The lowdown on all of the natives at JUNE 2022 ISSUE 153
Royal Windsor Horse Show
Meet the natives who stormed around
Badminton Grassroots!
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A word from our editor Dear Reader, How on earth are we in June already? RIHS qualifiers are all but done, and HOYS tickets are flying out across the country! As ever, well done to everyone who has secured their tickets! London International Horse Show qualifications have also gotten underway, and that’s exciting! Annoyingly, all but one of the semi-finals are a million miles from home for me, but hopefully I’ll manage to be ready to pick up a ticket somewhere as by October I hope that one or two of my novices will be ready to have a crack at goal. For me, the LIHS is an absolute joy and riding there is even better. Irrespective of the Christmassy atmosphere, I think it’s because with four judges, it really is something of a lottery and I can only dream of pleasing enough judges to ever win! Therefore, the pressure is off, unlike at HOYS where I am tying myself in knots for weeks in advance! Somehow, managing to please two judges to secure a decent placing seems so much more achievable than four for the likes of me!
Last issue, we saw Highlands giving endurance a go, and this issue, we have the Badminton Grassroots championships, where a few natives claim a chance to gallop in front of that amazing house. I am in awe of all the ponies and riders who took part, and we’ve some super photos inside! Make sure that you keep us up to date on everything that you and your pony gets up to as we love to hear. But most of all, keep loving those native ponies of yours, they really are the best!
- Beth
I have an innate competitive streak and it’s the root cause of most of the pressure I have on me to succeed in showing. However, this year, more than ever, the price of fuel has also come into consideration. In short, it’s too expensive for me to be out week-in week-out at the moment and as most of my ponies are novices, it doesn’t seem too much of a hardship to take my foot off the gas – excuse the pun – and enjoy watching the qualifiers unfold from the side-lines! Looking at the numbers entered – and even more so, forwards – in many qualifying and non-qualifying classes, I’m guessing that I am not alone in feeling the pinch. It’s worrying, especially for the smaller, Area shows. On a more upbeat note, since our last issue, Laura Collett has won Badminton. It’s no secret that Laura started her competitive career as a child on Welsh ponies, so it just goes to show what a brilliant start our natives can give! Every issue I am so inspired by all of the different disciplines that native ponies can turn a hoof too.
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Contents
Features 5.
Native wins at Windsor Horse Show
28. Search for a Star Natives 30. Badminton Grassroots Championship 40. 10 minutes with artist Larua Pennell 56. Meet the judge - Lisa Barsoum Allen
Regulars 36. Performance Ponies 48. Vintage Treasure 60. Ruth on the Hoof
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68. Connemara Breed News 76. Fell Breed News 82. New Forest Breed News
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NATIVE WINS AT
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