Shady Acres Mini-Shetlands

06/11/2024

03/11/2024

Last show of the Year!
A great show finale for us. We took 4 ponies, who all brought home a gold award.
First out was our little 2 year old girl. With her just under 77 cm she was the smallest in the class, but she did great on her very first show, coming in 2nd with 98889 = 42 points!
We had also brought Shady Acres Darling Daisy, who really needed 41 points for her SUCH, but she was way too fat. We brought her anyway, since Papaya wanted to enter her in the utility classes.
Even though she was too fat, she still mannaged to get 40 points and a gold award, and her and Papaya mannaged to win both the agility class and the jumping by hand!
Jamira v.d. Ponydijk was 3rd in the class, and was a bit affraid in the indoor arena, but still mannaged to show her nice trot. She got 88889 = 41 points.
Winner of the class was our black beauty, Little Mix v. Lovinkbos, who went on to win Champion Mini Mare and Res. Best In Show with 99889 = 43 points!

I also helped my good friend Louise, showing her 3 year old filly, a daughter by Shady Acres Zephyr.
Little Ysabella did very well, and got 41 points, with a 9 for type!
Shady Acres Ivy, a 2 year old, out of Ilonka, who we sold as a foal, also got 41 points. Last show she was even Champion Mini Filly.
Congratulations to Louise and Wictor with these 2 lovely ponies

27/10/2024

Just home this morning, after a great trip to Holland.
I went with my good friends, Steffen and Serina, and we visited our mutual friends, Bram and Malou.
As always, we had such a wonderful time, with lots of laughs!
For the last couple of years, I have been looking for a good black and white mare. I saw a promising candidate (Glossy v.d. Zandkamp) at this years Select Sale, and went to the auction, hoping to buy her.
The day before we also went to see another beautiful black and white mare, Mogitha v.d. Zandkamp, that Bram found for me.
As luck would have it, I ended up bringing both beautiful girls home with me to Denmark.
Glossy is by the 1. premie stallion Vesper v.d. Zandkamp and out of Sophie v.d. Zandkamp.
Moghita is by Pybe v. stal Toekomst and out of the 1. premie preferent mare, Ghita v.d. Zandkamp, who is also after Vesper v.d. Zandkamp.
So the girls are slightly related, through Vesper, and they are really similar in type! I am looking foreward to showing these 2 mares in the future.

21/09/2024

A fantastic day, we will not soon forget!

We spent the day showing in Hässleholm in Sweeden.
Judge today was Torsten Jeppsson.

First out was our little homebred stallion, Shady Acres Zephyr.
He was classwinner, and later Champion Mini Stallion, with 98889 = points!
This means he has now secured his SUCH title!

After lunch, it was the ladies turn. We had decided to bring our 3 black beauties, and they really outdid every expectation!
They were all in the same class, a very strong group of yeld mini mares!
The judge said this was the best group of mini mares he had ever seen, and that he was actually shocked at the quality of mares foreward!
Esprit v.d. Sleutel was 4th in the class with amazing 910879 = 43 points!! This was the last points she needed, and she is now ready to secure her SUPER SUCH title!!

Little Mix v. Lovinkbos was 2nd in the class with amazing 109889 = 44 points, and even though she was not classwinner, she was still recommended on to the BIS ring, where she went all the way to win Reserve Best In Show!

Finally our little star, Let It Go of Duke Stable!
Our very first show for this little mare, and she did us so proud!
Classwinner, Champion Mini Mare and Best In Show with 1010888 = 44 points!!

Amazing day, with great weather, great results and lots of beautiful ponies and pony friends!
We felt like we were flying, going home across the bridge tonight

01/09/2024

Lovely day at the mares assesment i Grånarp Sweeden.
We brought our four 3 year old ladies.
They all got Class1, and 2 of them mannaged to scrape together enough points for a breeding diploma!
Shady Acres Little Lotus 99779 = 41 points - Klas 1, Diploma
Shady Acres Arabella 98788 = 40 points - Klas 1. Diploma
Shady Acres Lollipop 98778 = 39 points - Klas 1
Shady Acres Darling Dawn 88878 = 39 points - Klas 1

17/08/2024

Just home after af fabulous day at the big Golden Crown Shetland Show in Sweeden.
Shady Acres Zephyr was Champion mini stallion, with 88798 = 40 points and gold. He will have to come out again, to try and secure the last 41 points for his SUCH.
Jamira v.d. Ponydijk was 2nd in a very big yeld mini mare class, with 9 8,5 7 8,5 9 = 42 points and gold.
3rd was our lovely Ginny Lou-Lou v.d. Biezenbeemd with 9 8,5 8 8 8 = 41,5 points, thus securing her SUCH title! So happy with that.
The star today, was once again, our own bred little 2 year old filly, Shady Acres Jamaica who was Champion Mini Filly and Res, Best in Show with amazing 9 8,5 8 9 8,5 = 43 points!
We are hoping she will continue her positive development, for next year, when it is time to secure her breeding diploma

11/08/2024

Debbie E. v. Wittenburg

Chestnut mini mare, 83 cm

2 x 1. premie
Mini Champion + Overall Champion NL
2 x Classwinner w. 41 points and Gold SWE

S: Caesar v. Mortel
D: Wenneke E v. Wittenburg
DS: Important Boy of Duke Stable

29/07/2024

A little past midnight today, we arrived home after an amazing weekend in Sweeden!
We went all the way to Grevagården, to participate in the Shetland Vest Jubilee Show on saturday, and the big national RIKS show on sunday. Judges in the mini ring, were Håkan Erlandsson on saturday and Remond Molenkamp on sunday.
There were 136 ponies entered on saturday and 124 on sunday. And more than 400 starts in the Shetland Utility Championships.
It was such a great weekend, with so many beautiful ponies, and so many laughs with all our pony friends!
And then there were the results. To say we are pleased is an understatement!
Debbie E v. Wittenburg, did us proud on her first time out with us. She won the class for chestnut yeld mini mares both days, with 99788 = 41 points.
On saturday Little Mix v. Lovinkbos was 2nd out of 9 mini yeld mares, with 99798 = 42 points, followed closely by La Femme of Duke Stable with 99888 = 42 points, on 3rd place.
On sunday the to girls finished 1st and 2nd in the group with 98898 = 42 points for Little Mix and 98888 = 41 points for La Femme.
The star of the weekend, was our little homebred 2 year old filly, Shady Acres Jamaica. Jamaica is after Balmoral of Sportview and out of our beautiful little Jilly v.d. Rakkertjes.
On saturday she was Classwinner, Champion and Mini Res. Best in Show with 99898 = 43 points and on Sunday she was again classwinner, Champion and finally Mini Best in Show with 98899 = 43 points!
So proud of my little girl at her very first show in Sweeden

14/07/2024

Amazing day at the mares assesment today!
Our gamble paid off, and both our mares received a 1. class assesment. La Femme of Duke Stable got 99888 = 42 points, and was later Mini Champion!
Little Mix v. Lovinkbos got 99889 = 43 points, and was later Medium Champion and Overall Res. Champion!
Great results, that we are really pleased with, and a blessing in disguise, that Mix was measured 1 cm too high, thus making it so the two girls didn't have to compete with eachother :)
In 2 weeks, the girls are going showing again, when we travel all the way to Grevagården in Sweeden for the Shetland West jubileee show, and the big national show - RIKS.
We are already looking foreward to a great weekend with lots of shetland ponies, and shetland pony friends