Newsletter October 2011 final for website - The Welsh Pony & Cob ...

Alinga Park has a new arrival, AP Diamontina bay partwelsh filly. AP Superstar has been sold to Clair Llewellyn.He was gelded and will be shown in hand untill he is oldenough to be a ridden pony. AP Spring Carnival has alsobeen sold to a family at Globe Derby for their young daughter.We wish both new owners the best with their ponies.Corumbene Stud has had a good 2011/12 show seasonwith a great start at Crystal Brook Ag. PW Mare C Classicwas Supreme of the Show and then followed that up withChampion at Kadina Show, Day at the Bay Show and Reserveat Gawler Ag. She has carried on from where she leftoff last season. Rivington Royal Hiccup was Champion atCrystal Brook and Reserve at Gawler. We have startedtwo new PW ponies, Rathowen Free Spirit and C Impressionable.Free Spirit has had 2 starts for 4 wins and ChampionLarge Pony at both shows and Impressionable hashad 2 wins and Reserve at his first Show. Looking forwardto the SHC HOTY and the EA HOTY.Dalbrae Stud has had three of four foals expected—allcolts. Flowerdale Bracelet had a light chestnut colt by WestonPark Tipperary; Cherrytree Lilac a grey colt by WP Vintageand D. Victoria has a dun colt by Imperial Haroun.Fingers crossed for a filly from D. Lowri by WP Tipperary.We have also purchased a yearling colt, Ripple Brook Cupid(WP Piccolo x RB Upmarket [SOD Imperial Maestro])who was Best Foal at 2010 Vic All Welsh.Flindersdale have welcomed 4 foals this season - all fillies.A bay section C (Flindersdale Edwardian x FollettdaleYvette), 2 chestnut section B’s by Fair Gala Valentino outof F Sian and F Mirinda and a liver chest PW out of F LavenderRose, which may yet go grey.Glen Lewis Stud is thrilled to announce the arrival of thewonderful old section C stallion, Sackville Sinbad(imp). Being by Parc Carlo out of Synod Sadie (SOD SynodWilliam). Sinbad will be standing to only a very few outsidemares, so if you are interested please contact Lucy. Alsoeagerly awaited is our first foal by Mariana Lodge Elliott.This is due from SA All Welsh Supreme C, CataraquiEmily. Erin and her cousin Rebecca, had the mostwonderful day at the Welsh Performance Day in August.Congratulations to the committee on a job well done.Jessington Farm had a surprise arrival in August, J. ExtraSpecial gave birth to a lovely little palomino filly, that thechildren have called Elly (J. Elegant Gold). We are eagerlyawaiting the birth of our last foal by Alpha Galliano out ofDalpura Serenity. Galliano was gelded earlier in the yearand will now become the children’s pony. After a spell dueto injury Blackwood Flair is back on the show circuit again.With placings at a few of our local shows. J. Eternal Joyhas been sold to a family at Lewiston. We were very proudof our wonderful little mare Dalbrae Hetty and Jessicawhen they competed at the recent Welsh PerformanceDay, they tied for the Best Performed Welsh Award.Seawynd have had 2 foals to date an elegant bay colt anda lovely chestnut filly both by young stallion Moonlight Express.S. Colorado has a new home in Qld. The Ball familywill use him as a Showing and ridden prospect. S. Covergirlhas just left home to make the long trip to WA. The Burrenfamily have great plans for her in performance, showingand later to breed. S. Miss Montana has also gone toWA to the McKenzie’s. She will be shown as a youngsterand once matured used for breeding. S. Tywlyth Teg hassettled in to his new home at Strathalbyn. Sandra hasplans for him as a ridden performance mount I look forwardin seeing him out and about once he matures. All are byDerwen Dakota (imp). We wish their new owners muchsuccess in the coming years.SA RPG Member NewsWadelee Pony Stud - On a personal note, I am thrilledwith the arrival of my gorgeous little daughter 'Eliza ClaireHerring' on Good Friday, April 22nd. She is a little championand luckily for me and my hubby Matt she loves hersleep! Just to prove it, Eliza ispictured here sleeping onjess’s saddle!! Exciting timesfor the stud in 2011, as wehave purchased a new broodmareCloud Valley Damzelwho is a 15.2hh ArabianWarmblood. She will be anasset to the stud for breedingPony Dressage & Hunterponies. She will be joined toWynara Talk of the Town thisspring. Our 3 other residentbroodmares are all due tofoal to him, we eagerly awaitthe resulting progeny. Maresinclude a TB, RP/PW and aPinto PW. All foals will beoffered for sale. I have recently competed at two PonyDressage events on W. Talk of the Town with success.We look forward to showing him and homebred geldingWadelee Cartier at this year's SA All Welsh...which Imissed last year because of my pregnancy.Rivington Stud - Adelaide Royal has been and gone withR Royal Hiccup 3 rd in her Open Show Hunter, 2 nd in theChilds and 5 th in the Lead Rein. R Windchime was again2 nd in her Novice Show Hunter class. Foaling has started inearnest with 3 fillies and 4 colts thus far. We are particularlyimpressed with Pen-nant Primetime’s PW foals. Sales havebeen steady with ponies finding homes in SA, WA, NSWand Vic over the last few months. We have purchased twonew boys for Rivington. Imperial Beethoven (ImperrialMaestro x Simeon Sunny Bee) a Waxwing Herod (imp)double cross. This stunning chestnut stallion had previouslystood in NSW at Osory and Eagle Pk Studs plus in Vic atAlpha stud. Beethoven is a ½ brother to the stellar mareImperial Bewitched. The other purchase is the 2yr old liverchestnut Welsh B colt Imperial Aden (Eyarth Tigra (imp) xImperial Anouska). Aden is a full brother to the well performedfilly Imperial Lady Alyss. All going well Aden willdebut at the 2011 SA All Welsh Show.History Book— photographs wantedJoan McKinlay and Jean Hill are working on the historyof Welsh Pony & Cob Society of Aust Inc which theyhope will be released in 2012.They are looking for photos - past or present - for usein the book. If you have any photographs you think mightbe suitable email them to Jean at office@wpcs.com.au orsend them to PO Box 762, Packenham, Vic 3810. All photographswill be copied and returned.Prepared by Michelle Perry, Publicity OfficerSend contributions tobrynmor@internode.on.net