Dannevirke & District Pony Club Gymkana

 Heaps of fun today doing flat classes, playing games, showjumping & two fence challenge. 

Blondie in the barrel race

Bayly jumped Tommy for the first time

Korah rode Sunny

Sally rode Gem

Korah jumped Bella

A girl from the Waiarapa rode Bella (her pony arrived at the grounds lame)

Taupo Pony Christmas Classic Extravaganza

 First time this show has been held & because school finished for myself & Sally on Friday (Bayly & Korah finish on Tuesday) we decided to go. Went up Friday night & competed Saturday & Sunday. Was a great couple of days. Sally & Bayly both got to jump indoors.

Jasper (indoors) jumped in the 1:15 for 8 faults in the 2nd phase, the 4 bar, where he unfortunately went out in the second round (the waiting around indoors was too much for his ADHD), he had 8 faults in the 1:10 & 12 faults in the mini prix.

Gem (indoors) did a double clear in the 95cm, had 3 rails in (a very big 1:05), 4 faults in the jump off of the 90cm & 3 rails in the 1:00 (Sally just chased her a little too much in this class).

Ellie (indoors) had 4 faults in the 2nd phase of the 85cm & 4 faults in the jump off of the 90cm.

Blondie had 4 faults in the 80cm & the 90cm & double clear in the 75cm.

Sunny had 4 faults in the 55cm, finished 5th in the 50cm & 10th in the 60cm. She was a handful in the showhunter ring this weekend.

Bella went double clear in the 65cm. She finished 4th in the 50cm & 11th in the 60cm. She was a handful in the showhunter ring this weekend too (didn't like all the Christmas tinsel!)

Feed Time

 Sally bringing in Sunny, Bella & Blondie for their feed after been out in the paddock grazing for the afternoon. 

Feilding I A&P Show

Full truck load to Manfield, Feilding on Saturday for the show. Kept Jasper in the 1:10 classes, grand prix full height this weekend & indoors, so didn't enter. Gem & Ellie jumped a full height 1.05 really well. Blonde jumped 75cm & 85cm (but no photos).

Korah rode Sunny & Bella in the showhunters.  No ribbons this week but both ponies went well against very good ponies & big entries.

Jasper was 3rd in the Table C 1.10 & then won the 1.10 Championship. 

Ellie & Bayly were 7th in the 95cm and just had 4 faults in the 1.05 to finish 7th.

Gem jumped in the 95cm for 4 faults in the jump off to finish 9th & was 4th in 1.05 with 8 faults in the jump-off

Wellington Horowhenua Showjumping & Showhunter Championships

Full truck to Foxton for the Wellington Horowhenua Showjumping & Show hunter Championships.  Great day Saturday but extremely wet on Sunday. Don't seem to have any photos/videos of Bella this weekend. 

Jasper jumped well in the 1.20 but Sally fell from him at the B part of the last double. They were 6th in the mini prix.

Blondie jumped in the show hunters this weekend.

Gem was 7th in the 90cm, won the 95cm class on the Sunday

Ellie was 6th in the 90cm, 5th in 1m & 5th in the 1.05

Sunny jumped well in the show hunters on Saturday but did not cope with the torrential rain on Sunday.

Central Hawkes Bay A&P Show

 Everyone on board for the CHB A&P Show this weekend. Jasper had his second start in a Grand Prix. Jumped amazing. Photos or video of everyone except Blondie who I missed today.

Jasper's Grand Prix round, drew number 1 & finished with 12 faults, 3 rails; one unlucky & the other 2 were rider error. 

Gem was 2nd in the 90cm. 

Sunny picked up a 2nd & two 4th placings in the Cat A Show hunters

Bella picked up a 2nd in the 70cm Cat B Show hunter and a 1st equal for a clear round in the 70cm

Ellie jumped in the Liddy Memorial 1m with just 4 faults and 4 faults in the 90cm. 

Waipukurau Waipawa Sports

Stayed the Saturday night after the show to compete in the sports on Sunday. No photos of Jasper today. He had 8 faults in the 1.10. No photos of Gem today either. 

Blondie jumped in the 70cm & 80cm for two clear round ribbons.

Ellie jumped in the 1m for a 4th placing & 4 faults in the 1.05

Bella won 2 show hunter classes and did 2 clear rounds in the 60cm & the 70cm show jumping. 

Sunny got a 3rd in the show hunter & went clear in the 50cm & 60cm showjumping.

 
 

Cuddles For Gem

Gem is a bit of a favourite with (2 year old) Fern. Today she got some special cuddles.

Manawatu A&P Show

Nice relaxing weekend with early finishes. Covid-19 had hit the committee of the Manawatu A&P so they decided not to hold any of the showjumping series classes so horse entries in particular were very low. Pony entries held their own and there were some very good combinations entered.

Jasper came to the party again this weekend after 2 weeks of silly antics! He placed 2nd in the 1:10 AM5 & was 4th in the 1:10 championship.

Gem was again a star. We entered her in the 1:10 championship and she did a double clear to place 6th and she placed 6th in the 1.05 class.

Those showhunter classes were as frustrating as ever. Korah & Bella did a great round in the 60cm but was beaten by ponies who had refusals. They did place 4th in the 70cm showhunter. In the showjumping they had an oops at the first fence and then cantered round clear  on the Saturday & on Sunday went clear in the 70cm A2 for a 7th placing.

We were super stoked for Bayly & Ellie who placed 2nd in the 1m A2 on Sunday after having a Saturday that was not one to report on. 

Bayly & Blondie jumped 80 & 90cm but with no placings. Not sure that Blondie really enjoys jumping on the crusher lime. 

Carterton A&P Show

 Unfortunately Korah & Bayly didn't arrive at the show until Saturday night to compete on Sunday but Sally competed on both days with Gem & Jasper. Was a wet day Saturday but fine on Sunday.

Jasper was very naughty in the gateway of Ring 1 in the 1:10 class on Saturday morning & then had a couple of rails in the same ring in the Mini Prix. Was way better behaved on Sunday, having just a rail in the first round of the 1:10 class. Only the 3rd show, since we have owned Jasper, that he has come home from an event without a ribbon. 

Blondie was great again this weekend. She was 6th in the 75cm class & had 4 faults in the 85cm.






Gem won a 90cm class, and was 2nd in a 1m class and 2nd in the 95cm on Sunday.

Ellie was 5th in the 95cm & had 4 faults in the jump off in the 1m class on Sunday

Korah rode Bella in the 75cm for a clear first round & an unfortunate fall in the jump off.