We were delighted to welcome a super strong and healthy colt as our first foal of the year on the evening of the 8th May.
Wodehouse Valerius, stable named ‘Valky’, is out of our lovely homebred mare Wodehouse Boudica (by Silvio I) and by the exciting stallion from the Schockemoehle Stud, Chacoon Blue. He is full of character and a beautiful model; we are very excited to see him develop!
We are delighted to announce that India has been selected to represent Great Britain with the Young Riders team in Wierden for their Youth Nations Cup Show at the end of the month.
India was selected on our own 11-year-old gelding Florida VDL after a successful show at Chard CSI** and will also be taking our own and The Billy Stud’s 10-year-old gelding Billy Colman as her second horse. It is so rewarding to be taking two home produced horses, both of which India & Atiya have produced from Newcomers level all the way through.
Read the full British Showjumping announcement here: https://www.britishshowjumping.co.uk/news/british-showjumpings-team-naf-youth-squads-announced-for-wierden
India & Billy Colman jumped a super two rounds to take 2nd place in a very fast 2* Medium Tour Grand Prix on Sunday!
India & Elstar STM Z jumped a great double clear to take 3rd place in the CSIYH 5 Year Old Grand Prix on Monday!
Atiya & Goldenboy jumped a super clear in the 2* Medium Tour on Saturday for a lower placing!
Atiya & The Spicer Family’s Vinella jumped lots of clear rounds throughout the week, picking up 7th place along the way in the 1* classes.
India & Florida VDL were clear jumping in the 2* Big Tour on the first two days and finished their week with an unfortunate one down in the 2* Longines Ranking Grand Prix.
Atiya & Ross Walker’s H. Rubertha R 6 also jumped great clear rounds in the 1* getting to know each other, also picking up a lower placing.
We are very proud of all of our horses this week & thank our sponsors for their continued support! It is so nice to be back doing what we love after lockdown!
We are delighted with the performance of our young stallion Elstar STM Z (Elvis Ter Putte x Cassini I) making his international debut at Chard CSI** over the weekend.
After a classy clear round on Day 1 to qualify for the Grand Prix, he jumped a super double clear in the Grand Prix to take 3rd place. Thanks to lockdown 3.0 this was only his second show of the year and so we are very excited to see what he can do going forwards!
Billy Colman made his return to International competition after a long Corona break a very successful one, taking a superb 2nd place in the Medium Tour Grand Prix at Chard CSI**.
A fantastic double clear saw India & Colman slot into 2nd place behind good friend Georgia Tame who took the winning spot, and the podium was completed by Irish rider Shane Breen.
We were delighted with our lovely homebred mare ????????? ???????? (???????? ???? ???????????? ? ?????? ?) jumping a super double clear at her first ever show to win the 4-year-old class at Anvil Park Stud. We are very excited about this talented mare!
Congratulations to Evie & her pony Tilly who jumped triple clear to come 3rd & qualify for the 128cm Championship at Hickstead, The Royal International Horse Show in July! Evie has been training with Louise here at Wodehouse Stud over the past 6 months & we are delighted to be a part of her success.
Due to a long Coronavirus and then EHV break, it is only now that we were able to do our first show of the year, but the horses picked up where they left off with some super results over the two days at the new Keysoe International.
Billy Colman made his start to the season a winning one, taking top spot in a competitive 1m30 class – watch his video below:
Atiya completed her first show with H Rubertha R 6, owned by The Walker Family, with two top 3 placings in the 1m20 classes and an unlucky pole in the 1m30 class on day 2.
Atiya also jumped double clear in the 1m20 class with our exuberant Goldenboy for a lower placing and India & Florida VDL jumped a couple of super rounds in the 1m40 classes for an unfortunate pole in each.
We are very much looking forward to the season ahead with an exciting bunch of horses!
Wishing the lovely Calisto de Laubry Z the best of luck in his new home. Cali has been a pleasure to produce here at Wodehouse Stud over the past couple of years on behalf of his owner, our very own Sue Crawford. He has brought us a lot of happiness watching him develop in the sport & we are certain he will continue to please in his new address. Good luck Cali & Charlie; we are excited to watch you competing together in the near future!
The horses put in some great rounds of jumping with some good placings throughout the week.
We finished yesterday with the ever consistent ???????????? ? jumping a super double clear in the 1m20 Championship with Atiya in the Main Ring to finish in 7th place!
Well done also to pupil Sharnah with her own ????????? ????? putting in some great performances across the week!
And huge thanks goes to Donna & Sue for all of their help this week behind the scenes & Ellesse for holding the fort at home. Team work makes the dream work!