Sunday UPDATED! AQHA UK Spring Show Daily Diary

The AQHA UK/QH2000 Spring Show runs May 1st - 3rd at Horse Creek Farm , Coldham Bank, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0BS.  This is the first large Show of the year.  We will try to keep you updated with news daily.  Sunday 3rd May With a chilly start to the day, the weather stayed on our side by remaining mostly sunny and dry.  The third day of showing commenced under Show Two Judge Ruth Ellen with Halter. The Grand Champions were as follows:- Stallions: Grand Champion: All Blue N Cruisin - owned by Joanne Clark Reserve Champion: Smart N Spooky Nic - owned by Caroline Barnes. Geldings: Grand Champion - Mai Guy Zip - owned by Jane Wallace Reserve Grand Champion - Seren Jolly Profit - owned by Frances Payne Mares:  Grand Champion: Jays Dene - owned by David Teideman Reserve Grand Champion - Snippers Mito Bella - owned by Amanda Griffiths All classes had great entries, with the NSBA Pleasure and Trail classes being very well supported, this is the first time the NSBA classes have been held at an AQHA UK/QH2000 Show, and we hope to continue to hold them in the future. It was interesting to note that the Youth Western riding class, traditionally one that has very few entries, had the most entries ever, showing the skill of the up and coming Youth riders. The All Around Awards going to the following:- Open - Seren Jolly Profit - Frances Payne Novice Amateur - Peppys All Gold - Deborah Jackson Amateur - Zan Francisco Rey - Sue Forrest Youth - Arc It Aly - Lilly Fry - a real nail biter of a finish to this All Around award with Lily beating Show One Youth All Around winner Chris Dalton and Heza Classy Shadow by one point. As the afternoon draws to a close, the showground is emptying with some competitors staying for the Ruth Ellen Clinic on Monday.  We've got a full house, with the Youth Team riding in the morning session and a full afternoon session as well. Congratulations to all competitors, and thank you to the hard working show team for all your work over the weekend, and also prior to the show, without your help it wouldn't be possible to run these shows. As soon as the full results are processed we'll add them to the website....   Saturday 2nd May Another glorious day with a lot of visitors coming to the show to see the versatile American Quarter Horse in action at Horse Creek Farm. The continuation of Show One started early this morning with the Halter classes under Judge Scott Buckwalter.  Grand Champions at Halter were as follows:- Stallions: Grand Champion: All Blue N Cruisin - owned by Joanne Clark Reserve Champion: Smart N Spooky Nic - owned by Caroline Barnes. Geldings: Grand Champion - Hotrods and Harleys - owned by Annie Gravett Reserve Grand Champion - Cashtastic - owned by Alan Payne Mares: Grand Champion - Snippers Mito Bella - owned by Amanda Griffiths Reserve Grand Champion - Whatta Fancy Blaze - owned by Adrian Brazier. With good entries show one was a great success under Scott Buckwater. The All Around Awards going to the following:- Open - This Chicks Smokin - Lucy Adams Novice Amateur - Absolutely Addicting - Cheryl Hewson Amateur - Glamour Lee Bars - Andrew Glazebrook Youth - Heza Classy Shadow - Chris Dalton The RISK Ltd sponsored Small Fry classes have been a great success with  sponsorship of £20 vouchers being awarded to all competitors. With American Paint Horse Classes traditionally at the spring show, a good turnout of Paints are competing in their classes today. Westerscene are now on site to join the Trade Stands, who are all doing good business, and as a surprise ITV are on site with Presenter Paul Heiney filming for a programme on the diversity of farming in the Fens with the Deptfords and Horse Creek Farm being a segment of the programme that will air sometime in June. All in all a great day two, with the AQHA UK hospitality marquee with free tea and coffee and newspapers being well used and a great addition to the show. Show Two under Judge Ruth Ellen has now started, with over two hours of reining to take us into the evening.. check back tomorrow for the final installment in the diary.     Friday 1st May Show Day!   The sun is shining, it's a glorious day in the Fens, and the show started this morning at 7.30 am with the trail classes.   Show Secretary Sarah Nutt has been very busy taking a lot of entries, so as well as a good turnout of horses, there are a lot of classes being entered and it looks like everyone is enjoying the weather, venue and being back on the show circuit after the winter break.  "The Voice" John Hall up in his lofty commentators position at the top of the arena is settled in for the weekend.  There's a lot of very nice horses out there in the warm up pen waiting to go into their trail class...... With well supported classes the show ran very smoothly on Day one under AQHA Judge Scott Buckwalter.  Trade stands on site include Rhinestone Clothing, Rodeo Jo's, The Western Department and the Western Boots and Saddles Company. Show Manager, Bill Archer commented this morning "the weather is glorious, we've had a great start to the day and we're very happy, and the competitors are happy too which is what is important". In conjunction with Horse Creek Farm the Cambridgeshire Countryside Watch and Cambridgeshire Police attended today for three hours to security mark tack.  Stefan Gridelow, the Co-Ordinator for Cambridgeshire Countryside watch was thrilled with the response, in three hours they marked 21 western saddles.  Says AQHA UK Regional Co-ordinator Lindsay Doel, who initiated the tack marking "I'm thrilled with the response to this, as I'd heard many people saying that they'd been told that their western saddles couldn't be marked.  Cambridgeshire Police and Countryside Watch and especially Stefan from CW have worked really hard to find various ways in which saddles in particular can be marked.   Even if the saddle is fully carved, they can mark it, it's great - everyone should think about having it done, it's better to be safe than sorry". There will be another tack marking session at Horse Creek Farm during the summer, during one of the shows.  Watch this space. Tomorrow sees Halter starting at 7.30 am, with the end of show one and show two under Ruth Ellen starting. More news on Saturday evening.   John Hall Commentating Show Secretary Sarah Nutt Countryside Watch and Cambs Police attend to mark tack Thursday 30th April The stables are up and booked and horses are starting to arrive for this weekends show.  The weather forecast is pretty good actually - especially for a bank holiday weekend!  There is a bumper turnout for this show, considering the economic climate and horses will start working in getting ready for the show from 5pm through to 9pm.  Thursday is about preparing for the show, settling the horses in and getting ready for the show start at early O'clock on Friday morning. The show team have been on site since yesterday making sure everything is prepared, including the AQHA UK Members and Sponsors Marquee - don't forget to bring your membership card to gain entry. We're looking forward to a great weekend of showing.  Keep checking back for updates.     Moving In For the Spring Show

 

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