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Success for Rossdales’ Vet Tim Barnett awarded RCVS Specialist status in Veterinary Dentistry (Equine)
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has awarded Rossdales partner Tim Barnett MRCVS recognised Specialist status in Veterinary Dentistry (Equine).
Tim is already an RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Surgery, and is one of very few veterinary specialists in the UK to hold recognised specialist status in equine dentistry. He is also one of very few veterinary surgeons to hold two distinct veterinary specialisms.
Tim, who is based at Rossdales Equine Hospital, near Newmarket, became a diplomate of the European Veterinary Dental College in 2018. He said: “I’m delighted to have been awarded specialist status by the RCVS. In addition to my surgical caseload, I see an increasing number of dental referrals at the hospital, where we offer a comprehensive s pecialist dentistry service.”
Tim continued: “Dental techniques and treatments have advanced enormously in the past 20 years and Rossdales has been very much at the forefront of those developments. Most procedures are carried out in the standing, sedated horse and oral endoscopy has been the mainstay of our investigations for more than 15 years. Our world class diagnostic imaging service assists us greatly in determining head and dental pathology; with standing computed tomography
(CT) being particularly useful in providing accurate diagnoses and facilitating surgical planning.”
For more information about referral services at Rossdales Equine Hospital, visit
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Colin Triumphs at Society of Master Saddlers’ National Competition
Colin Potts (right)
receiving the Bruce Emtage Memorial Plate for Best in Show from Maurice Emtage
MASTER saddler Colin Potts was in triumphant form at this year’s Society of Master Saddlers’ National Competition in London.
Based at Vale Brothers in Walsall, Colin took home the Bruce Emtage Memorial Plate for Best in Show, after winning the Open Saddle class when making a dressage saddle.
Held at the Saddlers’ Hall in London and supported by The Worshipful Company of Saddlers, the event continues to be hugely popular promoting expertise and craftsmanship in the saddlery industry.
Said Colin: “I am delighted to win not only the class but then also to take Best in Show for the dressage saddle is just the icing on the cake. “I have worked in the industry for more than 30 years so tonight really means a lot having started as an apprentice when I was 16-years-old this is just the pinnacle.”
Walsall-based Master Saddle Makers, Frank
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Thame Show
Thame Show started 151 years ago as a Ploughing Match in 1867. It then started to grow into a big Agricultural Show and was also granted County Show Status. The main problem with the show was that it had always taken place on the third Thursday in September to run when the Street Fair was in the town this was written in the History Charter.
The show was very busy up until the time the show was held after the children had gone back to school. Families found it very difficult to take their children out of school without getting a fine, so children's classes were so badly attended that they were dropped.
As the show relied entirely on sponsorship it was getting harder to run. In 2016 the Thame Agricultural Association decided that they were- n't going to run any more Thame & Oxfordshire County Shows. The show meant a lot Karoline Thorpe & Chris Parker so they decided to run a show to keep the tradition going. With the help
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of long term committee members Angie Murray, Mark Barlow, Ann Croft & Susie Addiscott they set about launching the "Thame Horse & Country Show".
The show was very well supported for 3 years with all the same classes that they used to hold and new ones. Chris Parker is now running Addington so the committee made the decision not to run anymore shows on the Thame show- ground; the costs were killing the show, hiring marquees, toilets, showjumps, working hunter fences, portacabins & P.A. were costing so much making the profit very slim. The uncontrollable
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Baines Saddlery also captured a top award at this year’s event.
Frank Baines Saddlery won the Trade Saddle Class, entering a Jumping Saddle to claim the prestigious award.
The Company also took home the Neil McCarraher Trophy and they were justifiably over the moon to win.
Said Simon Woolley who worked on the saddle: “I have worked for the Frank Baines team for more than 27 years and it makes everyone very proud to win and also take home the trophy. We have not entered for more than 20 years so to come back and win is just brilliant.”
At the start of the evening Society of Master Saddlers’ President, Chris Taylor said: “The national competition is always a highlight in the calendar for so many, a chance to showcase fabulous work, socialise and catch up.
“Without the hard work of the many people who enter, there would be no competition and 2019 is very much a bumper year of entries and exhibits. “The event is very much a celebration of our craft and in the Hall tonight are many truly talented people.
“It is that drive and passion that keeps British saddlery at its best and everyone should be proud of their achievements.
“Apprentices and students you are very important to the survival of the industry and the skills involved.”
Gratefully supported by The Worshipful Company of Saddlers, Abbey England, H Webber and Osborne Tools, Cribbs Carriage Masters, Tandy Leather, The Worshipful Company of Coach and Coach Harness Makers and Musto, the competition awards ceremony was followed by an evening reception which attracted many of the leading names from the saddlery and equestrian world.
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weather and having, if needed, to water all the rings was the straw that broke the camels back. The committee decided to take a year out and run The Thame Horse & Country Show at Addington next year on Sunday 13th September. There is one very special class they will con- tinue to hold and that us "The Champagne Chal- lenge". This is Rory Gilsenan & Nicky Turiff's favourite class; competitors jump a fence with glass of Champagne in one hand, the jump gets higher each round and the winner is the one who jumps the highest with the most Champagne still in their glass, winner takes all!
The classes will be pretty much the same with qualifiers for R.I.H.S., C.H.A.P.S., S.S.A.D.L., T.G.C.A., S.P.S.B.S., C.B.H.S. They will keep the Home Produced section,and will include some children's classes.
There will be a chance of having a "Supreme" Championship and not have to worry about it getting dark, the date for 2020 is the day after the B.S.H.A. big National Show it would be great if some of those competitors stayed on for Thame. Tel: Karoline Thorpe 07837 556454
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