2018 Christmas Owners Morning
Photographs: Angela Clark
A fabulous morning was enjoyed by all yesterday at our annual Christmas Owners Morning. After a dreadful day on Saturday, the weather was just amazing on Sunday with the sun shining and temperatures quite endurable, assisted with plenty of hot beverages and mulled wine.
A new location was a surprise to everyone with the opening of the new “Top Yard”, renovated through the Summer under Roger’s skilled supervision. This was the original training yard in Grandad’s day, and has increased the yard’s capacity by another 17 stables, with a new wash/veterinary box and a huge under cover area.
The Sweepstake awards were a eagerly awaited, and with prizes going to 8 places a lot of people were hoping they were in with a chance. It was a fun morning with everyone enjoying looking round, delighting in the novelty of the trailor rides through the paddocks, taking photos and spotting their horses. We actually managed to consume 225 of Mum in laws, Sue’s, homemade mince pies too!
Thank you to everyone who came, and to all helpers who worked so hard to make the morning such a success.
The horses investigate the visitors
Grouped together watching the trailors
And a bit of showing off begins
Zebulon
Racquet, Zebulon, Kibaar
Cupids Arrow, Kibaar, Be Perfect, Meshardal, Foxtrot Knight, Racquet
Marks Choice and Cupids Arrow
Kibaar and Racquet
Racquet, Wasm, Erastus
Back to the yard for hot toddies and eats
Vet Edmund socialises with owners
Tractor drivers and car park attendants
Third our very own Jimmy!
The winners
Three trailors bring the owners to the fields
The tractors make their way
Racquet and Ower Fly
Geldings turned out
Enjoying the winter sun
Suwaan
Racquet and Kibaar
Zebulon
Racquet, Wasm, Erastus
Grandma and Kay Hornbrook with Khazaf
Meshardal and Makofitwhatyouwill owners swap notes
Sweepstake winner Judy Grimsey
Tieing for fourth Colin Smith and John Clasper
Alan with his Grange Park Winners
The horses enjoy the rare morning of sunshine
The horses soon start to relax
Foxtrot Knight
Kibaar
Too many to name them!
Racquet, Ower Fly, Wasm, Kibaar, Explain, Suwaan, Erastus
Marks Choice
Kibaar and Suwaan
Explain
The youngest visitor
The 6 Bit Racing owners
Second is Dean Fisher
Seventh place Judy Fillery
The horses investigate the visitors
Three trailors bring the owners to the fields
The horses enjoy the rare morning of sunshine
Grouped together watching the trailors
The tractors make their way
The horses soon start to relax
And a bit of showing off begins
Racquet and Ower Fly
Foxtrot Knight
Zebulon
Geldings turned out
Kibaar
Racquet, Zebulon, Kibaar
Enjoying the winter sun
Too many to name them!
Cupids Arrow, Kibaar, Be Perfect, Meshardal, Foxtrot Knight, Racquet
Suwaan
Racquet, Ower Fly, Wasm, Kibaar, Explain, Suwaan, Erastus
Marks Choice and Cupids Arrow
Racquet and Kibaar
Marks Choice
Kibaar and Racquet
Zebulon
Kibaar and Suwaan
Racquet, Wasm, Erastus
Racquet, Wasm, Erastus
Explain
Back to the yard for hot toddies and eats
Grandma and Kay Hornbrook with Khazaf
The youngest visitor
Vet Edmund socialises with owners
Meshardal and Makofitwhatyouwill owners swap notes
The 6 Bit Racing owners
Tractor drivers and car park attendants
Sweepstake winner Judy Grimsey
Second is Dean Fisher
Third our very own Jimmy!
Tieing for fourth Colin Smith and John Clasper
Seventh place Judy Fillery
The winners