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MagganS-B
2008-09-09 10:18

SANA Ponnyshow i USA!

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Det kom ett mail från Leslie Bebensee, Kokovoko Farm, Kentycky.....

Leslie med vinnaren Kokovoko Elise

Here are a few pics from the show over the weekend. It was a huge undertaking, but overall a success. We all survived, and the kids did great. The ponies, as always, were better than stellar. They are SO wonderful.   Kokovoko Elise was top American Bred Mare, and also overall Gotland, and fifth of all American bred ponies, in a class of 15.  In American bred Gotland mares, Kokovoko Arika (Birka's daughter) was second, Erika (Arika's daughter) third, Kokovoko Felicity fourth, and Kokovoko Halley fifth.   I'll write those of you interested later with more complete results, but just wanted to share my pride in these. (and thanks to Rita Kane for getting me the photos! Her daughter Haley is shown in the photo with her pony Flame, and she is also shown holding Kokovoko Arika before her class.)   The books were awarded for Best American Bred Gotland and Most Versatile Gotland (had to be shown in hand, in a riding class, and also in either driving or jumping). I won both (Kokovoko Elise and Kokovoko Erika, respectively). Elise is shown in the photos. There was one 12 yr old girl there named Amanda Wells who has recently gotten into Gotlands and has REALLY worked hard with her pony (sundance), who now rides English and Western. She's a doll and a very nice girl. She also prepared my pony Natalie for the show. Amanda's grandmother bought several more Gotlands just a few weeks ago, so now they're in business with a stallion! Well, She showed her pony so well, and tried so hard, that I gave my second book to her, and she deserved it.   Thank you again, so very much, for the beautiful gift. I will never loan mine again. I lost my old copy of Russen pa Lojsta Hed by loaning it… :-( And it's nice that they have the English translation in this one!   I hope to return to sanity now. I showed 10 ponies in 27 classes in 2 days. oh my gosh it was impossible. But worthwhile. Got the ponies some great exposure. Oh, and last weekend I won the Indiana Combined Driving Event with Halley and Felicity, training level, and best 3 other pony pairs and one horse pair! They were terrific.

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alpros
2008-09-09 10:29
#1

Vad intressant med info från USA! Och vilken bedrift, att visa 10 hästar i 27 klasser. Inget fel på hennes kondition, vad det verkar.

StuteriQveiar
2008-09-09 10:46
#2

Jättekul med russambassadörer i andra länder!

Please send my regards to Mrs Leslie Bebensee in Kentucky! Skrattande Tell them to join us in our Gotland pony group on the internet (here) and tell us more!

PernillaJ
2008-09-09 10:58
#3

Grattis till framgångarna! Jag har också, precis som #2, tänkt att det det vore skoj om de nordamerikanska russentusiasterna hittade hit till forumet - kanske vi kunde bjuda in dem och skapa en engelskspråkig tråd?

Congratulations on your successes! I have also, just like #2, thought how fun it would be if the North American Russ enthusiasts were to find their way onto this forum - maybe we could issue an invitation and create an English-speaking thread/topic here?

Link to GRANA's website

[Croneld]
2008-09-09 13:39
#4

Åh, vad trevlig att få läsa om landet och på andra sidan havet!

MagganS-B
2008-09-10 09:35
#5

Fortsättning följer…….

Pernille-G
2008-09-10 14:51
#6

Mycket intressant att läsa . . . hoppas på mera kontakt.

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MagganS-B
2008-09-10 20:48
#7

Det kom ett mail till…….

It was not easy, and I actually missed many classes because I couldn't change tack fast enough… It was very frustrating, actually, especially on the day of all the riding and jumping classes. I had six different riders showing 10 ponies in 27 classes.   One reason it was possible is that this show was not like your shows. It made a point of NOT counting grooming, tack and clothing in the results. So some of my ponies were truly brought right out of the pasture, bathed, and put in the ring. Elise, the pony who won, was in with the stallion being bred… and had never been off the farm. She went right in the trailer, and took the whole show in stride, without a blink! I also didn't have fancy bridles and halters, and this was thankfully not considered.   The judge was from the UK, and was primarily a Mountain and Moorland pony judge, but she seemed educated on our breed standard, and really liked Elise. She seemed very good with the Gotlands, and picked them in the same order I would if judging their quality. During the North American bred Gotland class, she said to me, with a smirk:  "couldn't you bring me some ponies that look different!?" in her lovely British accent.   Also interesting was that Dr. Gus Cothran, now of Texas A&M University, spoke after our dinner, but I was unable to stay, as the day finished very late and I was exhausted. He has done a lot of genetic work with the Gotlands and commented that our American gene pool is right now in excellent shape as far as diversity goes, but that the near future will be very important for the distant future…. we must take care with our breeding choices.   I also learned that he has collected DNA samples from you in Sweden and Gotland. He commented that our diversity of genetics here is larger than yours there (but he also said it was very complex and that that is why we need to be careful now).   Ok, enough for now. Thank you for all your congratulations and well wishes! Feel free to pass this on….  

Leslie

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