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February 2010 - NSW EFA Annual Awards
Congratulations to two outstanding Towtown progeny and their owners on the following results at their respective EFA State Awards nights:-

NSWNottingham Fine PrintCo- Winner - Show Horse of the Year 
     
Congratulations to Pam Bush, owner/rider of Nottingham Fine Print, by Toytown, co-winner with "Supernatural", bred by Suzanna McGarrity of Alkyra Stud.

WA Westlake Living Doll    Winner - Most Outstanding Pony on the flat

Congratulations to Jo and Robyn Endersby, owners of Westlake Living Doll.
Westlake Riding Ponies
Built to Ride, Bred to Win
February 2010 - National Riding Pony Show - Werribee

February 2010 - Royal Canberra Show
Rothwell Toytown's outstanding stock dominated this year's Canberra Royal!!!! 

Westlake Living Doll,from WA, competed against the best in the country in the Open Pony Hack classes to win the coveted Champion Open Large Pony. 
Nottingham Fine Print had another excellent show winning Champion Ridden ANSA exhibit.  She placed 5th in her led ANSA mare class, 3rd in the led Galloway, 2nd in the prestigious Ladies Galloway to AP Wizardry and 3rd in the open ridden Galloway.

Westlake Grand Affair won Best Novice Large Show Hunter Pony.

Westlake Star Appeal won his Part Welsh Ridden class and was also placed 5th in the Open Pony 12.2hh - 13hh.

Westlake Peter Pan won his Part APBS/APSB Riding Pony class.

Congratulations to all the owners of these wonderful Toytown progeny!
AP Wizardry also had a terrific show for his first Canberra Royal Show, winning the ridden Riding Pony 14 -14.2, and then won the Ladies Galloway against a record number of entries (75), culminating in being awarded Reserve Champion Galloway.
Westlake Living Doll
Champion Open Large Pony
March 2010 - Bathurst Royal Show
Westlake Enraptured - 1st and Reserve Champion Novice Large Pony

Westlake Star Appeal - 1st and Reserve Champion Open Large Pony
March 2010 - Grand National
Westlake Stud were ever proud of the Toytown progeny at this year's Grand National Show Horse and Rider Championships. 

All representatives did the stud proud, with Terry Lamey & Leah Walsh's most beautiful AP Wizardry who was Runner Up Small Galloway.  Top ten placings also went to the stunning Westlake Living Doll (Large Pony) and the gorgeous Nottingham Fine Print (Large Galloway) pictured below. 

We look forward to seeing some of these outstanding Toytown progeny compete again at Sydney Royal next week and wish them all the best for their classes.
April 2010 - Sydney Royal Easter Show
The Easter Show is off to a very successful start for the Toytown progeny competing this year!!

Starting with the ANSA classes on Friday, Pam Bush's highly successful Nottingham Fine Print worked as beautifully as ever to win Champion Ridden ANSA.  This is the 2nd Royal Show Champion Ridden ANSA win this year for Pam & Fine Print, following on from Canberra Royal in February!!  Well done!

Saturday saw the commencement of the galloway classes, and the outstanding AP Wizardry, once again capably ridden by Terry Lamey, continued his winning form taking out the coveted Best Novice Galloway!!  This prestigious award has now been won two years in a row by Toytown progeny.




April 2010 - Stroud Show
A great day was had by Ben accompanied by Krystle McGuiness, at Stroud Show with the lovely little grey gelding by Toytown, BV In the Moment.  This was the first ridden outing for the newcomer pony and he didn't disappoint as can be seen by the results below!

Champion Led Riding Pony Gelding
Supreme Led Riding Pony

1st Open Pony Hack 13 - 13.22hh
Reserve Champion Open Pony Hack

NSW EFA Horse of the Year
Toytown progeny continue to dominate the show ring with outstanding successes at this year's EFA Horse of the Year Show at SIEC.

Westlake Enraptured, divine daughter of our wonderful foundation broodmare, Langtree Ever So Fair, has had a sensational start to her newcomer saddle career by achieving New Star Large Pony of the Year and Champion Intermediate Large Pony of the Year.  we were thrilled with this result for such a young pony!

AP Wizardry followed on from his Canberra and Sydney successes was awarded Champion Small Galloway of the Year!  What a show this marvellous young galloway put on with his foot-perfect and exciting workout - what a star!!

For the 2nd year in a row, the ever consistent and lovely Nottingham Fine Print won Champion Large Galloway of the Year!

Again our logo "Built to Ride, Bred to Win" has come to fruition with these fantastic results - a true testament to our vision of producing wonderful saddle horses with our sire Rothwell Toytown.
WA May Updates
Toytown stock continue to dominate the big shows with Allambie Park First Impressions Champion Newcomer at EFA and Hack Council Horse of the Years.

Congratulations to Holly and Dianne Broadwith of Yartarla Park in WA on these great wins!!
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And just when we thought the day couldn't get any better AP Wizardry won Champion Ridden Saddle Pony with Westlake Grand Affair taking out the Reserve Championship in the same class.  Also on Saddle Pony day, W. Grand Affair won the led saddle pony gelding class for the third year in a row.  And the beautiful Westlake National Anthem won the Saddle Pony colt class culminating in Reserve Champion Saddle Pony Stallion or Colt.

AP Wizardry continued to have an outstanding show placing 2nd in the open Lightweight Galloway 14 -14.2hh and for the second Royal Show in a row, won the coveted Ladies Galloway class.  On the same day, AP Wizardry won the ridden Riding Pony 13.2 - 14.2hh.

Congratulations to all the owners on these wonderful results!
Nottingham Fine Print and Pam Bush
Champion ANSA Ridden
Photo: Lorelle Mercer
Congratulations to Westlake Living Doll on being awarded Runner up National Newcomer Pony 2009! 
Nottingham Fine Print
Champion ANSA Ridden
AP Wizardry
Photo: Lorelle Mercer