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Royal Highland Show continued
Merlin. Merlin went onto to win the best gelding award and reserve male champion to Benbreac of Croila who took the coveted Royal Bank of Scotland Sash.
The two judges came together and without the need for the umpire, chose Lesley of Whitefield as overall Champion to a great applause from the crowd watching. Benbreac of Croila was pulled forward as Reserve with Eran of Croila being given the nod for the best young stock award. Friday saw the focus of the main ring turn to ridden Highland ponies, with the task of judging being given to Jo Jack, a familiar face to many in the Highland Pony rings. The first class was for 4/5&6 year old ridden ponies, which was headed by Lynn Paisley riding Angela MacLeods gelding Rhinns Point Naill a Dendy. In second was Alison McLeod riding her hombred yellow dun stallion and former breed show champion Glenmore of Roisbheinn with Carolyn Munro and her gelding Starthmore McNair in third. In the open classes the judge rides all of the exhibits, giving Jo Jack a lengthy but enjoyable morning. Her winner in the under 14hh class was Anne Mitchell’s Dunedin Mountain Rose ridden by Sarah Finlayson. In second was another well-known pony on the Scottish circuit, this time Kirstin McMurray riding her own seven year old mare Trailtrow Texa Beag. In third was Heather Dick riding her own Carlung Kylestrome. The over 14hh class saw another win for Jean Carnegie and Lynn Paisley with Jura of Meggernie, ahead of the previous day’s best gelding Dunedin Merlin and Lindsey MacDonald. In third was Merlin’s half-sister Dunedin Finale ridden by Chris Grant. The top six ponies were then put through their paces once more in the championship, being asked to open up in front of a big lunchtime crowd. The champion tricolour was given to Jura of Meggernie with Dunedin Mountain Rose in reserve. The HOYS qualifying classes took place on the Sunday of the show and were judged by Madge Taylor and Richard Miller. De ja vu took place with Jura of Meggernie taking the golden ticket and booking a return journey to Birmingham, having last competed there in 2011. Second place went to Dunedin Mountain Rose, with Jo Jack taking to the competing saddle for a third prize on Elinor Stevens’ ride and drive Glenbanchor Somerled. Dunedin Merlin rounded off a great show for his owner with a fourth in his first HOYS qualifier while Heather Dick finished fifth on Carlung Kylestrome. Jura went onto take the overall M&M ridden Championship later in the day, finishing a fantastic show for Jean Carnegie.
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Highland Pony Society Breed Show
Set in the wonderful Scottish venue of Strathallen Castle the Highland Pony Society Breed Show took place in sunny mid July. With Highland Pony Society Gold Medals on offer for all section champions, quality highland ponies were plentiful. Taking the In hand honours under immediate past President Marguerite Osborne and the Brittany Ferries trophy was the winner of the stallion class, Robin and Karen Stewart’s Coulnacraig Jacobite. Jacobite has had a successful career in the show ring both in hand and under saddle and was champion at Perth last year in both sections. Standing Reserve to Jacobite in the in hand championship was Mel Stanford’s Benbreac of Croila. This six year old stallion is much on form this season having notched up championships both at Royal Windsor and the Royal Highland before adding his reserve accolade here at the breed show. The best opposite sex award went to another winner from the Royal Highland; the Baird family’s Moyra of Whitefield. Moyra was reserve female champion at the RHS to her older sister Lesley. Winning the broodmare class was Lochlands Madonna, shown with her filly foal at foot, Lochlands Maggie Mae. Exhibited by breeder Kate Lawson and Willie Sinclair Maggie Mae went on to win the Champion foal award over the colt class winner Breeze of Alltnacailleach. With the breed Horse of the Year qualifier to be contested, ridden ponies were out in force with some quality classes forward for judges Rebecca Chalmers and Christine Stevenson. Taking the golden ticket for the Birmingham final was Alice Page riding Trowan Monty. The combination also won the Novice Dressage test earlier in the morning. Alice and Monty took the over 14hh open ridden class, open ridden championship and supreme ridden championship rounding off a wonderful day for the pair. Standing second in
the HOYS qualifier and reserve open and supreme, was Jo Jack riding Eleanor Stevens’ all round Glenbanchor Somerled. Bo as he is affectionately known, also won the senior gelding in-hand class. Winner of the under 14hh open ridden class was Anne Mitchell’s Dunedin Mountain Rose piloted by Sarah Finlayson, back on their home turf after qualifying for HOYS earlier in the week at the Great Yorkshire. Novice Ridden honours went to the winner of the Picton Class, Eleanor Stevens Pitmilly Isabella ridden by Sarah Ross. Another Sarah stood reserve novice champion, this time Sarah Finlayson with Anne Mitchells Dunedin Rachel. The very popular nursery novice class for ponies in their first season under saddle was won by Louise Cushnie with her seven year old stallion Lochlands Military Piper, whilst Rhins Point Nial a Dendie won the Novice ridden, on form from his win at the Royal Highland. Showing the versatility of the Highland Pony, a good number tackled the Working Hunter course for judges Sheila Brooks and Sally Leslie-Melville. Taking the open class and Championship was Chris Grant riding Dunedin Finale. Keeping it in the family, this is the sixth year in a row a Dunedin pony has won the WHP accolade at the show. Finale also won the senior yeld mare in hand class earlier in the day and went on to win the Dalbrack Trophy for overall points across the show. In reserve was Kirstin McMurray riding Trailtrow Texa Beag, winners of the Nursery Novice class. Texa also stood reserve to her younger sister Trailtrow Lille for the Points trophy for the best homebred pony. Lille was shown in hand by Gillian McMurray, winning the Junior Yeld Mare class and ridden by Kirstin in the Nursery Novice class, her first under saddle. The Novice WHP and Junior WHP awards were won by Jordan Headspeath riding Burnside Seamus. They had previously won
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