the season so far
Fri, May 28th, 2010
at: 19:3
by: Richard
AThere never seems to be any time to update the blog and you suddenly realise the season is whizzing by and people will think there's nothing new on that website and go elsewhere! Anyway, it's been good so far with Guiding Light, Marshbrook Masterpiece, Ballacooley, Moyglass Bally Dancer, Amezola, Yaverland Charmer, Stanley Grange Masterpiece, Smalland Tapdance, Cwmcarrog Catalin and Tidebrook Roger Rabbit all qualified for RIHS. Added to which we took our two two year olds to Devon County for their first ever show and Georgie Fry's Morning Dance won the 2yo hacks and went reserve champion and our Sea Patrol came third in a huge riding horse 2yo class. They generally behaved really well and coped brilliantly with the journey. Lots more shows coming up for all and it seems hard to believe we're nearly in June. It does seem that there are just too many shows for the calendar and it's often hard to decide where to go! At least we got a half decent result with the election but who would envy them trying to sort out the mess?Anyway time will tell as the old saying goes! Time to blog off, and will try to keep this much better up dated in the future.
Spring continued
Mon, March 22nd, 2010
at: 19:43
by: Marjorie
Schedules are dropping on the mat, the horses are shedding coats and it's all getting rather hectic. Have had a great social time, with Carol and Jayne's Philanderer's Ball, the NPS Ball at Newbury and a wonderful lunch party at the Jerrams'. Sadly we're all now going to be too busy for such junkets!! The other brightness on the horizon is that we might just get rid of Gordon Brown come the election.(Have you noticed he's got a little mannerism with his lower jaw when he speaks, especially when under pressure?)We can but hope that it will turn out right.Back to the horses - new ones coming along well but with the weather setback I reckon we'll be about in mid-April, so quite amazed to hear how many have been to loads of shows already. Anyway, now with a lot about to happen, we might get the blog going even better!
Is Spring here?
Mon, March 22nd, 2010
at: 19:27
by: Marjorie
It is ages since we updated the blog, but frankly February was a month best forgotten. The weather put us back thee weeks, but at last! Signs that Spring is just around the corner. S
New Year
Wed, January 6th, 2010
at: 18:14
by: Marjorie
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our clients and friends the very best for 2010. Until now the winter was going by really quietly but with us as with lots of you, winter has hit hard - we have a foot of snow outside and we're told more to come!! It's fine if you don't have to go outside, indeed it's spectacular to look at but with horses it's a real pain. It has totally stopped the hunting and though our school didn't freeze now with all that snow on top it will be a nightmare. Turning out for a leg stretch looks to be the best option, but obviously with great care.We have booked horses in for measuring next week so it's anybody's guess if we get there. The big joke is that the Met Office forecast a wet mild winter, and as their forecast for a barbecue summer fell woefully short, when their prediction for winter came in, the Daily Telegraph wisely suggested everyone got their snowboots out. How right they were!! But back to the horses - we have some new faces. Lottie Fry has a new hack, a lovely dark brown gelding - he's done nothing so he's very green but very elegant. Julie Watts has sold Diamond Song and now has a small hunter, a real 4square mare with what appears to be a fab. temperament. She's Irish bred but hasn't been shown. We also have an exciting 14.2 due in, though the weather has delayed his arrival, and later on a 4yo novice riding horse, bred by Langaller Stud, so it's all starting to move - any minute schedules will be dropping on the mat! One thing we managed to do before Christmas was to go to the PoniesUK Christmas lunch which was great fun and made a super day out, and luckily we had good journeys there and back.All of you take care in this weather and also we had a double blog last time - told you Richard wasn't much cop with a computer! 'Bye for now.
End of season
Tue, December 8th, 2009
at: 18:45
by: Marjorie
It has taken this long to update our blog because Richard is not very handy with a computer, and the shows are long gone!Horse of the Year show was enjoyable and all the horses went well, but it was our two racehorses who flew the flag and were wll placed. Our biggest disappointment was in the Small Hacks where Delta Rhythm was foot perfect but did not find favour with the judges but as always you have to look forward and she has done very well at lots of shows. She has now been sold to Gail Holder for her daughter Emma to ride, so we wish them all the very best. It was hard as having bred her parting is much more emotional.We also have to sell Francesca Leat's Cat-astrophic( and no, we did NOT name him!!) He has done a fantastic job for Cesca winning lots and excellent placings at big shows - he's won hacks, PBA and Intermediates as a 15 hh and always does well at the Cherifs. Cesca has now gone to Uni so will not have time to show.Most of the show horses are on hols. and we are looking for new stars for 2010 as well as hunting with the RA drag on Salisbury Plain. We're looking forward to the Christmas Season and meeting up with friends who we sometimes don't see 'till the first shows but the party season sorts that out!
End of Season
Mon, November 23rd, 2009
at: 19:30
by: Marjorie
It has taken this long to update our blog because Richard is not very handy with a computer, and the shows are long gone!Horse of the Year show was enjoyable and all the horses went well, but it was our two racehorses who flew the flag and were wll placed. Our biggest disappointment was in the Small Hacks where Delta Rhythm was foot perfect but did not find favour with the judges but as always you have to look forward and she has done very well at lots of shows. She has now been sold to Gail Holder for her daughter Emma to ride, so we wish them all the very best. It was hard as having bred her parting is much more emotional.We also have to sell Francesca Leat's Cat-astrophic( and no, we did NOT name him!!) He has done a fantastic job for Cesca winning lots and excellent placings at big shows - he's won hacks, PBA and Intermediates as a 15 hh and always does well at the Cherifs. Cesca has now gone to Uni so will not have time to show.Most of the show horses are on hols. and we are looking for new stars for 2010 as well as hunting with the RA drag on Salisbury Plain. We're looking forward to the Christmas Season and meeting up with friends who we sometimes don't see 'till the first shows but the party season sorts that out!
Chard Show
Sun, 12th July 2009
by: Richard Ramsay
Chard Show, Somerset near Taunton - we had surprisingly good journeys but the weather was horrid with lots of rain all the way to the show. Luckily it brightened up and the going was fantastic.
We were thrilled to win the Hack Champion and the reserve Champion. So that brings our tally to five qualified for HOYS already this season.
Racehorse Class
Sat, 11th July 2009
by: Richard Ramsay
We had two of our produced horses in the Racehorse class today, one of them was ridden by their owner who we train and produce for.
We got a brilliant result as both of them qualified for HOYS. Amezola, belonging to and ridden by Dawn Bacchus, and Hannah Horton, aged 15, riding Devine Dancer.
BSPS Ipswich
Sat, 4th July 2009
by: Richard Ramsay
What a great day we were in the show hunter class at BSPS Area 19, Ipswich. Chelsea Pearce, 10, rode her new Show Hunter pony Beck Croft Bestman and won the class as well as Reserve Champion.
He is a new pony to her this year and already she has now qualified for HOYS and The Royal International so a good day was had by all.
The Marjorie and Richard Blog
Wed, 1st July 2009
by: Richard Ramsay
Welcome to our first website, we hope you enjoy using it as much as we have creating it. Well this is our first blog and I am sure we are going to enjoy updating it to tell everyone how we are doing, communications have moved on so much during our showing career and now we feel very up to the minute.
This year has started for us just as we had hoped. Already we are have two qualified for HOYS - Tied Brook Roger Rabbit the leadrein who also won the mini champioship at the South of England Show. Delta Rythmn has also qualified as a small hack.
We would like to take this opportuntiy to advise everyone to stay safe this year, with the season starting with accidents. Horses can pose a risk but make sure you are as prepared as possible. We use OxyShot for calming at the shows with horses we feel may need to have some aditional support at busy shows. If you see us at the shows please come and say hi. We will write again next week.
A happy home for your horse. Livery at the Ramsay yard incorporates experience and great hacking out.