Lambrigg Mozambique

News of Mozambique was nice to receive recently. His owner Vivian made this lovely comment - "We are getting on very well. Bob is a happy content little chap who is growing well and so far, not wanting to count my chickens, I think that I am going to end up with a well balanced adorable horse with a big personality."

Here they are pictured at Cheshire county show, I am told his behaviour was excellent and he was a very respectable 5th against mature horses - as far as we know he was the highest placed yearling. Well done Bob !

Lambrigg R.Smartie

Congratulations to Smartie and his rider Heather Larson, pictured here on their way to 9th place at Somerley Park Open Novice BE where they were competing against Pippa Funnell and William Fox-Pitt amongst others. Smartie only needs 3 more points now before he becomes Intermediate.

Lambrigg Payday

Some nice photos of Payday competing. He was one of Dollar Boy's first foals and it is lovely to see him again. He was bought as a yearling by the Richards family from Greystoke ( well known National Hunt trainers ) and belongs to Gordon Richards's grand daughter.

We have his full sister here with us - Lambrigg Black Orchid, a 3yo black near leopard filly with a typically wonderful steady nature. Hopefully she too will make a very useful competition horse and is currently offered for sale to the right home.

June update

After much soul searching Kestrel has been sold. The opportunity to place him in an eventing home where he can hopefully fulfill his potential was too good to ignore when it presented itself, so after going on a month's trial, during which he competed at his first BE80 one day event, the deal was done. We will miss him, but have already had the great pleasure of going to watch him competing.

We do of course still have his full sister Confetti who will now step up to replace her brother as one of our showjumpers. She is making steady and encouraging progress in her training and really does share Kestrel's enthusiasm for jumping and his wonderful generous nature.

The first of the 3 year olds will soon be backed too, Starbuck ( also sired by Eclipse ) has bravely volunteered himself for this important position !

Lambrigg Playgirl Again.

Bunny went back for her second competitive outing, again at Barton, and won ! There was a very good entry in the novice class as it was a Trailblazers qualifier, but only 5 went through to the jump off. Of course it goes without saying that we are over the moon with her progress.

Lambrigg Playgirl's jumping debut.

It was Bunny's turn this time, in the novice unaffiliated at Barton again. I am delighted to report that not only did she jump a double clear, but she won the class and also had the fastest time in the jump off. What a star !

Many grateful thanks go to Bunny's new rider Claire Ingham, who has done a sterling job in the space of five weeks, and ensured that we now have one very Happy Bunny who is loving her job.

We do have photographic evidence, albeit taken in the dark in the car park !

Lambrigg Kestrel's showjumping debut

Kestrel entered his first competitive showjumping class yesterday at Barton EC in the novice unaffiliated. He went through to the jump off, finishing 5th overall out of around 20 entrants with one down, but a very fast time. He's loving his new career and is very enthusiastic - it's much more exciting than being a show horse ! A very late night for all of us by the time we got home driving back through heavy fog, but we all had a wonderful time. Sadly I forgot to take my camera !