Horse & Hound – 08 August 2019

8 August 2019 Horse&Hound 59

HENEVERPUTSA FOOTWRONG

TEN-YEAR-OLDLillieWindsor-HornefromExeterwonthe

Welshfirstriddenclassanda tickettoHOYSonher12-year-old

home-producedSarumJaphet.

TheWindsor-HornefamilyliveinthesamevillageasJaphet’s

ownerNicki.

“Lilliehasbeenridingsinceshecouldwalk,”saidNicki,who

works in afeedstore.“Lillie’smum,Natasha,wasa customerand

sheaskedif Lilliecouldtryhimout.Shecameand

rodehimthenextdayandtheyclicked.

“Japhethasneverputa footwrongandis truly

Lillie’sbestfriend;hewould be safe with the tiniest of

riders,” she added.

FIRST

HOYS

TICKET

BREDTOWIN

CONSISTENCYintypewas
simplyunquestionablewith
WelshcobjudgeJulieEvans.In
a historicallyrareturnofevents,
threeoutofthefourthrough
tothecobchampionshipwere
progenyofthe 2002 champion,
GwynfaesCulhwch,includingthe
twofullbrothers,GwynfaesSeren
WledigandGwynfaesCyleddon
Wledig.Thelatter,belongingto
JessePenfold,triumphedoverhis
olderbrothertostandmaleand
reserveoverall.
Supremeequine,judgedby
BobChampion,wenttoCharlotte
Prosser’ssix-year-oldWelsh
part-bredlead-reinAmesbury
Champagne,withAva-MayBrown
astride;shewasalsoJohnKeen’s
choiceforsupremeridden.
“Hersire,AmesburyValentino,
hassincebeengeldedbutis
provingsuccessfulasa lead-rein
pony,”saidCharlotte.“Ava-May
cametomelastyearforhelpwith
herownpony,butwedecidedshe
wouldride‘Moochy’.Ava-May
remindsmeofmyselfatherage—
shewillrideinanyweatherandis
sodedicated.”
Thechampiondrivingexhibit
wasNeilWray’sDutch-bornblack
Hackneystallion,PlainsRoyalty,
who came from the private drive

sectionbeforestandingreserve

supremeoverall.

Reservesupremeriddenwas

anotherlead-rein,Simonand

SallyBigley’sWaitwithWild

Apricotriddenbytheir

daughterEvie.

KerryWainwright’s12-year-

oldstallion,SkellornBronze

Soldier,a previousdouble

CuddyqualifierandtwiceRoyal

Welshwinner,wonthesectionB

championship.

“Hismother,BuresidePenny

Black,wasgiftedtousbyMrs

Hewittonthedeathofher

husband,”saidKerry.“Soldierwas

born the year my mother died, so

sheneversawhimbutI thinkshe

wouldapprove.”

JudgeTweetieNimmo

observed:“Heis a superbmodel

ofa sectionB stallion,a typethat

is hardtofind,withexcellent

conformationandbreathtaking

movement.”

Inreservewasthefemale

champion, Tom Best and David

Blair’sWaxwingPersuasion.

Herextraordinaryqualitylitup

thering,muchlikeherdam,the

2014 RoyalWelshchampion

CwrtycandoPerlen.

“Thisis thethirdyearin

successionthatEyarthBeauGeste

hassiredthefemalechampionat

thisshow,”saidDavid.

“Themarewasexquisite,very

correct with an amazing turn of

frontcombinedwithexcellent

movement,”addedTweetie.

LIFETIMEAMBITION

ISLYNSBRI,a daughterofIslyn

HafocownedbyDei,Shânand

shownbydaughterDoraJones,

securedthesectionA titleunder

ColinTibbey.

“It’s a lifetime’s dream for my

parents,whostartedthestud

some 30 yearsago,towinwith

a daughterofHafoc,”saidDora.

Hafocdiedatnineyearsold,the

sameageasSbriis now.

“Championandreservehad

goodfrontsandhead-setsbut

mostimportantly,bothhadlovely

limbsandjoints,”saidColin.

ReservewasJillWilliams’

anddaughterKittyBodily’s

impressive-movingseven-year-old

greystallion,PendockPaigeBoy,

famouslyknownas“Dave”,and

shownandproducedbyJustin

Davis.Hewonhereasa yearling

andwaschampionsectionA at

theDutchInternationalin2017.

Themajesticsix-year-old

baystallionBrookvaleCeltic

IslewasMargiEdwards’choice

fortheoverallWelshpart-bred

champion.OwnedbyAdrian

ChapmanandMatthewEveritt,

theponywasrepeatinghisresults

fromlastyear.

“HewasgiftedtouswhenSally

Walkerpassedawayin2015,and

his progeny are starting to come

The Cuddy reserve goes to Welsh cob champion Perthog Gwenan Mai

Gwynfaes Cyleddon Wledig stands reserve overall Welsh cob Islyn Sbri secures the section A title for Dora, Dei and Shân Jones

‘Heisa typethat’shardtofind,

withbreathtakingmovement’

JUDGE TWEETIE NIMMO ON SKELLORN BRONZE SOLDIER