May 4, 2008

Another filly for Stonecountry!!!

Our gorgeous mare, USA Railside 'N' Style presented us with a stunning black filly, sired by *Synod Lord Percival. She is exquisite!!!

April 29, 2008

The MANE EVENT - Red Deer, Alberta

Well we could not have hoped for better weather. The Mane Event had a record number of attendants, with over 42,000 people!!! All four sections of Welsh plus half welsh were represented. I had the wonderful Hotspur to represent the Section A's. Crignant Welsh brought the Section B's, I took Rosalee to give a proper representation of a Section C and Kira took her Duke to represent the D's and Claire took her Mr. Jigg's to represent the half welsh! Each day we had a Meet The Breeds, where we stood and talked about the Welsh Breed and answered questions from the audience. We also had one ridden demo per day where we rode to keltic music and breed description for 15 minutes. A special thanks to Robyn and Annie for coming down and assisting us on Saturday and Sunday. Thanks also to our huge cheering section of Simpson Equine students as well as a few students from Stonecountry, Paige, Robin, Kat and Stephanie!! Thanks guys!!

April 20, 2008

He has arrived!!!!

We welcome the Multi - Supreme Champion Section C Welsh Stallion, *Menai Carlo!!!

April 5, 2008

Spring Break Camp

We had a great week over Spring Break. Christal and I did a two day workshop that included Braiding, Bandgaging and Jumping. Then on Friday April 4th we had a special guest, Sherry Gresko of Leduc. She is a team member of the Appaloosa Battle of the Breeds team. She was the captain of the Team last year when they won the Battle! She came and did a western horsemanship clinic and boy did everyone learn lots!! A great time was had by all who participated.

April 4, 2008

First Foal is here!!

We have a lovely filly out of Sanalta Flights of Fancy and sired by the stunning Morton's Prestige! Fancy waited until morning, about 9:30am and allowed Stephanie, Ashley and I to view the spectacular miracle. We are now thinking of names....Any ideas??

February 1, 2008

ARENA AND BARN ARE HEATED!!

YAY!! The construction crew is gone and the heat is installed and everything is working and it is WARM!! Come on out and enjoy!!

December 18, 2007

They are here!!!!

The ponies have arrived from the U.K.!!! We welcome the Royal Welsh Winner, *Cadlanvalley Orlando! We welcome the beautiful *Geler Nina!!! We welcome the stunning *Geler Shanco!!! We welcome the amazing *Blanche Maverick!!! We welcome the pretty *Hilin Golden Necklace and we welcome the very special *Dukeshill Delfina!! Check out the new additions on our stallion and mare pages!! This is a huge step in our breeding program and we look very forward to the future of Stonecountry Welsh!!

November 29, 2007

2007 Alberta Provincial High Point Awards

The Welsh Pony and Cob Society of Alberta announced the 2007 Provincial High Point Award Winners. We had a very successful year! Section C/D 2 and Under Fillies Reserve Champion - Stonecountry Prairie Rose Section C/D Stallions Champion - *Pwllmelin Re-Spin Reserve Champion - *Menai Country Boy Section C/D Mares Champion - USA Railside Blue Rosettes Section C/D Geldings 3 and Over Champion - Foothill's Duke of Earl Reserve Champion - Wyvere Double Diamond English Pleasure Senior Reserve Champion - *Broughton Jack Daniels English Pleasure Junior Champion - Foothill's Duke of Earl Western Pleasure Junior Champion - Foothill's Duke of Earl Reserve Champion - Wyvere Double Diamond Hunter Under Saddle Junior Reserve Champion - Foothill's Duke of Earl We are very proud of all our winners and we look forward to 2008!!

November 5, 2007

The Construction Has Started!!

The insulating of the arena and barn has started!! We will soon have heat in both buildings!! Thank you to our boarders and students for being so patient with the interuptions.

October 14, 2007

Stonecountry's Scarecrow Classic

What a beautiful day to have a show!! We invited Terry Lengwenus from Red Deer to be our judge and he did a fabulous job. He made all the students feel comfortable and at ease. This schooling show served as a wind up to the season for more of the the experienced riders and served as a great introduction for the first time show entries (both rider or horse/pony). Our show had a few halter classes, a few showmanship classes, a few English and Western Pleasure and Equitation classes, some really fun novelty classes that included "pony with the biggest feet", "pony with the prettiest mane", pony that looks most like its handler" etc... And also some jumping classes. The day ended with games classes and the last class served to be one of the most entertaining...the bareback $5 bill race. It was a gruelling time but Zoe Schneck ended up taking the pot!! Great show had by all, we look forward to seeing everyone at our Spring Classic!

September 6, 2007

Spruce Meadows Masters'

Despite not being able to do a demo this year, Spruce Meadows was still a success!! The Parkland Welsh Pony and Cob Association of Alberta had a booth in Breeds For The World. Stonecountry Crew went down on Thursday evening and manned the booth on Friday and Sunday. Stonecountry Crew comprised of Nick, Claire, Robyn, Amanda, Suzy and Rob. The ponies that we took to represent the Welsh Breed were, Cot'n'wd Hotspur (of course!), Wyvere Double Diamond and USA Railside's Blue Rosettes. The booth was well decorated and always seemed to be swamped with interested pony and cob lovers old and new! Our brochures flew off the table as well as numerous questions answered as to why the Welsh Pony and Cob is the breed for all reasons. We look forward to next year when we will be able to participate in the ridden demos and meet up with new and old Welsh Pony and Cob lovers again!!

August 25, 2007

Welsh Show Association # 2 - Thorsby, Alberta

We had the largest show from Stonecountry at this show with 20 ponies!!! A few highlights were Broughton Jack Daniels was Supreme Champion Gelding under judge Pat Cochrane of Oregon and Reserve Supreme Champion Gelding under Shannon Lawlor of Alberta! Our stallion Lianna's Saqqarah was Supreme Champion under judge Shannon Lawlor!! All riders did an exceptional job and should be so proud of their accomplishments!! Foothill's Hercules - Allison Gilbert Foothill's Duke of Earl - Kira Macmillan Foothill's Friar Tuck - Megan McEwen Foothill's Lord Charles - Amanda Young Foothill's Ivor - Jordan McEwen Foothill's Distinguished Man - Ashley Light Wyvere Double Diamond - K.J. Clark Melody's Bright Note - Kat Pick Broughton Jack Daniels - Jodie Surerus Bryson's Cirque De Soleil - Jodie Surerus Bryson's Heavenly Fortune - Jodie Surerus Saddlehill's Ancerin - Jodie Surerus Stonecountry Easter Geode - Jodie Surerus Young's Distinctive Lady - Stephanie Petrone Petie - Lauren South Menai Country Boy - Stonecountry Lianna's Saqqarah - Stonecountry Pwllmelin Re-Spin - Stonecountry USA Railsides Blue Rosettes - Claire Ziff Frosty's Top Hat - Matthew Joslin We had so much fun all together at this show! A great end to a fabulous show year!!

August 11, 2007

Western Canada's All Breed Pony Show

We took seven ponies to Cochrane for the Welsh Pony and Open Pony Show. Allison Gilbert and her cob Foothill's Hercules was Supreme Champion Gelding!! Kira could not join us at the show, but her cob, Foothill's Duke of Earl joined us with Amanda Young aboard. There were the Western Equitation AND Pleasure Champions!!! As well as Resever English Pleasure Champions!! Claire Ziff had USA Railsides Blue Rosettes and they won the Green Pony Hunter Class with over 20 entries and placed in the top 5 of every other class they showed in against strong competition. Lauren South and her pony Young's Distinctive Lady had some great rounds in huge junior classes and had a great show!! Jordan McEwen had great fun with Melody's Bright Note, they were in the top five of most classes too!! Megan McEwen was there with her pony Foothill's Friar Tuck and had an excellent show with her young cob who just finished a month under saddle! K.J. brought Wyvere Double Diamond and had a terrific show winning a few of the western classes and placing in the top five for most of the english classes!! Great Show Everyone!!

July 9, 2007

Wild Rose Pony Show - Olds, Alberta

Another great show!! Our mare Railside Blue Rosettes went Supreme Champion under Bill Waldo and Reserve Supreme under Becky Israel!! Kira and her cob Foothill's Duke of Earl was Reserve Supreme Gelding and Gavin with his cob Gladestrycourt Gorsaf Feistr was Reserve Supreme as well!! Fantastic performance classes by Claire, Amanda, Kira, Gavin and Nyala. I am so proud of you all, everyone had a great show and a great time!!

June 4, 2007

Northwest Welsh Classic - Moses Lake, Washington

We had a terrific show down in Washington. Kira took her cob Duke, K.J. took the wonderful Diamond, Zoe took the sensational Maestro and we also had Prairie Rose and Rosettes down with us as well! Kira cleaned up in the English Division and was the over all Division Champion with K.J. as the Reserve. In the Western Division K.J. was the Division Champion with Kira in Reserve. Zoe had wonderful classes with Maestro and showed him well. We will definitely return next year and look forward to keeping in touch with all the new friends we made in the wonderful welsh world!!