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If you have any comments/suggestions regarding Willbeard Farm Stud, our shows or the website, Please Email them to us at bill
Below are various emails and general compliments etc we have received:
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Big thankyou to Bill and Shaye for sponsoring Chloe Little with feed and shaving to take to Ireland, on her first International Dressage competition, with UK Dressage U21s, competing were Englang, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Chloe did very well, being placed in all her classes, she was best team scorer in her team gaining 70%, giving the team an overall 6th place and was 2nd best Junior individual rider of the competition.
Many thanks again to Bill and Shayne fit their support.
Corby and Chloe x (Mon 09/07/2007 14:45)
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Hi Bill & Shayne
just like to say how much i enjoy your shows, the atmosphere is great, a good day out weather you are just starting out or a little more advance,
when ever i come to you i always have a good time, a friendly place to be,
and Shayne when your judging my dressage i always find your marks and comments very fair,
from Julia Merriman x (Sunday 3rd June 2007)
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Dear Shayne & Bill,
Just a quick email to thank you for the time that Lightning spent with you. We are very impressed with your facilities & the kind & friendly manner in which you greeted us every time that we popped in to visit Lightning.
It was so nice to deal with such a well organised yet friendly stud, we will certainly recommend you should anyone be looking for any coloured stallions, we have often received comments about Lightning (When she's all fit & clipped out) about what a smart cob she is, so we hope that all goes well now so that we can get the same comments about her foal.
I hope that I shall be able to bring Lightning up to one of your shows later on in the summer so that you'll get a chance to see her all "up together"
We will keep in touch & of course would love you to visit once Lightning has had her foal.
Thanks again for taking such good care of her, she means a lot to us & our family.
Kindest Regards
Carla & Richard Godwin (Tuesday 28th May 2007)
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hey bill
thought i would email you to say thankyou for holding the uk chaseres finals as i did very well and thought i would inform you on how i got on.
i won the premlin dressage the novice and the pairs i was also scouted by the byrds under 21 chairman who gave me a wild card to train and compete with the byrds under 21s.
without you holding the qualifiers i would have never had this oppurtunity so many thanks
chloe and corby hope to see you soon x
(Chloe Little Bristol Monday 11th September 2006)
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I was at your show today with a friend and while waiting for my sheets, I watched the Elementary class.
The first horse to go did the most beautifull test and many people in the box area including myself complemented the rider.
I was amazed when having watched the other competitor who did not even exicute some of the movements was given a score of 67% plus and beat her.
Has there been a mistake or are we all bad judges?
Regards,
Julie Smith (18th June 2006 @ 14.45)
Unfortunately I was not able to actually watch this class but have noted your comments.
Although we actually book the judges we have no jurisdiction over them. We trust them to judge what they see on the day as I do when I judge a class.
Although we may not agree with their judgement we are at their mercy because at the end of the day the judges decision is final.
Regards
Shayne Snow.
P.S. This will be posted to our comments page.
P.S.S. We have investigated this test fully and now we are prepared to offer to do the test again.
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Dear Bill and Shayne,
I would like to say a big thank you for last weekend had a lovely time and i know Moss enjoyed using your fantastic facilities. We enjoyed the competition, the atmosphere was great nice and chilled! Thanks again look forward to the next one!
Regards
Lucy Hamblett DipWCF Fri 02/06/2006 22:05
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Hi Bill & Shayne
As Promised a pic of (Gemma) Diamond's Little Angel at 3 days old.
She is Stunning. I am so pleased
A big thankyou for looking after my mare so well. Would love to bring her back next year.
Thanks very much.
Julie (Tewkesbury Gloucestershire) 4th May 2006
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Bill, Shayne
Just a quick note to say that we had a fantastic weekend up Moreton Morrell for the UK Chasers Finals. I'm sure that all the girls thoroughly enjoyed themselves with everyone winning or being placed Willbeard was well supported. Esther, Laura and Emily winning the Team Jumping was a big bonus. - Thank you very much for the entry.
Thanks very much for your support over the year and we hope to see you next Summer.
Sue and Emily Gresty. Tuesday 6/09.2005 13.36
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Dear Bill & Shayne,
Just a note to say thank you for a wonderful morning spent at your lovely place competing in the 28th August 2005 dressage competition. Everyone was really friendly competitors and judges alike and the atmosphere really relaxed. This place is highly recommended for the shy people amonst you thinking about competing in dressage. Will definately travel over the bridge to compete again.
Thank you very much.
Diane Batten (rider Ballinean) From South Wales. Sun 28/08/2005 21.52
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Dear Bill & Shayne,
Thank you so much for your help and allowing us to use your fantastic facilities last Friday. The general feedback from riders and parents was 100% positive and all agreed that the show ground was excellent. I do hope you will allow us over again for our next show. I have been passing your schedules around and I hope that our pupils fully support your events.
The Head here is adamant that the riding continues with our own shows and that we also enter Inter School events such as Stonar and Hickstead. We are having a meeting with him next Tuesday and one of the things I am going to suggest is that it is imperative that the girls have some training outside their normal individual lessons so they start to work as a team and that any weaknesses can be addressed before Stonar in September. (I think we maybe pushing our luck to look to Hickstead in August - I'd be game but then I'm like that!!)
With this in mind, in theory, would a few team training session at Willbeard's be a possibility with you chaps as team trainers and if so what would the implications to the school in costs and timings be? It would be great to be able to put this to the Head if you felt it was something you wished to get involved with and Liz being were cosy with the press would ensure that she name dropped Willbeards at every given opportunity!!
Whatever your decision, on a personal level I had a hoot - your dogs are to die for and your coffees not bad either. I hope someday before I'm old and grey I can ring up and say to Shayne I've got a horse, lets go on a long ride and give me blisters!!!
With kindest regards
Kris Fri 15/07/2005 10:43
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A very informative website which has regular updates.
Also a wide range of activities and a friendly atmosphere at events.
Well done & keep up the good work & look forward to visiting you again soon.
R M Glynn Felton, North Somerset Wednesday 22nd June 2005
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This the one of the reasons we run our shows.
Miss Sophie Somerset.
Sunday 5th June 2005.
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Just a short note to say thank you for a lovely day on sunday, I entered one of my young horses (and won prelim 10) the atmosphere and the organisation of the whole event was wonderful, really relaxed and a pleasure to attend, we will certainly be paying you another visit on your next dressage day
Many thanks
Bev Gilbert (owner of Communique) Sunday 29th May 2005.
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hello hope everything is ok ,im looking forward to your new events and felt quite lost thursday evening with not coming down.see you soon.
kayleigh. Saturday 11th September 2004.
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i would like to say a MASSIVE thankyou to both bill and shayne for all your help, guidance, support and advise you have given me this year particularly over these last couple of weeks.
You have both been fantastic and i appreciate it very much.You are both GEMS. Thanks again also for all the hard work you put into putting the shows on for us all, they are all brilliant and fun to be apart of, and heres looking forward to this coming year. Keep up the fab job guys.
A million thanks again. best wishes kind regards mark. OH AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR NEW HOME.
john martin. Monday 31st August 2004.
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Just a quick note to say thank you for a lovely day yesterday. It was so nice to come to a well organised, professionally run competition - you could certainly teach a few things to our event organisers over the bridge!!!
We'll definitely be back, so please keep us posted of your events.
Had a bit of a nightmare journey back, we had to hire a lorry 'cause ours is having a new floor, and ended up having a puncture in one of the tyres - guess what - no spare!!
It took the person we hired it from 2 hrs to come and get us, so ended up getting back home at 4.30 instead of about 2.30 pm!
Thanks again and see you soon
Sharon, Phil and Caroline Davies. Monday 12th July 2004.
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I would like to thank everyone involved in the organisation of the dressage day on 11th July.
It was my young horse's first time out, he and I thouroughly enjoyed the day and look forward to coming to see you again soon. Willbeard farm is a really great facility for the horseriding community.
Keep up the good work.
Ken Gale. Monday 12th July 2004.
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Just a quick note to say thanks for your assistance in sorting out our UK Chasers Regional Finals Dressage Entries.
Phil said you were very helpful once we had found where you were via your web site, which is very impressive and easy to use!
I'll let you know as soon as possible if I will have to withdraw my entry - injuries from recent fall pending.
Many thanks once again
Sharon Tovey & Phil Norrish. Monday 21st June 2004.
Dear Bill & Shayne
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hi there team...i would just like to say how impressed i was with your set up ..not just your yard but your show as well.
The way it was all laid out and how friendly you all were ( if only everyone at other shows was the same).
Unfortunately due to an inconsiderate rider my day was cut very short due to scaring my horse and causing him to get entangled in his lead rope causing nasty rope burns to his front leg and him going lame, and i only did my 1st class ( 2ft 6) even though he did knock one down, ha ha. any way despite all that it was a very nice show and all being well i shall see you on sunday june 6th.
i am looking forward to the rest of the year here to. OH and a special thanks to bill ( the man taking the money in the caravan ) what a star you are. SEE YOU SOON.
regards mark pritchard. Monday 31st May 2004.
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Just a quick note to say thank you for a lovely day on Sunday, and thank you to your team of people who ran the show and made us feel most welcome.
Also the score board looked great?
You people are doing a great job keep up the good work.
Linda Creech. Monday 31st May 2004.
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Yes I received the trophy etc. - thankyou very much. I will let Catherine know re. start time at the weekend.
I had a bad riding accident a while ago, and competing at your competitions has given me the confidence to get back into it. With 4 metal plates holding my pelvis together I tend to get quite stiff and tight and didn't think I would be able to compete again. Coming to your centre, with its quiet and relaxed atmosphere has made a big difference. Thankyou.
Regards, Rosie c/o Hartpury Collage. Friday 28th May 2004.
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