Breeding Season So Far.

We didn't advertise this year thinking the recession would put breeding down everyone's list of priorities. We have had more clients than ever before! So far, all the mares covered, either natural service or AI, are in foal and we are busily covering or inseminating more mares this week. Another mare arrived last night to visit TP Starbuck and we shall be collecting from Picasso Kossack tomorrow for an AI booking to a pure bred Arab mare. There's another part bred Arab booked to Incandescent Flame so, hopefully, there will be lots of little foalies to look forward to next year.

AHS Premium Mare

Ruby Shy qualifies as a Premium mare in the Arab Horse Society's scheme because of her BSJA winnings. Sent off the form today to the AHS so will await confirmation, backing the fact she was awarded a First Premium at a Scottish Sports Horse grading as a foal.

Magnum Classic's Maiden Flight

Magnum Classic aka Rocket, It's Showtyme's firstborn, wore a saddle for the first time today and went for his maiden flight around the school. He was a very good boy and managed to make his legs work with Leanne on his back.

Double BSJA Win For Ruby Shy

Today, at Ingliston Equestrian Centre, Ruby Shy never put a hoof wrong all day and won both her jump-offs with double clears in both the 90cm British Amateur Open and the British Novice. Laguna Flame was a whisker away from making it a clean sweep but just rubbed the last pole in his jump-off. If he had left it up, he would have won the class with 2 seconds to spare. He still came a creditable 5th.

Laguna Flame's First 95cm Class

Well, he certainly seemed to be on form at the SNEC in the collecting ring as he was pinging over 110cm with plenty of air in between so we decided to put him in the 95 cm class, his first attempt at that height in a competition. He got 2nd! Yay!

Qualified for Trailblazers' Finals

Ruby Shy got through the 1st round of Trailblazers with double clears last autumn and Laguna Flame picked up his ticket on Wednesday night for today's 2nd round. They both qualified for the finals at Stoneleigh in July, Laguna Flame taking second in his class and Ruby Shy winning hers.

Back on the circuit!

After an enforced lay off since October last year, mainly due to my hospitalisation and convalescence, Laguna Flame and Ruby Shy returned to the ring today in a BSJA Intro Show at Kingsbarn. Laguna Flame had a brilliant double clear in his first class and won it with quite a bit of time to spare. He rolled a pole in the next class or he would have won that too. However, all was not lost, a rather rotund Ruby won it! In our final class, Ruby almost made it a double for her, but had a stop following a tight turn into the third last. She got sixth but her time was the fastest in the jump off. So, all in all, a very promising return.