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Show Results and more
On Tuesday, 20 March 2025 the vet from ANCCE, Spain revised BHM Simply Irrisistable, BHM Koncheeta and BHM Margherita. All girls passed and are not ‘APTO” approved for breeding by the Spanish!
We had a geat week at Canberra Royal Show with all the BHM horses performing exeptionally well - BHM Tinkerbell, BHM Simply Irrisitible and BHM Diana owned/exhibited by Natasha Pembroke-Birss I am so proud of the team!
Thank you to the team of hard dedicated workers/grooms/riders - Kirsten Volz , Emma Rayner, Elli Lyons, Jessica Stalling, Ella Warren and the rest of the team for all your hard work!
Here are our results:
BHM Tinkerbell
2nd Novice Show Hunter Pony, over 13hh & n.e. 13.2hh
6th Child’s Show Hunter Pony, over 13hh & n.e. 14hh
5th Show Hunter Pony over 13hh n.e. 13.2hh
4th Show Hunter Pony, Mare over 12.2hh & n.e. 14hh
1st Led Partbred Spanish Mare
Reserve Champion Led Partbred Spanish
1st Ridden Spanish Pure/Partbred Mare
Reserve Champion Ridden Spanish Pure/Partbred
BHM Simply Irresistible (Sally)
1st Led Spanish Mare
Champion Led Spanish
BHM Diana – owned by Natasha Pembroke-Birss
5th Partbred Welsh Mare, over 13hh & n.e. 14hh, 4yrs & over
4th Partbred Welsh Mare or Gelding, over 13.2hh & n.e. 14hh
3rd Led Partbred Spanish Mare
3rd Ridden Spanish Pure/Partbred Mare
BHM Tinkerbell and Emma Rayner had fabulous sucess at the Dubbo SHC Championship show winning:
Champion Preliminary Pony Hunter
Top 10 Childs Hunter
Equal 3rd in Open Hunter pony
I am so proud of this team!
BHM Tinkerbell returning from a spell and competing at 2024 Ponies By The Sea at Willinga Park with Emma Rayner. The girls looked great and came home with the following:
Runner up Newcomer Ridden Hunter Pony
1st Open Ridden Hunter Pony.
2nd Ridden Part Welsh
1st Led Part Welsh
BHM Simply Irresistible handled by Kirsten Volz wins Champion Led Baroque Horse at her very first show and outing. I was so proud of this young 3yr old PRE filly who handled everything in her stride!
Due is September 2025 is the Habanero XLI and BHM Black Margharita foal! We are thrilled that after only one attempt this precious baby is on the way!
For her first show run BHM Tinkerbell did not disappoint under the fabulous guidance of Emma Rayner at the 2024 EA HOTY winning Runner Up Preliminary Show Hunter Pony and placing 2nd in Newcomer.
Tinks will now come home for a well deserved rest before preparing for the AHAA NSW Championships and Emma's Show Horse Championships.
A fabulous weekend for BHM Tinkerbell and Emma Rayner at the ACT & Southern NSW Show Horse Championships last weekend with Tinks placing 3rd in the Preliminary and Top Ten in the Open Hunter Pony. Not bad for a pony just starting her show career and only being under saddle since May 24!
She is a Pure Spanish/Welsh (BHM Silver Diamontina/Woronora NInja) cross and a Galero granddaughter.
BHM Tinkerbell certainly did exceptional on her very first show circuit after recently being started by Emma Rayner. So many Champions and Reserve Champions in her Hunter, Part Welsh and Other Breeds rings. She is such a beautiful soul! BHM Tinkerbell was only broken in in May 2024 then sent out for a spell before preparing for this show run from June 2024.
Thank you Emma Rayner and team for looking after my girl and doing a superb job showing her. She is my little Galero granddaughter!
BHM Black Margherita was one of the first foals born at BHM when I relocated to Mt Fairy. She is by my imported Spanish stallion, Galero XIV out of one of the first Spanish mares I ever purchased, CS Marieta. Both Galero and Marieta are now deceased, so Margherita is very special to me. I am so thrilled to be able to purchase her back. So Margherita will now join the BHM broodmare band and go to Habanero XLI (imp frozen semen) this breeding season.
Great news that BHM Diana and Natasha Pembroke-Birss place second in the Working Hunter Class at Sydney Royal!!!
Added to BHM Diana’s success she placed 4th with Emma Rayner on board in the Ridden Open Show Hunter Pony.
What a way to go girls!!!!
I had a great couple of days in Cowra, NSW the week of 11 March 2024, where I caught up with Helen Blomquist after many years, and met Liz and Leigh Winkle. I am thrilled to announce that BHM Spanish Ninja has been purchased by Liz and Leigh!
Perfect homes are what every breeder hopes for and Ninja is going to his perfect home!!!
Thank you Megan Bryant for showing Ninja to Liz and Leigh and for all your training.
On 29 February 2024 we said goodbye to Ollie.
Ollie first came to BHM as a 2yr old to keep Galero company. Once he finished this job, Ollie then went on to teach many children to ride and love ponies.
At 22yrs of age Ollie had a very full life! The photos are a very small celebration of his life.
Now you can eat all the grass you want Ollie! Say hello to Galero for me Ollie!!!
I am excited to announce that frozen semen has arrived in Australia for the black Calificado stallion - HABANERO XLI (dec)
Habanero XLI was a true representative of the Spanish horse whose pedigree is based on the Military bloodlines. He excelled in conformation, functionality and dressage in Spain and the UK.
This beautiful stallion is known to some Aussie breeders already. He is now available to all Australian breeders wanting to use a true champion!!
Thank you Naomi Vance-Webb for making this happen!!
For full details and photos please go to
Whilst in Spain I met the owner of the beautiful Spanish stallion Cariñoso BOT II, who now resides in England. I have purchased frozen semen which will arrive in Australia early February 2024. I am excited to use him over my Poeta Du Suaeta filly, BHM Simply Irresistible. Exciting times a head!!!
Kirsten and myself drove to Cowra to see the progress of BHM Spanish Ninja and we were not disappointed. Megan Bryant is do a fabulous job and it was great to see Ninja happy, healthy and progress so well.
I had a fabulous day today judging the miniature horses at the Summer Scorcher Show, Bungendore. I love judging Mini’s! Thank you Kirsten Jane for being my entertaining ring steward. The exhibitors loved you! Many beautiful horses!
Galero would be so proud of his daughter, PDC Kestril who was born on 21 November 2023. PDC Kestril is out of PDC Feliz who is by Utrerano VII (the sire of Olympic horse Fuego). PDC Kestril will be retained by her owner/breeder Julia Roso.
Well I can tick SICAB off my bucket list! Diana Harris and myself travelled Spain/SICAB with Serena and David Noon. We had such a great time and saw so many beautiful horses. Too many to list and my suitcase was not big enough to bring them home! The photos I am posting are in no order or preferences - just a summary of SICAB in conjunction with Dianas photos she posted on Facebook. I took too many photos!
Yes, Diana Harris and I did some shopping and yes, I am going to import frozen semen, but you will have to wait until I announce what stallions I have chosen!
Also, I finally met up with Naomi Vance-Webb who I have been corresponding with via Facebook, email and Messenger for the last 15 years! Naomi owned Habanero I and the UK Spanish Stud, Meadowbrook. Habanero was the very first Spanish stallion I imported frozen semen into Australia many years ago and although we were not lucky enough to have a Habanero baby, I still loved the stallion. It was so good to catch up with Naomi and I was privileged to meet the UK contingency.
