. Their
family continues to enjoy Welsh
Ponies in everything from combined
driving competition to working cow
horse lessons, sidesaddle riding,
ranch work, and 4-H.
Drawing from many influences, Lee
was first introduced to sidesaddle by
the pioneer jump rider, Mrs. Winnie
Harvey; her other teachers have
been
Englishwomen
Janet
MacDonald and Val Francis, who
founded the Ladies Side Saddle
Association, along with a four-year
dressage apprenticeship to the
brilliant German rider and teacher,
E.M. Boerschmann.
Judging and teaching now have a
major role in Lee's life, and she has
now gone full-time training and
operating a
sales
barn
for
versatile, well-schooled show and
performance ponies. Check out
www.facebook.com/KeystonePonies
for more information.
Lee's grown daughter, Cait, became
her best-known student and is a
familiar aside rider in western
Canada, now showing the Sec. C.
Welsh gelding, "Kiltie Royal
Edition" (Eddie) under sidesaddle in
open events. This seven-year-old
pony was bred by long-time Welsh
ambassadors Sheila McLellan and
Pat Clay, and in this story, Eddie
ably illustrates the art of riding
sidesaddle along with his rider, Cait.
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on my horse or myself. Oh,
lofty goals! One of the major
reasons I continue to ride and
teach sidesaddle is to pay it
forward—as younger riders
become involved in our sport, I
feel it is my duty to see the
ideals of my teachers upheld.
Sidesaddle, for many a reason,
has received a bad rap.
Because the old saddles were
usually custom-fitted to each
rider and horse, they do not
always transfer well to our
modern needs. It would seem
that both ladies and horses
have grown over the years;
today, it's not uncommon to
see
narrow-fitting
saddles
perched on wide horses, their
well-fed riders wedged in tight.
In North America, there are
few saddlemakers with the
experience and knowledge to
fit or rebuild sidesaddles; the
few that remain, grow older
and it becomes ever more
difficult to keep our saddles
well flocked and our horses'
backs sound. Secondly, proper
instruction in sidesaddle riding
can be hard to obtain. As a
beginner, it's next to impossible
to know when you are sitting
straight
without
a
Cait(and(EDDIE(at(the(Mane(Event(
knowledgeable pair of eyes on
the ground, and sadly, many
people see sidesaddle riders as
sitting sideways, not sitting
straight, as any good rider
should. Thirdly, riding and
competing on a sidesaddle can
be hard on the pocketbook!
The good saddle, the lessons,
the well-fitted habit can easily
run
into
thousands
of
dollars…. Not to mention that
sidesaddle riding seems to
remind people of a time of
gender inequality. Ironically,
the modern sidesaddle as we
know it, the one with two
horns that provides incredible
purchase to the rider, allowed
women to ride and jump
horses with a security in the
saddle that had never before
been allowed them. All these
things, among others, give
riding aside a bad name.
When it is good, however,
riding sidesaddle will fill your
heart with joy. There is
something about the security of
a rider's seat and the lightness
of her hands that makes even
the most stoic pony go like
never before! They become
round and forward and look so
proud to carry us; even our
men folk become chivalrous
when we wear our top hats
and veils. Many sidesaddle
riders will tell you that they
can comfortably ride strong
horses, pullers that would
otherwise be tiring to ride
astride. The reason for this
added security is the leverage
gained when riding aside—
your entire thigh is in front of
you, allowing you to brace
against "coming out the front
door". When astride, the most
common place to fall off or get
thrown is over the horse's
shoulder; in a sidesaddle, it's
not uncommon to just step off
and land on your feet, even
should
your
horse
fall
hard. Riding out a few hard
bucks is laughable on a
sidesaddle, as the security of
the pommels is much greater
than the scissors grip of an
astride riders' thighs. What a
bonus!
While this traditional way of
riding is far from mainstream,
it is definitely on the rise. Show
classes in the UK are of a very
high standard, due mostly to
the Ladies' Side Saddle
Association, which has been
actively
teaching
and
promoting good riding since
1974. In North America, the
International Side Saddle
Organization
has
a
longstanding membership (to
which I belong) with clinics,
judges' seminars, show classes,
and the popular Sidesaddlery
to buy, sell, and exchange all
things aside. In Canada, we
have the newly formed
Ontario Sidesaddle Association
and the Alberta Sidesaddle
Association.
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I have been involved in
organizing
and
teaching
sidesaddle clinics in our area in
past years, and I've noticed a
certain similarity amongst
those who want to learn. Many
of these riders are young
women who want to try
something "new," and it makes
me smile as they discover
sidesaddle and its inherent
thrills 'n' spills. The other
group is made of mature riders
who've often hauled many
miles as they've reached for the
top in their chosen horse
sport—and then, what? Often,
we've an aging horse or pony
that is no longer competitive in
his field. This experienced
animal, one that we have a
great working relationship
with, is often high-mileage and
thus, safer than a young
horse. He's just waiting to be a
sidesaddle star!
Any good-minded pony that
happily goes about his business
astride should be fine to carry
a sidesaddle. A great set of
withers helps! Ponies with
smooth, flat movements are
ideal; we've found that Welsh
Cobs, in particular, can be a
challenging ride sidesaddle as
they often have extravagant
movement, short backs and
active hocks that tend to punch
one
against
the
pommels. Although posting
the trot is possible, it is more
tiring aside than astride and if
poorly executed, causes many
a sore back. Proper technique
gives one a surprisingly firm
seat, whether the animal
gallops, jumps, or bucks. That
said, I urge people to avoid
horses or ponies that rear, as
this security can make it
difficult to come away from the
horse should he go over
backwards. Despite sidesaddle
earning a bad name for
dragging women to their
deaths in the old days, we can
find no official record of this
actually happening, and with
the evolution of safety fittings,
stirrups, and riding aprons,
sidesaddle riding is no more
risky than any other kind.
Therapeutic riding centres use
sidesaddles for people with
various handicaps; I know of
riders with arthritis and hip
replacements that would find
riding very painful if they were
forced to ride astride. Since the
days of maimed soldiers
returning from the Boer War,
sidesaddles have opened the
world of riding to many who
would otherwise be unable to
ride at all.
Ridden well, a sidesaddle
should not affect a pony any
differently than his cross saddle
would. A first-time sidesaddle
mount will often be going
happily
within
minutes,
walking, trotting, cantering,
going over little jumps; often it
is the rider who is most freaked
out by "the missing right leg"! I
find that if a pony is wellschooled on the flat, it isn't
much work to give him a
similar set of cues to use aside,
add some consistency while
practicing, then voila! Today,
we're seeing sidesaddles used in
leadline and walk-trot classes,
hunters—both under saddle
and over fences—jumpers (the
world's sidesaddle high jump
record at 5'11" was recently
broken by a young Irish
woman), dressage, saddleseat,
costume classes, historical reenactments, distance riding,
along with western events such
as gymkhana, cattle penning
and sorting, pleasure/rail
classes, trail riding and even
cowboy challenge events. In
Europe
and
the
UK,
sidesaddle competitions are
much more numerous than in
North America; however, the
eastern states have more to
offer sidesaddle riders than the
rest of the US and Canada,
combined. Stock horse breed
associations such
as
the
AQHA,
pointedly
forbid
showing sidesaddle for "safety"
reasons. Consequently, there
is a huge movement amongst
aging baby boomers to have
this rule changed so that these
versatile horses can continue to
be shown by people with pain
and mobility issues. Sidesaddle
can so often allow people to
ride securely for a much longer
time than astride riding can.
As far as differences between
astride and sidesaddle riding
go, it is the similarities that
must be dwelt upon. A good
sidesaddle rider does not sit
sideways; it is expected that she
will sit so straight that her
mount goes equally well either
way. Her riding aspirations
will also insist that her horse is
able to perform the same
activities sidesaddle, and at the
same level, as he does
astride. The biggest difference
between the two is in the
availability of quality saddles
and teaching. One can't just
go to the nearest tack store and
purchase a sidesaddle to
fit! Unfortunately, the well-
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designed, rideable saddles that
already exist are aging, and
when riding a saddle that is
nearly a century old, it isn't so
much a matter of if a strap is
going to break, as when. Worse
news, these newly built
saddles—unless built on old
trees—do not give the correct
ride.
Seldom
are
they
completely level-seated from
front to back, or from side-toside,
and
modern
workmanship falls considerably
short of that found on the
antiques. Most
reputable
teachers have a revolving
stable
of
trustworthy
sidesaddles to choose from: just
one more reason to ask around
to find a specialized sidesaddle
instructor.
A word of caution must go out
to those who wish to buy their
own sidesaddles to start. The
Internet has made this a
perilous exercise, with unsafe
and badly designed saddles
coming
from
third-world
countries at enticingly low
prices. Resist! Search for
sidesaddle organizations online
for expert help in measuring
yourself and your pony for that
perfect sidesaddle—one with a
level seat, sturdy pommels, a
safety stirrup fitting, and a
balance strap, as well as the
right kind of flocking (internal
stuffing) to ensure a nearly
effortless first ride. Check out
the
wonderful
sidesaddle
support groups on Facebook,
my
favourite,
Sidesaddle
Riders! has over one thousand
kindred spirits from around the
world.
For myself, the sidesaddle
journey
continues.
I've
introduced many friends and
family to this beautiful way of
riding;
my
"side
dish"
daughter, riding her lovely
Cob, is a constant source of
joy. Necessity has forced me to
learn to stuff and repair my
own sidesaddles, to sew and
tailor my clothes. I ride
sidesaddle as often as I can,
both to enjoy it myself and to
bring this beauty to as many
people as possible. Whenever I
ride in a show or parade, I'm
accustomed to having people
lift up my split skirt or my
apron, just to see what weird
tricks my legs are doing to keep
me on!
It is no secret—there are no
hidden straps, no voodoo
magic that keeps us gals riding
aside. Maybe it's because we
can do whatever we wish that
makes us want to honour the
traditions of our grandmothers,
to savour the history and
beauty that comes with
keeping sidesaddle riding alive.
And now, especially now, it's
comforting to know that both
chivalry
and
ladylike
behaviour still have a place in
the world.
The(lovely(duo(Cait(and(EDDIE(at(the(
Millarville(Fair(in(Alberta.(
POSITIVE
REINFORCEMENT
METHODS FOR HORSES
By Dr. Jamie Rothenburger
Reprinted with permission from the
Horse Industry Assoc. of Alberta
T
he World Organization
for
Animal
Health
defines______
animal welfare as “how
an animal is coping with the
conditions in which it lives. An
animal is in good welfare if it is
healthy, comfortable, well nourished,
safe, and able to express innate
behaviour, and if it is not suffering
from unpleasant states such as pain,
fear and distress.”
This definition provides for the
basic husbandry that horse
owners strive to achieve. Some
horse training techniques used
today result in pain, fear and
distress in horses, which
negatively impacts welfare.
We have all seen the frustrated
competitor punish their horse
after a failed pattern long after
the mistake was made. Most
horse people I know want the
alternative,
a
positive
relationship with their horse,
no matter if they are
recreational riders or Olympic
competitors. An enthusiastic
horse that is easy to catch and
willingly performs the desired
behaviours in a graceful, free
manner is the aspiration.
There is very interesting
research into horse behaviour
and learning that supports the
notion that horses are sentient
beings, capable of thought,
learning,
and
long-term
memory. These developments
call into question some
traditional punishment-based
training and instead foster
interest in humane training
techniques.
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Just how intelligent are horses?
According to one type of
learning measurement, where
animals learn to discriminate
between cues (for example, the
verbal cue red means touch the
stop sign while yellow means
touch the yield sign), horses
were found to be just as
capable as elephants, an
animal species often cited as
one of the most intelligent.
There is evidence to suggest
that horses kept in groups that
provide social contact have
improved learning ability. This
benefit is most likely related to
decreased overall stress and
enhanced welfare, although
learning can also occur from
observation.
The type of training method
chosen has a long-term impact
on how horses interact with
people. The study that worked
out this connection trained two
groups of ponies to back up
using either food rewards
(positive reinforcement) or the
wave of a whip (negative
reinforcement). Changes in
heart rate were measured.
While all ponies learned to
back
up,
the
negative
reinforcement group pinned
their ears, tossed or turned
their heads. Ponies trained
with positive reinforcement
had lower heart rates and no
stress head movements.
The ponies were individually
turned loose in the arena with
a stationary person and their
interaction evaluated. The
positive reinforcement ponies
were significantly faster to
approach the person and spent
more
time
close
by.
Interestingly, this was repeated
five months after the initial
training sessions and the same
trend was found. The use of
aversive training methods in
ponies affects their attitudes
towards people in both the
short and long-term.
Done properly, using food
rewards in training has
tremendous benefits. Clicker
training pairs a distinct sound
with a subsequent food reward,
which allows for precise
signaling to the horse that
whatever they were doing at
the time of the click was
correct. Clicker training has
been used in horses to teach a
range of behaviours from basic
good manners to complex
dressage movements.
Fundamental to all animal
training is that several short
training sessions are more
effective than a single long
session of total equal time.
Another one is the Law of
Primacy, which tells us that the
behaviour first learned is
learned the best. When
embarking on any training
activity with your horse,
especially if you are trying
positive
reinforcement
techniques (such as clicker
training with food rewards),
consciously
choose
the
behaviour you train first as this
has the great potential to
become your horse’s default
behaviour. Touching a target
or backing, are both safe
default behaviours in an eager
1000 lb learner. No matter the
technique, whenever you are
with your horses, they are
always learning and you are
always training.
When
done
incorrectly,
punishment negatively impacts
the welfare of horses. Not only
can people fail to punish within
a few seconds of behaviour,
they also tend to escalate.
Horses may respond to
punishment
with
fear,
avoidance and sometimes
defense,
which
only
compounds
the
problem.
Fearful emotions created by
punishment universally impair
learning and can result in
compromised
safety.
For
example, in response to his
horse whinnying at a stable
mate, the handler takes 10
seconds to jerk on the lead
rope and slap him on the
shoulder. The horse has no
idea what provoked the pain
and only establishes its distrust
of the person.
Animals, including horses are
sentient beings. It is up to you
to decide if this matters to you
and how this affects your
training. In an animal that can
feel a single fly on its skin and
precisely shake it off, are harsh
aids really necessary or even
humane?
The
individual
welfare of a horse not only
requires the provision of basic
needs (food, water, and
shelter), but also humane
training techniques.
Dr.$ Jamie$ Rothenburger! is! a!
veterinarian,! clicker! trainer,!
horse! owner,! and! Resident! in!
Veterinary! Pathology! at! the!
Western! College! of! Veterinary!
Medicine,!University!of!Sask..!
Do you have a facebook
page for your Welsh
program? We would like
to include it on the
WPCSC facebook page!
Networking is important.
Make sure you’re part of
the WPCSC community!
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yAndCobSocietyOfCanada
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STARS
Air Ambulance
Fundraiser Trail Ride
Written by Susan Berdahl
T
he Rumsey, Alberta, STARS Air Ambulance
Trail Ride has been running for 23 years and
__ years and is STARS longest running
for 23
fundraising project. The Rumsey ride has raised
$504,923, and next year they hope to increase that
amount to $550,000.
The STARS trail ride is on the second Sunday in
August. It starts at the Lynch Ranch, located east
of Trochu, AB, down at the river beside the
Toleman Bridge. There are two rides to choose
from: the first is a two-to-three hour ride designed
for any rider of any skill level; the second is a threeto-four hour ride designed for a seasoned horse
and a confident rider.
You do not have to ride a horse to participate.
There is also a silent auction and quilt raffle. You
must bring your own lunch, but at 4:00pm there is
a beef supper. Many people from the community
come to enjoy this even if they aren’t riding. As far
as I know, everything is donated, so we may raise
as much money as possible for STARS Air
Ambulance. The riders do their part with either
their pledges or by paying a $15 entry fee.
There is always much preparation before the trail
ride. My three grandchildren and I rode our horses
on long rides two days before the ride. We crossed
creeks and took the most difficult paths up and
down the hills so the horse and riders would be
able to face the challenges of the trail ride. The
night before we loaded the tack, got the horses
ready, laid out our clothes, and went to bed
early. The children were so excited they had
trouble getting to sleep.
The next morning we were up early, ate, and left
before 8:00am. It had rained a bit and looked like
more rain was to come.
When we arrived, my three grandchildren were
very excited to have the free pancake breakfast
available for 10 years and under. They bounded
off to eat again after we registered.
Since I had only one horse and two Welsh ponies,
the boys had decided to ride double. With an
additional thin saddle blanket for the second rider,
an extra set of stirrups, and a gel seat, they were
ready to go.
The ride left at 10:30am sharp. Everyone was very
friendly, and we always have had time to visit with
the people parked near us. Our neighbors’ father,
who was around 81, rode his lively horse. He was
hoping to get the prize for oldest rider, but
someone beat him by six months. The clouds were
going away, and the temperature was just perfect,
not too cold and not too hot.
The trail ride is filled with expert riders and less
experienced riders. There are seasoned, reliable
horses and a few newly trained horses.
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The borrowed pony, Palfrey—who my six-year-old
granddaughter rode—chose to jump shallow water
rather than walk through it. This made my
granddaughter very angry. How dare Palfrey jump
when she had not told her to? She almost started
to cry. I asked my granddaughter not to cry but to
be brave. As she talked about it, she remembered
the horses jumping at Spruce Meadows. She was
soon proudly telling all close enough to hear that
she had jumped her pony.
We were part of the last half of the riders. The
beginning of the line did not see the incident and
continued on. We could see nothing because of the
bush and trees. One man came up and yelled for
lead ropes. I always take extra lead ropes, yet this
time I had left them on the trailer. There were not
many available. You can bet next year everyone
will take lead ropes! A 10-year-old boy was sent to
get the trail boss’ lariat.
More men went running down. I could tell by their
faces that it was serious and very
difficult. All of a sudden, the
trapped horse let out a deep death
scream. All the horses standing
around waiting started whining
and moving. They were obviously
very upset. I have never heard that
scream before—it was very
unnerving. We began to pray that
God would help the men get this
horse free.
Men came out and said they had
gotten the saddle off, and the horse
was now able to get turned
over. The horse had been
thrashing upside down with the
saddle pinning him between some
trees.
The scenery was amazing. The steep Drumheller
hills are lines of coal, bentonite, shale, and many
colors. You can see little Hoodoos forming. The
paths go up and down, crossing water, and are
always changing. It is very interesting. Our horse
and ponies were calm, like the rest. Single file, we
followed the path back and forth, seeing the wide
Red Deer River often. The weather was perfect.
Our neighbor was a roper, and with some lead
ropes tied together, was trying to pull the horse
out. The rope was too short, and he had to take his
horse close to the edge to try to pull uphill. His
horse worked faithfully, but couldn’t get the fallen
horse out. Once the lariat came, a second man
used his horse to pull at the same time. Soon the
fallen horse was out of the wash.
As we came over the next rise, a man jumped off
his horse. We were too far away to see much more,
but as we got closer, we noticed a commotion in
the trees. We were told that a green-broke horse
had spooked at two rocks beside the path and leapt
sideways, falling into the wash, but his rider had
jumped off in time. If you had showed me the site
prior and asked me if it was possible for a horse to
leap sideways 25 feet and fall into the wash, I
would have said that would be almost impossible
for a horse to be that dumb. But that is exactly
what had happened.
The fallen horse was exhausted, humbled, deflated,
and very calm. They put his saddle back on, and
he followed the other horses in line. I thought,
“After this he will probably be a very good trail
horse—no more foolishness!”
We all continued a short distance then stopped for
lunch. The kids dropped the reins and started
eating. My horse, Spunky, and ponies, Lizzy and
Palfrey, put their heads down to graze. I took a
second look at my Spunky, Lizzy, and Palfrey. I
was very appreciative to have calm, common sense
equines no matter what the kids did or didn’t do.
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One lady came up and
asked to buy my pony,
Lizzy. Lizzy is a Welsh
Section B pony, and her
registered name is Prairie
Sun Signature’s Essence
(Flare’s Royal Signature x
Alvesta
Exquisite
by
*Rosedale El-Senor). I told
the lady, “No thanks.”
We enjoyed our lunch and
the break. The kids would
have enjoyed a longer break
to go exploring, but I kept
them close.
Seth found it difficult being
on the back of the grass-filled Lizzy, so he got off
and walked a short distance. Smart creatures that
they are, Spunky, Lizzy, and Palfrey picked up
their pace on the way back. After awhile Seth got
on Spunky and sat in the buddy seat I had put on
behind my saddle. His legs were too long for the
stirrups, but he liked the change of position.
When we got back to our trailers we took off our
saddles, and the boys talked to our neighbor two
trailers down. Britney must have been in her early
twenties. The kids showed her Lizzy and Palfrey,
and she showed them how to braid their ponies’
manes and tails. Britney was very kind to them and
talked with them a long time.
The boys put on their
swimming suits and
went wading in the
river,
but
my
granddaughter stayed
braiding more and
more.
strawberries. Many people from the community
came for the supper and to support STARS.
We left a bit tired and very full, but our crew had a
good time, and the kids are eager for next year’s
STARS Ambulance Trail Ride.
Alvesta
Farm
Quality, true-to-type
Section A & B Welsh Ponies
The organizers had things planned to keep us
interested and entertained. They had prizes for the
oldest and youngest riders, and with 89 riders to
choose from, we were kept guessing as to who
would win. At the same time, a silent auction was
on the go. The boys saw an item they wanted—a
basket of candy! They would’ve liked to forget
supper and buy the basket.
Supper was at 4:00pm. The barbeque beef meal
was excellent, but my grandchildren thought the
best
part
was
the
ice
cream
and
Llanarth Tarquin
Section(B(stallion(
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Article and photography by Minna Harmaala
Moondelight(Idefix(
In 2012, the Finnish WPCS organized more shows
than ever in its history. Traditionally, WPCSF has
organized two major shows: Welsh Show, and Welsh
ring in the national all-breed Pony Show in August.
For many years the society has organized an event
called “Quality Pony Competition”, for two- to fiveyear-old ponies of all breeds, and naturally, Welsh
cobs as well. This competition is about performance,
but the ponies are also judged in-hand.
The society takes part in organizing the Pony
Breeders' Prize, a riding competition for 5- and 6year-olds. To participate, a breeder has to pay annual
fees from their pony’s birth onwards. The Breeders'
Prize Dressage Championship went to six-year-old
Welsh partbred mare SÖDERBY GÅRD VALMAI.
Most Finnish Welsh shows have only halter classes,
but the National Pony Show also has riding classes
and pony agility. This year, however, these events
were accompanied by two new shows: a youngstock
show (1- to 3-year-olds) and an autumn show.
I’m to understand that
“supreme champion” in
North America is the
same as “best in show”
in Finland. The Finnish
“supreme champion”
refers to the champion
Söderby(Gard(Valmai((
(Oldenburg(x(Rhwillech(Victoria([Welsh(cob])(
of each Section (ie: Section A or B or C or D) after
they’ve run through their categories: mare,
stallion/gelding, foal, youngstock, and veteran.
The ring for the overall best in show is occupied by
the supreme champions and reserve supreme
champions looking to be chosen as BIS I, BIS II, or
BIS III, as we have three top spots rather than the
usual two. For the purpose of this article, we’ve
changed some of the terms to reflect terminology
Canadians are more familiar with.
In the Finnish system, all ponies are evaluated
individually on quality, receiving I, II, or III
premium—or no premium. After the individual
evaluation, the ponies are placed in order, and later
in the show, class winners compete for champion
titles. Only ponies receiving I premium can compete
above the overall Section (A/B/C/D) title or enter
the Best In Show ring—apart from young ponies.
YOUNSTOCK SHOW, JUNE 16, 2012,
SOLSIKKE FJORD HORSE STABLE
Judge Kari Anne Indrebö, NOR
The first ever Welsh Youngstock Show was
organized on the same day as a Norwegian Fjord
horse show, as well as an all-breed mare and
youngstock show, so the judge had a full day's work!
With only 27 ponies and cobs, our turnout was small.
Best in Show title went to two-year-old Danish-born
cob stallion, VALHALLAS LANCELOT (Menai Cardi
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Gambler x Trevallion
Lady Lillian), owned by
Paula Viita. He was overall
Welsh cob champion.
Saturday's star was three-year-old
Welsh mountain pony stallion
MOONDELIGHT TAMERON (Polaris
Victor x Moondelight Nefertari),
bred by Ilona Pykäläinen and
BIS II was Section C
owned by Irja Kallio. Initially,
overall champion, yearling
Judge James gave this energetic
colt CLOUDBERRY SKY'S
mover only II premium, but in the
THE LIMIT (Rytterbjergets
champion ring he put Tameron
Infinity x Bodwenarth
before a few I premium ponies. This
Section(A(filly(WAITWITH(GOLDEN(DREAM(
Seraphim), bred by Noora
was Tameron's second overall
(Tamevalley(Sahara(x(Waitwith(Delyth)(
Mäkinen and owned by
youngstock champion title from the
Minttu Linjamäki. BIS III went to Section C reserve
Welsh Show. In fact, he started his show career with
champion, two-year-old stallion ARVALON GIGOLO
overall Welsh youngstock champion in 2011.
(Synod King Cole x Brynbedw Heather) who was
imported from Germany and is now owned by Noora
Youngstock reserve champion was cob stallion
Mäkinen.
VALHALLAS LANCELOT, the best in show of the
Youngstock Show. Lancelot was awarded I premium
Welsh
mountain
overall
in the individual evaluation, and later Sunday went
champion was yearling filly
on to be cob reserve champion.
CLOUDBERRY
MARY
JO
(Rookery Jackpot x Betws
On Sunday, for the first time in years—if not ever—
Marian), bred by Noora
the overall champion foal was a Welsh partbred. Colt
Mäkinen and owned by Paula
MISTAKA MAGIC TOUCH (Flora's Hof Magic [wpb]
Viita. Reserve champion went
x Isa II [wpb]) was bred and owned by Tea
to
yearling
gelding
Hietanummi. Magic Touch was also WPB reserve
CLOUDBERRY
HELLSBELL
champion. His sire, Magic, has been a successful
(Rookery Jackpot x Tyrcanol
riding pony first in show jumping and later dressage,
Mistaka(Magic(Touch(
Hebe).
and he has produced quality offspring as well. This
Dutch-born stallion was recently sold to Estonia.
Section B overall champion was three-year-old
Mistaka Magic Touch's dam, Isa II (Vita Nova's
stallion JEDIDJAN JONATHAN (Bluebury Dakar x
Celesto [wpb] x Speyksbosch Night-Flower [wpb]),
Jedidjan Julia) bred by Johanna Blom and owned by
was also to Judge James's liking, as he made her WPB
Noora Mäkinen. Reserve was yearling filly GRAYLAN
overall champion and BIS III. This wonderful mare
GWENDOLYN (Wildzang's Sundancer x Grace V A)
was born in the Netherlands.
bred and owned by Minna Harmaala.
The best in show (BIS) ring at Finnish Welsh pony
In the cob ring, the day was Paula Viita's. Not only
shows is usually the turf of Welsh mountain ponies
was her stallion “Anssi” overall champion, her threeand cobs, but this time the BIS ponies all represented
year-old mare, NATTENS ANASTASIA (Broughton
different sections. The overall best in show, however,
Replica x Vallas Ida), was reserve.
was the overall Welsh mountain champion, 18-yearold stallion MOONDELIGHT IDEFIX (Verdrefawr Ifor
In the partbred category, only one was entered.
x Pentyrch Delilah), bred and owned by Ilona
Thus, the overall partbred champion was yearling
Pykäläinen. His show career has been most
colt RAS TRENT (Roi Du Ballet [Finnish Warm
impressive: this was his third BIS I title in the Welsh
Blood] x Glynceirch Eleri [Welsh Section C]).
Show. He has also
been the BIS I in the
WELSH SHOW, JULY 14-15, TEIVO
all-breed
National
TROTTING RACE TRACK
Pony Show twice,
Judge Mr. John James, UK (Sianwood Stud)
and BIS II in both
Approximately 90 ponies and cobs were seen at this
shows a few times.
show. It was quite a busy weekend at the racetrack,
He is probably best
as the New Forest, Shetland, and Finnhorse Societies
known
for
his
arranged their shows there at the same time.
amazing trot. Sadly,
he passed away in
Saturday was, as usual, youngstock (one to three
September 2012 due
Section(D(stallion(Valhallas(Lancelot(
years old), and Sunday was for the other ages.
to cancer.
(Menai(Cardi(Gambler(x(Trevallion(Lady(Lillian)(
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BIS II in the Welsh Show was the overall Welsh
Section B champion, mare JEDIDJAN JUDITH
(Kenwood's Cymro x Polaris Jonquil), bred by
Johanna Blom and owned by Sari Piiparinen. This
was “Judi's” first championship ever. Her dam,
Polaris Jonquil, was one of the most successful
Section B ponies of her time in Finnish show rings.
In the 2012 Welsh Show, Finnish-bred ponies did
well. Both champions in the Welsh mountain ring
were born in Finland. Reserve champion was
METTY'S CHERINE (Dyfrdwy Seren-Y-Ffindir x
Wikners Celina), bred by Maarit Saaristo and owned
by Niina Liinamaa.
Section B reserve champion title went to 21-year-old
gelding PEACOCK (Bohemo O'Boy x Warmwell
Peasblossom), a wonderful mover who also produced
some offspring before his castration. Peacock has
been the Veteran Champion at almost all the shows
he's taken part in since he turned 18. Sadly this
turned out to
be his last
show, as he
was put down
soon after due
to an accident.
Peacock
was
bred
and
owned by Päivi
Jaakkonen.
NATIONAL ALL-BREED PONY SHOW,
AUGUST 18 TO 19, VERMO TROTTING
RACE TRACK
Judge Mr. John Batt, UK (Abergavenny Stud)
The Welsh turnout was pretty fair for the National
Pony Show with
over 100 ponies
and cobs. In this
show,
riding
ponies are shown
in
the
same
classes with the
WPBs.
Three
champions
are
chosen of each
Section(A(stallion(Moondelight(Tameron((
breed or section.
(Polaris(Victor(x(Moondelight(Nefertari)(
By Saturday’s end, all the Finnish-born youngstock
champions gathered in the big ring where judges of
all breeds picked their favourites. This was, as it often
is, a Welsh day: the overall youngstock champion was
MOONDELIGHT TAMERON. In the Welsh mountain
ring, he was reserve youngstock champion.
The youngstock champion was born in the UK, so
she was unable to show at the all-breed Finnish-bred
ring. This three-year-old filly WAITWITH GOLDEN
DREAM (Tamevalley Sahara x Waitwith Delyth) was,
however, overall champion Welsh mountain the next
day—and all-breed BIS II! There were altogether
over 500 ponies at the show.
Section(B(mare(Silent’s(Lucky(Lady(
Overall Section
C was BODWENARTH SERAPHIM (Bodwenarth Calvi
x Bodwenarth Brenhines y Gogledd), also a first-time
champion; this lovely imported mare is owned by
Noora Mäkinen of the Cloudberry stud. Seraphim
has some nice offspring, including two-year-old
CLOUDBERRY SWEET 'N SUGAR (by Welsh mountain
stallion Rookery Jackpot) who was Section C
youngstock champion, both in this show and last
year's National Pony Show. Reserve Section C was
imported stallion CYNTAF THE CHARMER (Synod
George x Synod Rosie O'Connor), owned by Ilona
Pykäläinen of the Moondelight Stud.
Welsh cob overall champion
was,
as
usual,
mare
MOONDELIGHT
LUCIA
(Misskärrs
Lacrimosa
x
Cathael Lisa), bred by Ilona
Pykäläinen and owned by
Soila Järvinen. Lucia has been
overall champion cob 10
times in her show career. She
has also been in the Supreme
Championships a few times.
Welsh mountain reserve champion was the imported
mare DUKESHILL SAVANNAH (Dukeshill Magnum x
Dukeshill Southern-Belle) owned by Karoliina
Sjögren. Savannah has won a lot in past shows,
including BIS I Welsh Shows 2008, 2009, and 2010.
III Champion was a very successful veteran mare,
22-year-old WAITWITH DELIGHT (Bengad Wild
Indigo x Castlemead Daylight), owned by Ilona
Pykäläinen.
In the Section B ring, the overall champion was
eight-year-old SILENT'S LUCKY LADY (Shamrock
Silent Squadron x Coneridge Almond). This was her
fourth time winning this title. Lady is
bred and owned by Riikka Ahervo.
Section(C(mare(Bodwenarth(Seraphim(
(Bodwenarth(Calvi(x(Bodwenarth(Brenhines(y(Gogledd)(
(
Interestingly, Judge Batt's reserve
champion was also by the stallion
Shamrock Silent Squadron, who was
gelded this year. Second in the
Section B ring was two-year-old filly
RAINHA DA BATERIA (out of
Palojoen Rosalinda), bred by PirjoRiitta Korpinen and owned by Lia
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Merimaa. Third best was Dutch-born 19-year-old
stallion WILDZANG'S SUNDANCER (Shamrock
Discovery x Shamrock Sun Flower), owned by Riikka
Ahervo.
The overall champion Section C was FLOWZONE
CHAMPAGNE (Moondelight Sir Arthur x Bodwenarth
Coral Drift), which is unusual—though it’s not
uncommon for foals to place second or third, it's rare
that they are first in their Section. She was bred and
is owned by Juha Passi. Reserve champion was
imported mare SWFFRYD TELERI (Parvadean
Geraint x Swffryd Tirion ”B”) and III champion
went to stallion CYNTAF THE CHARMER.
In the cob ring, Moondelight Lucia is usually
unbeatable, but this time she received II premium
and was third in her 4-pony class. Instead of her,
overall champion went to the imported mare
ROTHERDALE SALI (Cascob Warcry x Rotherdale
Ocean-Queen), owned by Silja Vihavainen of the
S.W. Stud. Reserve champion was imported stallion
CATHAEL IDRIS, who represents an old, heavy cob
type. Ilona Pykäläinen owns him. III Champion was
a colt foal, CLOUDBERRY ROYAL DOMPERIGNON
(Brudvik Dewin x Ynysgerwyn Rosina), bred by
Noora Mäkinen and owned by Jenniina Sillanaukee.
The WPB winners were the same as in the Welsh
Show a month earlier: overall WPB champion was
mare ISA II, and her colt MISTAKA MAGIC TOUCH
was III champion. Reserve went to yearling colt SIR
MAXIMUS WELSHWARRIOR (Sir Donnerhall
[oldenburg] x Silent Diamond [Welsh C]), bred and
owned by Minna and Veera Salo. This beautiful bay
colt was WPB youngstock champion in both this
show and the Welsh Show.
QUALITY PONY
COMPETITION
In the Quality Pony Competition
there are three champions
chosen:
youngstock,
gait
(dressage), and show jumping.
Two- to three-year-olds do jumps
and in-hand evaluation. The
four- and five-year-olds do inhand and either gaits or show
jumping. They can also choose to
take part in both.
champion
last
year. She is bred
and owned by
well-known rider
and trainer Anna
Kärkkäinen.
Gait
champion
Section(B(female(Rainha(Da(Bateria(
was
THUR
(Creigllan Goroeswr x Felinmor Seren Aur), bred by
Ilona Pykäläinen and owned by Juha Passi of the
Flowzone stud. Arthur's sire, Creigllan Goroeswr,
only left three offspring, of which one died as a foal.
Arthur's half-brother, Moondelight Rose Prince, was
licensed at the age of three, but gelded this year. Sire,
Goroeswr, passed away prematurely at the age of
three years. Arthur himself has produced some nice
offspring, including National Pony Show Section C
overall champion filly Flowzone Champagne.
AUTUMN WELSH SHOW OCT. 28, 2012,
FINNHORSE CENTER LOIMIHAKA
Judge Anna Pajanen, FIN
The Autumn Show turned out to be less fall-like than
wintery. Nevertheless, there were nearly 40 ponies
and cobs at this small show. This was Ilona
Pykäläinen's day, as the top three ponies were all
bred by her at the Moondelight stud.
Best in Show was Welsh mountain overall champion,
six-year-old stallion MOONDELIGHT NEIFION
(Moondelight Idefix x Waitwith Delight). It seems
this lovely and well-moving stallion might follow in
his multi-champion sire's hoofsteps. Neifion's dam,
Delight, has also won several championships. Ilona
still owns Neifion, who has also spent a successful
show year in the UK from 2010 to 2011.
Section(D(mare(Moondelight(Lucia(
(Misskärrs(Lacrimosa(x(Cathael(Lisa)(
Show jumping champion was a New Forest stallion,
KLOCKAS IKAROS, but both youngstock champion
and gait champion titles went to the Welsh.
Youngstock champion was three-year-old partbred
filly BACKWOODS ZAHARA (Pin Rock's Spirit [wpb]
x Zelektra [warmblood]), who was also youngstock
BIS II was cob overall
champion, 10-year-old mare
MOONDELIGHT LUCIA. This
quality, multi-champion mare is
an excellent mover. BIS III was
yearling Welsh mountain colt
MOONDELIGHT
HONEYBUZZARD
(Polaris
Victor x Forlan Honey).
Honeybuzzard has mainly
received II premiums, but that
day was youngstock champion
and BIS III.
At the Welsh mountain ring, reserve champion was
the imported mare FLYDON RHUBAN EFYDD (Flydon
Wyn x Flydon Seren Efydd), owned by the Flowzone
stud. This lovely mare also took part in the junior
handler ring with six-year-old handler Anna Passi.
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Section B titles both went to the same address: overall
champion,
three-year-old
stallion
JEDIDJAN
AABRAHAM (Bluebury Dakar x Cottrell Animation),
and reserve champion JEDIDJAN JUDITH were both
bred by Johanna Blom and are owned by Sari
Piiparinen. Judith was also seen in the junior handler
ring with Sari’s 12-year-old daughter.
Overall Section C champion was yearling colt
CLOUDBERRY SKY'S THE LIMIT, bred by Noora
Mäkinen and owned by Minttu Linjamäki. This
pretty colt is an excellent mover. Judges have liked
him since he started his show career in 2011, when
he was Section C champion foal at the National Pony
Show. "Seppo" looks and moves a lot like his sire,
Rytterbjergets Infinity,
who was leased from
Denmark
for
two
seasons. Seppo's dam,
Seraphim,
was
Supreme Champion in
the Welsh Show and
has produced many
quality offspring by
different
stallions.
Section C reserve champion was imported mare
SWFFRYD TELERI, owned by Noora Mäkinen of the
Cloudberry stud.
Cob reserve champion was, once again, two-year-old
stallion VALHALLAS LANCELOT. His owner, Paula
Viita, has every reason to be happy about her Danish
import, as he has received a champion title at almost
every Welsh show this year!
Finally, the Welsh partbred section classes only had
two participants in the Autumn Show. Overall
champion was six-year-old mare SÖDERBY GÅRD
VALMAI (Fair Play [oldenburg] x Rhwillech Victoria
[Welsh cob]), bred and owned by Ann-Christin
Söderlund. Other judges have also seen quality in
this lovely and well-moving mare, although this was
her first overall championship. She has also done well
in riding arenas, winning in the six-year-olds'
dressage class in Breeders' Prize competition this fall.
For more photos, go to www.minnaharmaala.net,
www.welshponi.net (WPCS Finland, in Finnish only)
or www.sukuposti.net (all-breed pedigree database,
also in English).
Section(A(Moondelight(Neifion(
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hunter ring.
For more information please visit
www.crownridgefarms.com
Or contact Jenna Ponzo at
705 443 1684 / info@crownridgefarms.com
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2012 f oals
Crown Ridge Madoc—For Sale
2012 Section B Welsh Colt
Sire: Fydlyn Adlais
Dam : Eyarth Mercedes
Stunning, typey colt with a look at me attitude. Definite
stallion prospect will be a huge winner on the line.
Crown Ridge Spot On—For Sale
2012 Section B Welsh Colt
Sire: Fydlyn Adlais
Dam : Downland Satinwood
Gorgeous colt with a personality plus . Quiet and
personable, will make a wonderful kids show pony.
Crown Ridge Hallmark—For Sale
2012 Section B Welsh Filly
Sire: Mortons Harkin
Dam : Land’s End Hermia
Sweet filly with the pedigree to be a top hunter pony or
fabulous broodmare. Will mature a small.
For more information please visit
www.crownridgefarms.com
Or contact Jenna Ponzo at
705 443 1684 / info@crownridgefarms.com
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Broodmares for sale: Renata of Erinleigh
(B7179) and Speculation of Erinleigh
(B8256); these mares go back to Brockwell
Spider twice. Priced to sell.
Erinleigh Welsh Ponies, Kelwood MB
Duane at 204-967-2830
dfstew@mts.net
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Randy & Mary James
rejames@netago.ca (403) 823-3928
Please visit our web page: www.prairiesunwelshponies.com
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RoseHill Farm
Purebred Welsh and Welsh Cross Sport Ponies
Producing Ponies of exceptional temperament
Producing Ponies of extreme versatility suitable
for show, pleasure, driving
Offering at Stud
ROLLINGWOODS RAISIN RUCKUS
Sleight of Hand
WPSCA Sire of the Year
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
RRR showing O/F
RRR showing in hand
RRR showing O/F
RRR showing In Hand
Purebred Welsh Section B
Palomino Roan Stallion
Out of Rollingwoods Chips Ahoy
By legendary sire Sleight of Hand
Order of the Dragon X 4
Rollingwoods Sitcom
By Rollingwoods
Raisin Ruckus
-ONLY son of Sleight Of Hand standing in Canada
-Just 32 points shy of prestigious Legion of Merit Award
-Full Sibling to Rollingwoods Lorna Doone who has her
Dam Order of the Dragon
-Uncle to the Stallion Rollingwoods Cookie Thief who has
individual Order of the Dragon
ROLLINGWOODS RAISIN RUCKUS has produced
3 USEF Pony Finalists from a limited crop of 10 foals
incredible temperament
exceptional movement
ONTARIO CHAMPION B STALLION 2011
Stud Fee: $500.00
Mare Care: $10.00/ day
Janet R Pegg at 905-967- 3880
Silverleaf Noel
By Rollingwoods
Raisin Ruckus
C 2145 Con 13, Cannington, ON, L0E 1E0
jrpegg@bell.net
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BEAVERWOOD FARM
Welsh & Sport Pony Breeders since 1981
Where Champions are made. 5 generations of home
bred, raised, & trained horses and ponies.
Awards in Canada, USA, Germany, & France in
carriage driving.
Specializing in training ponies to ride and drive
with confidence and reliability.
We are happy to help the client find carriage and
equipment to meet your needs.
The only Equine Canada certified driving coach in
Ontario available for clinics and daily lessons.
Ship ins welcome, or use one of our trusted horses.
Since 1981 we’ve won championships in FEI
driving, short stirrup hunter, sport pony line classes
Welsh line classes, A hunter and pleasure driving.
www.Beaverwoodfarm.on.ca 519-833-7169 RR#2 Hillsburgh, ON
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BEAVERWOOD
FARM
BEAVERWOOD
FARM
Beaverwoods
Mystique
2009, 13.1 hh Welsh B Stallion
Beaverwoods
Mystique
2009, 13.1 hh Welsh B Stallion
Mynach Mystical x Beaverwoods Hollyhock (by Rotherwood Crown Prince))
Mynach Mystical x Beaverwoods Hollyhock (by Rotherwood Crown Prince))
This stunning young stallion has already won 17 championships. He was
This stunning young stallion has already won 17 championships. He was
the champion of champions at the 2011 Royal Winter Fair. No other Jr.
the champion of champions at the 2011 Royal Winter Fair. No other Jr.
Welsh has won this award in its 23 year history. Don’t miss this
Welsh has won this award in its 23 year history. Don’t miss this
opportunity to breed to one of Canada’s best up and coming Welsh
opportunity to breed to one of Canada’s best up and coming Welsh
Stallions.
Stallions.
www.Beaverwoodfarm.on.ca 519-833-7169 RR#2 Hillsburgh, ON
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*Dukeshill Double Diamond
(Dukeshill Magnum x Dukeshill Dulcinea)
Thistleworth
Welsh Ponies
www.thistleworth.biz
*Idyllic Volante
(Idyllic Entrepreneaur x Idyllic Fonteyn)
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Arnaby Farm
offers at stud for the 2013 breeding season
Diane(Jackson(
Phone:(519.318.2435(
Email:(arnabyfarm@sympatico.ca(
Website:(www.arnabyfarm.com(
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!
Thank you to Janene Howran for showing Falling Moon Cadence
to Supreme Champion Welsh of the 2012 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair!
Congratulations to
Eliza for winning the
leading rein at the
Royal Agricultural
Winter Fair in 2012
with C Ponderosa
Fancy Trix!
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ALVESTA FARM
Breeding quality, true-to-type Section A & B Welsh Ponies
Brenda'Podolski'
Jarvie,'Alberta'
www.alvestafarm.com'
alvestafarm@hotmail.com'
www.facebook.com/AlvestaWelshPonies'
!
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ALVESTA SWEET N
SPICY (*CadlanValley
Pirate x Alvesta
Buttons N Bows by
Llandefalle
Bonheddwr) has
produced two foals
from our young
import, Llanarth
Tarquin (Cwrtycadno
Cymro x Polaris
Dorcas by Paddock
Mystral). The cross has
demonstrated great
prepotency in quality,
strong conformation,
exceptional necks,
lovely movement and
type, and intelligent,
kind temperaments.
Alvesta'Naiya'
The eldest from this cross, A LVESTA NAIYA, is a 2011 filly who we’ve retained. Her first show season, in
2012 brought tremendous success. With championships in SportPony, Model Hunter Pony, and Welsh
classes—including Res. Supreme overall—it was amazing to see her win in all the divisions she was entered
in.
ALVESTA TARQUINIUS, 2012
colt, is the second foal from this
cross. A male version of his
stunning sister, he has the
makings to be a top show and
stallion prospect. Though he has
pizzazz, when we trained him to
the halter we quickly learned he
is also gentle and smart.
Temperament is a major focus in
our program, so it’s exciting this
cross produces such wonderful
personalities.
We look forward to the third foal
of this cross, due in 2013!
Quality youngstock offered for sale—
please inquire for details.!
Alvesta'Tarquinius'
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Introducing our junior Section B stallions,
both of whom we’re expecting 2013 foals from
*Llanarth)Tarquin)
) Sire:)Cwrtycadno)Cymro)
) Dam:)Polaris)Dorcas)by)
Paddock)Mystral)
)
Alvesta)Helios)
) Sire:)*Mynach)Mystical)
) Dam:)Alvesta)Sweet)N)Spicy)
by)*CadlanValley)Pirate)
)
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TRANSFERS FROM CANADIAN LIVESTOCK RECORDS
NORTHERN-CROSS SUMMER ROMANCE -[CAN]B10818-27 05 2006 Mare
NORTHWIND HAAKIN -[CAN]B10138-; Dam RUSSETWOOD ROMANCE -[CAN]B9099-[GBR]F119831-.
NORTHERN-CROSS VICTOR -[CAN]B10043-
24 05 2003 Stallion
Sold on October 8, 2011 by Sarah Kucma, 2015 Sharpe Rd, Odessa, ON
K0H 2H0. Telephone - 613-354-3954 Fax 613-354-5130 E-Mail - csffarm@mycando.ca to Julie
Diamonfd, 6638 Wellington Rd 10 RR 3, Moorefield, ON N0G
2K0.
23 08 2001 Mare
Sold on July 1, 2011 by Ernest Gagnier, RR 2, Baltimore, ON K0K 1C0.
Telephone - 905-372-5874 to Soren Degn, RR
1, Roseneath, ON K0K 2X0. Telephone - 905-352-3398
02 04 2004 Stallion
Sold on October 29, 2011 by Glencameron Farm, RR 1,
16709 Sixth Line, Limehouse, ON L0P 1H0. Telephone - Sire - SYNOD
905-877-8798 Fax - 905-702-9835 E-Mail pammac@xplornet.com to Kathryn Slack, 2394 Cummins Lane,
Burlington, ON L7P 5B2. Telephone - 905-319-0385
27 02 2006 Mare
Sold on December 25, 2011 by Kathy Stanley, 6475 Green
Lake Rd N, Box 183, 70 Mile House, BC V0K 2K0. Telephone Sire - 250-456-7462 E-Mail - stanley k@telus.net to Terry & Dam - RAINBOWS
Karyn Worsfold, C-A3 Site 2 RR 1, 70 Mile House, BC V0K
2K0. Telephone - 250-456-7404 E-Mail - kgpanda@yahoo.ca
30 04 2011 Mare
Sold on October 17, 2011 by Gordon Davey, Box 44A RR 7, Saskatoon, SK
S7K 1N2. Telephone - 306-931-2530 E-Mail gord.davey@inet2000.com to Jolene Beblow, Box 337, KENVIEW MIQu'Appelle, SK S0G 4A0. Telephone - 306-699-2270 Litter
size = 1.
11 05 2008 Mare
Sold on September 1, 2011 by Gordon Davey, Box 44A RR 7, Saskatoon, SK
size = 1.
09 05 2010 Mare
Sold on October 10, 2011 by Gordon Davey, Box 44A RR 7, Saskatoon, SK
size = 1.
12 04 2007 Mare
Sold on May 9, 2010 by Diane Monro-Clarahan, RR 3, Barrhead, AB T7N
1N4. Telephone - 780-674-4742 E-Mail riverwind1@hotmail.com to Gareth Morgan, 4326 - 51 St, Dam Vegreville, AB T9C 1V1. Sold on June 23, 2010 by Gareth
Morgan, 4326 - 51 St, Vegreville, AB T9C 1V1. to Brooke
Matter, 6002 - 52 Ave, Beaumont, AB T4X 1V5. Telephone 780-929-6522 E-Mail - thematters@shaw.ca
23 08 2009 Mare
Sold on December 17, 2011 by Diane Monro-Clarahan, RR 3, Barrhead, AB
T7N 1N4. Telephone - 780-674-4742 E-Mail riverwind1@hotmail.com to Tracey Stock, 22167 Township
Rd 534, Ardrossan, AB T8E 2M5. Telephone - 780-922-8346
11 06 2004 Mare
Sold on October 21, 2011 by Prairie Sun Welsh Ponies, c/o Randy & Mary
James, Box 88, Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0.
Telephone - 403-823-3928 Fax - 403-823-9393 E-Mail - Dam rejames@netago.ca to James Atkinson, 34 Bishop Tutu
Oulvevard, Toronto, ON M5V 2Z7.
05 06 2011 Mare
Sold on November 12, 2011 by Brian Newman, RR 3, Chatsworth, ON
N0H 1G0. Telephone - 519-794-0459 to
Élyse Chicoine, 3583 Rue Contant, Mascouche, QC J7K 3C3. Dam Telephone - 514-941-6436 450-964-6436 Fax - 450-964-4036
E-Mail - info@jouets-bcl.com
Sire - WEST ABBEY ROCKET -[CAN]B8604-; Dam SNOW PONY BUTTERCUP -B6995- -[US]33904-.
PEGG'S PRIDE -[CAN]A9758Sire - BYRCHWOOD MACKENZIE -A8006-; Dam MAR-MOR MISTY MORNING -A8164-.
PENDERMERE CARBON COPY -[CAN]C10288LORD PERCIVAL -[CAN]C9204-[GBR]M55157-; Dam - COBLYNAU CUSAN
-[CAN]C9030-.
RAINBOWS END DESTINY -[CAN]A10786HUBER'S ROBIN OF LOCKSLEA -[CAN]A8897-;
END SOLAR FLARE -[CAN]A9798-.
RIVENDALE HAILEY -[CAN]C11824Sire - MI HIGHER POWER -[CAN]C8853-; Dam LEXIE -A8344-.
RIVENDALE LEIA -[CAN]C11339Sire - MI HIGHER POWER -[CAN]C8853-; Dam LEXIE -A8344-.
RIVENDALE VIOLA -[CAN]C11682Sire - MI HIGHER POWER -[CAN]C8853-; Dam LEXIE -A8344-.
RIVERWIND COCO MADMOISELLE -[CAN]B11119Sire - NORTHERN-CROSS CHARMER -[CAN]B8652-;
RIVERWIND'S MERRY BREEZE -B7993-.
RIVERWIND HAMARA -[CAN]R1861Sire - RIVERWIND DIAMONDS AND ICE
-[CAN]B10679-; Dam - HALEY.
RIVERWIND ROYAL OCCASION -[CAN]B10344Sire - NORTHERN-CROSS CHARMER -[CAN]B8652-;
RIVERWIND'S ASPEN GLOW -B8248-.
ROSEWIN ADÈLE -[CAN]B11802-
Sire - NORTHERN-CROSS MAN O'WAR -[CAN]B10326-;
ALVESTA FINESSE -B6823-.
ROSEWIN ARABELLA -[CAN]B11634-
Sold on October 30, 2011 by Medea Rietvelt, RR 1, 25277
Valleyview Rd, Sutton West, ON L0E 1R0. Telephone - Sire 905-955-1421 Fax - 905-722-4257 E-Mail jmrwelshponies@yahoo.ca jmrwelshponies@yahoo.ca to Rose
Reid, 740 Brawley Rd, Ashburn, ON L1M 1M2. Telephone 905-655-4541 E-Mail - reidellfarms@ontariohighspeed.ca
14 06 2010 Mare
Sold on November 12, 2011 by Brian Newman, RR 3, Chatsworth, ON
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Sire - NORTHERN-CROSS MAN O'WAR -[CAN]B10326-;
ALVESTA FINESSE -B6823-.
SCARLET ISABELLA -[CAN]B11269-
01 06 2006 Mare
Sold on August 18, 2010 by Terry Crawford, 8801 County
Rd 18, Amherstburg, ON N9V 2Y7. to Kaitlin Atkin, 10075
Lakeshore Rd, Grand Bend, ON N0M 1T0. Telephone - ARDMORE
519-238-8414
23 05 2005 Mare
Sold on October 10, 2011 by Lea Anne Kroll, PO Box 982
Stn Main, Cochrane, AB T4C 1B1. Telephone - 403-932-4131
E-Mail - okkroll@telus.net to Kim Davy, Site 7 Comp 22
RR 1 Stn Main, Olds, AB T4H 1P2.
18 05 2000 Mare
Sold on January 21, 2012 by Helen Ann Scott, Box 322, Mount Forest, ON
N0G 2L0. Telephone - 519-323-6024 to
Rose Reid, 740 Brawley Rd, Ashburn, ON L1M 1M2. Dam Telephone - 905-655-4541 E-Mail reidellfarms@ontariohighspeed.ca
03 05 2010 Mare
Sold on October 7, 2011 by Kasandra Miller, Box 5 Site 8
RR 2, Didsbury, AB T0M 0W0. to Stacey Schaber, RR 2 Site Sire - HEW
2 Box 18, Olds, AB T4H 1P3. Telephone - 403-507-9242 Fax YOUNG'S
- 403-507-9242 E-Mail - sschaber@xplornet.com Litter
size = 1.
21 04 2011 Mare
Sold on October 7, 2011 by Shelley Snyder, Box 5 Site 8
RR 2, Didsbury, AB T0M 0W0. E-Mail shellcrest40@hotmail.com to Jordan Schaber, RR 2 Site 2
Box 18, Olds, AB T4H 1P3. Telephone - 403-507-9242 Fax 403-556-1833 E-Mail - jordanschaber@hotmail.com Litter size = 1.
25 05 2009 Stallion
Sold on October 7, 2011 by Colleen Polard, Box 9 Site 4
RR 1, Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 1X6. E-Mail polard88@telus.net to Jacie Rutschke, 23 - 5210 - 65
Ave, Olds, AB T4H 1W7.
09 05 2008 Mare
Sold on May 11 by Soren Degn,RR 1,Roseneath,ON K0K 2X0
Telephone 905-352-3398 to Iron Ridge
Performance Ponies, c/o Robert Chapman, 350 Ballyduff
Rd, Pontypool, ON L0A 1K0. Telephone - 705-277-2654
E-Mail - rnschapman@hughes.net
02 06 2006 Mare
Sold on November 14, 2011 by Relhok Farm, c/o Jeffrey
Kohler, 1831 Line One N RR 2, Shanty Bay, ON L0L 2L0. Sire Telephone - 705-726-5225 E-Mail - jeff@relhok.ca to
Keith C Durward, 181 Zion Rd, RR 3, Little Britain, ON K0M 2C0.
Telephone - 705-357-3173 E-Mail durward@i-zoom.net
16 07 2008 Mare
Sold on October 18, 2011 by Lea Anne Kroll, PO Box 982
Stn Main, Cochrane, AB T4C 1B1. Telephone - 403-932-4131
E-Mail - okkroll@telus.net to Julie Foot, Box 4747, SANALTA
Taber, AB T1G 2E5. Telephone - 403-223-4904 E-Mail rjfoot@cciwireless.ca Sold on December 10, 2011 by Julie
Foot, Box 4747, Taber, AB T1G 2E5. Telephone 403-223-4904 E-Mail - rjfoot@cciwireless.ca to Shirley
Bradbury, 930-212 St, Langley, BC V2Z 1T1.Litter size 1.
28 04 2003 Stallion
Sold on October 21, 2011 by Eric & Shirley Brand, Box 8
RR 1, Innisfail, AB T4G 1T6. Telephone - 403-227-4341
Fax - 403-227-4341 E-Mail - shirleybrand1@yahoo.com to
Sheila McDonald DVM & Kate Mincey, 4656 Wallace Hill Rd, Kelowna, BC
V1W 4C2.
14 05 2010 Mare
Sold on October 1, 2011 by Lisa Doucette & Lori
Hirschfeld, Box 1200, St Isidore, AB T0H 3B0. Telephone
- 780-624-2124 E-Mail - lisa-doucette@hotmail.com to
Chantal Arbour, Box 5295, Peace River, AB T8S 1R9.
13 07 2003 Mare
Sold on November 2, 2010 by Sally Meecham, RR 2, Cochrane, AB T4C
1A2. Telephone - 403-932-7877 E-Mail smeecham@pathcom.ca to Renée Sward, 187 Rocky Ridge
Circle NW, Calgary, AB T3G 4P1. Telephone - 403-283-3938
E-Mail - swardr@shaw.ca
Sire - SCARLET SORCEROR -[CAN]A10016-; Dam ATTENDANCE -B7700-.
SHELL-CREST ABOUT SWEET TIME -[CAN]B10638Sire - WESTRUM'S MOROCCO -B6765- -[US]31707-;
Dam - YOUNG'S HIGH TIME -B5888-.
SHELL-CREST BORN TO BOOGIE -[CAN]B9393Sire - WESTRUM'S MOROCCO -B6765- -[US]31707-;
YOUNG'S BORN TO SHOW -A7394-.
SHELL-CREST HEART OF MAGIC -[CAN]B11688BLACK MAGIC -[CAN]B10833-; Dam HEART BREAKER -[CAN]A8882-.
SHELL-CREST I LUV JELLYBEANS -[CAN]B11815Sire - WESTRUM'S MOROCCO -B6765- -[US]31707-;
Dam - YOUNG'S AKURE FOR LUV -B6663-.
SHELL-CREST MR. STEEL -[CAN]A11511Sire - DANDARDEL FLIT -A8381- -[US]31678-; Dam
- YOUNG'S GOLD CLASSIC -A8313-.
SOREN'S DAFFADILE -[CAN]R1723Sire - C PONDEROSA SAI-LORE -[CAN]A10604-; Dam
- STAR.
STONEHEDGE LOVESTRUCK -[CAN]B10843GIGMAN LORD JAMES -B8296- -[GB]M47030-;
Dam - STONEHEDGE LOVELIGHT -B7485-.
TEN PINE LACED IN GOLD -[CAN]B11206Sire - SANALTA'S HIGH CALIBER -B6616-; Dam GOLDEN LACE -A7998-.
THE KEY -[CAN]B10233Sire - WINNERS NUGGET -[CAN]B9239-; Dam SANALTA MINT PATTY -[CAN]B9339-.
THREE RIVERS RAIN CLOUD -[CAN]R1953Sire - RIVERWIND DIAMONDS & SILVER
-[CAN]B10980-; Dam - TYRA.
ULTERRA MISS TRESS -[CAN]R1163Sire - GLYNCADNO ESQUIRE -B7608- -[US]34236-;
Dam - TAFFY.
N0H 1G0. Telephone - 519-794-0459 to
Élyse Chicoine, 3583 Rue Contant, Mascouche, QC J7K 3C3. Dam Telephone - 514-941-6436 450-964-6436 Fax - 450-964-4036
E-Mail - info@jouets-bcl.com
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WAXWING MARIMBA -[CAN]B10223-
06 05 2000 Mare
Sold on May 15, 2009 by Laurie & George Nelson, Box 5
Site 11 RR 2, Cochrane, AB T4C 1A2. Telephone 403-932-1561 E-Mail - blu-pony@hotmail.com to M Diane
Jackson, 155634 - 15th Line, RR 4, Thamesford, ON N0M
2M0. Telephone - 519-283-9678 Fax - 519-283-6314 E-Mail
- arnabyfarm@sympatico.ca
24 05 2006 Stallion
Sold on July 26, 2011 by Julie Foot, Box 4747, Taber, AB T1G 2E5. Telephone
- 403-223-4904 E-Mail rjfoot@cciwireless.ca to Louise Saunders, Box 117, CREEK
Borden, SK S0K 0N0. Telephone - 306-997-4912 Fax 306-997-4911 E-Mail - lsaunders@sasktel.net Litter size
= 1.
06 05 2002 Mare
Sold on September 1, 2011 by Fonda Munro, 1470 White Rd, Nanaimo, BC
V0R 1L5. Telephone - 250-722-3789 E-Mail blueeagle@shaw.ca to Jessie P James, 1462 White Rd, Dam - YONDER
Nanaimo, BC V9X 1N2. Telephone - 250-722-0170 Fax 250-722-0172 E-Mail - ponies@westabbeywelsh.com Litter size = 1.
19 04 2006 Mare
Sold on December 1, 2011 by Mrs Sandra Sterritt, 830 8th Line, RR 1, Port Perry, ON L9L 1B2. Telephone - Sire 905-852-6502 to Lynda Wray, 2190 Clement Rd RR 2,
Seagrave, ON L0C 1G0. Telephone - 905-985-6879 Litter size = 1.
22 09 2007 Stallion
Sold on December 31, 2011 by Sherri Brandsma, RR 2, Balzac, AB
T0M 0E0. Telephone - 403-567-1020 Fax 403-567-1021 E-Mail - sbrandsma@efirehose.net to Stacey
Schaber, RR 2 Site 2 Box 18, Olds, AB T4H 1P3. Telephone
- 403-507-9242 Fax - 403-507-9242 E-Mail sschaber@xplornet.com
15 06 2011 Stallion
Sold on June 29, 2011 by Muriel Burnley, 694 Sandy Hook
Rd, Pontypool, ON L0A 1K0. Telephone - 705-277-9118
E-Mail - murielburnley@gmail.com to Rose Reid, 740
Brawley Rd, Ashburn, ON L1M 1M2. Telephone 905-655-4541 E-Mail - reidellfarms@ontariohighspeed.ca
24 03 2009 Gelding
Sold on August 2, 2011 by Lynda Wray, 2190 Clement Rd RR
2, Seagrave, ON L0C 1G0. Telephone - 905-985-6879 to
Quindy Watts, Box 2928, Wainwright, AB T9W 1S8.
Telephone - 780-806-8030 Fax - 780-845-0125 E-Mail quindywatts@gmail.com
Sire - MOELVIEW MOHAWK -[GBR]M40645-; Dam WEDDERLIE MARTINA B-[GBR]F101135-.
WELSH DREAMS OF SPRINGSONG -[CAN]D11008Sire - LASCAUX TANGO D-[USA]39896-; Dam - CAT
QUICKEN -[CAN]C11394- -[USA]37523-.
WEST ABBEY RUBY -[CAN]B9945Sire - MERRYMENT MATADOR -B7035- -[GB]M37480-;
HILL CHANTALE -B6505-.
WHISPERING SPRING MELODY -[CAN]B11238BROOKSIDE BRONZE TUPPENNY -B7252-; Dam
- MAR-JON ARIAN -[CAN]B9964-.
WILLOWBRAND FLYING CYMRO -[CAN]D11171Sire - GALLOD MICHAEL AP TOMAS -[CAN]D10123-;
Dam - RANLAN RHIANNON -[CAN]D11170-[USA]41157-.
WIND DANCER LINCOLN -[CAN]B11809Sire - LLANARTH SENATOR -B6389- -[GBR]M30875-;
Dam - CLLYNNCOPA LAURISSA -[CAN]B8789-.
WRAY ACRES BEAUMONT -[CAN]B11393Sire - CADLANVALLEY BODACIOUS -[CAN]B10696-[GBR]M68823-; Dam - MT. RIDGE JAMBA
-[CAN]B11224- -[USA]42988-.
3/4(Welsh(Halcyonia(Lucy((Gallod(Welsh(Commet(x(Halcyonia(Patricia)(ridden(by(Melissa(Saunders(in(Saskatchewan(
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REJECTED APPLICATION—(for incomplete applications or insufficient funds—each rejection)……
Registration of animals BORN IN CANADA, by December 31st of year of foaling……………………………
Registration of animals after the above date but before December 31st of yearling year………………………..
Registration of animals after December 31st of their yearling year and up to three (3) years of age……………
Registration of animals after three (3) years—at the approval of the Executive Committee……………………
$25.00
37.00
69.00
133.00
190.00
$50.00
74.00
138.00
266.00
380.00
Registration of IMPORTED ANIMALS within six (6) months of the date of transfer in the country of origin..
Registration after the above date but within twelve (12) months of the date of transfer in the country of origin.
Registration of imported animals after twelve (12) months of the date of transfer, at the approval of the
Executive Committee…………………………………………………………………………………………….
37.00
87.00
74.00
174.00
133.00
266.00
Registration of HALF-WELSH animals…………………………………………………………………………
37.00
74.00
Transfer of Ownership…………………………………………………………………………………………...
31.00
62.00
19.00
38.00
Transfer of Ownership at time of registration……………………………………………………………………
NOTE: THE ANIMAL PEDIGREE ACT REQUIRES ALL TRANSFERS OF OWNERSHIP TO BE
COMPLETED WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS OF DATE OF SALE.
Stallion Service Reports filed by December 31st of year of service………………………………………………
PLUS three Dollars ($3.00) for each mare listed.
Stallion Service Report filed AFTER December 31st of year of service…………………………………………
PLUS Five Dollars ($5.00) per months to a maximum of $50.00.
PLUS Three Dollars ($3.00) per each mare listed.
20.00
40.00
20.00
40.00
DNA Kit…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Registration of Lease or Loan…………………………………………………………………………………….
Duplicate or corrected certificate…………………………………………………………………………………
Registration or Transfer of Prefix (Herd Name) …………………………………………………………………
Registration or Transfer of Tattoo Letters………………………………………………………………………..
RUSH FEE………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
60.00
20.00
26.00
50.00
20.00
20.00
120.00
40.00
52.00
100.00
40.00
40.00
Fees may be paid by VISA, Master Card, American Express, or by cheque or money order payable to:
CANADIAN LIVESTOCK RECORDS CORPORATION, 2417 Holly Lane, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1V 0M7
(Telephone 877-833-7110 or 613-731-7110, Fax 613-731-0704) Email: clrc@clrc.ca Internet: www.clrc.ca
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Welsh Pony and Cob Society of Canada
Application for Membership
Name: _______________________________________________________________
(If membership is for a partnership, company or other incorporated organization, give its full legal name)
Address: _____________________________________________________________
Province/State: ______________________Postal/Zip Code: ____________________
Phone: (_____)_________________________Fax: (_____)_____________________
Email Address: ________________________________________________________
Website Address: ______________________________________________________
I hereby apply for membership in the Welsh Pony and Cob Society of Canada and
agree to conform to its Constitution and By-Laws.
(
) Annual Membership $40.00
(
) Corporate Membership $40.00
(
) Life Membership $500.00
(
) Annual Junior Membership
Junior’s Date of Birth: __________________________________________________
_________________________________
______________________________
Signature of Voting Representative for a corporation
Print Name and Title
OR
_________________________________
______________________________
Signature of Individual Applicant
Date
Membership is for the calendar year and is due on January 1st each year
Add 13% HST for Ontario, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland
Add 12% for British Columbia
Add 15% HST for Nova Scotia
Add 5% GST for all other provinces
Please make cheques payable to Welsh Pony and Cob Society of Canada
Send your cheque and application to:
CLRC 2417 Holly Lane, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1V 0M7
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International Subscription
SUBSCRIBERS—PLEASE NOTE
1. If you are a member of the WPCSC, no matter which country you live in, you will
continue to receive Welsh in Canada. As long as you continue to be a member,
you DO NOT need to pay for a subscription.
2. If you live outside of Canada and wish to become a member, please use the form
on the previous page (85).
3. If you live outside Canada and wish to receive our quarterly newsletter—Welsh in
Canada—please use the form below.
4. We will accept cheques or Money Orders in American funds in the amount of
$25.00 for each subscription.
5. This form is for NON-MEMBERS ONLY
Date: ______________________________
Welsh in Canada
SUBSCRIPTION FORM FOR NON-MEMBERS—OUTSIDE CANADA
Name: ______________________________________________________
Mailing Address: ______________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
(Please Print)
Enclosed, please find my Cheque or Money Order for TWENTY-FIVE
DOLLARS IN UNITED STATES FUNDS ($25.00 US) for each one-year
subscription (four issues).
Make funds payable to WPCSC. Mail form and cheque to: Welsh Pony & Cob
Society of Canada, P.O. Box 119, Alliston, Ontario L9R 1T9
If different from above, subscription should be mailed to:
Name: ______________________________________________________
Mailing Address: ______________________________________________
________________________________________________
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NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM THE SOCIETY OFFICE
Canadian Livestock Records Corporation – CLRC
NEW: TOLL FREE NUMBER: 1-877-833-7110
Office Hours for Mavis MacDonald – Welsh Registrar at CLRC:
Monday to Thursday
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST/EDST
Phone: 613-731-7110 - Ext. 311
Laura Lee Mills is bilingual and assists with Welsh registrations.
Laura Lee works Monday to Friday – 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Her extension is 314
!
When registering a foal, please remember that the accepted colours are: Chestnut, Bay, Black, Grey,
Liver, Dun, Buckskin, Palomino, Crème, Perlino, Brown, Gruello and Roan in any of the above. Colour
terminologies could be: Liver Chestnut, Seal Brown, etc.
!
If you SELL a pony, you are required to process a TRANSFER to the new owner. Almost daily we
receive phone calls or emails about animals that have been purchased but the papers have been “lost”. Please
don’t let your pony be lost to the breed—complete a Transfer! The form may be found on the CLRC website
(www.clrc.ca) or you may request the form be mailed to you, at no charge, from CLRC.
!
When REGISTERING AN IMPORTED animal you will need to provide the ORIGINAL Registration
Certificate. If you do not wish the certificate to be folded into a letter-size envelope, you can request the
certificate(s) be returned to you in a 9”x12” flat envelope. There is an additional charge of $1.50 for this. With a
possible increase in postage rates in the future, it might be wise to send $2.00, and your account will be credited
with any funds not used.
!
AS LONG AS YOU DON’T WRITE ON THE CERTIFICATE there is NO CHARGE to have a
Registration Certificate for a stallion to be changed to indicate he was gelded. Send the original certificate to
CLRC. They will use a stamp to indicate the animal is now a gelding, and the database will be updated. The
original certificate will then be returned to you. This also applies if your pony/cob has died, and you would like
to keep the papers. The database will be updated and the certificate will be returned to you.
!
If you have an animal that has had DNA done by UC Davis, please include a copy of that report when
sending material to CLRC. You do not have to have another DNA done in Canada. This will eliminate any delay in
processing the work and will also eliminate a “Reject Fee”.
!
A small supply of men’s dress ties has been found. They are classic navy with the Society logo of the
white “running” pony placed at intervals. They may be purchased for the modest sum of $10.00 plus $2.00 for
postage. Please contact the office or a Director in your area to order.
!
A supply of Canadian Pony Society Stud Books – Vol. #2, #5 and #6 have been located. These books
contain early registration information on Welsh Ponies. Volume 2 was published in 1939, Volume 5 in 1959 and
Volume 6 in 1963. There are photocopy pages of Volume 4 with only the Welsh registrations from 1955. These
books are available for $10.00 each plus postage. There will be no charge for the photocopy pages.
!
The information posted on the CLRC website is public domain. If you do not wish to have your contact information
shown, please advise either CLRC or the Society office and your information will be suppressed on the website.
!
Buyer Beware! When purchasing a pony that is represented as being registered, please make sure to
see the original Registration Certificate! The name of the current owner should be indicated and all markings
and body colour should match the written description on the certificate. If you are told the animal is able to be
registered check with CLRC or the Society office to be sure that: 1) both parents are full registered Welsh; 2)
there was a Stallion Service Report filed, listing the name of the mare; 3) the owner of the dam is willing to
complete and sign the Application for Registration. In the case of a Half-Welsh animal, one parent must be full,
registered Welsh but the other information is required as well.
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NEW!! The Society now has its own Stallion Service Report! It is available on the CLRC website
(www.clrc.ca) under the Associations tab in the drop-down menu, then look in Printable Forms way down at the
bottom of the list. Please make sure to list ALL mares bred to your stallion—full Registered or Half Welsh or
“other than Welsh”.
!
RETURNING IN 2013 – HIGH POIN T PROGRAM . A program is being written to tabulate
results. The Executive and Board of Directors are reviewing a submission for a program. The program will be
included in the Winter issue of Welsh in Canada.
!
COMING IN 2013 – An Amendment to the Constitution re DNA. It will be proposed that all
mares, 15 years and older will be DNA’d, and all foals out of mares 15 years and older will be DNA’d. It is
anticipated there would be a cost reduction for DNA kits for breeders with multiple mares in this age group.
!
We are now on FACEBOOK! If you have any interesting facts or history of the Society please contact
Karen Podolski so she may update the page: www.facebook.com/WelshPonyAndCobSocietyofCanada
!
When completing Registration Applications, please be sure to print or write clearly. If you find an error
when you receive the Registration Certificate, you should return the Certificate to CLRC for correction. If the
error was because there was difficulty in interpreting the printing or handwriting, then you will be charged for
the correction. If the error was on the part of CLRC, there will be no charge.
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