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Due to the sudden closure of Manor Farm Huntingdon, we have had to transfer the Judges Assessment Day to Sunday 4th December at The College of West Anglia Landbeach Road Milton Cambridge CB24 6DB. Enquiries to bspashows@aol.com

To all – On behalf of John’s family, we would like to thank each and everyone for the kind words, messages and support we have received at this sad time.
John will be immensely missed by many.
Thanking everyone again.
The Mynard Family.

Stallion and Mare Grading Saturday 29th October will now take place at the new venue of Milton Keynes Eventing Centre Malt Hill Farm Castlethorpe Road Milton Keynes Bucks MK19 7HQ. We where informed of the sudden closure of Manor Farm EC Huntingdon on Wednesday and have now found another venue at Milton Keynes Eventing Centre, on the same date.

The funeral of John Mynard will take place on Thursday 13th October at St Peters and St Pauls Church Newport Pagnall Bucks MK16 8AR at 1PM.
Wake – The family would welcome All friends at the Kingfisher Country Club Deanshanger MK19 6JY after the funeral service.
No flowers – Donations to The Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulence Trust Artisan Hillbottom Road High Wycombe Bucks HP12 4HJ.

From 1st July, UK Banks and Building Societies will no longer guarantee payment where a cheque guarantee card is used. This means we will not be able to accept cheques for some of our services. These are:- Express 48 hrs service – DNA Testing – All show entries taken on the day must be in cash.

Sending your mare to a homozygous stallion, then please ask to see the certificateof proof of the homozygous positive test.

If you have attended any of the BSPA Regional Star Shows and have been placed in the first three in any of the classes, inhand or ridden you will also have qualified for Equifest. To enter Equifest send a PHOTOCOPY of your BSPA WCC Yellow Qualification card both sides (do NOT send the original as you will need it to enter BSPA World Championships of Colour National Show)send the copy with your entries to Equifest. Entries for WCC will be sent to BSPA and the original WCC Yellow qualification card must be sent with those entries. Any queries then E-mail bspashows@aol.com If you have attended an Equifest Qualifying Show, been in a qualifying position and not a member of BSPA but would like to join BSPA, you have 21 days to send in your BSPA membership and horse registration application the qualification you have achieved at the Equifest show will be recognised as a qualification for World Championships of Colour.

I would like to thank all members who attended the Northern Star Show, the sun shone and we had a great busy day.
So nice to see that great Champion Endeavor back to his best looking a picture and taking the Ridden Championship Reserve Champion was Charlotte Dacre-Genders riding the show cob Moonlarne Lane Romeo, this is a new partnership for 2011, well done hope you have a great season.
Inhand Champion was the big moving warmblood Cornellious Decor shown by James Hunton, Reserve Champion the Graded Traditional Cob Stallion Turbo HH shown by Louise Shepherd.

12.2 Country Colour Spot BSJA Assessment