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Do you have an prize winning Welsh Pony or Cob we would love to feature them on this page - please send details to the webmaster - stephenie.cole2@btinternet.com

Last chance to get buy your EWPCA sweat shirt, available at the foal show at the bargain price of £5.00 each.

As we have so many medal winning ponies and cobs among our membership, we
would like to put photographs of all 2008 medal winners on the website.
Please send photographs electronically to Steph (e-mail address below)
together with the name of the pony/cob, owner's name, type of medal and
where it was won. If you do not have a scanner, you can send photographs
to either Shirley or Steph and they will scan them in for you.

Someone recently told me that we should be shouting from the rooftops about
the quality in our area, so let's do it with a pictorial review of 2008
successes on the website!

In the past some of you have contacted Shirley as an intermediary when you have not had a response from Steph regarding your contributions for the website. Please can I aske that in future you contact her directly
( 01763 848509) or
e-mail: stephenie.cole2@btinternet.com)
which will enable her to deal with
any issues as they arise.

Royal Welsh Successes

Congratulations to all our members who were in the ribbons at the Royal Welsh Show. although too many to include all i the Newsletter some successes are given below.

Welsh Mountain Ponies _ Barren Mare or Gelding, four year old or over -
2nd Terry Wall and John Osbourne's Cui Elenor.

Brood Mare, 8 year old or over, with own foal at foot - 1st Mark and Liz Kilbey's Idyllic Fontenyn who went on through the card to take the Section A National Supreme Rhyspence Stud In Hand Reserve Championship.

Welsh Ponies - Brood Mare, 8 year old or over, with own foal at foot -
3rd Sandy Anderson's Cottrell Lara

Welsh Ponies (Cob Type) - Colt, Yearling - 3rd Claire Granger and George Mitchell's Dycott Ringmaster
Filly or Gelding. Yearling and Best Yearling - 1st Ceri Fell's Parvadean Diana.
Colt 2 year old - 2nd Glanhayl Stud's Menai Radiation.
Barren Mare or Gelding 4 year or over - 3rd Ceri Fell's Laurtom Gwenllian

Welsh Cobs - Colt 3 year old - 1st Mr M Attrell's Danaway Harry
Filly or Gelding, 3 year old - 1st Mr and Mrs Lee Smith's Greenwing Pandora's Pride

Private Driving - Single 13.2hh and under - 3rd Mr and Mrs P J Keyte Oakmill Llewellyn

Welsh Driving - Reg Welsh Pony (Cob Type) 2nd and Reserve Thorneyside Trophy - Miss Lucy Giles' Leyeswick The Hustler and 3rd Clare Granger and George Mitchell's Tireionon Lark.

Registered welsh Cob Mare or Gelding, Thorneyside Trophy Champion and welsh Driving Champion - Mr J Attrell's Llertta Chanel.

Successes at other shows

Several of our members had successes at the Welsh National and Part-Bred Championship Show on the 2nd August.

Mr Anderson took the Section B Reserve champion with Cottrell Lara and in the Rhydspence National Supreme In-Hand Championships, Clare Mitchell and George Granger took the C Championship with Dycott Touch of Class and Mr Attrell took the D Championship with Danaway Cracklin Rose.

Corrina Meads and Dave Thursting won the Show Wagon Class with Ciffig Cymro Du with Mr Giles and Leyeswick the Hustler in second place.

Young Judges Competition

Unfortunately Jessie Apicella and Elizabeth Caley were unable to represent us, as they were competing else where and Demi Hunt also withdrew due to family illness. Whilst the withdrawals were too late for us to contact the runners up from the qualifying competition with an opportunity to go to the Championship Show, we are grateful that a young man from Australia, Michael Gates, competed under the EWPCA banner and took second place in the 19-25 year old group. ~ Congratulations to Michael on behalf of the EWPCA.

If anyone aged 10 to 25yrs would like to participate in this competition in the future, please contact the Spring Show Secretary (Shirley 01920 871202 or e-mail sbroadfield@btinetnet.com), no later than 31st January 2009 to enable the committee to make a decision on the future of the qualifying round.

Open day at the Colne Stud

Although the weather was inclement which reduced the numbers in attendance, all had a good time and we thank Ann and Alan for inviting us to their home once again.

Eastern Area Map in the WPCS Journal,

To date, Tony has received only five responses. With so many beautiful ponies and cobs being bred in our area, we are sure we can make our area map one of great interest, it will only cost you £8.00 as individuals, a great inexpensive way to promote your stud, please contact Tony on 01223 424060 for more information.

DINNER & DANCE – 8 NOVEMBER 2008

SWALLOW CHURCHGATE HOTEL, CHURCHGATE STREET VILLAGE,

OLD HARLOW, ESSEX, CM17 0JT

Please join us for the 2008 Dinner & Dance to enjoy a meal followed by dancing to the Boogie Nights band.

We have a few tickets remaining so please contact Shirley if you would like to join us. One large group of ticket holders have promised to make it a night to remember but just how has not yet been revealed.

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SUCCESSES AT SOME OF THE MAJOR SHOWS

Although I have not heard from any of you (how modest you all must be) I’ve noticed from results that I have seen that Ceri Fell’s Parvadean Delight was Supreme Welsh Champion at Solihull and was also reserve M&M Champion at Suffolk County. EWPCA members Mr & Mrs Surman and Mr Deller took the Welsh Champion and Reserve at Herts County with Waterings Dunlightly and Oakmill Angels Kiss respectively, the Thistledown Stud’s Cottrell Lara won the Cuddy qualifier at South of England and the Wilkinson Family picked up a Silver Medal at Cheshire County with Popsters Ricochet. Well done to you all and I am sure many more of you have had major successes that I do not know about but I would love to share them with EWPCA if you let me know.

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News from Pauline from Oakmill stud

Oakmill Llywelyn

Our young stallion has once again stepped up the mark in the show ring !
This time in harness.
Jessie Apicella is producing and driving Lewie with fantastic results - 5
outings with 4 wins and a 3rd at the Royal Welsh !!
Last Sunday we were all delighted when Lewie qualified for the Osbourne
National Championships !

News from Nicole Musson

Thorndon Park Jet at the grand old age of 17 has qualified for HOYS in the ridden M&M final. He won his class at Border Union in Scotland.

He has been back home carrying out his stud duties, came back to me 2weeks before and qualified on his first attempt. After having a run of 2nds last year and coming so close but missing out, we are all over the moon and cant wait until October!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS

At the WPCS AGM, Mr Tony Tilley was elected Honorary Life Vice-President of
the WPCS. This is a great honour and we are delighted that Tony should be
recognised in this way. Congratulations Tony.

HEADLINERS IN HORSE AND HOUND

Maurice & Pauline Clark of Colliyers are delighted that two of the ponies
they have bred received coverage in H&H in March. Colliyers Raffles made
headlines of "Raffles proves a smooth operator" and Robert Walker is quoted
as saying "the pony had a smile on its face and looked to be enjoying
himself from the minute he walked into the ring". Raffles, ridden by Yasmin
Ingham, took the Lee Smith home-produced supreme and the Northern Winter
title at Ponies (UK) winter championships. Two weeks earlier Colliyers
Mollycoddle, ridden by five-year-old Millie Manners, was featured in H&H
having won the first of the Heritage M&M RIHS qualifiers for LR ponies at
BSPS Scotland winter championships. She qualified last year at BSPS Area
3B.

I was pleased to read in the same edition that another pony, Farmbrook
Quince, bred by David Brooks took both the junior and supreme titles in the
2007 side-saddle performance championships.

WELSH CLASSES AT ORSETT SHOW

Thanks to the efforts of Jessie Apicella not only have Welsh classes have
been reinstated at the Orsett Show, which is held in September, but it is to
be a bronze medal show. For more information, please contact Jessie on
01277 811044.

RULES AT OUR SHOWS

We are not trying to spoil your fun, but we do need to remind you that we
run our shows under WPCS rules (except in the cases of ridden classes
affiliated to another organisation such as NPS or P(UK)). A full list of
rules for judges and exhibitors can be found on the WPCS website but we feel
that two should be brought to your attention.

2.12 The use of any artificial aid (e.g. plastic bags, excessive use of
whips, drinks cans, etc.) to excite the animal being shown is not acceptable
and may be subject to penalty, including being asked to leave the ring.

and

6.7.8 Substitution of handlers in Welsh classes is not permitted without
the permission of the Judge.