Entries currently open until midnight on 25 March 2022
The following Dales classes are on Friday 13 May and Saturday 14 May:
Class 56 Dales Colt, filly or gelding, 1, 2 or 3 years old – In Hand
Class 58 Dales Mare, stallion or gelding, 4 years old or over – In Hand
Class 108 Mountain & Moorland Ridden Dales, Fell, Highland
Further details on how to enter can be found on the RWHS Competitor Notes page.
Sale Dates are Saturday 14 May 2022 and Saturday 5 November 2022 for all breeds of horses and ponies.
Entry forms will be available by clicking the following link by the end of the first week in February:
Darlington Farmers Auction Mart Co Ltd.
Humbleton Park
Darlington, DL2 2XX
Tel: 01325 464529
www.dfam.co.uk
NPS Scotland are delighted to announce a series of Native Pony Discussion Evenings starting on Tuesday 23rd February with the Highland Ponies.
The evenings will start at 7.30pm running for approx. a half hour covering the breed type, characteristics, conformation, and show production with a question-and-answer time at the end.
We are delighted to have some of the best judges, breeders, and producers in the country to share their knowledge at these evenings which start with
| DATE @7.30pm | BREED | PRESENTER |
| Tuesday 23rd February | Highland | Mrs Jo Jack (Craiglaw Stud) |
| Tuesday 2nd March | Dales | Richard Telford |
| Tuesday 9th March | Welsh Section C’s & D’s | David Blair (Waxwing Stud) |
| Tuesday 16th March | New Forest | Miss Pat Rennie (Lomondside Stud) |
| Tuesday 23rd March | Connemara | Mrs Jane Somerset (Tesremos Stud) |
| Tuesday 30th March | Fell | TBC |
| Tuesday 6th April | Dartmoor | TBC |
| Tuesday 13th April | Exmoor | Mrs Jill Graham (Kebroyd Stud) |
| Tuesday 20th April | Shetland | Mrs Sarah Ross MRCVS (Transy Stud) |
| Tuesday 27th April | Welsh Section A’s & B’s | Tom Best (Waxwing Stud) |
| Tuesday 4th May | Riding & Hunter Ponies | Mrs Marie Clare Nimmo (Duntarvie Stud) |
These evenings are open to everyone, and we would encourage members, competitors and in particular all potential and current Young Judges to attend.
Everyone interested should email secretary@npsscotland.co.uk to express interest. They will be emailed a copy of the breed characteristics to print off and look over along with the zoom login details.
Look forward to hearing from you, and hopefully seeing you at the event.
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From the Organising Committee, National Equine Forum:
Our first special interest webinar, Just in Time – Using Science to Save our Breeds, on Wednesday 13th January 2021 hosted by Eventbrite.
Webinar access for those who DID NOT register for the live event
Those who did not register to watch the webinar live, but would like to watch it on demand, can register here, tickets cost £5. This link is also available on our website.
Deadline for watching the replay
The replay of the webinar will be live until 23:59 on Monday 1st February 2021.
Future events
The Great Weight Debate (Equine), taking place at 7pm on Wednesday 27th January 2021, is our second special interest webinar. Tickets can be purchased here.
The 29th National Equine Forum takes place at 10am on Thursday 4th March 2021 (#NEF21), ticket details will be circulated via our e-newsletter. Please click here to subscribe if you’d like to be kept up to date.
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Elizabeth Crockford, Livestock and Events Executive, South of England Agricultural Society, writes:
After careful consideration and debate, it is with a heavy heart that the decision has been taken by the SEAS Chairman and Board of Trustees to cancel all Equestrian showing classes at the 2021 South of England Show. Having deliberated over the Covid restrictions required on running equestrian showing classes (as stated in the Showing Council Blueprint) along with the financial impact of holding classes with a shortfall in the usual sponsorship and the infrastructure costs, it was felt that for this year the South of England Show would only run showjumping classes for the three days and a reduced livestock section.
This decision has not been taken lightly and it is the intention of the SEAS Chairman and Trustees for the 2022 South of England Show to revert back to its usual format.
David Murray is conducting a national survey of UK Equine Wildness. All UK Native Pony Societies and Associations have been contacted.
If you would like more details then please read the attached letter and to take part, the survey questionnaire is attached here in Word or .pdf format.
RBST is running the rare breed classes at ‘The Greatest Online Agricultural Show’.
The show will be taking place on Saturday 2nd May via the dedicated website The Online Agricultural Show
Show organiser David Hill said: “The objective is to have a bit of fun while the country remains on lockdown, we can showcase our industry and raise some money for worthy causes; It is purely for fun and nothing else!”
There will be:
RBST is holding classes for rare breed sheep, cattle, goats and pigs (in conjunction with the British Pig Association).
Rare breed equine classes are incorporated into the equine section, please see the shows website for more information.
To enter the show you have to pre-register, you can do this by visiting the shows website using the link above and clicking on the ‘Pre-Registration’ link.
Entries are open now, participants are asked to upload 3 photos, a front view, side view and back view, a 30 second video of the animal walking is desirable but not essential apart from the young hander sheep classes, to the dedicated section on the Cloud Lines website by 10pm on Wednesday 29th April, the first round of judging will then take place on the Thursday and Friday with the top 5 going through to the final on Saturday 2nd April.
If you would like to find out more about the show you can visit their website above or their social media platforms
Facebook: @OnlineAgShow
If you are interested in taking part in a survey about the wildness of UK Native Ponies, please read the attached document here and contact David Murray for any further details.
The Survey is taking place from March through August 2019. The Questionnaire is attached here and also on the internet at equine-wildness.uk. The website email address to return questionnaires is also on the website. This is: equine-wildness@hotmail.com
We have recently been contacted by Cécile Zahorka, a freelance photographer from Germany. There follows an extract from her email:
“In the past year I have been working on a project called “Forgotten Horses”, where I photograph and document rare and endangered horse breeds. We have a similar society to the RBST in Germany regarding animal breeds with endangered populations and I have been working together with breeders and owners. I have planned to make a journey to UK for this project, with the mission to find and document native British breeds, such as the Dales Pony.
I’m looking for passionates, breeders, owners this breed, which I could contact and visit during my journey.
It is my aim to portrait the breed in its traditional context and in typical landscapes, in front of barns or whatever the surroundings offer and fit to the horse, to make high quality pictures for all media and raise awareness to the matter.
I would be very happy if you would be interested in having a session with me.
I have set up a small site with all details to my journey and project: https://thepixelnomad.com/uk-june-2019/
I would love to give the Dales Pony a platform and raise awareness to its vulnerable status.
and you can see my work on http://instagram.com/vor.die.linse/ or on http://facebook.com/vor.die.Linse/
Help and Support is very appreciated.
With kind regards from Germany
Cécile Zahorka
(WhatsApp on +49 163 2881115)”
If you are interested, details of how to book a session are on the website above, which covers her journey.