2010

ACT Dressage Official Competition Day

31 January 2010

Elementary 3c – 65% 3rd
Elementary 3a – 67.4% 1st

Hawksberry Dressage Association Young Horse Qualifier
Claredon NSW

30 January 2010

Elli qualifies for the 2010 5yr old Dressage of the Stars with a score of 6.74. Elli places 6th out of a class of 11. We are so proud of her! This year we are going to enter and if her entry is accepted we will go to Melbourne to compete.

2009

Young Dressage Association Competition

6 December 2009

BHM Black Elegancia ridden by Jim Walshe

2nd Official Novice 2a
2nd Official Preliminary 1c

Young Horse Seminar and Judges Workshop with Uwe Spenlen

5 December 2009

On 5 December 2009 BHM participated in the Young Horse Seminar and Judges Workshop with Uwe Spenlen held at Callum Park Warmbloods, Wamboin. Uwe is one of the world’s best known and respected Olympic level judge and trainer. He has had a long and distinguished history with horses, training with the great Paul Stecken (along with his very good friend, the late great master Reiner Klimke) and is well regarded as a master of classical and correct training of dressage horses. Uwe is also a well known advocate of the young horse and has delivered seminars and presentations on young horse training around the world.

After the seminar, a workshop was conducted demonstrating training of horses from 4 to 6yr old before a young horse display and stallion parade. BHM was represented by BHM Black Elegancia in the 5yr old class and BHM Godsent in the 2yr old young horse parade. Matt Hanns rode his 4yr old PRE stallion, Mayica Encantado, in the 4yr old class and in the stallion parade.

The day was very well attended and feedback was fantastic. It was a privilege to be asked to participate and a great promotion for the PRE/Spanish horse.

National Capital All Breeds Show

27-29 November

BHM Black Elegancia

2nd Official Novice 2a
2nd Official Preliminary 1c
Champion Led PRE
Champion Led Spanish
Champion Ridden PRE/Andalusian
Supreme Ridden

BHM Godsent

1st Partbred Andalusian Gelding
Reserve Champion Partbred Andalusian

BHM Silver Ballerina

Reserve PRE Led
1st Spanish Led Mare/filly under 4yrs old

BHM Signature

1st Pinto gelding 2yrs & under 4yrs old

BHM Nikita

1st Led Partbred Andalusian Mare/Filly over 4yrs
Champion Led Partbred Andalusian

Arabian Riders and Breeders (ACT and Southern NSW) Inc. Spring Show

18 October 2009

Led Hack - Mare 2nd
Novice Ridden Hack 1st
Champion Ridden Hack

ACT Dressage Club

11 October 2009

BHM Black Ellegancia riddden by Rebecca's husband Jim Walshe. This is Elli's first outing since her return to work and she looks more relaxed than Jim!! Jim rides Elli when Rebbeca is on call.

The day was successful for both Elli and Jim with them placing second in the Preliminary 1.4 and the Novice 2.2.

Pony Club Murrumbateman

June 2009

BHM Nikita wins the 6 Bar C Grade Pony Club held at Murrumbateman in June 2009 ridden by Mikaela. BHM Nikita is owned by Samantha Gamble.

NEWS - BHM Nikita ridden by Mikaela has been selected to represent Gearys Gap Pony Club at the NSW State Pony Club Dressage Championships in the 13 under 15 yrs Novice Dressage to be held at the end of August 2009.

Pat Parelli Spectacular SIAC

March 2009

BHM Anastasia and Fiona Darling
'Annie' was sold to Fiona Darling from Illabo, NSW and her name is now Taci. Fiona is a Pat Parelli instructor and has recently returned from training with Pat in America. In March this year, Fiona and Taci attended the Parelli Spectacular at SIEC. On the last day, Taci was used in the show and ridden for the very first time by one of the lead Parelli instructors in front of numerous spectators. Fiona tells us that Taci didn't put a foot wrong. Taci is Galero's first derivative out of our paint mare WP Whatabusybody.

Canberra Dressage Club

15 February 2009

Elli finishes this campaign on a winning note. Competing in her very first Elementary test in a field of 10 open company horses, Elli won her test. The judges comment, "This is a very talented horse".

2009 4yr old Dressage of the Stars Qualifiers

BHM Black Elegancia has qualified for the 2009 4yr old Dressage of the Stars to be held in Victoria in March. Elli placed 11th against a large field of warmbloods at a qualifying event on Saturday 31 January held in Sydney and the 3rd (with only 1.2 points between 1st and 3rd) in the qualifier held in Canberra.

We are so proud of both Ellie and her rider and trainer, Rebecca Walche. Our aim with Elli was to qualify and we achieved this. Unfortunately Spain has now made the decision to withdraw the offer of sponsorship for PRE horses outside Spain therefore as we have achieved what we set out to do, Elli will now be retired after the Canberra Royal Open Dressage at the end of February and put straight into foal to Galero XIV before going to the well known European Warmblood stallion, Sandro Hit.

2008

National Capital All Breeds Show

28, 29 and 30 November 2008

BHM Silver Ballerina

1st Led Pure Spanish Filly under 2yrs old

BHM Black Elegancia

Dressage

1st Preliminary 1.3 with a score of 72.9%
2nd Official Preliminary 1.4 with a score of 73.5%

Led and Ridden

1st Led Spanish Mare Filly 4yrs and under 7yrs
Reserve Champion Led Pure Spanish Mare/Filly
1st Ridden Andalusian Mare/Filly under 4yrs old
Champion Ridden

BHM Nikita owned and showed by Sam Gamble

3rd Led Partbred Andalusian Mare/Filly
1st Ridden Partbred Andalusian Mare /Filly
Reserve Champion Ridden

NSW AHAA State Championship Show

8-9 November 2008 at Mt Sugarloaf Cobbity Sydney

We exhibited 2 horses at this show and what a result!

BHM Silver Ballerina
Ballerina’s very first outing!

1st Gotico Park Led Open Yearling
1st Pure Spanish Female under 2yrs
Champion Junior Led Spanish Female

BHM Black Ellegancia

Dressage

3rd Preliminary 1.2
1st Preliminary 1.3 with a score of 72.5%
1st Novice 2.2 – her very first Novice test!
State Champion Preliminary/Novice Dressage Horse - trophy rug kindly donated by Burns Plumbing
State Champion Dressage Horse of the Year

Led

1st led Pure Spanish female 4yrs and over 2yrs old
Champion Senior Led Pure Spanish Mare
State Champion Led Pure Spanish Female

Ridden

1st Ridden Spanish Mare
State Champion Ridden

Canberra Riding Club

23 June 2008

BHM Nikita
Ridden and owned by Sam Gamble

Novice 2.1 Dressage – 5th
90cm show jumping – 2nd

Morongla Show Society Inc. 2nd Annual All Breeds Foal Show
and Inaugural Youngstock Show

25 May 2008

BHM Black Elegancia

1st Ridden 3yr old Filly/Gelding over 15hh
1st Ridden 3 yr Any Other Breed over 14hh

(No Champion Ridden Offered on Program)

Led Any Other Breed
1st Led 2 & 3 yr old Filly
Champion Led Any Other Breed

BHM Godsent

1st Led Any Other Breed Gelding Foal
Champion Led Other Breed Foal

Canberra Classics Dressage Championships

10-11 May 2008

BHM Black Elegancia

3rd Prelimanary 1.3
5th Prelimanary 1.4

Young Dressage Association

20 April 2008

BHM Black Elegancia

1st Preliminary 1.2
4th Preliminary 1.4

Bathurst Royal Show

1-2 March 2008

BHM Black Elegancia

2nd Open Preliminary Dressage
1st Led Spanish Mare/Filly
Champion Led Spanish
1st Ridden Mare
Champion Ridden Andalusian

BHM Chocolate

1st Led Spanish Stallion/Colt
Reserve Champion Led Spanish

Monaro Equestrian Association Open Dressage Competition

Sunday 3 February 2008

BHM Black Elegancia is trained and ridden by Rebecca Walshe. Monaro EA Open Dressage Competition was the girl's first competition since Equine Influenza broke out. This was Ellie's first Preliminary test and Rebecca used this event as a 'training day' as a lead up to Bathurst Royal Show in March. Elli scored in the mid 60% and was just outside the placings in a field of 30plus horse. Both girls performed wonderfully and the feed back was overwhelming. It seems that Elli is building up quite a fan club and is certainly a great ambassador for the PRE horse.