Happy note lets see your showing pics!!

[rushyj]

On a happy note there are loads of peoples on here who show so thought lets see the horses in all thier glory as the new season is here. Make me feel like summer is here anyway lol. Especially the funny ones!!

Me being carted in trot at South of England lol

Poor Clarence getting fitted for his Jack Sparrow outfit for the showman class

 

[MontyandZoom]

I'm not a showing person but I want to play too!!!!

We did the tack and turnout at Chertsey Show last summer......our only go at anything resembling showing. Despite Zoom not getting the whole not galloping around jumping thing we came 4th.

Zoomy the one-eyed giraffe pony:

We are doing a working hunter pony at a local show next week so I will have more photos to post then!

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

Me at my one and only show to date with seren coming second in a veteran class and qualifying for veteran horse of the year show in bath and east. I was so proud. I think it was July but the weather was hideous, not that it dampened my happiness at all

 

[rushyj]

Oh fantastic *sits back and hands out the popcorn*

 

[Theresa_F]

Stinky going reserve champion at Herts County last May - our first ever county show, still not come down to earth

and our first working hunter cob in January this year

I then found out I had cancer a few days later, so am now grounded for a while, but I fully intended to be out showing by late May and doing the Working Hunter finals classes in July/August that he is qualified for.

Can't wait to get out showing again. OH had promised I can do a couple of inhand classes Easter Sunday at a local show if I am not too bad from the chemo, to stop me pining for the ring.

 

[TGM]

My daughter and her pony doing a dress rehearsal for a Show Hunter Pony class at a big agricultural show - they were Reserve Champion:

Champion Working Hunter Pony at a PC show:

Reserve Champion, Marriage's Riding Club Pony of the Year Area Final:

Champion Hunter Pony at local showing championship show:

 

[rushyj]

All gorgeous. I know showing has it's flaws but the highs are immense and the horses love it... guess there is a poser in all of them

 

[Miss Marple]

rushyj stunning hunter - me wants

 

[MontyandZoom]

TGM - your daughter's pony really is stunning. Please can you get her to have a word with Zoom and tell her that rushing round the ring with your head in the air snorting is not becoming of a lady!!

 

[bitlessbill]

One of the rare ones where I wasn't barged out of the ring!

 

[Lucy_Nottingham]

O go on then!!!

by the way rushyJ i love the first pic of you!! such a smart horse!

theresa - stinky is just beautiful!!!

tmj - that is such a fabulous pony........... your daughter is very lucky!

Anyway here we go!

Basil:

Herbie (6yo shire...... we had to do ridden and inhand hunters as it was the closest to suitable class! we came 2nd in both! )

Me and BB equitation champions!!! My first ever championship.......... dont know if you can see my face but it looks something like lol

 

[bitlessbill]

We only do well at very small local shows!

 

[LauraWheeler]

Lucy and i want to play. She's not a posh show pony sadly but we have a go.
This is her at the start of last year doing in hand veteran.

We came third the judge could not believe she had done a full days hunting the day before.

This is us doing the working hunter for ponies who actually hunt. (again we came third)

This is the trophy we won in our first handy pony class. (there was 45 in the class, We also got third in the veterans out of 30 and third in the family pony out of 20)

and this is Dudley the dartmoor at work who i broke in may last year and took to a few shows.

ok ok i'll stop now. Sorry

 

[galaxy]

Here's my boy doing Novice New Forest Pony Class at the New Forest Show almost exactly a year to the day before I had to have him PTS.

 

[Sessle]

Lovely piccies everyone - neddies are all gorgeous! I haven't got any good ones of mine on my laptop now, but first show in 2 weeks, so hopefully have some good 1s soon!

 

[rushyj]

Oh they all lovely. And thankies the first hunter is Ben Mhor and the other is Clarence Rob Olivers old horse.

Clarence In the mud a Liecester County before they sorted the ground

Dezzie my brainless baby

His first show

 

[miss_c]

Any excuse!!

Genie at her first show 5 weeks after I got her

And under a year later getting reserve at the local WPCS summer show.

 

[Maesfen]

I love Dezzie! What's his breeding, do you know?

 

[blackcob]

B in the M&M class at Burwarton 2009 - we came 7th out of nearly 20, chuffed to bits as it was our third ever show in five years.

 

[rushyj]

Trust me Dezzie is an idiot in the most adorable way. He was bred in Ireland out of and ISH mare Tavern Lady and his Sire is Zero Watt full TB. We bought him just after he won Dublin and Balmoral. His competing name is Countdown..... yes I get very sick of the theme tune lol

 

[kezimac]

oh cool let me play too....... we have done RC shows - heres mine

we came first in best novice rider, 2nd in cob, and won championship at end day!

 

[AmyMay]

Moggyinmalonos - you loos so chuffed in that photo. It's wonderful!

 

[Hippona]

Bum....I dont have many piccs on this pooter.....but here goes...

Disclaimer....I only do local /RC shows, I'm not a county level showing person

Desi....in-hand veteran class last year (think we won, either that or second)

Toby last year in his first ever show doing...lead rein I think (god I hate those classes- moved onto equitition now daughters legs have grown- they do better at that)

 

[Maesfen]

Trust me Dezzie is an idiot in the most adorable way. He was bred in Ireland out of and ISH mare Tavern Lady and his Sire is Zero Watt full TB. We bought him just after he won Dublin and Balmoral. His competing name is Countdown..... yes I get very sick of the theme tune lol

Lovely cross, he's stunning and you wouldn't love him so much if he wasn't an idiot, come on, admit it!

 

[lily1]

Daws Lilly of the Valley

reserve champion at HoCoN

Dwee A Taste of Honey

Bucks Fizz & Honey

Bill

 

[rushyj]

lol ok ok I love him.... he wants to be kings troop horse when he grows up lol....

 

[Sparkles]

Ahem. Don't forget Mr.Splodges!!! lol

 

[Miss Marple]

Ben Mhor - a fab stamp of HW hunter. There's a cracking pic of him on magnus's website.

 

[LittleSoph]

Ooh yay, lovely post...

Freddie's first ever show, just a bit of in hand...

And having a little walk around the show ground...

His first ridden class, qualifying for BSPS and Equifest, in Jan '10.

Going for a gallop...

I can't WAIT to get out with him this year! Praying I manage to get the time off work to do more with him.

 

[Evadiva1514]

Lovely thread Rushyj, some really lovely photos on here!!

This is my veteran Benji competing in a VHS class in 2006:

..and in the same year winning champion arab/partbred at the VHS Championships:

and last year at the Showing Extravaganza where he was placed in his veteran class:

This is my little cob Twirl competing in a Riding Club Cob class last year:

and finally my mums Highland pony qualifying for Royal London and Equestrian Life Champs:

and Islay again winning the M&M in hand championship at Festival of Champions last year: