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NATIVE CHALLENGE DETAILS POSTED
BOTANICA & EQUINE TOUCH NORTHERN IRELAND YOUNG EVENT HORSE COMPETITION 2010
Champion and winner of Sweetwall Stud and Auburn Therapy Trophy was ‘Orchard Affair’ Beth Armstrong’s ‘Clover Echo’ 4 year old gelding ridden by Erin Faloona, following in the footsteps of full brother ‘ Orchard County’ who claimed the title last year.
Julie Henderson teamed up with Harry Harper’s ‘Gareeb’ 5 year old mare ‘Ruby’ to win the Reserve Champion title.
The competitors and Laurel View are indebted to sponsors Sean Cooney of ‘Botanica’ and Heather McReynolds of ‘ Equine Touch Ireland’ for their continued support. The course was very well dressed thanks to the greenery supplied by Colemans Nursery, Templepatrick.
Included in the photo are the Champion and Reserve Champion Horses and riders, with Judge Sonya Rowe presenting the trophy to Champion 'Orchard Affair' held by owner Beth Armstrong, who stands alongside sponsor Heather McReynolds of 'Equine Touch Ireland.'
EVENTS
CROSS COUNTRY GO AS YOU PLEASE
Sundays 5th & 19th September
12 noon - 4pm ground conditions permitting.
NATIVE CHALLENGE
Saturday 11th September
See separate schedule for classes.
DONKEY DRESSAGE
Never let it be said that Laurel View Equestrian Centre are not willing to try something new and the first competitor at the Dressage Competition on Sunday 21st March was testimony to this - Peregrino, a 14.2 hands pure-bred Andalucian Donkey gelding ridden by Claudia Knoll.
Peregrino has the honour of being the first ever donkey to ride a dressage test at Laurel View and scored an impressive 64.35%, with Claudia delighted that he didn’t put a hoof wrong during the BD Intro B Test.
Peregrino was imported from Southern Spain in 2007 by his owner Yvonne Canavan. The Andalucian donkey is an endangered species and is the subject of a breeding programme in Spain to rescue the breed from extinction. There are currently only a few hundred pure bred Andalucian donkeys in existence.
In Andalucía the donkey was traditionally used for general farm work including transporting loads of oranges and cork. Because of their large size they were also used to breed mules which were highly valued in Spain as working animals.
Modernization has inevitably caused a decline in the donkeys’ working role but increasing tourism has allowed an alternative use as “donkey taxis” in holiday resorts where they are a spectacular sight in their highly coloured and ornate traditional Spanish tack.
Dressage can now be listed as another skill for this Andalucian donkey. Perhaps Peregrino will be back to compete again at the Laurel View Summer Dressage League which commences on Sunday 16th May.
LEADING EQUESTRIAN FACILITY IN N.I.
PROPRIETORS-ROBERT AND LINDA DAVIS
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