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September 2010
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3 Broad Sashes at Adelaide Royal for Melody Park Kings
Command
Wow what a Royal Show Kings Command had. With limited
outings and his first major Royal Show “Kings Command”
took three broad sash awards at Adelaide Royal. He was
first awarded from a strong line of Colts and Stallions
the Champion Saddle Pony Male and then being awarded the
SUPREME CHAMPION SADDLE PONY EXHIBIT! |
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Following on from the outstanding Saddle
Pony Results, Kings Command was awarded from
a strong line up of Males the Reserve
Champion Led Riding Pony Exhibit. We can’t
thank Michelle Kelcey his owner and all
involved enough in producing Kings Command
to these outstanding results. He is
definitely a youngster to watch closely as
his saddle ring debut is drawing close. I
am sure his saddle career will be even more
exciting. Kings Command is a compact,
quality horse that moves like a Warmblood
with a big impressive stride and huge
lengthy front and eyes that will draw you in
every time. The career of this beautiful
boy is very exciting to say the least! |
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Mysterious Ways hits the ring with a
bang!
Our foundation Show Mare Rothwell
Mysterious Ways made her show ring
Debut at Cowra Show alongside a lovely
line of beautiful seasoned ponies.
Mysterious Ways showed her winning ways
and was ridden to perfection by Jess
Stalling, taking out the Champion Pony
Hack n/e 14h at her first ever outing!
On a role! Melody Park Heavenly Pearl
on her way to the Grand Nationals!
Melody Park Heavenly Pearl after her
success at Sydney Royal, she has outdone
herself winning the Champion Large Show
Hunter Pony at the Macquaire Hack
Championships in Canberra, qualifying
for the 2011 Grand National. Heavenly
Pearl is a credit to owner Cynthia
Parker and her rider Jess Stalling, who
always looks so elegant on a horse!
Hot off the press, Kings Command has a
new brother!
Our only foal of the season born was a
chestnut colt [photo opposite]. A full
brother to the ever so fine Melody Park
Kings Command. The colt by Maximus of
Astral out of Melody Park English Rose
and is full of bling, ever so refined
and elegant. He has a huge bug eye, a
sculptured head and we are sure he will
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A new home for Melody Park!
Melody Park is finally settled into our
new home in Somersby NSW (near Gosford).
We are set on a beautiful piece of flat
rolling land, 44 acres and 45 minutes
from the heart of Sydney. We have lots
of work to do but feel this property
will be a resting place for Melody Park
for many years to come!! Vistors are
always welcome. Maximus of Astral
will be standing to limited mares this
season at Somersby NSW. |
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April 2010
Well
another Sydney Royal has been and gone and this year
what a superstar Melody Park Heavenly Pearl is. She was
Reserve Champion Led Saddle Pony and Reserve Champion
Led Partbred Welsh against a field of very beautiful
ponies. The Parker family fell in love with Heavenly
Pearl as a yearling and have never looked back
consistently being in the winners circle. Heavenly
Pearl also was highly successful in her Riding Pony led
class bringing home a second in the large Riding Pony
mare class beating some truly very well performed Riding
Ponies.
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Heavenly Pearl also gained numerous placings in her
Ridden classes (Open and Breed). Congratulations to the
Parker Family for their outstanding results with their
lovely mare.
Showpiece of Potter Park at her first Sydney Royal under
saddle ended up with some great placings in the Open and
Novice Pony Hack classes. Well done again Donna, little
Showpiece has definitely been extremely consistent in
her first year under saddle.
It is
lovely as a breeder to see ponies that are by Maximus of
Astral up there in the Champion circles at such a large
Royal. The future is looking
very bright!
The
lovely Braefoot Park Songbird recently attended Horse of
the Year in NSW and was ridden beautifully by Martine
Duncan to win the Preliminary Pony Hack 12.2h-13h. This
was a great result for Posie’s fifth show under saddle. |
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Melody
Park
has been busy gearing up for a change of
direction. We have sold quite a few of our
broodmares to allow time to focus on saddle
careers with some of the new ponies we have
recently purchased. I think it is an
appropriate time to introduce 2 lovely ponies we
have recently acquired.
The First is the lovely
Rothwell
Mysterious Ways.(Jackets
Bluebird (IMP)/Rothwell Penny Arcade) For some
time I have been looking for a mare that not
only has quality but has extreme paces.
Mysterious ways ticks all my boxes and I am
extremely excited about her being part of our
Show Stable. I believe she has to be one of the
best moving ponies in the country and we are so
excited about her upcoming show career piloted
by Martine Duncan. |
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The second purchase is the amazingly beautiful pony,
Rathowen Summerhayes (Courtland Boy Blue IMP/Radway
Royal Sonnet IMP). Summerhayes has the true show pony
charisma, a magnificent turn of front, extravagant paces
and a world famous pedigree and not to mention a family
of proven Royal Show Champions. We are so lucky to have
acquired this beautiful pony and we can’t thank Dalveen
Gregory enough for allowing us to purchase her. She
will grace the show ring as a newcomer in 2011 under the
expert guidance of Martine Duncan.
With Rathowen Summerhayes, Sanlirra Trinket, Braefoot
Park Songbird and Rothwell Mysterious ways preparing to
be shown we are not going to have a lot of time for
breeding. We will be only breeding a couple of foals
for the next few years to ensure we have all our focus
on our new Show Mares and that they are shown
extensively before retiring to the broodmare paddock.
We believe the breeding, movement and quality of these
mares will give us a strong edge in our future breeding
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Feb 2010 |
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February
has been an exciting month for our beautiful
Colt Melody Park Kings Command, although a
little unlucky he was extremely competitive
against some of Victoria’s best colts. He was
second at the Riding Pony Nationals and second
at the Young stock Show.
The competition was
tough and he was ever so beautifully produced by
Nathan Berrill. We can’t thank Nathan enough
for his dedication and expertise in producing
this colt to absolute perfection!. We had many
beautiful comments about this colt whilst being
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The beautiful Kings Command has been sold to
Michelle Kelcey of Victoria. Michelle is a well
known show face and getting back into showing.
King took her fancy and she just had to have
him.
I know Michelle will do wonderful things with this
lovely horse and I am so excited about the upcoming
saddle career of this horse. He is the most amazing
goer, sits up and moves like a Warmblood and I know he
will be successful in Michelle’s hands and I wish King
and Michelle the best of luck, however, I will miss him
dearly as he was just such a lovely natured horse
On the showing front we are about to start the beautiful
Braefoot Park Songbird under saddle with her first show
Bathurst Royal, she is coming along beautifully and we
are very excited about her Newcomer year. |
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Jan 2010 |
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Melody
Park Kings Command did us proud at the recent
Melbourne Summer Royal. Produced to perfection by
Nathan Berrill Kings Command looked a treat and was
2nd in the strongest Colt class of the day.
We are so pleased
with the way this colt is maturing, he is an
outstanding mover and every so pretty. Kings
Command has 3 more shows in Victoria under Nathans
guidance and we have high hopes for a successful
show season in Victoria. |
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October
2009
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Melody Park Idyllic
Lady has had an exceptional first season under
saddle for a 3 year old pony a huge thank you must
go out to Gina Beck for all the hard yards she has
put in with Lilly's training and of course her
little 10 year old rider Courtney Cremasco.
On a sad note for us
but a happy note for her new owners Idyllic
Lady has recently been sold to Elizabeth Davis of
Lismore. Idyllic Lady has a very special place in
our heart and will be sadly missed by us and her
little rider Courtney. We are sure she will do very
well in Liz's capable hands and we look forward to
many good results this combination will have.
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It's a girl!
Our first and only foal of the season has been born, out
of Foxhall Heaven's Serenade by Maximus of Astral. What
an exquisite filly! She is delightful, with a big curvy
elegant front, curly ears her dad is famous for and
beautiful fine long limbs. This filly has exceeded our
expectations.
Also this month our home bred filly Melody Park Idyllic
Lady has had a great start to her show career from 4
shows gaining 4 open wins. This is a great result for a
baby at 3 years of age and a special mention to her
little rider Courtney Cremasco who at the age of 10
years old has formed a great partnership with Idyllic
Lady to achieve some outstanding results for this young
combination. Idyllic Lady also competed at the NSW
Horse of the year show and was successful in gaining a
Top 10 Newcomer Large Pony sash from a very strong line
up of lovely newcomers. The Maximus youngsters just
seem to be so consistent as babies and we look forward
to the bright future this little mare will have. |
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July
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I would like to introduce our
latest acquisition, the beautiful
Braefoot Park Songbird. She is by
Royalwood Boy Soprano out of
the beautiful show mare Braefoot
Park Ashrose. Songbird was
purchased from Julie Lloyd of
Braefoot Park in South Australia. Songbird is
truly exceptional, she has
the most beautiful sweeping front, gorgeous fine flat
bone and is ever so dainty. She has been purchased to
show under saddle and later to join to
Maximus of Astral. I must
say I am very excited to have this filly in my show
team.
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In
Queensland the gorgeous Melody Park Tuscan Prince and his sweet
little rider/owner Kayla Webb are taking the show scene by storm
giving their older seasoned competitors a real run for their
money. Tuscan Prince was recently purchased by the Webb family for
their 6 year old daughter Kayla. What a combination these two are
proving on the QLD show circuit with their recent success at the EFA
Newcomer of the Year Show where Tuscan Prince was
awarded Reserve Champion Owner Rider Large Pony of the Year 2009 and
also Champion Smartest on Parade |
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Baby
Showpiece of
Potter
Park does it again!
Showpiece of
Potter Park
is definitely on a roll with her recent wins at Canberra
Royal. At just 3 years old and 8 shows under her belt,
she was awarded the EFA 2009 Preliminary Reserve
Champion Pony hack. Not bad for a newly broken pony.
Maximus is proving an outstanding sire of Saddle types,
with all of his recently broken youngsters being truly
remarkable under saddle, as they all have his lengthy
front, beautiful pony features, laid back, willing and
beautiful way of going. |
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We
are very proud of Showpiece of Potter Park and her owner/rider Donna
Hazzard and we hope to have plenty more news to report on this
sensational combination.
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Showpiece of
Potter Park by
Maximus of Astral attended her first Royal Show
(Canberra Royal) and proved extremely competitive
against some of Australia's finest youngsters.
Showpiece won a very
strong 2 & 3 Yo Led Riding Pony class, Led Saddle Pony
Class and placed in the arabian derivitive class under
saddle. This gorgeous filly is so extreme in type,
beautifully put together and we are very excited about
the career this filly has ahead of her.
A Huge Congratulations
to her owner and rider Donna Hazzard. Showpiece has had
a great start to the season and she is sure to be very
competitive in the coming years. |
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Melody Park
Latin Lover has been sold
to a lovely show home and we are very excited to see him commence a
saddle career later this year. With his gorgeous good looks and
unflappable temperament he is sure to make his mark.
Congratulations to his new owner Camilla Piggott of Double Bay we
wish them a very successful future together. |
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