Santo has a new home, 1st. Foal and latest events - Also, the passing of a friend. NSW Equitation Championships

To start our November news we would like to congratulate Joseph Patterson on his purchase of Twins Santorini. We are so very pleased that Santo has gone to Joseph.

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on Joseph's  first outing success's on Santo as you can see by the photo sporting all his winning ribbons.

Our New Babies!

Twins Landsong Foals

Other exiting news includes our first live foals this year.  They are embryo transfer colt and filly. 
The sire is Vivant (imp), an outstanding show jumper with a European pedigree to match. He is winer of the 2009 Australian World Cup Series.
Their dam, Twins Landsong is a world cup showjumping mare who has had enormous success with Danni. These photos were taken soon after the foals' birth.

 

Kinnordy Stud Georgia's Foal

Just Storm's foal to come!.

 

We had another huge month, as we headed to Victoria to do the shows down there.  The Team performed very well overall with placing's in huge D grade classes for Twins Lovesong at Shepperton and Twins Zenith at Wodonga. 

Twins Quantum jumped super indoors at Wodonga, placing in the Young Riders.

The weather hasn't been kind and Wodonga was no exception.  The rain overnight on Friday, made the jumping conditions very poor by Saturday afternoon.  With rain forecast for Sale, we decided to come back home to train.

We have ISS Summer Show coming up, where, two of our sponsors' Southern Cross Horse Transport and Amcal Pharmacy Bargo sponsor two events in the main ring. Every year Amcal Pharmacy also donates a special Volunteer Bag that is packed with all sorts of goodies to help the hard working volunteers get through the show.

We have still been training our young Team.  Twins Washington will be ready for competitions in the New Year.  He is a lovely young gelding by Warlord II.  We also have Grand Zulu in our Team.  He is a super horse and it is an honour for us to have him here.  He still holds the record for the BMW stakes in Sydney and has won over 3 Million dollars in prize money as a racehorse.  He is taking his new training very well and he will be out with Washington in the New Year.

Twins Bam (Brae Galaxy imp x Trak mare) and Twins Enzo (Premiere Des Hayettes imp x Baluna imp) are being broken in and we will have them out and about with Grand Zulu and Twins Washington.

And lastly- I promised you another photo of Saint Bernard puppies.  This is one puppy going to her new home, pictures at 8 weeks.

Until next month.........

The Passing of a Friend

'It is with great sadness that I am letting everyone know that we have recently lost one of our first and most memorable Team members.

Chain Reaction or Bazel as he was known to those who loved him, was put to rest on 14th of November 2009 due to an incurable tumor growing in his neck.

Bazel was my first REAL show jumping  horse.  With Bazel I won 2003 Champion Junior Rider at Canberra Royal, and the first ever Copabella Junior Champion rider plus many many wins and placing at Junior and Young Rider level at many shows around Australia.  Bazel taught me how to jump a bigger fence. I won A & B Grades on him and placed in Grand Prix's.

Bazel finished his career with Hugh Buchanan.  Hugh  shared success with Bazel winning the Indoor Juniors at Wodonga 2008 including many other wins and placing's.  I would like to thank Hugh and his family for loving him as much as I did and giving him the very best home I could have asked for.

I will always remember Bazel for his honesty and his willingness to learn new things even as an older horse. He always gave 100% to me and it was a true pleasure owning a horse like him.

Bazel I will miss you.  Rest is peace my dear friend................................................."

Some Good News!

TWINS FIRST AND SECOND IN NSW STATE EQUITATION FINALS 2009

What a great result for The Twins performance Horse Team at the recent NSW Showjumping State Equitation Championships.
Danielle Butcher won the final and is The 2009 NSW Showjumping Equitation Champion riding her beautiful mount, and very talented Twins Quantum.
Not to be out done, Greer Butcher finished as Runner Up in the 2009 NSW Showjumping Equitation Final riding her newest member to The Team, Twins Zenith.

A wonderful result for The Team !

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