News and Diary 2007

2nd December.....Last show of the season! Flydon Gwichyn, Flydon Coed Efydd and Flydon Auryn (all by Flydon Wyn) were 1st, 2nd and 5th in a large colt foal class at the Notts and Derby Charity Medal Show. Gwichyn went on to be Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion foal overall. Thank you to all our foal handlers this season, with 5 colts to show we couldn't do it alone. Their help has meant that all the foals have been to at least 2 shows, most going to 3 or 4. Thanks Hazell, Hannah, Neil, and Stuart and Pete...we've had fun!

Also at the show, Algarth Sarason, by Flydon Henri ap Pip was 2nd in the stallion class. Well done.

24th November.... Flydon Gwichyn was 1st in the colt foal class at Gwent area foal show with Flydon Coed Efydd (pictured below) standing 2nd. Gwichyn went on to be Reserve Champion. Both foals put on a spectacular display.

18th November.... Flydon Hwyl was 3rd in the colt foal class at the Midlands WPCA Foal and Youngstock show.

7th November.... Flydon Gwichyn was 2nd in the colt foal class at Bleanavon Foal and Youngstock Medal Show

11th November.... Flydon Diferyn was 2nd in a strong filly foal class at West Mercia Show today.

3rd November.... Oldacres Lilli (out of Flydon Lafant) was 2nd at the Home Counties youngstock show. Well done Terry and Andrea of the Hallows Stud.

8th October.... Flydon Eira left for her new home today. I have to confess that she is a favourite here so a few tears were shed. I am sure that Emma and Harry will love her dearly and have a lot of fun with her in the future

26th September.... Flydon Heulwen 1989 - 2007

22nd September.... Flydon Pefren has been sold to the Cromagtir Stud in Scotland. We are sure that Kevin and Lesley will have a lot of fun showing her.

20th September.... Flydon Dotyn has been sold to Holland. We wish her new owner lots of fun and luck with her.

15th September.... Flydon Rhuban Efydd has been sold at Fayre Oaks to the well known Moondelight Stud, Finland.

8th September.... Algarth Sarason (by Flydon Henri ap Pip) was 1st in the stallion class at Kington Show.

31st August.... We received an email with news of Algarth Sarason (by Flydon Henri ap Pip) whom we sold at the Builth Spring Sale.

19th August.... News from Scotland! Crogmatir Devi by Flydon Hiwmor, was Youngstock Champion and Reserve Section A Champion at the Scottish All Welsh Show. This is added to her win earlier in the month when she was Reserve Mountain & Moorland Champion at the Dumfries & Lockerbie Agricultural show. Well done all!

14th August....more news from Denmark! Flydon Harri has also graded! Harri is only 4 and will mature into a lovely stallion. He is by Flydon Henri ap Pip and out of Flydon Elonwy. (Photo on right kindly sent to us by Leena Kahisaari.)

11th August.... News from Denmark......... Flydon Seren Syw has graded 1st Class at the Danish National Welsh Show.

5th August.... Last show of the summer! Flydon Arian Byw was 1st in a lovely barren mare class at the National Championship show. Sarum Lorellei by Flydon Caradog was 2nd in the 2/3 year old filly class.

27th July.... Well we got to the Royal Welsh (without having to swim!) and had a good show. Flydon Arian Byw was 3rd in the barren mare class and her half sister, Flydon Llwy Arian was 5th in the junior mare class. Photo below of Arian Byw, kindly sent to us by Jeanne de Later from Holland

21st July..... After torrential rain all over the Midlands, we had 5 feet of water in our lane and the mares were grazing the edge of a lake!

18th July.... Flydon Hapus ap Henri has returned from three years of stud duties in Holland. He bounced off the lorry as though he had just been around the block...it's nice to have him home.

17th July.... Having bottled out of Bridgend show this last Sunday due to the torrential rain, it was nice to hear that others had been braver! Sarum Poppet by Flydon Caradog was 2nd in the 2/3 yr old class at Bridgend while Flydon Enfys was 2nd in the barren mare class at Ashby de la Zouche Medal show. Flydon Enfys (now owned by Dominique Brinkley) was sold as a foal so it was lovely to be sent this photo of her now as a six year old (I think!) Enfys is by Sunwillow Pesaro and out of Flydon Heulwen. The question we have though is ...How did they keep her legs so clean and mud free last Sunday????

Also over the weekend at NPS Area 17, Dukeshill Pipsqueak by Flydon Henri ap Pip was 1st in the A&B 4 years and over; she was then Reserve Champion 4 years and over M&M; and was then overall Reserve Champion M&M. She was also 1st NPS Home Produced small breeds and then Reserve Champion.

30th June.... Midlands in hand Show.......Flydon Llwy Arian won the broodmare class and her foal, Flydon Llwy Bren won the foal class. Llwy Arian then went on to stand Reserve Champion Section A, the Champion being another daughter of Flydon Caradog, Sarum Lorellei. Llwy Arian ended the day being Supreme Champion Mare and Reserve Supreme Champion. A very worth while day in the mud!

23rd June.... it seems as though EVERYONE has been out showing this weekend! Sheila Lassey was out at Derby County where Flydon Cwcw and her foal were both 2nd in their respective classes. The Riding family have just emailed to let me know that Calderberry Frank took the Supreme foal championship at the Red Rose County show yesterday. This is the second time in three years that a foal by Flydon Ceiliog has taken the championship. Well done! And Adam and Callie Fletcher have been showing Sarum Lorellei by Flydon Caradog to be Champion and Bronze Medal winner at the Gwent Area Show today. Congratulations all.

22nd June....Kevin and Lesley Moy were 3rd at the Royal Highland with their homebred yearling filly Cromagtir Devi, by Flydon Hiwmor.  Well done team Cromagtir! Kevin and Lesley purchased Hiwmor as a foal and this is the first of Hiwmor's offspring to be shown, so a very good start.

20th June.....Congratulations to Sheila Lassey of the Calamoor Stud with her mare Flydon Oren who was 4th in the Junior mare class at Cheshire County Show. Oren's colt foal by Flydon Wyn was also 4th in the foal class

17th June.... Bleanavon Silver Medal Show ........Flydon Arian Byw was 2nd in the barren mare class and Flydon Llwy Arian was 2nd in the brood mare class with her foal, Flydon Llwy Bren, 3rd in the foal class. Also at the Show Tamevalley Polka (by Flydon Henri ap Pip) was 3rd in the barren mare class and Sarum Lorellei (by Flydon Caradog) was 1st in the 2/3 yr old year old filly class

15th June.... Flydon Seren Aur was 2nd at the Three Counties Show. Also at the show two fillies by Flydon Caradog, Sarum Poppet and Sarum Lorellei were 3rd and 4th in the 2/3 year old filly class.

1st June.... We had a lovely day at the Royal Bath and West Show, where Flydon Arian Byw was Reserve Champion to the eventual Cuddy Qualifier, Idyllic Fonteyn. Also at the Show, Sarum Lorellei (by Flydon Caradog) was 2nd in the 2 and 3 yr old fillies and Sarum Rose Marie (also by Caradog) was 3rd in the mare class.

30th May..... Last foal of the year! Flydon Pipsqueak has a colt foal............ Flydon Gwichyn (Squeaky one!)

26th May..... We had a good day at West Mercia Show. Flydon Tegan Efydd (Photo below) was 2nd in the 3yr old filly class. Flydon Eira won the broodmare class and her foal Flydon Diferyn was 2nd placed foal. Also at the show, Flydon Gwennol (owned by Paul and Mandy James) was 2nd in the broodmare class and Sarum Lorellei (by Flydon Caradog) was 3rd in the 3yr old filly class.

16th May.... Flydon Llwy Arian has a colt foal, ..............Flydon Llwy Bren (wooden spoon!)

6th May.... Flydon Seren Efydd has a colt foal,................. Flydon Coed Efydd (Bronze Wood)

3rd May.... Flydon Pibonwy has a filly foal by Flydon Wyn. ................Flydon Gwlith ( Dew )

27th April....Had a lovely day judging at the Northern Welsh and Native Breeds Spring Show. My Champion was a lovely moving two year old filly, Fouroaks Charisma.

26th April...Evening! Polaris Harebell has a colt foal by Flydon Wyn............ Flydon Hwyl ( Fun )

26th April.... Flydon Eira has a filly foal by Flydon Dant-y-llew........... Flydon Diferyn (Raindrop)

22nd April.... First foal of the year! Flydon Seren Aur has a colt foal by Flydon Wyn.....Flydon Auryn (The golden one!)

3rd April.... More news of Charmfield Araminta (by Henri ap Pip). At the PUK Winter Championships she won the Confined Novice Keston Small Breeds 4 years and Over class and was 1st Reserve Champion overall on the Friday, then on Saturday she won the Keston small breeds 4 years and over class. Well done Terry, Andrea and Jess.

18th March.... News form the Hallows stud. Charmfield Araminta, by Flydon Henri ap Pip, made a return to the show ring on Sunday 4th March, winning two firsts and Champion in hand. She was also 2nd in a mixed class, at the SEWPCS Spring Show on the 17th March.

3rd March.... After wishing for rain throughout the summer of 2006....be careful what you wish for!!!! The depth of the water was approx 4ft and it came up and went in 24 hours, luckily it's only the road that floods. It makes an interesting change of scenery though!

25th February.... We have 20 foal sized halters arriving this week...don't miss them! Available from Lottie at shows @ £22 or by post @ £24. If ordering more than one, postage is less.

18th February.... Had a phone call today from Flydon's number one fan, Mandy, complaining that we don't have enough news! So as nothing is happening with the ponies I thought I would bring everyone up to date with the homeopathic worming programme. We started worming homoeopathically in January 2006, putting remedies into the water on a weekly basis. Throughout the year we have taken dung samples to the vet for worm analysis. We found that we only had to worm the adult stock twice in the year (End June and beginning October), and the foals 3 times, the last being in December to hit the bots. We were extremely pleased with these results, bearing in mind that we only run ponies on our 30 acres and they are fairly intensive. We are continuing the experiment in partnership with Crossgates Farm Homeopathic Product Ltd (01729 824959) and our vets to see if it is a long term success. This program has never before been done on a whole farm situation only on individual horses and so far we are very pleased with the results. More homeopathic products can be obtained from www.crossgatesfarm.co.uk

5th February.... After a lot of computer problems we are finally back on-line!! However we have lost all of our email contacts including those people who have asked for halters so if anyone has ordered halters please will you email again. Also all our friends and acquaintances...please email so that we have your email addresses!

31st January..... Flydon Efa has moved to her new home in Surrey at the Floreat stud where she will join Flydon Henadur and Flydon Cadw Cyfrenig who are already in residence.

17th January....We sadly had to say goodbye to our old and very successful show mare Flydon Elonwy at the ripe old age of 23. We had some wonderfully happy days together and she will always be a big part of the Flydon Stud. Her line continues through her son Flydon Wyn and his very promising offspring.

Elonwy pictured at the age of 21 having just won her 2nd Silver Medal.

10th January....  We were devastated to lose our junior stallion Flydon Lwcus at the young age of 4. We are lucky to have two beautiful daughters, Hudol and Eirlys , both very special yearlings.

Flydon Lwcus 2003 - 2007

Happy New Year to all our friends!!

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