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With over 50 years combined experience training horses for many different disciplines including camp drafting and stockman's challenge.
Another outstanding horse bred by the stud is WILLOWBY EXCELARATOR HSH a top class gelding performing at the highest levels with his owner Lucas Walsh.
This week he presented at the Australian Stock Horse National Show with a 4th overall in the 4 yo and over FOY Challenge and with a first in the cattle class. Presenting in impressive company congratulations to Lucas and all connections.
A while ago this lovely little filly WILLOWBY ACRES OF GOLD, one of our home bred Fountain of Youth yearlings, was sold to her new owner. She attended the VIC Champs recently in her show debut and she has presented at the Australian Stock Horse National Show this week. She has aquitted herself well with respectable scores in the dressage classes, Staion Horse just out of the placings and then placing in the very traditional Stockman’s Turnout class with an 8th after her workout.
Congratulations to Katherine Noske and all connections. Alice is in wonderful hands.
We have some well loved pre-used horse gear for sale at reasonable prices if anyone is looking!
Time to clean out the tack room. We don’t have four horses to ride anymore or drafters in the paddocks, and we aren’t getting yearlings ready for sales either.
Contact us if you think you can recycle upcycle and re-use some of our gear.
Rope and leather halters
Lead ropes
Bridles with bits and reins! Most often they don’t come attached
Myler bits
Cotton show sets and hoods
The broad sashes on this wall belong to me with a couple Keith won on Susie in NZ
Right from A& P shows in Australia to the Royal Melbourne Horse Show with a few notable horses including Susie, Barastoc with Riverman and other Stock Horses - each one tells a story.
What is a measure of success? At work or at leisure it has to be the enjoyment of the moment
Keith has had many moments over his years showing in NZ and Australia more particularly campdrafting
No matter what horses he rode when or where his collection of broad sashes over a range of different events tells a story
Direct from the NZ Branch our small business is very pleased to be sponsoring the award rug to The Most Versatile Australian Stock Horse of the NZ Branch Show!
Ramblinvale Susie (imported Stock Horse mare) has quietly achieved alot in her life shared with us. Today she achieved a first place in her on line dressage competition (UK) which is open to international horses and riders.
The class is in two sections: we achieved a good score of 70% with the British Dressage judge in our section and placed 1st and then placed 2nd over the combined sections.
From a judging point of view you can't get away with much! The judge has the luxury of being able to go back over sections of your test and really scrutinise the movement.
Nice work on the arena and setting up a small practice obstacle course.
Riders are welcome to book the arena and the course and if you want to have a go with the mechanical cow, you can do that too.
Help available
Working Equitation Clinic was held today with Maggie Lees and what a cracker of a time.
You would have to say that Susie spends a bit of her time switched off!
She was Keith’s demo horse in the cattle pen then outside the pen ….. asleep.
Julia Bryant’ mare Skylar and Susie seem to share the same trait
Keith and Susie at the NZ Branch ASHS Cattle Training day last weekend in Taupo.
Fashion stayed home with a cough!
The first of a kind Challenge heading our way October 7th
Goals are great - look forward to the fun and give it a go day!
Our own bred Willowby Ramblin Minstrel (first left) on his first outing in competition. For a young c**t he took everything in his stride, got himself into some points and a new ASHS saddle cloth as well! Congratulations to Mike Meredith and connections on the purchase.
A moment with Fashion
Keith and Fashion
Keith and his lovely Australian Stock Horse mare Fashion out and about at Ranch Horse in Taupo last week. Back in winning mode with this mare in the Ranch Boxing, Team Penning and Team Sorting from a big contingent of riders. Even had a go at Ranch Pleasure which isn’t Keith’s thing to be fair!
A great day out first up for Keith and his imported mare Bullenbong Fashion at Ranch Horse in Taupo today
Second in both the Team Penning and Team Sorting (0.3 seconds between first and second in the Team Penning) and he won the Ranch Boxing.
The Australian Stock Horse team did extremely well.
Have a Go day at Rotorua Western Riding club arena
Stockman’s Challenge …… mechanical cow, obstacle, time trial, fun with a Utility pattern
Easy and fun day. Go at your own pace.
Cost: $30 RWRC members $35 non members
Register through the Rotorua Western Riding Club FB page
The Harrisons will be there.
Perhaps the best horse we bred in Australia who, as a yearling, went to the best of homes with an eager young lad and his family. All credit to the Walsh family for taking this wonderful gelding to reach his potential and we wish them the best for Nipper’s full sister.
Susie doing her thing
As she does
Keith shifting some gear around
Day out coaching in the sunshine with the crew from Hauraki Western Riding Club
Huge turnout, fancy dress, formation riding and lunch together
The day had it all
Back in the day…… Keith presenting the overall open draft winner with sponsored merchandise and rug from Pryde’s Easifeed
Hawkesdale Campdraft and good friend Russell Lawrence
We are pleased to share our achievements with our clients / and friends alike.
We would like to acknowledge the team effort to achieve great results: Te Aroha Veterinary Group; B Telfar (Farrier), Prydes EasiRide (PGG Wrightson Morrinsville); Gregory Equine (Matamata) for all our horse related care needs including equine products and rider gear - plus all our repairs; and acknowledge the support of Ken Hawkins (Hawkins Training - Te Aroha)
Is there a Wound Management nurse in the house?
Before and after pics of my treatment of a young filly with a significant leg injury.
In conjunction with a very good Equine vet no effective treatment is ever without a team approach and the science behind it.
I have though been a Wound Management consultant with patients for over 20 years so I guess I have some basic idea!
Lovely clean healing wound with no residual lameness.
News Flash: Ramblinvale Susie (imp) has just been awarded her second ROLL OF MERIT (Led Section) by the Australian Stock Horse Society.
She was awarded her ROLL OF MERIT (Show section) late last year.
We are awaiting her third Roll of Merit award in Performance.
Winter approaching and what is happening down here on the property? Apart from the rain and wind that is.
We are continuing with training and riding our mares Fashion and Susie; there is much to be done with improving dressage training time with both mares with a wet arena and high winds.
Ranch Horse last weekend with Fashion where she placed 2nd, fourth and fifth in several cattle events over the day in Taupo.
Susie hasn't been bothered with dressage on line competitions just recently but as her back lesion is going very well, it won't be long before she is back in competition again.
We attended our first education day with Working Equitation BOP last weekend also which has given us food for thought.
We have several coaching days coming up in June and always have riders and horses here for lessons which is very nice.
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The first of a kind Challenge heading our way October 7th Goals are great - look forward to the fun and give it a go day!
The master at work. Keith introducing his new young mare Bullenbong Fashion to cattle this morning. The true mark of horsemanship - quiet, settled young horse that has had the basic elements of work already done before introducing her to cattle. A testament to her previous owner John Angus and carried on further with Keith to date
Without Susie today after a few hours of fence separation Leading pretty well Unfortunately Henry had an encounter with the freshly cut hedge and scratched his face! He’s very good with face cream!
Good lad Henry Leading session refinement
Henry learning to stand for the stock whip. Great attitude as always
Henry is now 4 1/2 months old and is ready for his first leading lessons in the round pen. He’s grown rapidly in the last month so now is the time to get in those early lessons. He can pick up all four feet in the box and has accepted being covered by a towel, all important basic lessons for the future.
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