Collessie Caroline, a two-year-old filly from Ronnie Black, was crowned supreme at a busy Aberdeen Clydesdale Show.
The event, staged at Uppermill Farm, Kintore by kind permission of Malcolm Allan, was judged by Ben McLaughlin, Co Londonderry and Matthew Burks, Lincolnshire, who found their supreme in the in-hand female champion.
Collessie Caroline, from the family based at Newton of Collessie, is sired by the Cawdor Cup stallion, Arradoul Balvenie and out of Bogton Layla. Caroline was female champion at Kinross Show last month.
Reserve overall was the runner-up female champion from Charlotte Young, Ayr.
Her Doura Puzzle, a Collessie Monarch-sired filly out of Littleward Meghan, was first-prize junior filly at Kilmarnock, Lanark and North of Fife Foal Shows.
Blyth Duncan, from Balmalcolm, topped the males with the five-year-old gelding, Old Greenlaw Benjiman, a son of Collessie Monarch, out of Old Greenlaw Skye.
The winning duo has had a successful year both in hand and under saddle, and this week stood sixth of nine at the Scone Palace ridden Clydesdale final.
Reserve male was another from Fife breeder Ronnie Black and family – Collessie Explorer.
Backed by home-bred genetics on both sides, this yearling colt is sired by Collessie Maximus and out of Collessie Jules. Explorer was first prize senior colt at Lanark, Ormiston, Forfar and Kilpatrick Foal Shows.
Newton Glen’s Danny, from Sandy Aitken and family, Forfar, won the foal championship. Their young colt is sired by Dillars Caledonia and out of Doura Allegra, which also won the broodmare section and together took the mare and foal award.
A strong show of ridden Clydesdales judged by Margarite Osbourne, Kirriemuir was won by Arradoul Oran Mor, from Laura Beattie, Moray.
The 10-year-old mare was ridden to success by Robert Auchnie and was only backed earlier this spring. A stand-alone winner in her own right, Arradoul Oran Mor was supreme horse at Keith Show.
The ridden section also had a new award presented in memory of the late George Skinner from Strathorn, Pitcaple for the best rider under the age of 21.
The recipient was a delighted Molly Simpson who was placed second in the class with one of George and Ruth Skinner’s home-bred geldings, Strathorn Ally.
The single cart class was won by Steven Melvin with his mare Barnhill Bumble, a daughter of Doura King Maker out of Barnhill Lady Margaret.
The harness section, judged by Isobel Duncan, Balmalcom was awarded the championship to Steven Ritchie, Forfar with the gelding Caseview Finn.
LEADING awards
Yeld mare – 1 and 2 - M and J Munro; 3, S Melvin. Three-year-old mare - 1, C Paulsson; 2, B Warburton; 3, A Craig and A Jackson. Two-year-old filly - 1, B Balck; 2, A Clark; 3, R Dunn. Yearling filly - 1, C Young; 2, M and J Munro; 3, L Tulloh. Brood mare - 1, S Aitken, L Aitken and K Gowans; 2, N Christie. Filly foal - 1, N Christie; 2, C Young; 3, A Jackson and A Craig. Colt foal - 1, S Aitken, L Aitken and K Gowans; 2, A Jackson and A Craig. Senior gelding - 1, B Duncan; 2, S Ritchie; 3, C.McCulloch. Three-year-old gelding - 1, K Cruickshank; 2, H Wilson. Two-year-old colt or gelding - 1, J and L Martin; 2, A Matear; 3, B Ferguson. Yearling colt or gelding - 1, R Black; 2, DL Young.
Ridden – 1, L Beattie (R Auchnie); 2, G and R Skinner ( M Simpson); 3, G and R Skinner (A Radford).
Single cart – 1, S Melvin; 2, G and R Skinner (D Skinner); 3, Arradoul Rhapsody (R.Stewart)
Decorated harness – 1, S Ritchie; 2, C McCulloch; 3, G and R Skinner. Best kept harness - 1, C McCulloch; 2, S Ritchie; 3, G and R Skinner. Groomed horse - 1, S Ritchie; 2, C McCulloch; 3, G and R Skinner.
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