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Some
time ago, when we started the Kolbeach stud, our long term plan was to
hopefully produce saddle ponies and galloways of the highest possible
quality.
It
was a long wait but we had to be patient as we were sure we were on the
right track..
The
ponies as we sold them did indeed make the stud's name a producers of
lovely led ponies, with wide sashes won at major shows throughout
Australia, but now, with a very few of the ponies rising five, it makes
us happy to know we were on the right track.
The
saddle ponies have exceeded our wildest dreams. Our own little Kolbeach
Bouquet has been judged champion small saddle pony at Adelaide and
Melbourne Royal Shows and will compete for us at the EFA National titles
in December. Bouquet, by Camargue Tribute from Talycharne Wedding Chorus
is not only lovely but sweet with a temperament that allows her to be
ridden by a nine-year-old girl.
She
won't be the only Kolbeach pony at the EFA Nationals, with Kolbeach
Classic competing for Queensland where he was champion large pony for
Brooke Higgins.
Classic,
from Syon Sheer Delight was EFA SA Newcomer Pony of the Year before
being sold to Queenslands. He was also champion intermediate pony at the
Northern Rivers Hack Council of the year, and Reserve at the Queensland
Country Championship, a Grand National qualifier.
Catherine
Gale's Kolbeach Toy Story was reserve to Bouquet at Adelaide Royal and
was also the SA Riding pony Society's Newcomer champion in 2003.
The
Metherall Family's lovely Kolbeach Carnival was champion newcomer at
Hidden Valley, Barastoc and the Royal Summer Horse Show and Jenny Drew
has shown KB Mask to be SA champion big pony newcomer with Charlotte
Thompson riding KB Mask for Reserve.
Up in
Queensland, KB Pride won the intermediate champion galloway award when
ridden by Simon Deleeuw, and Joanne Stewart has just begun to show
Kolbeach Print, one of the first of the Fine Print stock to come out
under saddle.
Edwina
Cullen has bought Kolbeach Surprise who is about to come out under
saddle and Graham and Sue Elliot are showing Kolbeach Frame with Bree
Elliot as the riders with great success. Graham and Roger Searle are
looking forward to the first foals by Kolbeach Rembrandt, their lovely
colt from the champion show pony Rotherwood Matinee, and Andrew and
Charlotte Hunt are also anticipating their first foals by the lovely
young stallion Kolbeach Royalty who is from the world famous mare
Ardenhall Royal Secret.
Ashley
Anderson who rides Bouquet for us has also bought KB Memoir, a half
brother to Kolbeach Toy Story, and Delia Fogden has several very nice
young Kolbeach horses ready to come out. KB Marine, a 14.2 galloway,
Kolbeach Puzzle, and Holly's Play royally bred out of a Cusop
Discipline, Holly's Gem daughter.
on to
the young led ponies - and Bruce Flood is campaigning the gorgeous
Kolbeach Garland for us in hand. By Fairley Tempest from Sufton Wild
Rose she was supreme youngstock at the Riding Pony show in SA in 2003
and was judged as the Best Two Year old riding Pony Exhibit at Brisbane
Royal show this year.
Graham
and sue Elliot bought the lovely dark chestnut Kolbeach Promise at our
last sale and then won the champion filly award at the Melbourne Summer
Royal, and Darryl Hayes showed the top priced gelding, KB Dances, from
our last sale to win the champion gelding sash.
Tony
Oliver Watkins is always a very astute judge and his purchase of the
two-year-old filly Kolbeach Chatter was awarded with a win in her filly
class.
We
have been so lucky that the ponies have gone to very good show homes
that produce them well, and in that way, assist us to promote the stud.
We
will see you all at the EFA National titles in December. Come and talk
to us about any of the youngstock we have at home in the paddock for
sale.
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