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Notice Board 18 August 2008 Thank you to everyone who attended our BR Saddlers Sponsored Green as Grass/Rookie Reining Clinic. The rain held off just long enough for us to get 2 full days. Shane almost lost his voice and everyone was worked quite hard but I hope it was of benefit to all who attended. I would like to thank British Reining and the sponsorship from The Worshipful Company of Saddlers, it made it easier for the clinic to take place as costs to the participants were kept low. We would very much like to hold these clinics again in future and hope that we can get more people involved.
29 July 2008 Shane has qualified to take part in the World Reining Championships in Manerbio, Italy 13 - 14 September 2008. He qualified this weekend at The Garden of England show on SES Smart Star, owned by Sheena Parfitt. Other results from the show will be posted soon, but it was a great show that gave us all the opportunity to watch some of the Europeans show us how it is done. 16 July 2008 It has been some time since my last news posting, where has the time gone. We have attended a number of shows lately and everyone has been very successful. A results page will be available soon detailing our successes! Our next outting is to The Garden of England Show at Bodiam on Wednesday 23 to Monday 28 July. This will include 2 CRIs that Shane will be competing in, in order to try and qualify for the World Reining Championships in Italy and The World Reining Masters Finals in Oklahoma, USA. 26 May 2008 On 20 and 21 May, The Mendip Stud organised for Ilan Rosenberg to come to BQH to give a clinic. There were about 8 of us who took part and we all worked extremely hard, it was fantastic. I think Annalisa and Jimmy were pushed to their limits, this was evident when Annalisa eventually turned to Ilan and said ENOUGH!!!!! It was a great couple of days. Last weekend was the East Coast Quarter Horse Circuit Show held at SQH. Shane took SES Smart Star and Lenas Diamond Rio for the reining on the Friday. It was Shane and Rio's first outing together but both got on very well in the end! Shane and SES Smart Star were placed second in the All Ages Reining and the BR Open and first in the BR Limited and BR Intermediate Open Classes. Henrietta and Tommi attended their first AQHA Show, although I think it was a slow start they finished very well. Paul and Jane Carley also attended the show with Lil Blip of Blosser. Garden of England is taking place this coming weekend Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June. 13 May 2008 It has been a month since my last posting. I apologise for this, we have had 2 shows, the WES Area 9 held at SQH and QH2000 also held at SQH. Both shows being very successful. We were represented with 9 horses at QH2000, a great achievement for us and thank you to all our clients and supporters. Congratulations to John Harman and Lenas Diamond Rio on taking part in their first reining classes. John and Rio finished the weekend with a 3rd in the BR Green as Grass, well done John, onward and upwards! Our stud work has also now gotten under way. Checking was collected from last week and his first mare was Pendle Poppett owned by Ruth O'Reilly. His first baby has now foaled, out of Reminics Julie, a fantastic looking filly. 14 April 2008 The first British Reining Show of the year was held last weekend (12 & 13 April 2008) at Sovereign Quarter Horses in March, Cambridgeshire. Borland Quarter Horses was extremely well represented, taking 7 horses of varying levels. Congratulations to Annalisa Wallace for taking part in her first reining event, it may not have gone to plan but you have to start somewhere! Jo Wilde and Jays Award also went but did not enter any classes, but Jay was fantastic. Sons Sweet Chic and Jemma Davies were also there, again not taking part but Alfie was also fantastic and went extremely well. Vix and Sons Royal Chic entered the Green As Grass, scoring 67.5 and coming second and the Rookie, unfortunately scoring 0 due to not being able to count the spins!!! Mary Stephen's Shiney Par T Girl competed with Shane in the Snaffle Bit Reining, performing a fantastic pattern but unfortunately scoring 0 through no fault of their own. Sarah Nock's Skeet N Quik was also shown by Shane in the Snaffle Bit reining, Skeet also performed really well but also scored 0. Shane has not had a lot of time with these two 4 year olds and this show was used to get to know them, it has set a great bench mark for the rest of the year. Sheena Atkinson's Ses Smart Star was also entered, Sheena showed her on Saturday, also unfortunately scoring 0, Sheena can't count either!!! Shane then competed Smart on Sunday in the Open reining, having not had Smart for long, he experimented a little to find out where the buttons where, scoring a 68.5 in the Intermediate and Limited Open, this placed them 3rd in both. They were then given the opportunity to show again in the final class of the day the Open Reining, they scored a 71 winning the class. All parties were very happy with the results of the weekend and it is a great base for the rest of the year. Well done to everyone and a big thank you to British Reining and the Deptfords for a great show. 22 March 2008 We are now taking nominations for Checking for 2008. This is a fantastic stallion with great bloodlines and a brilliant temperament. His first crop of foals will be on the ground this coming season. We look forward to them. Checking is now AQHA Incentive Fund & German SSP Registered. Congratulations to Sheena Atkinson Parfitt on the purchase of her new mare SES Smart Star. A fantastic mare who will really take Sheena far. Congratulations to Annalisa Wallace on the purchase of Missin Silk Socks (Jimmy). This is Annalisa's first horse and we wish her all the luck for 2008. Congratulations to John Harman on the purchase of Lenas Diamond Rio (Rio). A fantastic little paint gelding who was placed 3rd at the European Paint Championships 2007. Congratulations to Sarah Nock on the purchase of Skeet N Quik. A lovely looking palamino gelding. These really are some great horse rider combinations who are really going to excel this year and keep the Rookie classes very competitive. 28 February 2008 Shane is getting really booked up for clinics for 2008 and at the moment we will not be able to arrange any more away clinics. However, when he is at home, he is very much available for giving lessons. 06 January 2008 Welcome to 2008, good luck and best wishes to everyone for the following season. Events Calendar for 2008 4th - 6th April 2008 - WES Clinic at Moreton Morrell 11th April 2008 - BR Clinic at SQH 12th April 2008 - BR Show at SQH 2nd - 4th May 2008 - QH2000 at SQH 23rd - 25th May 2008 - ECQHC at SQH 31st May - 1st June 2008 - Garden of England 20th - 22nd June 2008 - ECQHC at SQH 11th - 13th July 2008 - WCC at The Mendip Stud 23rd - 27th July 2008 - Garden of England 8th - 10th August 2008 - WCC at The Mendip Stud 5th - 7th September 2008 - ECQHC at SQH 26th - 28th September 2008 - AQHA-UK Breed Show at Hand Equestrian. 30 December 2007 Happy New Year to everyone and all the best for 2008. AQHA-UK county reps for Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Worcestershire are holding a "social" event to introduce new members, have a cup of tea together, what ever you want to call it on Sunday 27 January to be held at the Townsend Hall in Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, DVDs will be showing various western disciplines, training methods etc, as well as other events and refreshments. We want to try and encourage people interested in western to actually come and chat to those already involved and to try and boost the membership numbers in our counties. Having said that, we don't want to just limit it to our counties, it would be great to have as many people as possible from everywhere. There will be a small entry fee but please come along and see us. I will post more details soon but if you would like to know more please do not hesitate to contact me. We look forward to seeing you there. 05 December 2007 Can you believe it is December already. We are now getting very booked up for Shane's services for 2008, so if you want him to attend your clinic or to book lessons for next year, get in quick!!! on Sunday 02 December, he held a very popular clinic in Essex, organised by Amanda Watts, she is trying to arrange another one for the end of January, so if you are in that area and would like to go along, give me a call and I can give you Amanda's details. Go to our Clinics page to see where Shane is and when. 22 November 2007 We are still looking for a yard assistant. Duties will include the usual, mucking out, every day care of the horses, helping with some of the riding (this would depend on experience). We are a very friendly relaxed place with a great variety of things going on. The horses here range from youngsters for starting right up to competition horses. Shane has a wealth of knowledge and experience and is very willing to offer that knowledge to who ever is willing to listen and learn. We also offer NVQ qualifications if you wanted to further your skills. Please contact us if you are interested. THIS POSITION HAS NOW BEEN FILLED 01 November 2007 Vix and Sons Royal Chic, Jo and Jays Award and Mary and Shiney Par T Girl, attended the Ilan Rosenberg clinic held at The Mendip Stud last weekend. We had a fantastic time, learnt a lot and have booked onto the next one in November. I would like to thank The Mendip Stud for their great hospitality and Ilan for his patients and time with us all, he really was a great teacher and I strongly recommend anyone to book in. For further details, please contact The Mendip Stud, it is well worth it. 29 October 2007 We bid a fond farewell to Seren Jolly Profit (JP) who has moved yards. Shane was very successful with JP in the Senior Western Pleasure, qualifying him for the World Show 2 years in a row, becoming British Senior Western Pleasure Champion and winning numerous events. We wish Frances and JP all the luck in their new home and all the best for the future. 17 October 2007 We currently have a position available working with and learning from Shane Borland. For more details, please contact us 5 October 2007 The final East Coast Quarter Horse Circuit Show took place last weekend (7-9 September) at David and Sarah Deptfords. A fantastic show with great weather at last. We had a good weekend. Checking went Grand Champion on Saturday and Reserve Grand Champion on the Sunday and Sons Royal Chic won the All Ages Reining on the Sunday. For full show results go to the East Coast Quarter Horse Circuit website www.eastcoastcircuit.net Results from the WES Championships 2007 Novice Rider Horsemanship – 1st
Sheena Atkinson with Nics Bright Train Sunday 26 August Novice Horse Pleasure – 9th Paul Carley with Lil Blip of Blosser Championship Pleasure – 5th Sophie Barnard with Returns a Cheeky Profit 6th Paul Carley with Lil Blip of Blosser For the full results of the WES Championships, go to their website www.wes-uk.com 28 August 2007 Vix took part in her first show at last!!! She attended the WES Championships on Saturday 25 August at Moreton Morrell with Sons Royal Chic, they took part in the Novice Rider Reining and came 2nd. A fantastic result for her first time out. Other results for our clients who entered will be published soon. Well done to Henrietta Campbell and Tomi, Sophie Barnard and Cheeky and Paul and Jane Carley with Blip who are regulars to BQH, they all attended. 1 August 2007 - JP is doing really well!!!! He has been home for a few weeks now but is on box rest for some time. Now home, he seems to be much happier and is on the mend. Frances pampers him every weekend and he is not having to work, so he thinks all his Christmas's have come at once!!! Unfortunately, our Colt Starting Clinic that was due to take place on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 August has now been cancelled. 26 July 2007 For all current Borland Quarter Horse customers, you are eligible to a 10% discount at Arizonas Western Store. For further information, contact them at The Mendip Stud or feel free to visit the store at up and coming events. 20 July 2007 Congratulations to Henrietta Campbell and Dewstow Major Tom (Tommi), they took part in the AQHA West Coast Circuit Show held at The Mendip Stud, this being their first major outing!!! Their results were, Walk Jog Trail - 2nd, Walk Jog Pleasure - 3rd, Walk Jog Horsemanship - 1st and Walk Jog Trail - 4th and West Coast Circuit Trail High Point. Well Done both of you. 14 July 2007 There are still places available on our Colt Starting Clinic on 4 & 5 August. We are now only holding 2 days rather than 3 as originally advertised. For more details please go to our Clinics page or call Shane & Vix. 10 July 2007 Our breeding season has gone very well this year with a 100% success rate. We stood Docs Leaguer from Heatherdene Quarter Horses this year and our own Checking. It was Checking's first season, it was a shacky start but he did a fantastic job. Congratulations to Shane and our thanks to Bourton Vale Equine Clinic.
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