HI LIZ

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT UNIQUE (JE SUIS UNIQUE - EVENTING NAME AND NICA STABLE NAME) HAS BEEN A LITTLE STAR!! HAVE BEEN XC AND SJ AND JUMPED EVERYTHING PUT IN FRONT OF HER. TOOK HER TO A DRESSAGE ON SATURDAY AND GOT 2ND BY 4 MARKS OUT OF ABOUT 30 PLUS ENTRIES WITH 74%

SHE SETTLED IN IMMEDIATELY AND VERY HAPPY.

CANT WAIT TO GO EVENTING NEXT YEAR !!

JUST SENDING YOU AN UPDATE RE VARIOS WHOM WE PURCHASED FROM YOU AT THE END OF AUGUST 07.

HE HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE STAR TO OWN.  I HAVE BEEN COMPETING HIM REGULARLY AT UNAFFILIATED PRELIM AND NOVICE DRESSAGE AND HE HAS WON NUMEROUS COMPETITIONS AND REGULARLY SCORES 70% AND ABOVE. HE QUALIFIED FOR BEAVERHALL AND AINTREE  UNAFFLILIATED CHAMPIONSHIPS.

WE COMPETED HIM IN OUR FIRST AFFLILIATED COMPETITION AT TUSHINGHAM LAST WEEKEND AND HE WON THE PRELIM WITH 72% !

ATTACHED IS PHOTO OF US WARMING UP AT BEAVERHALL.

HOPE YOU ARE WELL

MAXINE

Hi Liz,
 
Hope you are well & are enjoying married life!
 
I thought it was about time I updated you on Indi.  She is really well and has filled out and muscled up.  She is stunning and wherever we are people stop to admire.
 
We have worked hard on her flat work, she has fabulous paces and is a joy to watch.  I had forgotten how challenging young horses could be, but I have enjoyed every minute.  She seems to have grown up recently, so all our hard work is paying off.
 
I am now at my friends’ yard which is great, as it is the next best thing to having our own place.  They have 26 acres which we can hack over which is fun after a schooling session.  We are planning to join the Northern Dressage Group as they hold competitions and clinics close to us.
 
Thanks again for all the help and advice you gave me at the beginning.
 
Love
 
Philippa (Haram)  x

Hi Liz

We bought Wilfret from you last Autumn (2006) and thought we should update
you on how he is doing.
We backed him Christmas 2006 and Alastair has only had time to ride at the
weekends and lessons every 3 weeks or so.  But now with a new trainer and
more regular lessons these past few months.

He went to his first ever dressage competition on Sunday 16 December 2007
(Trailblazers) and won both classes with 68% in Prelim 7 and then 70.41% in
Prelim 18.  We are delighted.

Boy can he jump too and loves it!  Weekend before last, he jumped a narrow
log with no wings etc, planks and saw and jumped fillers for the first time
in his lesson and last weekend he jumped them all again and a water tray as
well!

He is an angel to handle and you can do anything with him.  He is totally
relaxed about us clipping him and was from the first time and great with the
farrier.  His feet are so strong and such good shape, he has remained bare
foot since we got him.  He travels in the trailer on his own or with Karino
very happily and eats from the minute he gets in, to the time he gets out!

People always ask us where we got Wilfret from and we always recommend you
and if we did ever want another horse, we would certainly come to you 1st.

He has his own website where pictures and video clips of his latest
achievements can be seen!
http://www.wilfret.org.uk

Best Wishes
Rachael & Alastair

JUNE 23 2008

HI Liz

We took Wilfret to his first Affiliated Novice yesterday and WON the class overall with 69.17% !!He got 64.48% in the second class too. Overall very pleased with him ……….again. All in very strong windswhich didnt bother hinm at all. He is really growing and filling out - every time we go out with him someone comments on how he has grown and filled out ! He is  at least 16.3 now and filled and muscled to match! He is absolutely superb to do anything with and a joy to ride every time.

Thanks

Alastair and Rachael 

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2008

HI lIZ

jUST THOUGHT  I WOULD SEND YOU ANOTHER UPDATE ON WILFRET.

WE COMPETED AT THE BD AREA FESTIVAL AT VALE VIEW IN LEICESTERSHIRE ON SATURDAY AND HE WON THE PRELIM AREA FESTIVAL CLASS OUT OF ABOUT 30 ENTRIES WITH 68.41% AND HAS THEREFORE QUALIFIED FOR THE AREA FESTIVAL FINAL AT THE NATIONAL CHAMPS AT HARTPURY COLLEGE IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE NEXT APRIL.

AS ALWAYS, HE WAS AN ABSOLUTE STAR - BEHAVED PERFECTLY FOR THE WHOLE DAY. HE IS A WONDERFUL HORSE AND SEEMS TO BE LOVING HIS WORK AND TAKING EVERYTHING WE THROW AT HIM IN HIS STRIDE!

THANKS AGAIN,

ALASTAIR AND RACHAEL.

TARLY WAS PURCHASED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO FROM US.

SHE WON THE POTENTIAL SPORTS HORSE CLASS IN CARLISLE.

SHE WENT TO THE BSPS CHAMPS AND WON THE ELITE RIDER ON THE FLAT AND JUMPING CLASSES.

WELL DONE MARK !!!!!

WELL DONE TO PINA COLADA AND MICHELLE.

AFTER PURCHASING PINA FROM OURSELVES THEY EVENTED SUCCESSFULLY AND THEN TURNED THEIR HOOF TO DRESSAGE CURRENTLY WINNING AT ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

PICTURE WINNING THE NATIONALS!!!!!!!!!

WE PURCHASED SOOTY LAST YR AS A JUST BACKED 4YR OLD.

HE WAS PURCHASED BY NICKY BELGER RIDING WELL .  NICKYS HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF -HE IS NOW WINNING AFFILIATED DRESSAGE!!

UPDATE  - AUGUST 2008

NICKY AND SOOTY QUALIFED FOR THE FINALS IN THE PRELIM DRESSAGE AFTER COMING SECOND IN THE REGIONALS AT SOMERFORD PARK LAST WEEK

WELL DONE TO YOU BOTH

VIVERMAN WAS PURCHASED FROM US LAST YEAR.

HE IS NOW SUCCESSFULLY BE EVENTING AND JUMPING BSJA AT NEWCOMERS LEVEL

VIVERMAN AND CHRIS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN EVERY PRENOVICE THEY HAVE ENTERED THIS SEASON CONSISTENTLY CLEAR XC AND SJ.

SOON TO BE ENTERING A NOVICE ! .

Dear Liz

Just to let you know Winchester is wonderful! He is going great on the flat and I absolutely adore him.

We are a green combination jumping but I am taking him to Suzie Gibson on Friday and looking forward to it.

Everyone on the yard has fallen in love with him too - he is just adorable!

Many thanks

Nicky

Hi Liz
 
Just a short email to let you know how Varios (Oliver at home!) is getting on. I purchased him from you the end of August. He settled really well, hacks out like he has been doing it all his life, even over the motorway bridges. He is very quiet to handle, and has been an absolute joy to have around. He went to his first dressage competition 2 weeks ago, did a prelim and won with 69.6%!. We hope to do a few more and then affiliate him in the spring and do some young horse classes. I will send some pictures once we get going. I will certainly recommend you to anyone who asks when looking for a horse.
Hope all is well with you and your wedding went ok!
Maxine