Welcome (back) to the team Contarli Corrain! 5yr old by Cormint (Calido I x Carthago) out of Noblewood November Rain II (Número Uno x Cassini II) 🦄
Thanks Team Equistar for giving him the very best start, he’s a pretty cool kid 😎
Was definitely a little bit nervous having my first show back in the same arena that I broke my back in four months ago 😬
But Midget Queen Contessa has started her season in firing form, despite being a bit miffed that I was making her do small jumps - but my nerves definitely proved it was the right decision for me! 😥
So pleased that we managed to be super speedy - definitely not our strength! - to take the win in the always super-competitive Amateur Series class 🏆
Thank you to Equineworld and Jumping Western Australia for the generous sponsorship of these classes, and to super-coach Rory Hovell, with his ‘special needs’ girls taking 🥇🥈🥉🙈🤣
Last night we were dressed head-to-toe by the incredible KC Equestrian Wear, in:
🎩 Samshield MissSheild ShadowGlossy helmet
🧥 Samshield Alix Glossy show coat
👖 Samshield competition breeches
👢 De Niro custom field boots
🎀 EQUESTRIAN STOCKHOLM saddle pad
As always, it wouldn’t be a show with Contessa without at least one hiccup - last night just before remounting for the jump-off, she managed to shake her bridle off and get free (anyone who knows her know this is not ideal), in the warm-up area, in the dark, with no one in the immediate vicinity to help poor Shelley Maree Alexander 🙈 quick thinking from super mum who managed to get a scarf around her neck before she disappeared into the distance to never be seen again… and to Sophie Hewitt for helping out when she realised what was going down 🤣
Bring on the final day today, in the torrential rain and gale force winds 💦🌪️
Contarli Corrain (Cormint x Número Uno x Cassini II)
The next generation of Contarli kids ready to start making their mark on the jumping world 🦄
Contarli Corrain is by Cormint (Calido I x Carthago) out of Noblewood November Rain II (Número Uno x Cassini II) at his first proper show.
Being produced to perfection by his co-owners Rick and Eve from Team Equistar, this super cool dude has an exciting future ahead of him 🦄
Unfortunately missing the ‘lady parts’ required to stay in my stable, this loveable future champ is available for viewing by appointment - just get in touch with Eve or Rick 💙
Contarli Diamonds For Fun (Diamant de Semilly x For Pleasure x Indoctro) overall 4yr old Champion 🏆🦄♥️
Global Amateur Tour Mexico 2023 🇲🇽
Highest Placed International Rider 🏆
Still crying 😭
Full post later 🙏🏼
Lucy Olphert Showjumping
#GATMexico2023
You really aren’t meant to have favourites as a parent, but… 🙊
Contarli Corrain aka Diego (Cormint x Numero Uno x Cassini II) 🦄
Baby horse sees jump fill for the first time 🦄
Still gets tangled in her long legs sometimes, but she tries so hard 🥰
Contarli Belgravia aka Izzy Sh*tlette (Bentley van de Heffinck x Beretta [Burghraaf]) 🎀
Lovely morning for the first outing of the year at Swan River Showjumping Club training show, right on the water in Herdsman 💦
Just took Contarli Berkeley aka Bruno (Bentley van de Heffinck x Beretta [Burggraaf]) for a little tune up to start the year, and he was a star ⭐️
(See other post for video)
We are dressed head-to-toe in PS of Sweden and Samshield, all available to purchase from our wonderful sponsor KC Equestrian Wear 🎀
It was so exciting to see Contarli Diamonds For Fun aka Flora (Diamant de Semilly x For Pleasure) have her very first outing with her half-owner Bridget, who is doing the most incredible job bringing her on! 💎
Thanks to all the wonderful SRSJC Committee for such a lovely relaxed morning! 🌿
Lovely morning for the first outing of the year at Swan River Showjumping Club training show, right on the water in Herdsman 💦
Just took Contarli Berkeley aka Bruno (Bentley van de Heffinck x Beretta [Burggraaf]) for a little tune up to start the year, and he was a star ⭐️
We are dressed head-to-toe in PS of Sweden and Samshield, all available to purchase from our wonderful sponsor KC Equestrian Wear 🎀
It was so exciting to see Contarli Diamonds For Fun aka Flora (Diamant de Semilly x For Pleasure) have her very first outing with her half-owner Bridget, who is doing the most incredible job bringing her on! 💎
(See other post for video)
Thanks to all the wonderful SRSJC Committee for such a lovely relaxed morning! 🌿
Contarli Belgravia aka Izzy aka Sh*tlette (Bentley van de Heffinck x Beretta [Burggraaf]) 🎀
The best baby horse on the planet. I can’t wait to get her out jumping this season 🦄
First ride back, post-summer / post-shoulder injury 💪🏼 Monster-sized 5yr old horse 🦖 Dirt-eating - 0 ☠️ Near-death experiences - 1 🫣
Definitely a win 🙌🏼 Happy to be back 🦄💕
There’s not many breakers you can throw a kid on (an admittedly very talented kid!) 🎀
Contarli Diamonds For Fun aka Flora (Diamant de Semilly x For Pleasure x Indoctro) is as fancy as they come, pretty as a supermodel and has the sweetest nature 🌟
It looks like her half-owner Bridget has already lost the ride 🙈
Definitely have a couple of medically-diagnosed falling-over knobs in my stable 🤣🙈🤣🙈
Our first round in the Gaenor McInnes Memorial, before the rider (that would be me) completely fell to pieces in the second round 🫣
Thanks so much to Karen McInnes for the ongoing sponsorship of this class, which is always a massive highlight on the WA calendar ♥️
Thanks to Mik for pumping us up in the commentary hehe 🙌🏼
And thanks to Darren Dawes from iVideo Production for providing us with truly world-class live-streaming 🎥
2022 WA State Showjumping Titles by Jumping Promotions Events WA 🏆
An incredible three days of competition, such an awesome effort by the committee 🌟
I took three horses, over the three days, competing in three different rings… it was a lot!! 🙈
Contessa was the standout star, taking out:
🏅3rd Open 1.20m
🏅6th Silver Series 1.30m
As is often the case with the sport of showjumping, I feel like I let Connie and Bruno down in a couple of my rides, which I’m really disappointed in myself for 😞
But the two baby horses Contarli Berkeley (5yr old) and Contarli Belgravia (4yr old) were on their absolute best behaviour, and I’m so very proud of them 🦄🦄
There are so many people to thank for making the weekend the success it was! ♥️
Shelley Maree Alexander for giving up her Saturday and Sunday to be super groom (even though I am a little salty you made me go on my own on Friday) 🙈
The Course Designers over the three rings, in particular David Sheppard in Ring One for really making us riders work for it! 💪🏼
The excellent commentators in all rings, Mikayla Hatten and Kevin Gianatti, you’re both so awesome to listen to, and a particular mention to Ann-Marie Lowry for her such kind words while Izzy and I bounced around Ring Three like a ping pong ball 🤣
Thanks to the judges who has a massive job over the three days, in particular Penny Dodd - its always so lovely to see your smiling face down in the big smoke 🥰
So many thanks to my class sponsors EAC Animal Care, Prydes Feeds and Jumping WA - without sponsors, these shows don’t happen! 🏵
And to my personal sponsor KC Equestrian Wear for always ensuring the ponies and I look our absolute best! 🎀
A huge congratulations to all the major title winners - it’s awesome to see how the standard in our state just keeps getting better!! And also to all those riders who may not have ‘won’ but who achieved their goals and came away happy - that’s what this sport is
Massively let the big baby horse down today with some really shady riding, but so proud of him for just putting up with me 🍠
I adore his can-do attitude where if I have a big dirty miss, he just says ‘its ok mum, we’ll just go through it!’ 🙈🙈
Seriously a special horse for the future 🦄
Ive tapped out early for today to try to get some sleep, and rest my sore arms 😴
Final day tomorrow 🙌🏼
Baby horse’s first show 🌟
And we really threw her in the deep end with it being a state champs 🙈
I’m just so proud of Contarli Belgravia aka Izzy aka Sh*tlette (Bentley van de Heffinck x Beretta [Burggraaf]) for staying relatively composed in such a huge atmosphere 🎀
Next time we will go to fence 6! 🦄
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