Tame Valley Stud. Welsh Mountain Ponies.

Keith and I just returned from Equifest where I was judging the Section B's. I had some lovely ponies forward and my eventual Champion was Paddock Rio who then went on to be Overall Welsh Champion. Congratulations to Equifest who, it seemed to me, ran an entertaining show.

Just returned from judging A,B & Part Breds in Ireland. The people were amazingly warm and friendly and the hospitality outstanding. Thanks to everyone, including the competitors who made it all such fun.

Enjoying looking round Cork and watching the hunter classes at the Show with Clive Johnston

On the 29th June 2010 Keith and I travelled to New York State to judge the "Ponies on the Hudson" show. The Hudson Valley is very beautiful and the people charming. The three day show took place in temperatures over 90 degrees but ponies and people managed very well. I had a wonderful time judging a great variety of ponies and meeting some fun and interesting people.

On the 18th June 2010 I travelled with Fran Jackson-Edwards to Denmark to Judge at Fynsk Show. I had a fun and interesting time judging some very nice ponies. My eventual Champion was Pendock Bellavista a delightful dapple grey mare who I would have gladly taken home with me.

A big thank you to Gareth and Mavis Parry for kindly allowing us have "Buster" for the first part of the season. He is in every way a true gentleman and a pleasure to have around the place. We eagerly await his foals next year.

8th August 2009

International Dragon Welsh Pony Show, Holland

I was delighted to be asked to judge at the above show. A beautiful setting, great ponies and charming people.

TAME VALLEY TOMASINA

Royal of England Show

10th July, 2009

2nd Yearling Filly

TAME VALLEY BARBARELLA

N C P A Staffordshire Festival

2nd Brood Mare

TAME VALLEY TAFFETA

Derbyshire County Show

28th June, 2009

1st Yearling Colt/Filly

Welsh Sec A Champion + Bronze Medal

Reserve Supreme Champion

TAME VALLEY SARA

Cheshire County Show

24th June, 2009

1st Yearling Filly

TAME VALLEY BARBARELLA

Three Counties Show

20th June 2009

2nd Novice Brood Mare

TAME VALLEY BLACKJACK

(full brother to Tame Valley Barbarella)

20th June 2009

Three Counties Show

Qualified HOYS

It is with great sadness that we put Tame Valley Tara to sleep on 17th June, 2009

We were horrified when the next day we found Bengad Rosita very ill in the field, later that day we had to put her to sleep also. Both of these ponies have been a large part of our lives for many years and will be greatly missed.

TAME VALLEY BARBARELLA

Midland Counties Show

7th June 2009

2nd Open Brood Mare

TAME VALLEY BLISS

1st Foal Class

TAME VALLEY RHIANNA

Tame Valley Oberon sold to Carole and Gary at the Cargarsar Stud in the South-East of England

Tame Valley Barbarossa sold to Eifion and Janet Hope of the Rockyview Stud all the way down at St. Davids in Pembrokeshire.

Colt foal Tame Valley Ajax was sold at Hay on Wye sales. The purchaser was R & B H Reipen of the Three-B's Stud at Llandysul. Photo is attached of Sandra running in the rain.

Filly foal Tame Valley Sara has been sold to Sharon Fisher at Lingarswood Stud. She has been shown twice in foal classes and has won both times out - going on to be Champion and Reserve Champion.

It is with sadness that TameValley Valleta was recently put down after a short illness. Valleta won many Supreme Championships and was always admired by visitors to the stud and was an inspiration to breeders of our type of mountain pony.

Tamevalley Sarabande has been sold to Sue-Ellen Lee of the Adien Stud. Wishing Sue-Ellen every success for next season.

We went to Market Bosworth Show today and we were Champion Section A with Tamevalley Tamara and Reserve Champion Overall In-Hand.

TAME VALLEY CASABLANCA
USK SHOW
1st Yearling Colt,
Reserve Champion + Bronze Medal.

Try as I might I haven’t got into the hang of keeping my web site up to date, but having had several comments that my web site never changes I am going to try to get into good habits.

We had six foals in 2006, all fit and healthy and all but one has been sold, of those sold all except one went from home. They were a very nice bunch of foals all with kind temperaments but lots of good Tame Valley attitude, as Adam Fletcher was heard to say at Fayre Oaks “there is nothing tame about Tame Valley”!!!!!

During the season we went to a few shows, but with holidays and private commitments we didn’t do quite as much showing as we would have liked.

The yearling filly Tame Valley Seren Arian won Leicester County, Lincoln County and Midland Counties, 2^nd NWWPCA Silver Medal Show and 3^rd Newark & Notts.

The 3yr old filly Tame Valley Tamara won Midland Counties, Lincoln County and NWWPCA Silver Medal Show, 2^nd & Res Female Champion Royal of England and 3^{rd at} Stafford County.

Our show mares Tame Valley Rowan and Tame Valley Sarabande both had big foals on them and we really never got them into show condition. We did take Sarabande to Cheshire County, where in a large class she came 3^rd and although she went well we really felt that she needed more condition. Hopefully next year we will get it right.

Tame Valley Sahara (owned by Sharon Scott) and produced by Colin Tibbey had a good season. He looked wonderful at the Three Counties show where he won and went to the Royal Welsh with our fingers crossed for him and Sharon, when he came into the ring he really did bring a lump to my throat, he is a very glamorous pony and went well, 2^nd place was very creditable.

Tame Valley Blackjack 4yr old gelding came out this season and at his first attempt qualified for Horse of the Year Show. Well done to all concerned.

Blackjacks full sister Tame Valley Barbarella (by Pendock Legend out of Tame Valley Belladonna) is coming out next season and we have high hopes that this lovely filly will do well.

We only bred two filly foals this year one out of Cledwyn Seren Dlws, sister of Sahara and Seren Arian. She has been sold to Margaret Smith and her daughter Sharon, they had to twist our arms because we really liked her (and we may yet live to regret it) but we are sure that they will show her beautifully and hopefully breed lots of good foals out of her.

The other filly which we have retained is out of Tame Valley Sarabande by Tame Valley Viking, we think the combination has worked but only time will tell.

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