Dec 2005

2005 was not a particularly eventful year for us showing wise as we did not have a horsebox for a while as we had to sell our old one before we could afford to put a deposit on a new one.  But the wait was well worth it and although we do not have a living fitted yet or it sprayed we do have two ramps and it made exactly to our specifications.  So beware in 2006 we will be back on track – assuming the price of diesel does not continue to rocket and make it too expensive.

Needless to say when we did get out and about we had many successes.  Our yearling filly by DINSDALE FIVESTAR,  DINSDALE QUEEN OF HEARTS took to showing like a duck to water.  She will make a superb 14 hands SHP and on her first outing at Durham County clocked up two first prizes. 

Hayley has been riding DINSDALE GYPKIN  in the first ridden, some working hunter pony classes, Show Hunter Pony, and Welsh Part Bred classes and has proved that she can hold her own with the best of them. Although GYPKIN  is not really a Hunter pony we have encouraged Hayley to go in as many classes as she can to try and boost her confidence.  Anyway in the winter GYPKIN becomes so woolley that it is hard to tell what there is under all that hair!  She has also been riding DINSDALE ANNA KARENINA and was 1^st and Champion 1^st time out with her and DINSDALE GYPKIN at NECWPCA.  She is hoping to carry on with her in M & M First Ridden and M & M WHP classes in 2006.

We had two foals in 2005 one was a beautiful bay filly by DINSDALE FIVESTAR, she is sister to DINSDALE LONESTAR who stands on the West side of the country, and DINSDALE POPSTAR who we have also been showing a little this year with great success.  The other foal was a chestnut filly out of FIVESTAR’s dam Downland Titania and by the super stallion of Lynn Harrison and Clive Pearson’s Stoak Legacy.  They both have the most superb temperaments and we were hoping to Foal show them but other commitments have prevented this.

We have been hearing about DINSDALE SUPANOVA, a 13.2hh Chestnut gelding, who we sold to Mrs Robinson in 2004.  He has been doing superbly and was Reserve Supreme Champion at the Yorkshire HOYS which is run by the Riding Clubs of Great Britain.  He has done so many evening performances now that he is so cool calm and collected about them at four years old it is unbelievable.  He may be for sale soon, so keep your eyes peeled if you are looking for something to take you to the top!

May we wish all our friends old and new the very best for 2006 and we hope to see many of you in the near future.

Best Regards

Vicky, Richard and Hayley Anderson