Jirrima Performance Horses

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11th Jume, 2010

Melbourne 3DE~ Day Three

Into the final day of competition, with both horses passing the final inspection. Andrew was first to compete. As always the showjumping is conducted in reverse order. Unfortunately, for Andrew it was not to be the fairy tale ending as Ruben had uncharacteristic multiple rails, something you just can't get away with. So Andrew and Guest of Honour finished a very respectable 7th. A fantastic result.

Next was J Royal Command in the 1* who had numerous combinations breathing down their neck. The course was proving a tough ride with clear rounds few and far between. Sitting in 5th position overnight there was quite a wait while some 60 odd horses went through. Comet and Lucy had a fantastic round to finish on their dressage score. They had secured 5th and now it was up to those in front to jump clear if they wanted to stay there. A couple more rails and Lucy and Comet are 3rd!!!

Congratulations to you both and all of your support team.

Jirrima Royal Command and Lucy Kolomanski 3rd in the CC1* at their 1st 3DE

Melbourne 3DE~ Day Two

Jirrima Royal Command ~ Clear XC and Clear time currently sitting in 5th position in the CCI1* with just the SJ to go!!
Andrew and Guest of Honour still hold the lead and one rail in hand heading into tomorrow's SJ!

Both had a fantastic day out on the cross country. Melbourne always presents challenges for both horse and rider. Both Andrew and Lucy went clear jumping and clear time.

Melbourne 3DE ~ Day one

Jirrima has two connections competing at Melbourne this year and both have started really well. Andrew Cooper will head into tomorrows cross country in poll position in the CC1*J. Guest of Honour impressed the judges and finished ahead of the field. We wish him the best of luck over the next couple of days.

Guest of Honour and Andrew Cooper 7th in the CCI1*J at Melbourne 3DE

While in the CC1* Lucy Kolomanski and Jirrima Royal Command hold a handy position in 9th. This will be the toughest event 'Comet' has fronted and we wish Lucy a great ride for her first Melbourne 3DE.

May ~ Arundel House Zermat sons come home winners

Jirrima Royal Command had a convincing win at Heytesbury HT in the 1* leading from start to finish. This was a good win against a
strong field of Victorian and South Australian eventers as they count down for this year's Melbourne 3DE. Lucy and Command struck out with an impressive dressage scoring 70% putting them into the lead right from the outset. A clear cross XC kept the strong field at bay and extending their lead to a handy 11 points. A calm and precise showjumping round finished a perfect weekend.

Back home Jirrima Zamiro having his second dressage start came home with a win in the Prep 4 with 73%.

Jirrima Zamiro ~Prep 4	Jirrima Yorkshire ~Novice at Wagga Dressage Competition

Jirrima Yaboo makes his Endurance Debut

Jirrima Yaboo has completed his first 80km ebdurance ride in07:51:00 at the QLD Oz Endurance Ride in the Middle Weight section. Congratulations to Ruth for all her effort in preparing Yaboo.

May ~ SYDNEYS WEEKEND OF EQUESTRIAN WORLD CUPS

Jirrima Vintage Jet had two starters at this event with both going clear jumping and time in the cross country. Congratulations to both riders for their individual success over the weekend.

Andrew Cooper and his young horse Vintage Rose (J Vintage Jet X Socialite) took out 3rd place in the Prelim A class finishing on their dressage score.	Hunter Doughty and Jet Set Diva(X J Vintage Jet)finished 22nd from 58 starters in the CCI 1*

May ~ Winner at Clare Valley

After an =6th at the Truro Easter Bunny as a start for the 2010 endurance season in April, Jodie and J Verdict came home with a win at the Clare Valley Ride. Completing 85km in 6hr13mins. As exciting as this was they then topped of an already successful weekend when awarded the Best Conditioned Horse!

April ~ NVSJC Autumn Comp 2010 ~ Shepparton

J Variety Show had a fantastic weekend, with 2 wins in the 1.10cm and 1.20cm and a 4th in the 1.30cm.	J Unbelievable in the 125cm	J Yorkshire in the 120cm	J Zamiro in the 75cm Jump-Off

The course in the grass arena was designed by David Shepard and rode beautifully. Variety Show was on fire jumping clear rounds then taking a short track in the jumpoffs giving him the lead. Yorkshire made the jumpoffs in 2 classes but beaten on time. In his first jumpoff Skip angled him over a couple of oxers and he left his legs a bit low. The next time he knew the technique! This is a very well run event with a grass arena for the higher classes and the sand arena for the less experienced horses and riders. If you are like us there are horses in both rings! As usual there is only a small committee but they do a fabulous job. Looking forward the the November event now!!

Northern Warmblood gelding

Northern Flying High
3yo gelding, double cross to Falkland.
Northern Favus 11 X Northern Vibert
Vet has been!! If not sold he will be broken in and campaigned

Albury HT

Andrew Cooper and his horse Vintage Rose (J Vintage Jet X Socialite) took out 9th place in the Prelim class.	J Yorkshire finished 12th in Pre-Novice B	J Yabba Dabba Doo finished 8th in Pre-Novice A

An overcast day presented itself for the Dressage day and the rain held off till after the last horse had done it's test. Yabba Dabba Doo did a good test, finishing equal 4th with a number of others but Yorkshire was not amused when a spectator made herself comfortable. He decided she was a boogy hence a spoilt test. Then it was time to set up the show jumping for next day. Well the heavens opened up and all workers got wet. As usual there were few helpers to build the course but those that helped were appreciated. Bob Pritchard was course designer and a testing course was built, max height and max width. XC proved interesting as the whole track had been worked to make the going excellent, not allowing for rain. The wet then made the track treacherous, heavy going and slippery. Quite a few riders walked home in the morning before the wind dried the ground out. Time penalities were the order of the day but both of us would not have ridden and differently. Both horses were clear in the Show jumping so very happy with them. Andrew Cooper now has Vintage Rose (x Vintage Jet) and Guest of Honor (out of Glora Flora) and both horses are going extremely well.

Bethanga SJ Day

What a day. Beautiful sunshine, relaxed atmosphere and good courses. Ground in top condition owing to the recent rain. Yabba Dabb Doo is stepping up to D Grade and going well. He missed winning by less than 1 sec in a great jumpoff round. Unbelievable was the only clear round in the 1.15m! Kelly Lees on Buccaneer Bay was the first horse in the jump off set a cracking pace the the 1.20m. Taking a few more risks put Variety Show in the lead. Final results were.

1st~ Jirrima Variety Show 1.20m
1st~ Jirrima Unbelievable 1.15m
2nd~ Yabba Dabba Doo 1m

Congratulations to the following connections at recent eventing comp's

1st 1* Andrew Cooper and Guest of Honour at Berrima HT
7th Jnr Prelim~ Andrew Cooper and Vintage Rose at Berrima HT. A fantastic effort for this combination at one of her first HT comp's to go straight to Preliminary.

Andrew Cooper and his horse Guest of Honour (Ruben) took out first place in the CIC1star class at The Briars Inter-national One Day Event at Berrima south of Bowral recently. The Berrima Event is

On the same weekend but in the southern state;
3rd 1* Lucy Kolomanski and Jirrima Royal Command at Wandin HT (Aust Eventing Champs)

Wagga Dressage Comp 2010

This was a change of pace. We have not done straight Dressage for a couple of years, so were over the moon with the results.

1st Medium 4a ~ Jirrima Variety Show (1st Medium Test :))
4th Novice 2a ~ Jirrima Yabba Dabba Doo (by 1 pt!)
5th Novice 2a ~ Jirrima Yorkshire
8th Prep 3 ~ Jirrima Zamiro

Also congratulations to the connections of Melva Park Casper( HP Lonzo x Emerald) who won the Prep 3 test.

Jirrima Yorkshire in the Novice 2A	Melva Park Casper winning the Prep 3

2010 Eventing Squad Members

NutriRice Junior Star Squad 2010 (as at 1 February 2010)
Andrew Cooper Wagga Wagga GUEST OF HONOUR(Half brother to Jirrima Cool Dawn)

2010 Victorian Stars of the Future Eventing Squad
Lucy Kolomanski Jirrima Royal Command

Wandin HT 2010
5th 1* Jirrima Royal Command

Wandin Horse Trials celebrated 30yrs this year but as the horses were not fit for eventing we had to rely on others to fly the flag for us and they certainly did. Hence we competed at Wagga Dressage, the same day, after quite an abscence from the dressage arena.

Hannoverian Horse Society Australia NSW Tour 2010

Maritza, dam of Zamiro, Cruise Control and Disco has now moved to Bellissimo Stud, in Berry NSW, owned by Doug and Jenifer Symes and is currently in foal to Smash Hit. Jenifer has since had Maritza classified with the Hannoverian Society where she was awarded head stud book mare. Jenifer had Maritza looking a picture. Congratulations to all involved and we look forward the new arrival in spring.

The Assessment comments:

Moselfischer was a significant stallion in Hann. Breeding in Australia
Theo Wagner (Treehaven) played a significant role in the development of the breed
Maritza was the last living foal born of Hamburg Miss Regina.

Walk good
Trot good
Lovely eye
Nice head
Good neck
Good front end
Good saddle position
A quality mare of substance
Accepted into the Head Stud Book of the Hann Soc of Aust.

Maritza at the Hann Soc NSW Tour Photo Rachel Whiting

JET SET D Accepted into new Studbook

JetSet D was approved in Belgium by sBs studbook last Saturday and he will soon start breeding there.

Canberra Royal 2010

Whiting Kristen and Jirrima Yasmin
6th Associate Novice Young Rider 2a Dressage
3rd Pair of Riders - 15 years and under 17 years
1st Pony Club Pairs - 15 years and under 17 years
8th Pony Club Girl Rider - 15 years

Gough Rosemary Jirrima Unofficial Superstar
6th Associate Elementary Open Dressage 3a
4th Official Elementary 3b Dressage

Wodonga Show 2010
C & D~ Grade Jirrima Variety Show 3rd
1.35m Open~ Jirrima Variety Show 6th
D Grade ~Yabba Dabba Doo 4th
90cm~ Jirrima Yabba Dabba Doo 4rd

Jirrima Variety Show in the Jump-Off of the C & D Photo SK Photography	Jirrima Yorkshire in the C & D Photo SK Photography

Yorkshire and Unbelievable jumped well but had a rail down so not in the jump offs and placings. This was the first comp for the season, after being bogged at Henty Show, we were not keen to try our luck at Tallangatta as it had rained all day Friday here plus we were leaving early to go to Melbourne Sat night, for Auction of the Future Stars at Boneo.

Three from Three
Congratulations to Jirrima Smooth Sailor and Mahteea Leary (NSW) who have continued to have success in their endurance competitions with three wins from three starts. Including an overall win.

Golden Horseshoes Ride~Beechworth, VICTORIA
The Rock and
Coolamon Endurance Rides

Latest Additions

Glad to see someone is getting some chrome!! Colt by Jirrima Vintage Jet (at just a couple of hours old)	J. Eaglerock Colt by J. Unbelievable x J. Zuri (dam County Fair)	Eskimo Joe and EasyJet Black colt by J.Always X J Onyx and Bay Colt by Jet Set D X County Fair	J Eureka Colt by Jirrima Vintage Jet X Deutschgal

Berrima HT

Jet Set Diva (X Jirrima Vintage Jet) finishes 2009 season with a 7th at Berrima HT 1*. What an impressive season for this 6yo mare. Congratulations Hunter.

4th CSU Wagga Wagga Horse Trials 2009 Hunter Doughty CNC*
7th Goulburn Lynton Horse Trials 2009 Hunter Doughty CIC*
7th CANBERRA CIC 2009 Hunter Doughty CIC*
13th AVENEL HORSE TRIALS 2009 Hunter Doughty CNC*

Meet and Greet

Cleopatra 2yo X J Vintage Jet	Air Hostess 4yo X J Vintage Jet	Candyman 2yo X HP Lonzo	Xpert X Jirrima Unbelievable

Update ~ Andy by HP Lonzo

From this.................................................................... to this 4yo AWB Gelding by HP Lonzo Congratulations Marion. It is always good to see a young horse going so kindly under saddle.

Update ~ Congratulations Deidre and Skip

More good news – Walk Tall (Skip!) and I then went and did a dressage comp at Peninsula Horse Riders on 25th Oct and had an amazing win with 75%!! He is sooo consistent such a good boy. The judge then approached me afterwards and said he was working way above level 4 so we now have to compete level 3. Actually think it will suit him better because at home Jodie Barnes (Di’s daughter) has us working at around novice level and she thinks we should do efa comps. So maybe next year prelim and novice!

Also did a combined training back on 4th Oct and we ended up 3rd so I’m a very happy girl – we’ve never been unplaced! Really the best thing about competing him is just what a pleasure he makes it-never stressed (like his rider!) just takes everything in his stride.

Lakes n Craters

2nd PN~ Jirrima Royal Command and Lucy behind Chris Burton. Congratulations on a fabulous year for Lucy and Comet.

Judging in New Zealand

I was lucky enough to be invited the jugde at the South Island Warmblood Championship Show and the Christchurch Royal Show. It was a woderful experience and honour to even be considered. I met some wonderful people both during and after the show. Horses were excellent and competitors need a medal for showing in some of the weather conditions that New Zealand through at them. I was cold and I had 5 layers on!!

After all the official work was done I took a few days for me and went playing tourist. The country is just beautiful. Of course went to Queenstown, (luge ride) Te Aura, Milford Sound, Lake Tekapo, Akaroa and of course explored Christchurh. Managed to fit in the Christchurch Trotting Cup, and a Horse Trials Event

Arrived back to 2 new foals, 42 degree heat and a duststorm plus I had caught a 24hr bug!

Mentors,Tracey Rhodes and Judy Smith~ National Shetland Steeple Chase at the Royal~ Milford Sound~ Michelle Zielagzo and Elle

What does a cat do when the weather turns hot? Pretends to be busy by striking as many poses as possible on the couch!

Jirrima Anchorman

4 year old warmblood gelding Jirrima Anchorman (X Jirrima Vintage Jet) was awarded Champion Ridden Warmblood at Euroa Show after being with his new owners for only one week! He didn't bat an eyelid at the sheep being worked or the harness ponies. He won the part ridden warmblood class - then went on and won the champion ridden warmblood. Then just to prove his versatility he jumped clean in the 75cm class. Not a bad effort for his first day out. Congratultaions Hannah.

Foals

JPH junior sire Jirrima Always(HP Lonzo X Jirrima Katalli) has his first foal on the ground, a lovely black colt with a star, out of Jirrima Onyx. Onyx has been such a reliable breeder for the stud and she has not disappointed us this time either. This latest addition is a 3/4 brother to Variety Show and Self-Appraisal. So we will be expecting him to fill some big shoes.

Wagga Wagga Horse Trials

1st PN Jirrima Yorkshire
2nd 1* Jirrima Variety Show
13th PN Yabba Dabba Doo
4th 1* Jet Set Diva

Finally things fell into place. Horses worked really well at Wagga. All four did excellent dressage tests and were right in the thick of things early. A number of the Pro-Riders had made the trip from Sydney with a team of horses so competition was fierce and numbers strong, particularly in the PN section with 40 horses in the division.

Hunter Doughtey took a bit of a back seat this year and the committee really stepped up to the challenge and put on a wonderful event. Craig Gordon did an excellent job setting the Cross Country even softening the water jump a little this year for all grades.

Most pleasing was the win with Yorkshire, this has been the third time that he has been in with a chance of a win and on the previous two occassions I have caused him to slip down the order, finally got my act together and he led from start to finish.

The weekend was also Hollie's EFA Eventing debut with Jirrima Ya Jet. Lovely dressage and SJ on the Sat made a good start for the weekend. Sun XC was clear but will give Hollie moments to reflect on. Although out of the placings this time I am sure it won't be the last time we see Hollie at a Horse Trials weekend.

J Yabba Dabba Doo	Jirrima YoubetheJudge

Albury Show

Not to be out done, Toni Daley took young Belle to Albury Show. Always a difficult ground to get the best out of your horse as the side shows are on top of the horses. Toni had a great day as Belle displayed more maturity than some of her rivals and was rewarded with Reserve Champion Open Hack and a swag of ribbons for the day. Amazing achievement Toni.

Jirrima Belle-Aire

Tom Quility and Claire FEI Endurance Rides

Fantastic news on the endurance front. Verdict made it to the Quilty. That is the 160km, FEI, start at midnight, 'Tom Quilty'. Congratulations go to Jodie and all the crew on this amazing achievement. Jodie purchased the horse in March, having done two 40km training rides 12 months earlier. Jodie has not only qualified Verdict to a yellow log book and got him fit, legged up etc etc, but also tackled one of the toughest endurance events in the world all within 12 months.

Unfortunately not everything went to plan for the pair at the Quilty, a new specially fitted saddle turned out to be the cause of an unusally difficult ride and a vet out at the final horse inspection was the result.

So I was even more excited to hear that things had returned to normal a few weeks later at Claire in SA with both Jodie and Verdi coming home in stunning fashion and a quick time of 6.35 for the 93km. It certainly sounded fast to me and a great way to finish the season.

Jirrima Verdict 2nd at Claire ~ 93km in 6hrs 35mins!

Jackpot Dressage ~ Monash ARC

Deidre had a successful weekend at the Monash ARC Dressage Jackpot weekend in October. She and Walk Tall scored impressive results of 71.76% and 74.71% to place 3rd and 4th respectively in Level 4. They then went onto finish 2nd overall. Congratulations Deidre and Walk Tall.

Zoltin Update

It was pleasing to hear from Kane recently, who has Jirrima Zoltin. Since taking Zoltin home he has commenced his competition career competing at the Pakenham Showjumping weekend. Like most of us Kane has found the short days over winter hard to keep Zoltin going and he looks forward to doing more with him over the summer.

Lyneton Horse Trials ~ NSW State Championships

9th PN Jirrima Yorkshire

Goulburn is a beautiful course but the terrain is 'undulating' (to us hilly!!) and that includes the dressage arenas. The senior rider of the team is still getting used to riding PreNovice and every cross country seems huge till after the first jump. Watching Yabba Dabba Doo going to the first fence looked amusing as the terrain to the first and second jumps was uphill and Yabba Dabba Doo was moving but he was going up and down instead of forward. Of course Yorkshire just ate the course, having very few time penalties and is improving with every outing. Jet Set Diva showed what she is made of and a clear round XC and the same for Guest of Honour (dam Glora Flora). All were just out of placings.

Jirrima Yorksire