Ashbourne Shire Horse (Canine Section)
PRINCIPAL WINNERS
Puppy Dog: 1st West's Sheigra Starstruck (BPD)
  2nd Mitchell's Glowhill Ticket To Ride
Junior Dog: No entries
Yearling Dog: Absent
Post Graduate Dog: 1st Pretty's Joaldy Mr Bumble
Open Dog: 1st Herd's Quintavia Star Stopper (BD & BOB)
  2nd Shrinkfield's Notrella Jacobs Ladder
  3rd Absent

Males only. Average sized entry (8) for males at this show. However, it's not quantity but quality and although quantity was low, quality was in abundance. Bitches judge by Pat Meaker (Meakwood). An average entry for bitches (24 - much higher than for dogs) which was unfortunately depleted due to absenteeism (11).

PHOTOS CRITIQUES

1st Sheigra Starstruck

7 mth old black male. Only a baby but what a sweetheart. So cockery and happy. Compact and cobby with a beautiful head, tight dark eye and endearing expression. Correct bone, tight neat feet. Ample length of neck with well placed shoulders. Well developed chest with deep body, good spring of rib and very short loin. Wide quarters, good width of thigh. Correctly angulated fore and aft. Correct tail set and topline. Moved confidently, soundly and correctly although a little exuberant at times. In gleaming coat and condition and a privilege to go over. RBD and Best Puppy Dog.

1st Joaldy Mr Bumble

Eye catching black and white male with balanced masculine head and soft expression, good reach of neck leading into well-placed shoulders. Correct topline. Well ribbed body, short loin, wide quarters, moved soundly, correctly and with purpose and a merry cocker attitude.

1st Quintavia Star Stopper

Close decision between first and second as both have many qualities to be admired. Cockery blue roan male full of quality. Beautiful masculine head with good chiselling, tight dark eye and gentle expression. Good length of neck leading into well-placed shoulders. Well boned legs and tight feet. Deep bodied with well-sprung ribs and short loin. Correct angulation fore and aft, wide muscular thigh. Held his topline on the move and used his short rear pasterns to move powerfully, soundly and correctly both coming and going. Beautifully presented and a pleasure to go over. BD and BOB with co judges approval.