FOR SALE - LEETON PARK MR VALENTINE - SOLD TO PERTH

Stunning black (black buckskin) 4 long socks and neat blaze, Welsh sect A gelding approx 11.3hh, 2years, registered WP&CS, Arabian Pony elig, ASSP, APSB & Buckskin Assoc.

"Smooch" is a gorgeous pony, professionally halter trained and has been shown in NSW and QLD with numerous champions being won at state level. He is very well handled and socialised, easy to clip, wash, float etc..he is started to be broken in. Has some fantastic supreme champion bloodline such as Revel, Imperial, Arielen and Stanton Park. This pony will be a top show pony, big movement, would also be a fantastic harness pony as he has bling colour and action plus!
This is a genuine sale as he is too forward moving for my 2year old who is going to go to an old small shetland for a while!
Will consider all genuine offers - approved home only.
Please call Chantal (07) 54711275 or 0408942860 daytime preferred please.
Email: cleo84@hotmail.com for further information and photos
$2000 ono. - UPDATE - Mr Valentine has been sold to Perth!

STUD NEWS - ARAWEL LODGE

Arawel Lodge has relocated to the lovely township of Tinana, on the outskirts of Maryborough. It was a huge move with all ponies in toe... The green pastures of this beautiful 40 acre property is just a pleasure to wake up to each morning.
The ponies didn't know what to do, just hung around up the top until they realised that there were no fences for quite a while, just a running creek as the boundary.
Elargee Penzance is looking after them all keeping them together though.

We have a new partbred gelding to campaign this year "Valley View Falcon Crest" that we have purchased for Brienna to do Equine Studies on for the next few years.
Hope to see everyone at the Qld All Welsh.

Arawel Lodge - Heidi Gear
NEW Contact details
Ph: 07 4122 2507
Mob: 0417 671 950
Email: heidigear@optusnet.com.au

STUD NEWS - BRYNTAWEL SPORTING HORSES

Bryntawel has had a great year for beautiful foals! We have a liver chestnut Section C colt by Gweunydd Sionyn(imp) from our lovely Seawynd Gay Girl, a black Welsh B filly by Rahane Sebastian from Bryntawel Thumbelina and a gorgeous bay part welsh filly from Bryntawel Kisses also by Rahane Sebastian. These youngsters will be out and about at some point during the show season as I can’t wait to show them off.

The 2009 breeding season has been particularly busy as we are using Weston Park Vesper (Section A), Rahane Sebastian (B) and Radnor Sir Gilbert (B) and quite a few well-bred mares visiting. We are all looking forward to seeing their foals later in the year.

Julia Hardie
Bryntawel Sporting Horses

STUD NEWS - TANLEE STUD

Tanlee Stud had a fantastic 2009 breeding season, with resident stallion Bangor Michaelangelo producing all fillies with heaps of chrome, his first foal crop.

Our old stallion Kingwood Dwn, who has now been sold on, also produced all fillies finally giving us stunning palomino and cremello colours. All mares and foals are happy and healthy.

Tanya and Jade Ryan

STUD NEWS - TALSARN PONY STUD

2009 foaling for Talsarn pony stud has gone well, with three WMP foals by young sire Talsarn Thomas. Two very nice colts arrived out of Talsarn Blueberry and Lenson Park Desere which should make extremely good future geldings - although the temptation is there to leave at least one of them entire! After very bad luck the last couple of years in the filly department, the old mare Loch Sloy Divinity produced a little lady, which will be retained.

Old "Divvy" had a difficult year in 2009 - diagnosed with Cushings syndrome when her last foal was 4 months old she had quite a battle at times, including an operation, and many times did I wonder if it was worth it. But through it all she remained infoal, and a good filly foal is our reward - so she is now retired and well and living a happy life raising her baby. Also her son Talsarn Blueprint has been tried over a couple of mares this season so there may be grandchildren in Spring!

Greg Dallaway

2010 QLD ALL WELSH SHOW - GET YOUR ENTRIES IN!

Entries close for the 2010 Qld All Welsh Show on Monday 1st February. Please send direct to Kathy Pile (as per the show schedule). Late entries will be accepted up until the 15th February, however these will incur a LATE FEE of $20. So get those entries in and avoid late fees! See you at the show.

STUD NEWS - SHEFFIELD LODGE

Sarah and Bernadette Leviston from Sheffield Lodge are proud to announce their very first foal. Sheffield Lodge Ray Of Sunshine was born 4th December. Dam: Rayglyn Park Rhapsody (Hazlemere Inca x Nattai Daffodil) Sire: Crestwood Limited Edition (Mirinda Spycatcher x Tooravale Paige). Sunshine is the most dear little palomino filly, four white socks and perfect blaze. She was named after dear friend Raymond Grott. She is a half sister to the multi supreme buckskin gelding Rayglyn Park Perriwinkle (Owendale Pageboy) and is sure to follow in his footsteps. They have recently purchased the Antrim Choirboy (Antrim Limerick x Oaklands Park Minuette) from Antrim Stud, a stunning smutty palomino gelding who is going to be their next led and performance prospect.

Sarah leaves for the Navy soon, she has had a wonderful childhood showing and riding and is now grown up and ready to see the world, so Bernadette will be solo now with just one or two ponies at the shows. All who know Sarah will miss her smiling face, but she has a wonderful future ahead of her and she did remind me she cannot fit a pony in a submarine, so they have to stay home!

STUD NEWS - PETHERTON PARK

June Jones from Petherton Park Stud advises that four mares, P.P.Penyroyal, Twylight, Milly Vanilly, and Llewillah Karita, have all had top quality colt foals to Nattai Tomos Jones in 2009. Two chestnuts, two greys. Little P.P.Bari has Coed Coch Bari as his grandsire both sides. P.P. Dove JP will go to Tomos to try for that elusive filly. P.P. Dotterel has been served by Nattai Commodore.

MEMBER NEWS

Alison Sketch sent this picture (above) of her little girl Mia and her pony "Stonyvale Casper" having a smooch. Mia is two and Casper is three and they are the very best of friends, as you can see!


Above: Sarah Bartolo on Langtree Simon Says after their win in the Ridden Welsh at Brisbane Royal 2009.
Photo credit: Narelle Wockner Photography

A proud Deanne Bartolo from Mackay advises that Sarah Bartolo (10) and Langtree Simon Says (Sianwood Silversmith (imp) x Cardross Swynn) won Best Ridden Welsh Exhibit at the 2009 Brisbane Royal Show. Simon was also awarded Best Led Welsh Gelding exhibit for the second year running. Simon has numerous title wins during 2009, including qualifing for The Grand Nationals this March by being awarded Runner-Up Small Show Hunter Pony at the Qld Country Hack Championships.

The Wilson Family are new to the Welsh world having recently bought the beautiful section A gelding Langenhoe Park Razzle Dazzle bred by Kayla Gunner at Langenhoe Park on the Central Coast of NSW. Dazzle recently picked up a first placing at his first outing at Toogoolawah Show. Well done!

IMPORTANT DIARY DATES & DEADLINES

15 Jan - Final 2010 Futurity Payment due
15 Jan - Toowoomba Royal Entries close
16 Jan - Action News to Publicity Officer
1 Feb - Qld All Welsh Show Entries close
1 Feb - WPCS Young Ambassador Nominations close
1 Feb - WPCS Achiever Awards Nominations close
7 Feb - RPG Meeting, Marburg
20 Feb - Information Day, Palmerston Equestrian Centre, Walloon
28 Feb - WPCS Journal Advertising Deadline
19-21 Mar - 2010 Qld All Welsh Show, Gatton Showgrounds
27 Mar - Information Day, Gympie Showground
13 Apr - Welsh & Native classes Judging at Toowoomba Royal

NEWS CALL FROM QLD MEMBERS FOR ACTION

It is again time to be thinking about what news you would like to share with other WPCS members, so I'd like to invite you to submit news for possible publication in the March, Autumn edition of Action.

Please submit all news to me by Saturday 16th January 2010 – news received after this date may not be included.

Please keep your news brief as we do have a limit on the amount of space available for RGP news. So what can be included? Share your foaling news or new arrivals with us! Been campaigning your ponies? Tell us about your successes in the competition arena - be that showing, pony club, Dressage, Harness or any other equestrian competition. Are you a new member, or do you know a new member that you could pass this email onto? Then introduce yourself to others via the Qld RPG write up in Action – tell us a bit about yourself and your ponies. Basically anything that is news worthy and will be of general interest to other members in promoting the activities of Welsh ponies in Qld, is welcome. No references to stock being for sale are allowed, nor any advertising of stallions standing at stud - such items will be edited out of the text if submitted.

Feel free to submit a photo along with your news, however please note that these must include details of who is in the picture, along with the photographers name (and ensure permission has been sort if the photograph was taken by a professional). Photos should be of print quality at 300dpi - no need for resolution to be any greater than this please!

Please keep in mind that while I do submit your news and photos to the Action editor, inclusion is restricted by space so I cannot guarantee that everything submitted will actually make it to print. However, all news will be included on the Qld Welsh Pony & Cob Enthusiasts Blog.

Looking forward to hearing from you all soon.

News can be emailed to rothwhyl@bigpond.com

MEMBER INFORMATION DAYS ANNOUNCEMENT

The Qld RPG is proud to announce that we shall be holding two Information Days over the next couple of months.

Saturday 20th February
"Preparing to Win in the Ring" to be held at Palmerston Equestrian Centre, Walloon near Ipswich.
Demonstrators will be Helen Slee and Christine Gray, Victoria.

Saturday 27th March
"Planning for Success in the Show Ring" at Gympie Showground.
Demonstrators will be John and Ann James, Wales.

Further information will be posted as it becomes avialable. Anyone who is interested in Welsh Ponies and Cobs is welcome to attend. Mark these dates on your calendars!

STUD NEWS - NIKKI-JAY STUD

Above: Nattai Commodore. Photo credit: Tania Hobbs Photography.

Nattai Commodore now resides at Nikki-Jay Stud at Dalby. We picked him up from Heilidon on 29th November, thanks to Kim from Stonyvale Ponies. Commodore will be bred to Nattai Tomos Jones daughters when they are of age & has been bred to Loch Sloy Mercedes & Cherrytree Cupcake for 2010 foals.

4 healthy Welsh A foals are on the ground for 2009. 3 fillies & 1 colt. 3 chestnuts are by Bordershow Cookies & Cream (his first foal crop).

Nikki Evans

QLD FOAL FUTURITY 2010

Final payment of $15 is due 15/1/2010 - The 2010 Qld Foal Futurity will be judged at the 2010 Qld All Welsh Show on Friday 19th March.

If anyone has purchased a Yearling in the last 6 months they may be eligable for the 2010 futurity, new owners should check with the seller to see if your pony was originally nominated and contact our Qld Foal Futurity organiser, Lorelle Laffey who will assist you.

All entries for the futurity should send the entred ponies Registered name to Lorelle a.s.a.p. along with their registration number, date of birth and Dam's name to kenelle@auzy.net.au

NEXT QLD RPG MEETING

I hope everyone has enjoyed the Festive Season and New Year. There are a number of updates that I shall be making to this blog over the next week, so stay turned! Firstly though I can announce that our first Qld RPG Meeting for 2010 will be held on Sunday 7th February at the Marburg Community Hall, at the usual time of 10am. All welcome.