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🐴🎉 Handy Pony Challenge 🐴🎉
Special rosettes to all! 👏
Children can be on the lead rein 🐴
Commence course in halt. Complete around the world or scissors one way (pony can be held).
Cross your stirrups over the front of the saddle. Walk ten paces and then trot ten paces.
Halt. Take your stirrups back with pony standing still.
Dismount. Walk to bucket. Take out an umbrella and put the umbrella up. Walk twenty paces leading your pony. Put the umbrella down.
Mount from the incorrect side (right side). Can be from floor or mounting block.
Ride forward to a trotting pole on the ground. Halt with two front feet over only. Count to ten.
Walk forward and ride a figure of eight on a loose rein at your choice of pace.
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When is the end for this?
Riley-ann Harris Baxter I am so going to laugh at you doing this on sugar 😂😂
Woo!!!
Sarah Willoughby Mandy Pidge (yard challenge) Di Harris-Baxter Riley-ann Harris Baxter
Andrea Good how about your yard? 😃
Jess Lacey…one for you and Monkey!! X
Amie Fitzsimons your yard were fab last time. Please let me know about any missing rosettes when you get a chance and I will forward x
Tyler Phillips your yard! 👏
Isabelle Hassner how about you? 😃
Emily Vincent we can do this!! This will be absolutely funny to try!
Can I lead the kids all the way through?
Is there an inhand version to do? I have a couple really good ‘handy ponies’ but not that can be mounted xx
Michelle Plowman
Emma Feaver
Denise Monteith one for Sophie? x
We'd have this in the bag ......apart from the actually walking and trotting bit .....Bert doesn't agree with moving 🤣🤣😂
Lisa Mahone for the kids.
Kayleigh Colley
Debbie Lewis should do this on bula xx
Claire Elliott shall we enter this with sweety
How is it going? Who has survived the umbrella ☂ 😂
We can't wait to see your entries
Savannah Johnstone do you want to do this?
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Di Harris-Baxter I think you mentioned about Jubilee rosettes? Fab idea thank you. Very excited about these 🎉
Rachael Lewis Maddie Abdy come on girls hand pony !!
Six days until entries close!
Just enter Abel 🥰
This is me yesterday with The New Forest Driving For The Disabled. To say it is the highlight of my week is an understatement 😍
Living with cancer is challenging. I have been in active treatment for over five years, had six operations and over 70 rounds of IV drugs, including three lots of chemo. I have currently been on chemo for a year!
So many operations and drugs have taken their toll on my body. I have limited movement in my left arm, and have lost dexterity in my fingers. I also suffer with spasms in my hands and my joints lock. But I am alive and grateful for every day ❤️
Charities such as Driving for the Disabled are a true gift 🎁 It gives people like me the chance to learn a skill, enjoy horses and the countryside and make new friends
So if you can please add a £1 donation to your entries or a separate donation if you wish and help support our wonderful charity this month 🐴 ... See MoreSee Less
Great cause
Driving for the disabled helps so many people around the country, it’s so beneficial in many ways. I’ve donated x
I’ve just started driving again and it’s such fun. I know people who help out at the group and will keep my eyes open for quiet driving ponies!
🎉 Monthly Prize Giveaway 🎉
Simply read the article attached and comment below your top reason for enjoying online showing?
Then share the article to be in for a chance to win a super smart grooming kit bag 👏
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Ten reasons to love online showing
lockdownshow.co.uk
Why enter an online horse show? Here are the lockdown show's ten reasons to love online horse showing. Our Spring show is now open.For us this has been a God send, being disabled towing really takes it out of me having to be in one position driving for so long that often I'm then shattered when I get there, online showing gives me the chance to do things under my own steam, not having a good day take photos another day, pure relief, and even the RDA have realised that not everyone can get to physical shows and this year are running nationals as a virtual compition again this year, EVERYONE GETS TO HAVE A GO WITH ON LINE SHOWS well done team lockdown show and we will always support you
I love online showing as at present my boy can't go out to real life shows as he needs an operation but online means I can still show him off without us having to leave the field. We did a lot of showing when he was 1&2 but then covid happened and then he needs an op so going out hasn't been possible but online means we can still compete.
We love it. It meant that I could show my two old boys even when they were too old to get out to pony parties. Bomber was never good in the trailer so at the age of 35 I wasn't going to consider that battle. However doing it online meant that my then 3 year old daughter is 35 year old pony could experience the joys of competing without the stress of travelling anywhere further than the field.
For me with a hidden illness it's not easy to always get to a real show plus no transport at present time so it's truly fab to have the opportunity to show my ponies online . Have to say although I missed entries last time 🙈.lockdown show is one of the best to enter .I be joining in again this time yay . Thank you to everyone who puts in the time and effort organising the shows .
Kept me focused through lockdown with something to look forward to
I don't have horse transport so it was a lot of fun to be able to be involved with some top name judges and very reasonable costs and best of able to support charity
Because it's a great, fun way of competing no matter the weather, all while supporting amazing charities 🥰
Still plenty of time to enter and win that kit bag! 😃
Online showing has really helped me and my daughter grow in confidence. It’s not so nerve racking but still as much fun. We now enjoy it as much as shows we attend x
I love online showing because it’s been a huge part of my motivation throughout my pregnancy, covid and even after pregnancy when I haven’t been able to get my pony fit enough for actual shows . It’s an exciting and easy way to get your pony seen by thousands of people ! And to be up against so many other stunning ponies . And the best part is there’s no snotty behaviour for placing higher or lower than someone else ! The entry prices are also much cheaper than a real show and the rosettes are pretty much 10x better . I loveeee my pink one from the tickled pink class a while back !!
Still plenty of time to enter!
I love it because you can show rainbow bridge pets ❤️ and the rosettes are beautiful especially the rainbow ones
My top reason for online showing is my disability. I used to do ridden and in hand showing but I can no longer do that due to having to use crutches after being in a wheelchair for a few months, online showing means I still get to show off my pony and have the thrill of competing which I would not be able to do otherwise 🥰
On line showing for me gives me confidence I’m not a confident person and this way I can hide away but still show my girls xx
Still plenty of time to enter 👏
Still time to enter ❤️
Amber James-Hardy 🎉
Still one week to enter!
Still time to enter 🐴
We have video classes for Ridden Novice and Ridden Open. These videos can have been taken any time and at any venue. Videos taken at home not in show attire are perfectly acceptable. Turnout will not be Judged 🐴 ... See MoreSee Less
We hope you will support these classes 😃
Out of interest how many group members have won a rainbow rosette?
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My boy did it’s lovely ❤️
Me (well francesca has)
🙋🏼♀️ mine arrived yesterday! 🥰😍
Me 😊
Me x2 🫶🏻
2 for us 💖🌈🥰
🌈😍
Me
Me 🥰
Me 🎉I love them! ❤️
Me xxx
Star has won one with Jo Stewart for glorious greys ❤️
Me 🥰
Me
Me
Me
Me
Me 🌈
I have a few 😁
Me x
My grandad won 1 x
Me!! 😊🌟
We have with squiggle 🥹
Me ❤
Would you like to win this super smart grooming kit bag? If so simply scroll down to our FREE give away post! It only takes a few minutes to enter 👏 ... See MoreSee Less
Love the Lockdown charity show bacause 1 It's for charity 😀2 you don't have to travel ponies 3 You don't have to get up at the crack of dawn 4 It doesn't cost the earth 5 The rosettes are lovely 6 There are also lovely prizes to be won 7 It was something exciting to do when we were locked down due to covid 8 It is a nice platform to share photos of your ponies 9 Even if one can no longer show you can still enter 10 A very friendly and helpful online charity show x
Still time to enter 😃
Do you own a pet? If so we would love to see them in our Pet the Judge would like to take home class 😃
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Would be lovely to see some of your exotic pets too! I'm sure they are out there 😍
We love seeing all your pet photos! 😍
We are simply loving all the foal photos on Facebook and Instagram here at the Lockdown Show Online 🐴
Why not pop a picture of your foals from this year in the comments below ⬇️
We hope to see lots of foal in this months show. They do not need to be halter broken to enter. Photos of foals at foot are perfectly acceptable 🤞🏻 ... See MoreSee Less
Here is my foal - Avontyrrell Annabelle - by Trenawin Lanikai out of Avontyrrell Mirabelle.......I hope she will be a 15-15.2 small hunter type eventually...........she was born on 2 May.
Haywards wish upon a star ,by Knavesash Polaris out of woody Rosie Lea xx
Purewell pure perfection, out of Lordsoak Bonnie by Pauls Lane Bramble & The Purewell NF Stud
With his dad
Murraybrook Callista, PBA filly foal.
Murraybrook Graffiti, PBA colt foal. Delighted with both of mine this year!
To enter the foals in the online show do they have to be haltered and presented like an in hand class?
Farringdon Razzberry 😍🐴
A Welham pony foal NFxID
Wickwood Minnie Mouse Out of a DHP Barrowmoor dusty by Woodfidley Topgun.
Sambourne Attis Hanoverian x kwpn with a dash of Norwegian cob 2 months
Highland filly foal
Whitelinch lindy-loo welsh part bred.
Barrowhill Sonata Welsh Sec A
Haywards whirlwind ,by Long copse Elton out of Furzley Hill Cherish xxx
My first shetland foal Noglands Oltra La Luna.
This years first mini Shetland filly Rockerby Royal Mae x
Sabinas Rebel Gold.New Forest colt by Sabinas Gold Sovereign x Silverlea Misty Pink
Unnamed mix of welsh B/A, Arab and riding pony. Buckskin colt.
Not mine sadly, but a Shetland filly at the yard I keep my horse at. Less than 12 hours old in this photo ❤️❤️❤️
Can they be last year's foals?? 😁😁
Can't wait to see all the foal photos 😍
🎉 Prize 🎉
Another fantastic prize from Bushy Bridle's a fantastic rope halter in your choice of size and colour for the winner of our Handy Pony Challenge!
I don't know about you but I can't live without my rope halter it's my go to for ride and lead, loading and so many other things 👏
Thank you Holly Bushnell for this super prize 🐴
Bushy’s bridle’s ... See MoreSee Less
Oooo I love these my sheep would look fab in one shame I not got a handy pony lol I'd end up in A&E if I tried to
Fantastic prize!
Just sent my entries in although under my proper name lol 😆 not my Facebook one thanks for fab choice in classes. 👍🏻
Least I actually got my bottom into gear and entered before closing date this time 🙄🙈. I'm hoping to do the video classes next time to yay . Good luck everyone from Michelle (prudence) x ... See MoreSee Less
Good luck to you too 😊
Fantastic we wish you lots of luck with your entries 😃
Fantastic! We wish you lots of luck with your entries 😃
We have 2.8k members in the group! If all members put in one entry what a show we would have with competitors both nationally and internationally. Every time we have an entry admin do a little happy dance 🕺 ... See MoreSee Less
We will be putting in a couple not as many as usual sadly but young William and Sophie will enter what they can xxx
I tried to do an entry last night and it wouldn’t work. I was clearly doing something wrong, I’ll try again later.
I'm waiting for the sun to come back out before taking photos❗🤣
Will be doing mine last minute again🤣
Still six days to get your entries in 😃
If anyone would like to donate a prize in return for FREE advertising please let us know 🤞🏻 ... See MoreSee Less
I actually thought I had and then realised it was for the rescue! So a saddle fitter has already donated so I’ll do the next one maybe? Are all the rosettes sponsored already? Xx
Can you pm me Lindsey Hilton, I will sponsor something and donate a prize. 😊
Thank you for all those who have offered to support our show 😃
We are so looking forward to seeing all your entries in Magnificent Manes and Terrific Tails. You can enter one or both! Remember photos can have been taken at any time 🐴 ... See MoreSee Less
Holly Wilde Gipsy would do well in this 😆
Carol Anne!
Lacey Smith you need to enter this!
Kerri Aalten I think this one for you! Xx
We are looking forward to seeing your entries x
Kym Baker one for you!!
Manes can also be plaited or pulled 😃
🐴 Judges Profile 🐴
Please give a warm welcome to Jonathan Geake who is kindly Judging our RoR Class 🎉
Jonathan's main background is in NH racing
He is a former racehorse trainer
Father in law late G B Balding OBE
He trained two Grand National Winners, Two Champion Hurdle Winners and a Cheltenham Gold Cup Winner. How amazing! He is also the showing chairman of ROR!
He spent his youth producing show and working ponies and show hunters.
On SHB, BSHA, BSPS, Sport Horse Panels.
Judged at all major shows including HOYS, RI Dublin, Hickstead and all county shows.
Married to Serena and has three grown up children all in various ways in British racing.
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Welcome 🙏
Should have a good eye then !
Thank you for sharing all your wonderful RoRs we are looking at every horse and story! 🐴 You may wish to enter our RoR class? What a top Judge we have for you! Let's give Jonathan a hard job choosing with lots of entries 🤣 We have a pure and part bred class and veteran classes too. You can enter here: www.lockdownshow.co.uk Leanne Seward Hannah Boo Bradshaw Laura Burrell Emma C Main Beth Hutchinson Martine Diana Sophie Offord Laura Jane Ellie Brassey Denise Brown Karen Dickson Emily Lucy Harrison Lauren Starmer Sandra Middleton Ceri Morgan Samantha Osborne Sue Johnstone Marie Jenvey
Anna Thurman
WOW this is our most popular post this month! Seen by 1.9k We are very much looking forward to seeing all your beautiful RoRs 🐴
WOW this is our most popular post this month! We are really excited to see all your beautiful RoRs 🐴
How fantastic to have such a wonderful judge😍 I used to work for Toby Baldings brother Ian at Kingsclere back in the day which is where I get my obsession with the TB😍
Still plenty of time to enter your beautiful RoRs
Who in our group owns an RoR? 🐴looking for a horse to help promote our RoR Classes 😃 ... See MoreSee Less
Me !
Lucy Drysdale
Hannah Boo Bradshaw
Dandy ❤🥺
Me!! Chloe's Image and Wemyss Point ❤️
Christmas and his friend Polo discussing the evening performance for the ROR Championship at Royal London Show x
Sarah Gwilliam has some stunning RORs and pictures xx
Sophie Offord fonz xxx
Michaela Pollitt
Monsignor Fred retired racehorse and all round superstar
I have 4
I have two
I’ve got 2 - Hazard Away (prev supreme at your show) & Zylan
I do he’s called darcy xx
Ceri Morgan
I own one and also have 3 others I ride and show as well This is my boy Fontano
Me The Rimorik
RoR?
🎉Prize 🎉
Kit bag has arrived and it's very smart!
For info of how to win see our monthly prize giveaway post in the group 👏
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Would you be able to tag me in the post please
Still time to enter 👍
One week until entries close 🐴 We hope you will support our show, especially our charity classes 🤞🏻 ... See MoreSee Less
Does your horse have a great story? If so we would love to hear about it? Each month we will be sharing the story of some of our members horses in the group 🐴 ... See MoreSee Less
Dina does!
My old mare Lucy came to me in 1998 aggressive and dangerous. It took me 6 months to catch her as when I went in the field she would charge at me, if I didn't run she would try to kick my head in. It then took another 6 months of gaining her trust to let me get on her. Once I was on her I fell off her atleast once every day for a year. Everyone kept telling me to give up and have her shot as she would never be any good. I refused to give up and boy did we prove them wrong we ended up showing, show jumping, dressageing, doing Endurance rides of upto and including 80km, she taught lots of children to ride over the years and she was an amazing hunting pony. She would whip in, stand point, do gate duty and I could even ride her and lead two children one each side. Not only all this but she became my best friend and we had an amazing bond. In November 2009 she became quite unwell and was diagnosed with a rare illness called amyloidosis. I was told she would be dead by Christmas. But her fighting spirit shone through and in Feb 2010 I forfilled my dream to ride her on the beach and in May 2010 we did a 12mile sponsored ride in the new forest. We had an amazing time and despite her illness we had lots of fun charging around the ride. Sadly that was the last time I ever rode her. In July 2010 I had to make the heartbreaking decision to let her go. The illness was becoming to much and although she tried to keep going I knew she was going to start to suffer soon. I miss her so much but am thankful for the time I had with her and all the lessons she taught me about horsemanship and life. She was truly a 1 in 8 million pony and she made the world a better place just by being her. 💚
Herbie Forest Fox came into my life as his last chance before the meat man. He hadn't had the greatest of starts in life he was 8 and had had atleast 6 owners already. The lady I got him off had only owned him for 6 months and the people before that had only owned him for 5. He had also been a stallion till he was 7. He was aggressive to handle and dangerous to ride. He was opinionated and had no flight instinct. He would fight. He bit me when I first got him and when I told him off he just turned straight round and kicked me. I was told I was wasting my time with him and I should send him to the sale and hope the meatman bought him. He came to me from a natural horsemanship home and I was told if natural horsemanship couldn't help him nothing would. But I knew someone had to give him a chance and I kept working with him. Sometimes we had to compromise and do things in an unorthodox way but slowly he started to trust me and we proved all his doubters wrong. We've had success in the show ring, dressage arena and also showjumping. We have been hunting and on sponsored rides. He has his querks even now at 21 years old. But I honestly wouldn't change him for the world. He's an incredible pony and helps me so much with my mental health issues. He's always happy to see me I don't even have to call him he sees me and comes over. He's a far cry from the aggressive boy that came to me. I owe him so much and I love him with all my heart. ❤
Buddie has a long story . Quite sad but he’s now so appreciated I’d love to share it
Pooch has a poorly story starting with canker 2020 and continued until the beginning of this year! Now hoping to start work and hope for the best! Xx
Mickey was left in a field for years still entire and then someone who knew of him messaged me and we went and met him! We loved him and arranged to go pick him up! Now he is a very much loved little man!
In 2007 I bought a 4 year old 18hh Danish Warmblood called Comfast. We call him Erik. He hadn't had much done if anything, so with the help of my mum we started his groundwork and I backed him. He was a bit tricky as we used to have to put the bridle together on his head as he didn't want the whole thing on in one go, he was cold backed and quite a worrier with anything different or new. Then we sent him to Jason Webb in Kent for 4 weeks to help bring him on with his transitions. Jason did wonders and when we picked him up he was confident being ridden and happy with his bridle. We had some brilliant hacks and I just started schooling him. Then one morning I got to the field and Erik was hopping on 3 legs. He was struggling to use one of his front ones. I rang the vet who told me to put him in the stable and they will see him that afternoon. When the vet came he was sound so nothing they could do as there was nothing to assess. This went on for about a week with him being on and off lame. Then on one of the days I rang the vet and they could get there straight away and could see how lame he was. There was nothing obvious so he went to the clinic for some xrays. When the vet gave me the results I was devestated. He had navicular stage 4 which means they had completely ossified, ringbone on both cannons, side bone in both fronts and one sidebone had fractured just above the coronet band. The vet couldn't believe it and had never seen so many degenerative bone diseases in one horse before. The vet advised I put him to sleep as he will never be sound again even paddock sound. He said the results were due to genetics and breeding. This was surprising as his breeding was amazing and he was branded so parents had passed their gradings. My dad was not having any of it and told the vet Erik was coming home and we would give him a chance even if we just get him sound enough to retire. He came sound on bute within 2 days and he had 6 weeks box rest to repair the fracture. He then came sound and stayed sound without bute and I bought some covello boots to help him move around in the field. I started working him again and managed to do a couple of sponsored rides including Hamptons. That was my main goal and to get a photo jump picture was the icing on the cake. After that I retired him as I thought if he's going to break I'd rather he does it in the field being a horse and not because I've asked him to do something under saddle. He is 19years old this year, he lives out 24/7, we have not had any lameness for years and he is a very happy playful horse. It was always my dream as a kid to have a big horse and although it didn't turn out quite as i planned, I absolutely adore him and couldn't imagine not having him in my life. The picture below is at Hamptons just before I retired him at 10 years old.
Oh I think we have one 🤭 top photos from 2018 & bottom from this week… 😅
🎉 PRIZE 🎉
Yet another fantastic prize kindly donated by BD Saddle Fitting 🎉
The Free Saddle fit will be awarded to the winner of our Ridden Novice Video Class and second place will receive £20 off a saddle fit 😃
Becci Dix is a fantastic saddle fitter covering Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset. Thank you Becci for this fantastic prize 🎉
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BD Saddle Fitting
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Ohhh gutted my pony isn’t a novice as this is a super prize & I need my saddle checking by Becci 😂🤣😂