HORSE TALK

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33675, 26 October 1974, Page 4

HORSE TALK

Labour Day This year, the juvenile championship, for riders under 21 with horses that have won more than $5O and A grade ponies, will be an interesting competition at the annual Labour Day jumping show and carnival, organised by the junior committee, Canterbury Area, N.Z.H.S., and the Rangiora Jaycees at Rangiora. Twenty riders have entered, including last year’s winner, Paula Parisons (Kaikoura) on Ringo, the A Grader, Glen Mist, now ridden by S. Harnett (Rangiora), the well performed Anzac (D. Letham, Rakaia), the two Peerless sash winners, Tango (Mrs A. Lintott, Kaiapoi) and Moonglow (J. Foster, Springston), Penny Lane (S. Bell. Rakaia), which went so well at the Horse of the Year Show, and the small but very capable Gay Prince (J. Wightman, Rangiora). As this event combines homes and ponies, it does not count for grading. The premier event for A and C grade horses, The Labour Day Show jumping. championship, has 20 entries. Although

last year’s winner, Cardiff Lass, is not defending her title, strong competition will be provided by Mighty Tarn. Fli Hi, High Flyer and Anzac. The only entry from Southland this year is R. Moseby, on Mad Hatter. Once again, the improver and novice horse events are well filled with 25 and 30 in the classes. Although there are only 10 in the A grade pony event, the high standard of the present ponies promises some top class jumping. Grading amounts As from August, there have been new grading amounts for show jumping run under New Zealand Horse Society rules. These amounts are:— Horses: A grade, exceeds $350; C grade, exceeds $lOO but not $350; improver, exceed.? $2O but not $100; novice does not exceed $2O. Ponies: A grade, exceeds $100; C grade, exceeds $5O but not $100; improver, exceeds $lO but

not $5O; novice up to $lO. As Canterbury’s two largest shows which run sponsored A grade events (Ashburton and Canterbury A. and P.) had already printed their scheduler under the old grading schedule, they were advised by the New Zealand Horse Society that they could run their F.E.I. events under the old system. However, the prize moneys won, must be counted for grading, and after the two shows the horses-ponies will revert to their correct grades under the new grading amouni,;. This does not apply to those who have voluntarily upgraded. Loch Lomond Loch Lomond, a horse well remembered for his honesty, recently died at the age of 20. Scottie, as he was nicknamed, was bv a King Farouk colt out of a half draught mare. He was an excellent hunter in the hands of Mif.s E. Hart, who, after winning a

champion hunter, sold him to Wanda Kendall. She evented and show jumped him for three years. Helen Kendall then took him over at the age of 11.

Although he collected some showing prizes, his best fields were eventing and show jumping, never falling or refusing at his fences. In hits latter years he was affected by string halt and after reaching A grade at 13 years, he was retired from show jumping and kept for hunting only. He was only six times unplaced in the many one-day events he contested, reaching advanced grading. Loch Lomond was an expert at putting himself in any paddock he fancied. No fence or gate was too high. First foal The former well known A grade pony jumper, Sylvette, has produced her first foal at the grand age of 25. Formerly ridden in Canterbury by Diana Bowker and Vicki Willis, Sylvette has spent her retirement on the Bowker property at Amberley. The new foal is by a Baron Bold colt.