Report: ALBC’s Instructional British Rare Breed Show

In the Breeds Barn Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY, Friday, June 20, 2003

This competition took place on the first day of the three-day rare breed event designed to complement “All the Queen’s Horses.” The classes displayed British horse and pony breeds which are rare or endangered either globally or in North America.

As far as possible, the show was judged against British Native breed standards with the proper salutes, turnout and patterns. Our British judges placed the classes and openly gave live commentary and information to the audience and exhibitors as they did so. However, to avoid any embarrassment, private comments to exhibitors were made with the microphone turned off.Ribbons and trophies

Ribbons were awarded to all participants as well as to prize winners.

The pony breeds in particular were very well represented, and it was very pleasing especially in the ridden classes to see the effort that the exhibitors had made to present themselves and their animals in British style. Tweed jackets, jodhpurs, velvet caps, shirts and ties were correct throughout.


Results

(Click on hyperlinks for pop-up photo links: credit L Hart.)

101 Dartmoor and Exmoor in-hand
1. Shilstone Rocks Snowshoes (Dartmoor) Sue Deutermann, Single Tree Farm, Georgia
2. Farnley Carver (Dartmoor) Narrow Gate Farm, Virginia
3. Marlyn Domino (Exmoor) Sarah Selby, New York
4. Marlyn Dunaverty (Exmoor) Sarah Selby, New York

102 Dales, Fell, Highland in hand
1. Canadale Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Dales pony) Canadale Dales Ponies, Ontario
2. Roderick of Croila (Highland pony) Lee Ann & Nadine Bunn, Virginia
3. Hardendale Black Jack (Fell pony) Laura Hart, Michigan
4. Treskewis Tom (Dales pony) Canadale Dales Ponies, Ontario

103 Cleveland Bay and Hackney in hand
1. Hope Valley (Hackney Horse) Hill Croft Farm, Kentucky
2. Stainmore Tayberry (Cleveland Bay) Billy & Jeannie Cave, North Carolina
3. Ironwood (Cleveland Bay) Billy & Jeannie Cave, North Carolina
4. Maple Hill Simon (Hackney Horse) Laura Miller, Indiana

104 Clydesdale and Shire in hand
1. Earnshaw Ideal (Shire) Jeff Bartko, Black Forest Shires, Colorado
2. Gladwin Lucky Grey Lady (Shire) Jeff Bartko, Colorado
3. Bubba (Clydesdale) Dr Carla Mitchell, Virginia
4. Black Forest Ideal Moonshadow (Shire) Randall Bryden, Tennessee

105 In hand championship
Ch Earnshaw Ideal (Shire) Jeff Bartko, Colorado
Res Shilstone Rocks Snowshoes (Dartmoor) Single Tree Farm Georgia

106 Dartmoor and Exmoor driven
1. Shilstone Rocks Snowshoes (Dartmoor) Single Tree Farm Georgia
2. Marlyn Dunaverty (Exmoor) Sarah Selby, New York

107 Dales, Fell, Highland driven
1. Hardendale Black Jack (Fell pony) Laura Hart, Michigan

108 Cleveland Bay and Hackney driven
1. Wentworth Lucifer (Hackney Horse) Cleo Lowe, Watermark Farm, Kentucky

109 Heavy horses driven
Replaced with a ridden class by request of exhibitors.

110 Driving Championship
Ch Wentworth Lucifer (Hackney Horse) Watermark Farm, Kentucky
Res Shilstone Rocks Snowshoes (Dartmoor) Single Tree Farm, Georgia

111 Dartmoor and Exmoor ridden
1 Farnley Carver (Dartmoor) Narrow Gate Farm, Virginia
2 Shilstones Rocks Snowshoes (Dartmoor) Single Tree Farm, Georgia
3 Marlyn Domino (Exmoor) Sarah Selby, New York
4 Marlyn Dunaverty (Exmoor) Sarah Selby, New York

112 Dales, Fell and Highland ridden
1 Hardendale Black Jack (Fell pony) Laura Hart, Michigan
2 Orton Hall Danny (Fell pony) Pat Burge, Colorado
3 Roderick of Crolia (Highland pony) Lee Ann & Nadine Bunn, Virginia
4 Midnightvalley Sweet William (Fell pony) Allison Wolff, Ohio

Champion, Hackney Horse Maple Hill Simon

113 Cleveland and Hackney ridden
1 Maple Hill Simon (Hackney Horse: see photo at left) Laura Miller, Indiana

114 Clydesdale and Shire ridden
1 Gladwin Lucky Grey Lady (Shire) Jeff Bartko, Colorado
2 Bubba (Clydesdale) Dr Carla Mitchell, Virginia

115 Ridden Championship
Ch Maple Hill Simon (Hackney Horse) Laura Miller, Indiana
Res Hardendale Black Jack (Fell pony) Laura Hart, Michigan

British Breed contact addresses

Horses

Cleveland Bay Horse Society, York Livestock Centre, Murton, York YO19 5GF. Hon: Secretary J F Stephenson MA (Cantab) FRICS. Telephone +044 01904 489731, Fax +044 01904 489782. E mail enquire@clevelandbay.com.

Clydesdale Horse Society, The Faulds, Kilmany, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, KY15 4PT. Tel: +44(0)1382 330 154 Fax: +44(0)1382 330 710. E mail: secy@clydesdalehorse.co.uk.

Hackney Horse Society, Fallowfields, Little London, Heytesbury, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 OES, United Kingdom, Tel: (0) 1985 840 717. E mail: hackney.horse@talk21.com

Shire Horse Society, East of England Showground, PETERBOROUGH. PE2 6XE, Telephone: 01733 234451, Fax: 01733 370038. E mail: shirehorse@eastofengland.org.uk, http://www.shire-horse.org.uk

Suffolk Punch - The Suffolk Horse Society, The Market Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4LU, United Kingdom. Telephone: 01394 380643. Fax: 01394 610058. E mail: sec@suffolkhorsesociety.org.uk, www.suffolkhorsesociety.fsnet.co.uk/.

Further breed information can be found at: www.suffolkpunch.net/.

 

Ponies

Dales Pony Society, Greystones, Glebe Avenue, Great Longstone, Derbyshire, DE45 ITY, Tel: 01629 640439. E mail: dalespony@dalespony.fsnet.co.uk, www.dalespony.org

Dartmoor Pony Society, 65 High Street, Warboys, Cambridgeshire. PE28 2TA Tel: 01487822635 www.dartmoorponysociety.com

Exmoor Pony Society, Glen Fern, Waddicombe, Dulverton, Somerset, TA22 9RY, Tel: 01398 34190. E mail: Secretary@exmoorponysociety.org.uk, www.exmoorponysociety.org.uk

Fell Pony Society, North Craigs Cottage, Waterbeck, Lockerbie, Dumfries, DG11 3HA. Tel/Fax +44 (0)1461 600606. www.fellponysociety.org

Highland Pony Society, 22 York Place, Perth, Scotland. PH2 8EH Tel: 01738 451861. E mail: info@highlandponysociety.com, www.highlandponysociety.com