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05 December 2011 A fantastic demonstration at the South West Equine Christmas Fair held near Exeter this weekend. Shane Borland and International Show Jumper Philip Spivey swapped disciplines, only for 15 minutes, but both did a fantastic job. Shane managed to jump about a meter and Philip performed some great spins on Smart! A very successful demo, organised by Saracen Horse Feeds, as both Shane and Philip are Saracen Horse Feeds sponsored riders. They both enjoyed it so much, they would like to take it on tour! Photos, videos and report to follow soon. There are still some places on Shane's clinic on the 10th December, this will be the last one this year, so please don't miss out. 02 November 2011 I have added a new clinic date of 10 December 2011 for a clinic with Shane Borland. Our clinic last weekend was a great success and I have been asked to add another date before the end of the year. I have been very slow at getting all our results from the end of the season up but I will endeavour to get this rectified as soon as possible. Ilan Rosenberg clinic this coming weekend, so if you are at a loose end, come and watch, he is a fantastic clinician and you will learn just as much watching as if you were taking part. We would love to see you. 26 September 2011 What a season so far, with successes from all of our Rookie and Non-Pro riders, Jo Wilde, Henrietta Campbell and Vix, Shane has had a great busy year keeping us all in check and keeping us going! Only the British Reining Championship Show at Bodiam left, the finale proves to be a testing one for us all! The booking form for the Ilan Clinic in November is now available on our clinics page, there are places still available so please don't miss out, it will be a great clinic. There are more horses for sale on our for sales page, so go and check out some lovely foals that are available. 06 September 2011 Shane has been working with www.horseheros.com and so far, 2 videos have been posted with great success. See our trailers for a taste and go to the website for more information. 30 August 2011 August has been an unbelievably busy month, which isn't usually the case! It started with Fenland Show, then the Al Dunning clinic at Oakridge Quarter Horses, then the Sherwood Show, their first event, then onto the Mike McEntire clinic at Bodiam, then the very popular WES Championships at Moreton Morrell. We are now on our way back to Newark for the second Sherwood Show. Not much time to stop but lessons are still taking place here at BQH and horses are being prepared for the various events. Our Rookie riders have had some great results so far and Shane, although hasn't had too much to show, has had some success with a 4 year old gelding belonging to Fiona Stringer Pick a Smart Player. September is here already! Can you believe it, harvest is coming to an end, hunters are back in work and the nights are drawing in, I hate to say it! Time to plan the winter events and clinics! I will be arranging some clinics to include a clinic with Ilan Rosenberg. For those of you who don't know Ilan, he has been travelling from Europe to the UK to give clinics for some years now, he has many links here as Shane has worked very closely with him for some time. He is a great horseman and a great clinician and it is a fantastic opportunity for you to come and spend some time with him to learn more. Winter is the time to prepare for next season, you may think I am mad thinking about next season when this one hasn't finished but I have to say I am looking forward to it already! Our clinics don't just involve competition horses but we can help with the problems you may be having or you have a youngster that you are starting and are just a bit stuck. What ever you want to work on or need help with, there is often a solution that Shane can come up with! Keep any eye on our clinics page for up and coming events. 19 July 2011 A very busy couple of weeks! Following the Saracen Horse Feeds Gala Day, we had two demonstrations at the Polocrosse World Cup held at Onley Equestrian Centre in Rugby. Shane gave two one hour demos on the Friday and Saturday night, mostly watched by people we hadn't seen for many years due to us no longer playing polocrosse. Smart was fantastic as always, demonstrating all the reining manouvers perfectly with and without a bridle. We have had a lot of comments and compliments from many people. We then went to the Garden of England Show held at Bodiam. A very successful week had by all. Unfortunately, the weather didn't help too much towards the end but we all survived! August looks to be a busy month with Fenland Show, Oakridge Show, The Mike McEntire Clinic and the WES Champs. 05 July 2011 Shane will be taking part in the Saracen Horse Feeds Gala Day at Moreton Morrell as a celebrity rider on Wednesday 6 July along with Carl Hester and other Saracen Horse Feeds riders. A great day out full of information on nutrition for your horse as well as being able to talk to and watch some great riders. 15 June 2011 The latest results have now been posted on our results page from the East Coast Quarter Horse Circuit Show held at Bodiam and The Fenland Quarter Horse Circuit held in March, Cambridgeshire. Well done to all our Rookie riders, a fantastic job done and to Jane Carley in the halter classes with Troy. 20 May 2011 Colt Foal born 20 May 2011 SES Smart Star x Wimpys Little Step. A beautiful boy who arrived at 0145 this morning.
17 May 2011 BQH Rookies clean up at the British Reining Spring Show held at Sovereign Quarter Horses over the weekend. Full results can be found on our Results Page. All our Rookie riders came home with at least one win from the weekend, a fantastic start to the season for them all. Our next outing will be the East Coast Quarter Horse Circuit Show being held at Sterling Quarter Horses, Bodiam on 27, 28 and 29 May. Photos from the shows go to http://www.nrhphotography.co.uk/ 10 May 2011 The show season kicked off last weekend with the AQHA-UK Spring show at Sovereign Quarter Horses in Cambridgeshire. It was a good start and a good turn out all round. See our results page for all BQH results. We now move on to the British Reining Spring Show this coming weekend being held at Sovereign Quarter Horses in March, Cambridgeshire. We have a good contingent making their way to Cambridgeshire from BQH, Warwickshire! As yet we do not have any clinics planned, although I am getting asked if we can put some on. The reason I hadn't planned any was because there are so many shows it was fitting it all in! But keep an eye on our clinics page and we will arrange something soon. Zulu Cowboy now has in stock a wide range of Yucca Flats Saddle Blankets, these are beautiful hand woven saddle blankets that really do stand out at the shows. Go to www.zulucowboy.co.uk to see what designs are currently in stock but if you can't find what you are looking for, I can always get it in for you. They really are great blankets that look fantastic, keep an eye out for Jo Wilde on Freckles Dun Chic or Henrietta Campbell on Bat Aviv and SES Chic O'Lena and also Shane and myself as we are all using the blankets. 17 April 2011 Once again, we had a very successful clinic with Ilan Rosenberg last weekend. A good turn out, great weather and a really nice weekend. As usual, Ilan put us all through our paces and we all came away feeling like we had worked hard, no gain without pain!!! Thank you to everyone who attended and thank you Ilan for coming. Zulu Cowboy, now has in stock a great range of Yucca Flats saddle blankets, the first order went in a flash so put your order in to avoid disappointment, the next delivery should be here soon. Not all the designs will be on the website just yet but if there is a design you like, let me know and I may have it in stock or I will be able to get it in for you. Our rates are very competitive with European stockists and we are the only supplier in the UK. These are beautiful blankets that look fantastic on your horse but I have just sold one for someone's floor!!!! The only way to look great in the show pen! 29 March 2011 There are still places available on the Ilan Rosenberg clinic taking place here at BQH on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 April. This is a great opportunity to ride with one of Europe's leading clinicians. The show season is fast approaching, the show calendar is out and everyone is planning which shows they will be attending. This is an ideal time to get booked onto a clinic and prepare. Or if you are just wanting to spend the summer playing with your pony and make the most of the time of year, we can help you out. Keep an eye on our clinics page for more details. Shane becomes a Saracen Horse Feeds rider. Contracts were signed today with Saracen Horse Feeds' Gillian Fuller and Sharron Harrington. This is a fantastic opportunity for Borland Quarter Horses. Each horse will have a tailor made feed programme to suit them and their requirements. Congratulations to Shane, he will be taking part in the Saracen Horse Feeds Convention in July of this year. Look out for details. 11 February 2011 Alex Hua Tian, China's leading event rider came to Borland Quarter Horses yesterday to experience reining. Thanks to Leslie Sutcliffe and Farnam Products UK, Shane coached Alex on Henrietta Campbell's SES Chic Olena (Ebby), on the basics of reining. It was a fantastic day that was captured on camera with the view to compiling a short film to be published on You Tube. Thank you very much to all involved, Leslie Sutcliffe, Mel Crouch, Shane Borland and Alex Hua Tian. 13 January 2011 Warwickshire Hunt Pony Club have a rally at BQH with Shane
Thank you to the Warwickshire Hunt Pony Club for coming to BQH for a rally over the weekend. Shane found it terrifying at first but so much fun. He loved spending time with the children and experiencing a different find of horse! He started by giving a talk on the tack and turn out and then gave a display on SES Smart Star. Although, when the ponies started to arrive into the arena, all Smart wanted to do was leave! Sharron Harrington from Saracens Horse Feeds experiences Reining.
BQH has been working with Saracens Horse Feeds for a couple of months now. It began following a lesson that Shane gave to Sharron Harrington's daughter Stef on her show jumper who was having problems with lead changes. Stef went back to her mum full of praise for Shane and his methods. Sharron was keen to get BQH on board with Saracens, she liked the horses and the way we looked after them, along with our philosophy. We are still on trial with a couple of our horses but so far, we can see a huge difference in their appearance and how they are going. We are really grateful to Sharron for her support and look forward to a possible partnership in the future. During December, we gave Sharron a go on SES Smart Star, she loved it and hopefully got her hooked 03 January 2011 Happy New Year!! Time to get on and prepare for the fast approaching 2011 show season. Our clinic dates have now been published on this site, go to our Clinics page for more details. To include a clinic with Ilan Rosenberg right at the start of the season. This is a very popular fixture so don't delay on booking your spot. Ilan is one of Europe's leading clinicians and Shane has worked very closely with him over the last few years, both using very much the same methods. Don't miss this fantastic opportunity. Dates for clinics with Shane are also now on the site, one on one sessions for you to work on what ever you would like to work on, beit from the ground or mounted. The start of winter has been a testing one but we have been fortunate enough to have had no down time at all. Our great new indoor arena and round pen have held up brilliantly well with not a hint of freezing. The only freezing has been in the water pipes but that hasn't slowed us up! Your Horse magazine have got a fantastic article in their latest issue, with Shane and SES Smart Star, it is great exposure for BQH but equally great that western should feature in this publication. Go to http://www.yourhorse.co.uk/Magazine/Issue-343/ click on the magazine at the bottom of the page and you can turn the pages to read the articles. We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you through the year. 28 December 2010 Goodness me the update is well overdue! Apologies for the lack of communication, it would appear that I don't get as much time to sit at the machine any more. Since returning from WEG, we have focused on establishing the new facility and getting prepared before winter sets in. We managed that, thank goodness, before all this snow arrived. I don't think my car has moved in almost 2 weeks! Now we have a lessons horse, we have been flat out with lessons, Chic hasn't stopped! It has been great meeting so many new people and helping them to develop and enjoy their hobby. Our stables are also full which is fantastic for this time of year. We haven't had any down time at all with the indoor arena and the round pen standing up really well to this adverse weather. Great for the horses but perhaps a little tiring on us! The New Year looks to be bringing new challenges. Jo Wildes' mare Slidin With Crome, is due to foal mid January 2011, she is now tucked into her box, looking very uncomfortable with her big tummy, so foal watch will get under way in a couple of weeks time. She is in foal to Big Chex to Cash. This will hopefully be a first for the UK and we are all really looking forward to this new arrival. We have another foal due later on in the year, out of SES Smart Star by Wimpys Little Step. We did an embryo transfer with this one so that Smart could continue to show. All bodily parts are crossed for this one for sure! Garden of England Circuit kick off their season with their first event in January, with their second in February and their third in March. These are great little training shows with a clinic on the second day with Doug Allen. Oakridge Quarter Horses are also awaiting their new indoor show venue and look to be hosting a number of shows this year. Sovereign Quarter Horses will also be hosting their usual events this year. So you can see the number of show venues are increasing which is great for our sport, giving us more options throughout the year. British Reining continues to hold their Spring Show, this year being mid May and their Championship Show in October. BR also continues to be a big supporter of the UK Coaching Certificate offering funding towards the programme and also towards clubs who are associated with them. You can find more details on the UKCC at www.britishreining.co.uk as this programme continues to grow and gain momentum. A big thank you to Pauline Brimson for her help and support in assisting me in running the programme for BR. There will also be the usual clinics and other events throughout 2011. We will hopefully be holding the usual clinics with Ilan Rosenberg, should time allow! I would like to wish everyone all the best wishes for 2011 and we look forward to seeing you all through the season. 16 September 2010 Goodness me a month since I last wrote. Apologies for being so bad, finally settling in and also preparing for the World Equestrian Games!! Shane attended the last East Coast Quarter Horse Circuit Show at Bodiam at the beginning of September with SES Smart Star and Freckles Dun Chic. This was a bit of a warm up for Smart before WEG and Saar had had a bit of time off so this was his first run for some time. Both came out on top, Freckles Dun Chic won the Limited Open on Saturday and SES Smart Star won the Intermediate Open, Shane then ran both in the Open and came joint first with them both. A very successful day all round. Well Shane and SES Smart Star are on their way as I type, first to Belgium where Smart will catch her plane to Cinncinati. Shane, Vix and Sammi fly out on Monday 20th to meet her at The Kentucky Horse Park. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those people who have helped make this possible. The South African Equestrian Federation, Alastair Lukies of Montise Group plc, Jo Wilde and Cheryl & Jamie McCrindle, owners of SES Smart Star. Also to thank the support team here in the UK, Rob Jenkinson our farrier, Bouton Vale Equine Clinic (the paperwork was huge!), Gareth Bate, Pat Chapple for all the cooking and cleaning to keep us going leading up to leaving. Thank you so much to you all and apologies to anyone I have forgotten, I don't mean to, brain is now overloaded! It would not have been possible to get to WEG without all your help and support. Coverage of the Games can be seen at http://www.feitv.org/page/Live/0,,12664,00.html. If this isn't successful, have a look around the FEI web page for any details. 16 August 2010 The new indoor arena is fantastic. We have pretty much settled in now and are getting into the swing of things. Still some work to do about the place but just teething problems. Overall, the horses are really settled and all going really well. We have great off road riding and bridleways around us and it is so nice to take the horses for an out ride once in a while, even if it does mean bumping into an out of control child on her pony on a bridleway! We have arranged some clinics for later in the year. Shane will be holding a clinic in October and Ilan Rosenberg is coming back in November. Go to our clinics page for details and contact us for more information. Preparations for WEG are going well. Smart flies from Belgium on 19 September to Kentucky with the rest of Team South Africa. Watch this space for more details. 11 August 2010 At last we have moved! I don't advise anyone to move house and yard at the same time in too much of a hurry! It didn't help that things were not really complete on the yard but we got there eventually. It also didn't help that we had planned to have a clinic with Ilan Rosenberg just a week after moving! Nothing like a bit of pressure to get you going! The clinic was a fantastic success and all seemed to really enjoy it. Ran over 2 days each person having a one on one session with Ilan in the morning and afternoon of both days. Thanks to Ilan and the riders, the days ran like clock work and went without too much of a hitch. We had a lamb roast on Saturday night which was also a great success and enjoyed by all. I would like to thank everyone for coming along, it was great to have your support and thank you to Ilan and Niki Rosenberg. We plan to hold another clinic with Ilan later this year. We already have huge demand for it, so it you are interested, please drop me a line. Our new contact details are on our Contact Us page. 16 July 2010 The new indoor arena at Coverwell Farm has now been completed. This is so exciting. We will be moving the week commencing 26 July 2010, first the horses will be going and we will then be moving house at the end of the week. The Ilan Rosenberg clinic will be taking place there on 7 and 8 August 2010. For those of you attending the address is Coverwell Farm, Pillerton Hersey, Warwickshire, CV35 0QA 09 July 2010 We now have a date for our move, it will be week commencing 26 July 2010. So much to do in so little time! We will continue to do the best we can for the horses we have in training and livery with us and to ensure that our clients receive the best service that we can possibly deliver. We only ask that you think of what we will soon have, a fantastic indoor arena, outdoor arena, great off road riding and a brand new stable block. We will be able to give an even better service to everyone. We still have spaces on the Ilan Rosenberg clinic 7 and 8 August 2010. We will be having a lamb on a spit on the Saturday night, we would love to see as many people as possible, it will be a great weekend. Please join us. For more details, please do not hesitate to contact me. 09 June 2010 At last we have got our planning permission for our indoor arena. Permission was granted last Wednesday 2 June 2010. This is a fantastic opportunity for us that will mean that we can train and work all year round. As yet no dates have been confirmed for the move but it will be by the end of July. Go to our New Facilities page to get updates and pictures of the development. The Ilan Rosenberg clinic has been changed to Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th August 2010. Please contact me to book your space as soon as possible so as not to miss out. 01 June 2010 Congratulations to Fiona Stringer for attending her first show of the season and doing very well. See our results page for details. Fiona attended the SQH Challenge Show on Sunday 30 May 2010 with her mare Snippers Smart Jewel. Shane attended the Spring East Coast Quarter Horse Circuit Show at Bodiam over the weekend. He took Freckles Dun Chic, owned by Jo Wilde and Bat Aviv, owned by Henrietta Campbell. Both horses are new to Shane and their owners and so the show was a very successful outing. A great start to the 2010 season. There are still places available on the Ilan Rosenberg clinic. This is a fantastic opportunity to come and ride with and get instruction from Ilan. Please contact us for details. 23 April 2010 Congratulations to Shane and SES Smart Star, they today posted the required score to qualify for The World Equestrian Games taking place in Kentucky USA in September 2010.
20 April 2010 Over 600 hits a month to our Horses For Sale page, to advertise your horse with us, contact us. Saturday 17 April 2010, BQH held a small but effective clinic. It was unfortunate that half our potential delegates were either stuck in Europe or their horses were stuck, due to the Icelandic volcano. We had a great day nevertheless and the weather was glorious. I would like to thank all those who attended and we look forward to seeing you again soon. I will be posting dates as soon as possible for further clinics, either with Shane or Ilan Rosenberg, who I hope to get over soon. Watch this space for details. We have a number of horses for sale on our site ranging from the show horse to the great hack, all of which are great horses to own, so if you are looking to buy, please take a look at our Horses for Sale page. If we don't have anything on there that you think would suit you, please do not hesitate to contact us and we may be able to help. 17 March 2010 Your Horse Magazine came to Borland Quarter Horses yesterday to carry out an interview with Shane on the basics of horse ownership. Sons Royal Chic (Chic) performed brilliantly for the camera and was very well behaved. The topics covered were, leading, tying up and general safety tips around the horse. Look out for the April issue of Your Horse. 01 March 2010 www.zulucowboy.co.uk was launched today, our new online shop for western tack. For Professional's Choice products, Forever Living Products and our own ZC items, visit us today and subscribe to be in our prize draw to be in with a chance to win a pair of Professional's Choice Competition Splint Boots. The site will grow and develop, adding new items all the time. If you have any feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us with your ideas and suggestions. This is a very new venture for us that we hope to make very user friendly for everyone. Shane will be offering trainer tips on a weekly basis, why he uses each product etc. We also have Andrea Fappani DVDs for sale, there are a very few so get in quick to avoid disappointment. We would be grateful for your support. Happy Shopping!!! 20 February 2010 Shane attended the Andrea Fappani Clinic in Germany this month. He left the UK 25 January 2010 to spend some time with Ilan Rosenberg, he took Jo Wilde's Freckles Dun Chic (Saar) with him. The first clinic started on Tuesday 9 February to Thursday 11 February and the second clinic started Friday 12 February to Sunday 14 February. Shane was fortunate enough to watch the first 3 days and he took part in the second clinic. A fantastic opportunity, that couldn't have been missed. Vix and Sammi joined Shane for the weekend. The weather was unbelievably cold, there was a lot of snow, but thanks to the outdoor heaters, it was bearable. Sammi was fortunate enough to be able to meet and spend time with Ilan and Niki Roshenberg's daughter Zoher which meant that she didn't have to sit through the entire clinic. A huge thank you to Ilan and Niki for the time that Shane and Saar have spent out in Germany and for giving Shane the opportunity to spend as much time as he did with Andrea, who was a great clinician and a really nice person. We are soon to hold our clinic on Sunday 28 February. Until we get the five day weather forecast, I can't be sure that this clinic will be going ahead, but all fingers are crossed! We will be arranging more clinics, dates of which will be released soon. 27 January 2010 Goodness me, where has January gone? We made it through the ice and the snow, just and I think we are coming out the other end!! I am now planning clinic dates, the show season is rapidly approaching, it is time to get prepared! Please see our clinics page for details. We are very much at the mercy of the weather as usual but I will be arranging the dates in the hope that all should be well! |
Photo thanks to David Brimson 23 April 2010, BR Spring Show, Bodiam, UK