NEWS
 | 2012 |
| Flower garlands for our in hand pure and
partbred ASB champion at May Festival and In Hand Champion & ridden champion
and reserve at Equifest arrive, together with show rugs for all 3 ASB
champions in May. |
| USA-UK horses top the leader board for Europe in the ASHA Regional Hi-Point program in 3-Gaited Adult Pleasure, 5-Gaited Adult Pleasure, Open Pleasure, In Hand, Hunter Country Pleasure, Open Western Pleasure, Open Hunter Pleasure, Dressage and in the partbred ranks in 3-Gaited Country pleasure, Hunter Pleasure, Western Pleasure & In Hand - way to go Saddlebreds UK! |
| 2011 |
| USA-UK to present the ASHA State Pleasure Awards (for England) for 2011. These will be presented at our AGM. |
| Congratulations to all our Year End Award winners, plus everyone that took part (see Awards page for details) - rosettes and trophies will be presented at our AGM on 26th May 2012. |
| Congratulations to Uncle Buck's Girl & Even Worse for their divisional wins in the European Charter Club Challenge. |
| 2011 Saddlebred In Hand & American Breeds In Hand class winner, as well as Champion overall in the American Breeds Division at the CHAPS-UK Championship Show on 5th September was Fame's Encore. |
| 2011 British National Ridden Champion at Equifest on 21st August was Uncle Buck's Girl & Reserve Kumala Champagne. Champion in hand Saddlebred was Uncle Buck's Girl. Reserve World Breeds In Hand Champion was Spellbound Dreamcatcher - well done to all the Saddlebreds at the show! |
| Congratulations to our 2011 European Champions - Purebred In Hand, Uncle Buck's Girl, Partbred In Hand, Appledore Miss Kachina and Performance Champion, CH Appledore Miss Serenade. |
| Way to go Uncle Buck's Girl, In Hand Foreign Breeds Champion at the American Pleasure Horse Show on 7th August. |
| 2010 |
| European Charter Club Challenge - congratulations to Chat's Black Hawk from Sweden for wiping the board in all divisions not only in his native homeland but as European Champion too. 2011 competition starts 1st January - open to all European-based Saddlebreds. |
| 2011 European Championship Show posted online in October - sponsors needed, can you help? |
| Hi-Points league tables taking shape. Full report in the Year Book, list of winners online by end of November. |
| USA-UK held their members meeting on 5th September at Arena UK, full report will be in the Year Book. |
| Congratulations to Even Worse, In Hand ASB Winner at CHAPS-UK Championship Show. |
| Congratulations to CHSpellbound Reiver, Ridden Saddlebred of Britain and Reserve American Champion at the Royal London Show. |
| Congratulations to Comanche Deuce, ridden ASB Champion at the BSPA World Championships of Colour. |
| Congratulations to Fames Encore who took the British In Hand & British Ridden National Championships at Equifest and to Even Better Than Worse (In Hand Reserve) and Carningham Valley Echo (Ridden Reserve). |
| Congratulations to Even Better Than Worse & Shybont Golden Factor, both multiple winners at the American Pleasure Star of London Horse Show on 1st August, |
| Congratulations to Even Worse, winner of the In Hand Saddlebred & Hunter Saddlebred Championships; CHSpellbound Reiver, winner of the saddle seat Saddlebred Championships and to CHAppledore Miss Serenade, winner of the Saddlebred Amateur Rider Championships and the Supreme Ridden Saddlebred Championships at the BMHS Spring Show on 5th June. |
| Covering Certificates forms now available online |
| Change of judge for the BMHS Spring Show on 5th June - Lynn Jarvis is now officiating at this event. |
| Congratulations to: Fame's Encore, 2010 In Hand (pure) & Performance ASB European Champion and to Spellbound As If By Magik, In Hand Partbred ASB Champion. Full results can be downloaded from our home page and will be printed in our Spring newsletter. |
| Gold Level Championship Sash presented at European Championships on 9th May to CH Spellbound Reiver. |
| European Charter Club Challenge - new event for all European purebred horses enabling them to compete against one another, brainchild of ASHA Sweden and USA-UK instigated for 2010. Forms now available online. |
| Passport Application , Lost or Destroyed Passports, Castration Details and many more forms now available to download direct from the website. |
| Celtic Champagne bags another International Awards at the ASHA (2009) Year End Awards in the Dressage division. Sources confirm that this brings her total to date to 14 international championships and 47 British ones. |
| 2010 European Championship Show available to download from website (see home page and championship show page). |
| British National Championships (BNC) Show schedule posted on Equifest website. |
| 2009 |
| 2010 European Championship Show & BNC Show schedules finalised. |
| Horse of the Year Show was a great success for the American Saddlebred. Roundhills Starlight Express stood 13th place with young rider Ben Parnaby in the BSJA Amateur Classic Championship and Shybont Broadways Dazzling Moment took the CHAPS Large Ridden Coloured Pony class in the Non-Native section, Champion Ridden Coloured Pony and then stood Reserve Supreme Coloured Horse/Pony for owner Mrs Dennis. Congratulations to them both. |
| Fame's Encore topped the bill in hand at the CHAPS-UK National Championship Show and Even Worse under saddle - well done to both stallions. Saint America had an amazing time there, topping the bill in the 2 year old Potential Sport Horse Championships - what a great show for Saddlebreds. |
| Congratulations to Fame's Encore for taking the in hand Saddlebred of Britain title at the Royal London Show, Even Worse for winning the Ridden Saddlebred of Britain title and to Spellbound Reiver for winning the open breed Saddle Seat Pleasure class. |
| Fully Articulated, one of our most successful in hand pinto stallions, has relocated to France. He has left behind a legacy of coloured offspring, which we hope to see in the future in the show ring. |
| 30th August - BSPA World Championships of Colour. Congratulations to Kumala Champagne for taking the In Hand Championship and to Comanche Deuce for taking the Ridden Championship. |
| ASHA World Championship Horse Show. Congratulations to Monnington Morgans and their 3-year old Saddlebred, Marc Of Charm, who took the 3-year old stake class and was the talk of the show. |
| 23rd August - USA-UK British National Championships at Equifest. Well done to everyone that took part and to Fame's Encore who took the In Hand BN Championship and to CH Celtic Champagne who took the Ridden BN Championship. |
| 2nd August - American Pleasure Horse Show. Congratulations to CH Celtic Champagne for taking the double - in hand and ridden Saddlebred class. |
| 30th May BMHS Spring Show Champions included Fame's Encore, Appledore
Fandango, Even Worse, CH Celtic Champagne & Meridian X-Tra Pizzazz.
(See Photo below, courtesy
Blairshots) |
| Changes for 2010 Championship Show - the Saddlebred Performance Championships will now be in the middle of the day and horses will need to have qualified during 2009 to take part. Details HERE. |
| 10th May - USA-UK's European Saddlebred Championships - congratulations to Fame's Encore, In Hand Saddlebred Champion; Spellbound Asif By Magik, Partbred In Hand Champion & Even Worse, Performance Champion. Full results and photos can be found on the Championship Show Page. |
| 23rd August - USA-UK's British National Championships & 4-6th September - USA-UK's Saddlebred of Britain. Details HERE. |
| Thanks to some generous sponsorship we have a new Guide to the Saddlebred flyer, giving you an overview of the breed standards PLUS a new class guide giving you an overview of the main classes, what to wear and the judging criteria. Any judge who is interested in receiving one of these FREE, please contact USA-UK. |
| Show dates are set - see under
DIARY DATES
for full details. Great news for the Saddlebred, with new classes at
the BSPA Spring Festival on 11th & 12th April, our annual European
Championship show on 10th May, new classes at Norfolk County Show 10th May, new
classes at the New Forest & District County Show (July), new USA-UK British
National Championships at Equifest 23rd August, plus our usual classes at the
Bucks Fizz Show 26th April, American Pleasure Horse Show 2nd August and
Saddlebred of Britain titles at Royal London Show 4th - 6th September. There's
never been a better time than 2009 for the American Saddlebred Show Horse! |
| Saddlebred prints for sale - Foundation Sires - below left (on display at
the ASHA Museum) and Wing Commander (below right). $75 each plus postage.
Email for details.
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CONTACTS:
USA-UK, 24 Coton Grove, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 1BS.
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