Absorbine riders at Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials

On the 8th September - 11th September McNab Dougall Eventing headed to Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials. Kevin McNab contested the CCI*** with Wonham What Next (Sparky) and Emma was riding Fernhill Tabasco (Toby) in the CIC***.

The team got off to a good start with Emma and Toby getting a 39.2 in dressage for the CIC*** 8/9 year old class and Kevin and Sparky also did a great test in the CCI***. The following day was torrential rain making for slippery conditions on the cross country course but both riders made it round with Emma only picked up 6.8 time faults.

A day of show jumping followed with  Emma and Toby taking 4th in the CIC*** 8/9 year olds class. Well done from the Absorbine UK team  to the whole team, what a fantastic result!

Sponsored riders reign supreme in the rain

Summer so far has felt more like a parody of British weather than anything else, but the seemingly constant deluge hasn’t put a damper on Absorbine’s sponsored riders and their show season. Despite an unseasonable amount of mud – who thought we’d be worrying about mud fever in June?! – the Derby Meeting at Hickstead rolled merrily along, with horses, hounds, and dogged enthusiasts braving the elements for a fantastic week of competition.

Jo Bates had a great week, with Lady Benton-Jones’ classy Gallifrey SWS coming fourth in the CHAPS Non-Native Open Ridden Qualifier, and Suzannah Welby’s Elusive taking the Large Hack HOYS Qualifier and placing second in the Supreme Hack Championship.

Jo Bates and Elusive. Photo by Spidge Event Photography.

Jayne Ross left no stone unturned, taking the Supreme Cob Championship and the Lightweight Cob HOYS Qualifier aboard the McCourt’s Cob in Hood, the Small Show Hunter HOYS Qualifier aboard Dianne Stennett’s Hello Dolly, and the Supreme Riding Horse Championship and Small Riding Horse HOYS Qualifier aboard Dianne Stennett’s Casino.

Tackling a pile of muddy laundry after a big show is the last thing anyone wants to think about, but our newly-launched Leather Therapy line will lighten the load considerably. With products available for rugs, numnahs, clothing, and even leather (yes, really – thank us later!), you can chuck your horse’s gear in the washing machine and have one less thing to worry about. Ask for the Leather Therapy range at your local tack shop or country supply store.

Well done to Jo and Jayne from the team at Absorbine UK, and fingers crossed for some summer sun!

TEAM BATES AT BRITISH DRESSAGE WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016

Team Bates headed off to Hartpury at the beginning of April to compete in the British Dressage Winter Championships. On Wednesday, the first day of competition, Cambridge and Holly were 7th in the Advanced Medium Restricted Championship. They were the first to go and a rode a good test with a couple of minor mistakes. Jo said “He was a little underpowered so plenty of room for improvement but it is amazing to think that a year ago he was on box rest due to stress cracks in his feet and we were unsure whether we would ever resolve the situation. He had a year off but we all believed in him and through endless patience and diligence we now have a fabulous horse to train on with and good feet to boot!”

Holly Bates and Chambridge, 7th in Advanced Medium Restricted 
at British Dressage Winter Championship 2016

 

The second day of competition saw Dorando, owned by Ali Fernyhough, and Holly compete in the Elementary Open. “They did a great test to finish 8th on 69.06. He was incredibly brave and well behaved in the atmosphere and we are very proud of him especially as he is just rising 6 years of age. Still room for improvement but what a clever talented young chap!” Said Jo.

Fantastic results, well done to all the team. 2016 looks set to be an exciting year for Jo and Holly, best of luck to you from all the team at Absorbine UK.

GREAT SUCCESS FOR BATES AT HOYS 2015 

Well done to all members of the Bates team, sponsored by Absorbine, for their success at the Horse of the Year Show. All their hard work and efforts bought home the ribbons:

Benny Hill II, owned by Valerie Hosegood, came fourth in the Leeman Family Maxi Cob of the Year. Volatis Oriana was placed sixth in the CHAPS Coloured Ridden Non-native Horse of the Year class ridden, and owned by, Lucy Bridgwater. Jessica Williams was second with her own Dowhills Snow Patrol in the CHAPS Coloured Ridden Non-native Pony class and Runnon Watergate owned by Debbie Thomas and Chris Yates was 4th in the Colosso Family Small Riding Horse of the Year class.

Well done to all the Bates team and congratulations, a fantastic end to successful season!

ROSS CROWNED SUPREME CHAMPION FIFTH YEAR RUNNING

Jayne Ross and the team from Carol Bardo’s Moor Farm, took the title of Supreme Horse of the year with Broadshard Simplicty, owned by Rossettes Direct, for the second consecutive year at the 2015 Horse of the year Show.

Broadshard Simplicity and Jayne Ross taking
Supreme Champion at HOYS 2015. 
Credit ES Photography



This is the second consecutive year Jayne has won the title with Broadshard Simplicty. She has taken it four times before that; with Coberton Clancy in 2011, and with The Philanderer in 2009 and 2004 with Soldier brave.


Comberton Clancy



The team also had great success with Hello Dolly, owned by the Stennet’s, who took third in the Irish Horse Gateway Small Show Hunter of the Year championship. The pair were also took the top spot in the Great Scot! Ladies Side Saddle Horse of the Year championship. Middle Weight Hunter, Bloomfield Tetrarch, took the top spot in the TopSpec Middleweight Show Hunter of the Year, which took him through to the championship where he was placed second. Time 2 Reflect was second in TopSpec Lightweight Show Hunter of the Year and Bloomfield Excelsior, owned by Shade of Grey, took second place in Topspec Heavyweight Show Hunter of the Year. Jayne also rode Casino in The Colosso Family Small Riding Horse of the Year and was placed second. Fantastic Gift and It’s Abracobdabra were both placed 7^th in their respective classes.

Jayne Ross and Hello Dolly taking
Ladies Side Saddle Champion HOYS.
Credit ES Photography.

 



Broadshard Simplicity sporting his Absorbine
rug before entering the ring for the championship.

Broadshard Simplicity also took The Colosso family Large Riding Horse of the Year  and The Colosso Family Riding Horse of the Year championship. Winning the Supreme Horse of the Year title has rounded of an amazing season for Jayne and the Moor Farm team.



TEAM BATES HEAD TO HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW (HOYS)

It’s the highlight of the showing calendar, and it is here. Horse of the Year Show starts today to begin a busy five days of everything equestrian and this year Absorbine sponsored Jo and Holly Bates are heading to Birmingham with a full lorry.  We caught up with the mother and daughter duo to see who they are taking to HOYS.

 

Jo Bates

 

Daldorn Lara’s Theme, owned by Lady Benton Jones’, has had a successful season in Small Riding Horse classes. At only her third show of the season she qualified for Royal International Horse Show (RIHS) and successfully qualified for HOYS at the Wales and West County Show, under Jo.

Daldorn Lara’s Theme

 

Jo was excited to take on the talented coloured mare, Volatis Oriana, owned by Lucy Bridgewater, earlier this year and she has not been disappointed.  Volatis Oriana qualified in June at the Midlands Counties Show and will be ridden at HOYS by her owner Lucy.

Volatis Oriana

 

Ex-racehorse, Sinnbad, by Sindar, has taken to his new career as a show horse, qualifying for HOYS in the SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse class at Stretcholt and also in the Large Hack class at Ashbourne. Jo and his owner, Serena Leckie, will share the rides at HOYS.

 



Sinnbad ridden by Serena Leckie



 

Jo will also ride Maxi Cob, Collenridge, and Runnon Watergate who will contest the Small Riding Horse class. Downhill Snow Patrol will be rider by Jesscia Williams in the Small Plaited Coloured class.

 

We wish Jo, Holly and the rest of the team the very best of luck at HOYS. If you are heading to HOYS, the very best of luck to you too and don’t forget your ShowSheen!

 

 

 

 

Horse of the Year Show sponsored rider preview

 

HOYS is the climax of the showing year and it is just around the corner. Preparation for sponsored rider Jayne Ross and the team at Carol Bardo’s Moor Farm, is well under way. Jayne has won the title of Supreme Horse of the year at Horse of the Year Show four times in the past ten years.  Jayne and Rosettes Direct, Broadshard Simplicity took the title in 2014, Comberton Clancy won in 2011; 2009 with The Philanderer and 2004 with Soldier Brave. This is a completely unrivalled record so no pressure! The team are heading to HOYS 2015 with a strong list of entries so let’s check out who the team of horses is this year.

 

HOYS 2009

Hello Dolly, owned by Dianne Stennett’s, has had a fantastic season. At the Royal International Horse Show (RIHS) she took first in the small hunter championship, and the ladies hunter, and will contest the same classes at HOYS.

 

 

 

Time 2 Reflect, or ‘Betty’ as she is known as at Moor Farm, gave an incredible performance at RIHS earlier this year. She took the lightweight hunter class and championship title and went on to claim the overall Supreme Ridden Horse Championship. Owned by Diane Stennett, it will be an exciting time at HOYS for Betty.  

 

 

 

Jayne will also contest three other hunter’s, Tympony King, 6 year old middleweight Bloomfield Tetrarch, and five year old heavy weight Bloomfield Excelsior.



Last year Broadshard Simplicty, owned by Rosettes Direct, took centre stage at HOYS by being crowned Supreme Horse of the Year Champion, ridden by Jayne. Earlier that day, the pair took Riding Horse of the Year Champion and went on to take supreme making it Jayne’s fourth HOYS Supreme title. All eyes will be on Jayne and Broadshard Simplicity this year.

Cob In Hood at Hickstead 2015. Credit Spidge Event Photography.
 

Jayne will also have Aidensfield Rupert in the coloured and middleweight class; Cobin Hood and It’s Abracobdabra wil contest the cob classes; Fantastic Gift in the Small Hack class, and Casino and Romanno Bedriska for the Riding Horse classes.

We wish Jayne and the Moor Farm team the very best of luck at HOYS. If you are also heading for HOYS, the very best of luck to you and don't forget your ShowSheen!



Jayne Ross and Broadshard Simplicity at HOYS 2014 credit Julian Portch

ROYAL WINDSOR ROUND UP 

The Royal Windsor Horse Show is one of the biggest and most prestigious shows for members of the showing world. This year, in the spectacular grounds of Windsor Castle, the show look place on it took place on 13^th – 17^th May. The show’s popularity is ever increasing with a reported total of 1,863 showing entries received this year, and on the Saturday more than 10,000 spectators walked through the Windsor gates.

Absorbine sponsored riders Jayne Ross and Jo and Holly Bates all had horses competing at Royal Windsor this year. The first day offered spectator’s free entry to the show, a perfect start to five day equine extravaganza. Showing, dressage, show jumping and driving The Land Rover International Driving Grand Prix filled the itinerary for the day, even Her Majesty The Queen was in attendance. Jayne Ross had four rides on Wednesday, starting with Time2Reflect, owned by Diana Stennett, who was placed second in his Lightweight Hunter class and Bloomfield Excelsior, took first place in the Heavyweight Hunter class and, Bloomfield Tetrarch, owned by Drs Bardo and Ross, was placed 4^th in the Novice Lightweight Hunter. Later in the day, Time2Reflect has a second victory, taking first place in the Small Hunter class. The success continued in the afternoon with Holly Dolly IV, owned by Diana Stennett, winning the Ladies Hunter Class.

 

Downhills Snow Patrol

 

The rain clouds drew in on Thursday morning for the second day of competition, but the weather did not dampen the riders’ spirit. It was a great day for the Bates team with Dowhills Snow Patrol, owned by Jessica Williams, coming second in the coloured non-native pony class. Then Lucy Bridgwater’s Volatis Oriana came second in the coloured non-native horse class and went in to the championship ring, for the second consecutive year.  Jayne Ross took the top spot in the Coloured, Non-native class with Aidensfield Rupert, owned by Carol Bardo. The judges and the crowd saw a fantastic ride from all despite the unpleasant weather.

 

Downhills Snow Patrol and Volatis Oriana

Friday lunch time saw Jayne Ross in the Frogmore Arena for the Heavy Weight Cob class with Carlo Bardo’s, Its Abracobdabra, where they took first place.  Whilst over in the Copper Horse Arena, The Tattersalls and ROR Thoroughbred Ridden Show Horse class was taking place. Serena Leckie’s Sinnbad was second in the class, a wonderful result for the team as it was only his second show this year.  Later in the day Fantastic Gift, owned by Diane Stennett, was runner up on the Small Hack Class with Jayne.

Volatis Oriana

The sun was shining on Saturday as spectators indulged in another fantastic day of competition and performances. World-class show jumpers battled it out in the Castle arena and the gruelling phase of the Land Rover International Driving Grand Prix drew in the crowds.

The Absorbine sponsored Jo Bates - 2015 Season

 

With the showing season underway, Absorbine went to catch up with sponsored rider Jo Bates. We had a very warm welcome from Jo, daughter Holly and Tilly the dog. Tilly was excited to see that we had bought along a few things for her too, our new ShowSheen Dog care products, and posed delightfully for a photo.  We were very excited to see Holly back full time on the yard after breaking her leg last November.

 

Tilly and her ShowSheen Dog Care products

 
Following a successful season in 2014, Jo and Holly are looking forward to an exciting time in 2015. The team will be producing some new young prospects alongside some old favorites including Daldorn Lara’s Theme and Holly’s advanced medium dressage horse, Cambridge.

Nine year old mare, Buriana Cashel, also known as Milly, is back with the team in Banbury. Jo tells us “She has previously done exceptionally well, taking numerous championships including NPS and the Royal Cornwall.” Now she is back with the team in Banbury to do more Intermediate classes this season.
 


Jo and Volatis Oriana

New on the yard is seven year old Volatis Oriana, also known as Nana, a beautiful coloured mare owned by Lucy Bridgewater. Jo told us, “I am excited about Nana and am looking forward to getting her out.” Nana recently took second in her class at the British Show Pony Winter Champs with Jo, who said “It was a huge HOYS qualifier at BSPS Winter Champs. I am thrilled with her performance!”
 



Jessica William’s Dowhills Snow Patrol, also known as Teddy, is also continuing his showing career with the team in Banbury. Teddy recently won his class and qualified for RI at South of England Spring Show.


Lady Benton Jones’, Daldorn Lara's Theme is returning to Jo for the 2015 season. 2014 was a brilliant year for Lara, including taking reserve Champion Riding Horse at Royal International Horse Show. This year Jo will continue her career in Large Riding Horse classes.

Daldorn Lara's Theme

 
 Ali Fernyhough’s five year old, Dorando, has also joined the team at Banbury. Last year he was placed at the National Dressage Championships in the 4 year old Young Horse Class. Jo tells us “He had only just been sat on but showed to have great potential” This year he is returning to contest Young Horse classes.
 

 

Lowmoor Arctic Venture

Anne Drabble’s, six year old heavyweight hunter, Lowmoor Arctic Venture has come to Jo this season.  Lowmoor Arctic Venture, also known as Vinnie, will compete in heavyweight hunter classes and has already secured his ticket for The Royal International Horse Show (RI). Jo explains “He is a big, sensitive horse and I really like him.  Anne bought Lowmoor Vinnie as a foal from the Lowmoor Stud, he is by Makanaky out of Lowmoor Harriet and has been successful in-hand” 

 

 



Jo and Sinnbad

 
An exciting addition to the yard is Sinnbad, a 10 year old ex-racehorse, owned by Serena Leckie.  He has previously evented and competed in dressage with Serena. Jo said “He has only just arrived with us, and is in the process of having an Absorbine makeover and being schooled. We will start taking him out in May and see how he goes with the aim of taking him to Windsor.”

Holly is very excited about dressage horse, Cambridge. Last year Holly took him to regionals and Nationals where he did extremely well. He has had a few months off when Holly broke her leg, but are both raring to go again. Holly’s goal is to qualify him for medium and advanced medium dressage this season.

  



Jo and her team are sponsored by Absorbine grooming and horse care products – The horse world’s most trusted name. Go to, www.absorbineuk.co.uk or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AbsorbineUK. 

Absorbine® Sponsored Charlotte Dujardin Nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Following another record breaking season of success, dressage star, Charlotte Dujardin, has been nominated as one of the 10 finalists for the 2014 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. The winner will be announced during a televised live awards show on Sunday, 14 December 2014.

Dujardin, last week crowned The Sunday Times Sky Sports Sportswoman of the Year, is currently the reigning Olympic, European and World Champion, the first time a British rider has simultaneously held these three titles. 

Charlotte’s outstanding achievements along with her bubbly personality make her a wonderful ambassador for the horse world, for dressage and for Absorbine horse care and grooming products, one of her main sponsors. 

"I’m thrilled to be nominated for Sports Personality of the Year 2014 and especially being in the company of such incredible athletes. To be nominated for my achievements in this way is also thanks to the team we have behind us supporting our careers and I couldn’t be more grateful to the team at Absorbine for being such great sponsors and friends", said Charlotte.

Chris Jacobi, General Manager, Equine Division at Absorbine said, “We are just delighted with this latest news from our sponsored rider.  It goes to show how far you can get through determination and hard work which are traits we value very highly at Absorbine.  We look forward to voting for Charlotte on the 14^th December and continuing our support of her through next season”.

Charlotte Dujardin is a passionate advocate of Absorbine products. She continued, “It means a lot to have a trusted brand standing behind me. The best rides start with a horse that looks and feels his best, and Absorbine products help me achieve that.”

To vote online for Charlotte in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards on the 14^th December it is necessary to register before the event. Please go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/30172271. There is no need to pre register for to vote over the telephone.

For more Absorbine UK news and product information, visit www.absorbine.co.uk or find us on facebook www.facebook.com/AbsorbineUK.

Absorbine sponsored Jayne Ross takes the HOYS Supreme Horse of the Year title with Broadshard Simplicity

Jayne Ross and the team from Carol Bardo’s Moor Farm in Berkshire, took the title of Supreme Horse of the Year for the fourth time in a decade at the 2014 Horse of the Year Show with Broadshard Simplicity, owned by Rosettes Direct.

Broadshard Simplicity HOYS Supreme Champion Horse 2014 credit Julian Portch

  

Jayne previously won the title of Supreme Horse of the Year with Comberton Clancy in 2011, with The Philanderer in 2009 and 2004 with Soldier Brave.  

Comberton Clancy and Jayne taking the title in 2011 credit RTI 

 Broadshard Simplicity winning the Supreme Horse of the Year title has rounded of an amazing season for Jayne, Carol Bardo and the team from Moor Farm.

The Philanderer HOYS Supreme Horse 2009 The Event Photographer

 The team at Moor farm are sponsored by Absorbine grooming and horsecare products – The horse world’s most trusted name. Go to, www.absorbineuk.co.uk or find us on facebook at www.facebook.com/AbsorbineUK.