Royal Display for Cleveland Bay

Following the announcement that Her Majesty the Queen was to visit the Great Yorkshire Show, the Cleveland Bay Horse Society (CBHS) is delighted that the Queen had the opportunity to see a display of this historic breed as part of her visit. As a guest of the Lieutenancy, Her Majesty took in a cross section of what was on show at the event.

 Her Majesty the Queen is the Patron of the CBHS and was President for the Centenary Year and Cleveland Bay horses have been kept at the Royal Mews since King George V introduced them. Hampton Court Stud still breeds Cleveland Bays for state and ceremonial duties where they can be seen drawing some of the royal coaches.

 The display featured several pure-bred and part-bred champions including the Great Yorkshire Show Supreme Champion for 2008 – Knaresborough Moondust, owned and bred by Danny Welch, and King George V Reserve Champion stallion, Penrhyn Dictator, owned by Joanne Firth.

 Also shown were some horses with links to Her Majesty. These included Lindon Principal, who is the great-grandson of Mulgrave Supreme, who was owned by Her Majesty. Lindon Principal was introduced as a ridden stallion and demonstrated the educational link with Lincoln University which has its own Cleveland Bay breeding programme.

 Two other part-bred Clevelands, also descendants of Mulgrave Supreme were shown. Jemoon Money Mover - a great example of the versatility of the breed is hunted regularly during the winter and is shown with great success in Ridden and Working Hunter classes during the summer, and Highmoor Livewire, who was shown under side saddle.

 Other participants were the outstanding Kirkmoor Primrose Flower, a four-year-old pure-bred filly, and Kirkmoor Mountain View, a part-bred gelding and Champion at this year’s show and both owned and bred by Heather Ketley; along with Great Yorkshire Show 2008 Reserve Champion, part-bred filly, Barbarian Cusco, who is owned by Jane Preston.

The horses were all paraded before Her Majesty and then the owner of each one was individually introduced to Her Majesty by Mr James Stephenson of the CBHS.

Photograph by kind permission of Becky Taylor

KING GEORGE V CUP 2008

CHAMPION – CAPTAIN HORNBLOWER

RESERVE – PENRHYN DICTATOR

Photographs by kind permission of Colin Green

Cleveland Bay Horse Society of North America

2008

United States Dressage Federation All Breed Awards Winners

Ridden

Open First Level

1^st Place                  April Showers (PB 4519)  62.018                                      MarSue Reuss, Owner/Rider

                                                                                                                                Martinsburg, WV

                                Ramblers Renown (2076) x  Molly (TB)                            Georgia Freas, Breeder

2^nd Place                 IdleHour Surprise (PB 2832) 61.515                 Lynsey Genauer, Owner/Rider

                                                                                                                                Upper Montclair, NJ

                                Ramblers Renown (CB) x Smash Review (TB)                 Idlehour Stud, Breeder

Training Level

1^st Place                  Twinoaks Spinnaker (CB 2439)  65.000                           Michael Wall, Owner

                                                                                                                                Gig Habor, WA

Julie Ruzanka, Rider

                                Laughton Saladin (CB2190) x A Kind of Magic              Barbara Travers,  Breeder

                                                                              (CB 2305)

Dressage Sport Horse Breeding

Two Year old- Colt/Gelding

1^st Place                  Idlehour Chilworth (PB 4592)  69.100                              Laureen Bartfield, Owner/Handler

                                                                                                                                New Hill, NC

                                Ramblers Richard Lionheart (CB2341) x                           Breeder,  Marilyn Webster

 Idlehour Kiwi (CB/TB )     

Mature Horse- Stallion

1^st Place                  FrostyOak Touch Wood (PB 4350)  68.700                    Christine Neff, Owner

Grayslake, IL

                                                                                                                                Sarah Ruwitch, Handler

                                Forbes Native Statesman (A2365) x                                  Breeder,  Maria Hayes

                                I Wood (TB)

Congratulations to all the winners.    Please note this is the first time a purebred has won a ridden division.  

 The results of the March draw are below and that is the last draw of the 2007/08 year.

Application forms for 2008/09 will be going in the post soon and we do hope you will support the scheme