2010 News

November 7

Briar Rose is sold and has left for a future as a Show Jumper. We wish Graham Best of Luck

October 27

Sky is now sold and has left for his new home on a professional SJ/Eventing yard! We are sure to hear, read and see a lot of exciting news about him in the future! Best of luck!

October 6

Rockstar and Maestro has left for their new home, both loaded easily in the slightly scary (noisy) metal trailer. They are joining a professional yard with top horses and we are pleased they both will get a chance to become competition ponies/horses. Best of luck!

October 2

We had a very wet day at Osberton International yesterday. Group 1 had an outing to support Top Totty's first born son Top Gun and Matilda's first first born son John Wayne in the Lycetts BE 4 y/o Championships. Horses brilliant - weather horrible, the students deserve a medal for their high spirits in these circumstances! After Dressage and SJ owner/rider Stella Baylis withdrew Top Gun from the XC as he is less experienced in these conditions than John Wayne. The latter did very well and ended 16^th of 37 completing.

September 22

Some of our new L3DHM(B) students did their first showing today with Rose G and her colt Hartpury Rockstar. The horses were shown as a part of "Best of British Equestrianism Spectacular" - the social programme for the participants in the 5th European Workshop Equine Nutrition (www.ewen.vet.ed.ac.uk). Rockstar was representing SPSS and British Sport Ponies and it was pointed out that it is indeed British Ponies behind the top Sport Ponies in Europe. The students had put in a lot of effort and the horses looked brilliant.

September 7

Twilight has been sold and will be joining his two full brothers which will ensure an excellent future! Also Charmer and her filly foal Misty Morning have left for their new home.

August 29

John Wayne, four year old gelding by TI2TL and Matilda, born and bred here although not the property of the stud; competed Eventing today, came 2nd and has qualified for BE Young Horse Championships, just like his stable mate Top Gun has done earlier this year. It is very nice for a small stud like ours to have two of our babies in the BE Youngstock champs.

August 20

Three year old Razzle Dazzle by Ragazzo scored 8.49 as Dressage horse at  Futurity.

July 29

Ragazzo's daughter Charley's Angel born 2010, out of TB mare Charlem got Higher First Premium as Eventer at Futurity Arena UK.

July 26

Take It 2 The Limit competed at Aston le Walls this weekend and did very well placing 2nd in Advanced only beaten by Savoir Faer/Dan Jocelyn, NZ! 3rd & 4th was AU horses; Happy Times and Kilfinne II, 5th place to Britain in Seacookie, William Fox Pitt, next British on 9th place! What a week for Take It 2 The Limit and his sons!

July 23

Hartpury Top Gun competed at Stafford ODE and got joint 2nd prize, plus qualified for the Lycetts BE Young Horse Championships 4 year old.

July 22

Hartpury Sky Is The Limit was shown at Futurity as a Show Jumper with the following and got    8.96  = Higher First Premium, 4/100 from Elite, including 9.5 for trot, 9 for attitude! He had the Highest Score SJ all ages - Highest score 3 year old all disciplines - Reserve Highest score of the day

July 18

Rose G's and Bernwode Benedict's son Hartpury Rockstar was shown at futurity as a Sport Pony Eventer. He behaved like a rockstar; did neither walk nor trot properly, visibly exited(!) to see all other horses and dreaming he was a big boy running after girls. So a slight disappointment for his scores for walk/trot. He did however canter a lot which gave him 18 of 20 possible for canter/athleticism and 8 for attitude! He certainly will have an exciting future ahead. The nutritionist gave him 5 which is the best of the body scoring with comments: excellent!

Ragazzo's son Wohler van het Gerenshof and Mary Sharman won both the FEI Grand Prix and the Int II at Hartpury Festival of Dressage!

June 28

Ulrike has delivered her third daughter by Ragazzo - lovely, clever, strong and big girl who will be named Hartpury Urban Doll.

June 25

Top Totty produced a very clever filly by Ragazzo tonight 24/6 at the decent hour of 21.45. Foal up, fed, placenta, meconium - all sorted! Foaling team French student Sophie Louchet and HE student Alex Gonsalves.

June 24

Update on Coronado Son who is doing brilliantly with his new rider Chloe Aston: qualified for both Newcomers and Foxhunter 2nd rounds 2011, Qualified for scope 2010, consistantly jumping double clears at this level. He will now start to compete at 1.30 level and will be aimed at international shows this winter! Coronado Son has finished his breeding season but will stand at stud for a limited season 2011.

June 11

Sandros Dancer and Stephanie Eardley are consitantly doing brilliant at competitions; winning both elementary classes last week - scoring 9 for transisions, placing second in Young Horse classes at Premier show and has qualified for the Championships at Hickstead! He will go to Abbey this coming Sunday.

June 7

We got an email from Hartpury Camelot's owner Jemma: --"Camelot and I competed in our first
dressage competition together. He came 6th in the prelim with 76% and third in the novice with 69%. He behaved impeccably and did me proud!" Well done both Jemma and Camelot!

June 6

Hartpury Top Gun competed today in a 2'6 Derby and placed second! Welton Morning Glory AKA Charmer foaled a beautiful filly foal by Ragazzo.

June 5

Hartpury College Open Day was again very well visited and the students had worked hard with preparations for the day. The stud students always show a fantastic dedication and we are very proud of them all.

May 30

Hartpury Ferro did his first competition ever Novice Dressage ridden by FE student Amanda Finch. Ferro behaved very well and placed 5th!

May 26

We have now waved goodbye to Magic, Limitless Lady and Cyclone and hope they will have a good life and make us proud. Cyclone will get a chance to become a posh dressage horse.

May 23

Sandros Dancer competed today and won both his tests on 76 respectively 67%, qualified for Regional Championships!

May 19

Rose G had a lovely colt by Bernwode Benedict, name will be Hartpury Rockstar.

May 16

Take It 2 The Limit and Jeanette place 3rd at Chatsworth CIC***today, having double C/R and only time faults in the XC!!! Winner was Sharon Hunt/Tankers Town, 2nd Andrew Nicholson/Shady Grey. Next event will be Branham CIC***on the 3/6

May 8

Roxette and Savannah have been sold together to a lovely competition home.

April 24

Anastacia made her debute today as a ridden competition horse away from home, she did Novice dressage and brought a 4th place rosette home. Rider was HE student Alex Gonsalves.

April 16

Take It 2 The Limit's son John Wayne, born 2006,  did his first Dressage competition on grass and won, scoring 73%!

March 28

Hartpury Top Gun did his very first competition  and his owner was very pleased to accept the 1st place rosette!

March 21

Our NDHM2 students did a great job showing Ragazzo and Bernwode Benedict at the PSHP stallion parade.

March 8

The PSHP Stallion Parade is to be held at the Hartpury Arena on the 21/3, starting at 14.00 with special evening gala. An impressive 44 stallions will be shown including the incredible  Baloubet du Roet; 3 times World Cup winner and Olympic Gold medallist! Find further details and list of attending stallions

March 1

A very interesting Dressage stallion is joining our stallion selection for 2010: Mrs Rachel Struel's Sandros Dancer, by Sandro Hit x Master. He will combine the stud work with competition.

February 26-28

The 3 day Equine Reproduction course, first ever also defra approved for AI certification,  was a great success. This popular short course will be run again in October, for further information please visit this website

January 5

Swedish Olympic Dressage rider Pether Markne - also known as Malin Baryard and the Swedish SJ Team's coach -  will return to the competition ring with Ragazzo's Danish son Barbados Melody as his new horse.  The bay 12 year old gelding  was trained and competed at Grand Prix level by Thomas Sigtenbjerggaard, who works at Andreas Helgstrand's stable. The American entrepreneur Robert Soros acquired Barbados Melody for Markne who is spending this winter in Wellington, Florida,where Markne and his new horse have planned to make their show debut.  -"Riding Barbados is like driving a Ferrari!" says Markne to the Swedish Equestrian magazine Ridsport.

Source  www.tidningenridsport.se