2013 - July to December

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from all at Balleroy Stud

: Crash

: Rainbows at Ashdown - courtesy Louise Jacobs

All very grown up now

: Dessie & Lanark

: Ilona

: Spey

: Balleroy Foals 2013

: Delilah & Pat

: It's more than a rumour - Magnum is being ridden

: Iona & Buster

The Jennie Seymour Memorial Show

The Jennie Seymour Memorial Show, held at East Soley this weekend (26/27 October) was a great success, the saturday classes in particular being well filled. Emma Dove was amazing, as usual, everything being well organised and running on time. Also lovely prizes and special rosettes in honour of the day. Jennie would have been most impressed. Even the weather was kind.

Our day was made by Rupert redeeming himself and standing Reserve Champion under saddle - Mother riding. Most enjoyable. Should do it more often!

: Rupert & Mum - photo courtesy Laurine Lesmesie

: Rupert & Ricky - photo courtesy Laurine Lesmesie

Visitor to the Stud

: Ricky & Laurine

Show News

: Debbie & Iliana in step at the Rare Breeds Show

: Iliana & Debbie at the Rare Breeds Show

Debbie has been pulled out of retirement and did amazingly well at the Rare Breeds Show with Iliana, winning the Youngstock In Hand, going Champion In Hand then, Supreme Champion against the ridden ponies. Rupert also went well, coming second In Hand and 3rd. in the Open Ridden. Something to do with a buck I suspect!

Keeping up the family tradition

: Magnum at his first show ...

: ... with his haul

The Foals

: Lanark & Ilona

: Spey

Other News

: Rigoletto nicely settled in his new home

: Abandoned Puss

: Magnum - long reining started

: Monty slowly coming back into work

: Iona's first visit to the seaside

: Rupert - September

New boy on the Block

: Nashend Lord Spey with his dam, Lady Mac Rash of Warren.

Good week at Equifest

Both Iliana and Indiana had a cracking good week at Equifest, both winning classes and generally keeping up appearances. Thanks totally to Kate, who had a very busy week indeed and produced them both superbly.

Auntie Izzy

: Izzy doing Auntie duties with Dessie and Lanark

Indiana & Kate

Kate has been at it again, this time with Indiana, winning the Glyn Greenwood qualifier at Ponies UK Summer Championships and then standing 2nd. in the final.

Balleroy Indiana wins Glyn Greenwood qualifier

Magnum left here today to be with his new owner Ellie and we wish them a happy future together.

Relaxing!

: How not to ....

: India has taken to riding Robbie, seen here in casual mode!

28.7.13

Iliana's first show with Kate, NCPA Newark/Notts, was hugely successful, their winning the Large Breeds Youngstock and going Res. Champion overall. Very well done to the two of them.

5.7.2013

In the past week there has been a mass exodus of ponies from Ashdown, starting with Yashmina who has joined an RDA Group in Surrey. Then Delilah, who returned here earlier in the year went to join her new owner, Pat, in Hertfordshire where I hope they will both be very happy. Finally, on Thursday, Iliana, Indiana and Regent left to join Kate Carnegie's Talisker ponies in Cambridgeshire. Iliana will be shown in hand by Kate this year, Regent now belongs to Dani and Indiana will be Kate's project for the future.