2010
The new year saw Nantcol Lady Alice go off to her new lease home with the Crabtree family.Having been introduced to tack and lightly long reined, she was ready to continue her education with a smaller jockey! Lady Alice's first ever outing saw her win the Pretty Polly Championship and qualify for the Royal International at her very first show!
Nantcol Lady Penelope also moved home and commenced her second coming with much aplome.Pairing well with her new jockey, Anna Martin, this pair are one to watch for the future.Penelope is the ultimate schoolmistress and has much to give to any young jockey.
2010 Update -
Nantcol Lady Charlotte has excelled herself in the ring this year and took the Royal Welsh by storm winning out of a huge class of 21 in the Welsh Part Bred and first and res champion under 148cms!
Nantcol Sir William also did well on his few outings
Ynys Mon WPCS 2nd rpb, 1st wpb
Nps Area XI: 2nd wpb,2nd rpb,3rd home produced rpb
NPS Area 27 spring 1st rpb, 1st & Res champ WPB
Clwyd WPCS 2nd wpb
Cheshire County 2nd wpb, 4th rpb
Nantcol Baby Sue ( being shown at the age of 21 yrs, first time in 18 yrs) excelled and one her one and only outing at Eglwysbach Show she took 1st & Res Champion Light horse breeding
1st broodmare, 1st veteran pony & Res Champion Open inhand section .
Old News -
Nantcol Serena, currently on showing loan to the Stanley Family , will be shown as a three year old.
Nantcol Lady Charlotte, currently on showing loan to the Roberts Family at Royal View Stud, started off her showing career with an entrance. Her debut showing seson in 2009 (as a yearling) was a complete success with many good wins and championships at the highest level!
at NPS Area XI she won and was Res Champion WPB at only 9month old! She then went on to be Champion Home Produced at NPS area 5. She had a good 3rd at the English and Welsh Royal Shows (giving away mountains of height to her competition!) from there she went to NPS area 27 where
she won her open and home produced classes and qualified for the area XI championship.
At the NPS summer champs held at malvern she had a total of 6 classes and she came home with 3 firsts, two seconds and one third! She also won the open 122cms championship and the pony to make a lead rein/first ridden championship.
May 2010 saw Lady Charlotte take champion Riding Pony Breeding, champion welsh part bred youngstock and overall champion wpb at the Ynys Mon Light Horse Show.
Nantcol Sir William, again on showing loan with the Roberts Family at Royal View has had two outings thus far. His debut came at Area 27 NPS Spring Show where he won both his classes and was Res Champ Youngstock Champ and Res overall Champ Welsh Part Bred.
May saw him compete at the Ynys Mon Light Horse where he was placed a creditable 1st and second in his two classes.
**** Mrs Cook would like to thank the Roberts Family at Royal View Stud for all their hard work in showing both Lady Charlotte and Sir William during 2009 /2010.All their hard work has showed fruition and Natcol Lady Julia has once again been covered by their stunning stallion - Hightops Jet. Many thanks.
Nantcol Lady Julia celebrates her 21st birthday with invited guests! Gwen also celebrated a 'special' birthday this day and a good time was had by all !