Our results in the 2000 show season

The shows of 2000 are mentioned in “backwards” order; last show comes first.

Goerlev Foal Show - 17th September

Our colt foal Valhalla's Camelot - the one we have decided to keep - did well, and ended up 2nd in the Overall Colt Foal championship.

Also the yearling filly Valhalla's Meg Ryan did well, and ended up 3rd in the Overall Filly championship, and she won a special prize.

The Welsh Pony Day at Tuse Næs 2nd September

Hillary has - as you might know - had a fantastic show season this year, and we have therefore decided to allow her her full freedom for the rest of the year. In stead we showed Trevallion Chloe, for whom is was the first show this year, and she ended up 2nd in her class - only being beaten by the super-sec.C-mare Tyrcoedbach Melodi owned by Erik Olsen, our dear brother-in-law.

Chloe's colt foal Valhalla's Camelot won his class, and even ended up 3rd in the Overall Championship  - defeating his dam and becoming the highest placed Welsh Cob in the show - only 3½ month old !!!

International Welsh Show in Holland - 12th August

Valhalla’s Hillary in Holland

Valhalla's Hillary was 2nd in a very strong class of brood mares; the winner was HS Image, who ended up as Overall Supreme Champion of the whole show, and this mare also won the Royal Welsh Show a few weeks earlier.

Also Valhalla's Jesse James was 2nd in his strong foal class, while Valhalla's Meg Ryan was 3rd in her class of yearling fillies.

Danish National Grading Show - 29th & 30th July

Valhalla's Hillary was 1st and graded in Class I, and in the show on Sunday she again was 1st. Later on she was Female- & Supreme Champion sec.D and Overall Supreme Champion.

Also her colt foal Valhalla's Jesse James won his class. And 2 other Valhalla mares, that we have sold to other studs in Denmark, were graded in class I.

Finally we won the very prestigious competition - Welsh Stud of the Year - with the great mares Valhalla's Queen of Hearts (owned by the Dynamite Stud), Valhalla's Star Actress (owned by the Uglegården Stud) and Hilllary - all sired by Calerux Black Prince.

Pegasus Show - 8th July

Valhalla's Hillary won her class and was later on Overall Supreme Champion of the whole show, in front of some of the best ponies and cobs from Denmark and Sweden.

Valhalla's Jesse James was second in his class.

Roskilde Agricultural Show -   2nd - 4th June

We showed a broodmare, and took part in the ridden display with 2 more broodmares.

Valhalla's Hillary won her class with 24 points (which is maximum !!) and a special prize. And later on she won the Overall Female Championship from the top 25 mares of the whole show. Roskilde is the largest and most prestigious agricultural show in Denmark, and therefore the female championship is very prestigious, as the 25 participating horse breeds each bring their best broodmare into this competition.

Hillary's victory means, that we now have won 5 overall championships in Roskilde during the last 10 years:

1990    Rotherdale Heiress                 Overall Champion; 2 year old fillies

1993    Valhalla's Harri ap Prince       Overall Champion; Colt foals

1994    Valhalla's Queen of Hearts     Overall Foal Champion

1994    Valhalla's Emily                       Overall Champion; 3 year old fillies

2000    Valhalla's Hillary                     Overall Female Champion

In the ridden display we participated with Rotherdale Heiress - ridden by Julie - and Rotherdale Eclipse - ridden by Carl, who (as you can see from the photos) demonstrated a new and very active style of riding !!

Eclipse (centre;front) and Heiress (far right) in full gallop at the Roskilde display of Welsh Cobs

All photos: Torben & Laila Larsen, Aberlour

Dorthealyst Youngstock Show -   29th April

We showed 1 filly ourselves, and 2 other VALHALLA youngstock were shown by their new owners:

1. Valhalla's Charlie Brown - owned by the Dynamite Stud, Svebølle, DK

Charlie, a yearling colt by Trevallion Al Pacino & Trevallion Chloe, was 1st in his class with good marks (five times 8 (from10)), and in the semi-final he was 3rd, and thus only 1 place from a place in the overall championship.

2. Valhalla's MacBeth - owned by the Lindberg Stud, Thyholm, DK

MacBeth, a 2 year old colt by Llanarth Cadfael & Valhalla's Emily, was 2nd in his class with the marks  8-8-7-8-8, but in the semi-final "he had his revench", as he won over the colt, that earlier in the day had won their class. This meant, that MacBeth ended up in the final championship and was placed 6th from 9 entries.

3. Valhalla's Meg Ryan - owned by ourselves.

Meg Ryan, a yearling filly and fullsister to MacBeth, won her class with the marks 8-9-8-8-8, and later on she won the semi-final and qualified for the final, where she ended up after her brother as no. 8.