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Dartans Event and Show Horses News

Louise currently has for sale:-

Tawnmore Mr Marmalade - Exciting 153 whp/shp prospect. 4 years old.

Dartans Blackberry - 148 cm. Top class event pony prospect by Templebrady fear bui (Top Connemara Stallion). Currently schooling around intro / pre novice courses. Ready to compete next year. Gorgeous model. 4 years old.

Dartans First Lady - 158 cm. Versatile mare hard to find. Great attitude to work,. Jumps for fun. Will make an intermediate eventer and top class intermediate working hunter. I just love her. 5 years old but only broken in May. Competiting Prenovice level next weekend. Junior/teenage riders will love her.

Ahane Valient - Top class whp/shp 133cm. He is out hunting with the Kilkenny and has succesfully competed in nursery stakes classes this year with Charlotte. Elliot (7 years old) is currently hunting him. Super mover. 5 years old.

New horses purchased include a horse working hunter and very smart potential eventer. Both 3 years old. A lovely potential top class 153 cm whp/shp. 3 years old. 148 cm very smart potential event pony 4 years old. Absolutely floats! All of the new collection will be broken over the winter and produced for sale. Visit Dartans Event and Show horses FACEBOOK page for updates and recent pictures etc.

Ballintogether Belle is competing in her first novice event at the weekend and will make a fantastic junior horse/intermediate whp. By top eventing sire Cavalier.

Ballinsilogue Cavalier is offered for sale and is ready to compete at 3 star level in the 2014 season. A potential top class horse with ability for 4 star level.

Over the winter I will be busy bringing on the young horses at Bluegate Stud in Ireland. Please visit our FACEBOOK PAGE (Bluegate Stud). Also exciting times ahead as I am expecting a baby girl in February.

I will be looking forward to competing Theatre World at Intermediate level and more next year. She has progresse nicely at this year winning at Intermediate novice level. A horse for the top I hope.

We have recently sold, 'Pepper Pig' my super hunter to friends Angelique and Christine Mawdsly. I hope they have as much fun hunting him in England as I have in Irleand. He's a real dude. 'Henry' Nickys Hunter has also been sold to a family to hunt in Yorkshire. Nicky will miss him as we have had him for 4 years. 'Pepper Pig' has been replaced by a 3 year old full brother 'Little PIG'.  He has just been broken in and ready for his first season with the Kilkenny Hunt.

The Show Jumping GANG!!

In the last few weeks Emily has had some amazing results with her rides and has been lucky enough to travel to Fontanbleau in France and Morselle in Belguim. In Belguim she was picked to ride for Team GB earning her Pony GB Jacket Badge .

Claudia Seara has been on fine form with wins at Pony of the Year Show on Noble Danny Macks and Ilar Max along with wins at the Wales and West Premiere Show.

The Hand Premiere 8/9 June

Dafina K and Emily First 148cm JA Qualified HOYS

Prospect Eddie and Emily second HOYS Foxhunter Qualifier and Qualified

Wizard and Emily first in 115m warm up sat and sun

Bolesworth Castle1/2 June

Emily had a fabulous show with King Mac. Winning the 148cm European Trial on the first day, day two was cancelled diue to heavy rain and day three they came back to win the Grand Prix.

Pics to follow.

Staffs County Show 5 June

Noble Danny Macks and Emily Ward First 143cm WHP Qualified RIHS

Ellas Drum and Emily Ward First 153cm WHP Qualified RIHS

Grand Conan and Kelly First Restricted WH

Autocrat and Kelly second Novice WH

BSPS Area 3 4 June

Lord Lux and Sophie schofield Second mixed height open

Lord Lux and Laura Johnson Second Open Int WH

Lilacs Pegatty and Abbie Schofield Fourth Open153cm WHP

Warrington Horse Show at Southview

P Underwoods Autocrat First Novice WH