Sydney Royal 2013 was our first year exhibiting at the Sydney Royal Easter Show – and what an experience it was!
We took Darkmoor da Vinci, our five-month-old colt, along for the ride. He was exceptionally well behaved, handling the people, noise and new situations in the several days prior to the show tremendously well. da Vinci was very popular with everyone who met him and we are ridiculously proud of him.Watch movie online The Transporter Refueled (2015)
Emma had her first attempt at leading a horse out and did a great job despite a lot of nerves. While in the show ring, da Vinci did his best...
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Canberra Royal was a fabulous success for Darkmoor Shires, with Darkmoor da Vinci winning the Shire Colt/Stallion class! As is becoming the norm, da Vinci handled what could have been a very stressful situation with ease and grace.
He received incredibly positive remarks from the judge, who commented that da Vinci was, “…a typical foal on the day, but with no obvious faults…particularly impressed with his feet and joints, flat bone and lovely quality hair.” He went on to say that he feels da Vinci has a lot of potential for the future.
Perhaps it’s because this is all so new to us, but we are once...
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Last weekend saw us take da Vinci out to his first show!
Darkmoor da Vinci won his class, secured Reserve Champion Shire and also placed second in the best-presented class.
We were exceptionally pleased with the results – not only did da Vinci place well, he handled the entire situation admirably. To say we are proud would be an understatement.
We’d like to say a huge thank you to our friend Liz Tuddenham, who led him in the ring for us. She did an amazing job of showing da Vinci off and also keeping him settled while waiting between classes.
We look forward to seeing how da Vinci goes...
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