CHILLS AND EQUESTRIAN THRILLS

The seasons are changing...
(Photo : Gareth du Plessis)

Warming up for Winter!

With a sudden gust and very little warning we seem to be well into autumn and heading for winter!

The days have been considerably cooler and all our horse blankets have been hastily taken out of their mothballs!

With winter almost upon us, now is also the time to reassess your feeding programme and make sure that you have stocked up on hay and Lucerne for the winter as, within another 6 weeks, pasture grazing will be greatly reduced as the first frosts hit us.

Bear in mind that horses use energy to keep warm, so if they sleep out, they will require more feed, preferably in the form of good quality roughage to maintain their body-weight.

Moving from chills to thrills, the Nissan Easter Festival is on at the Kyalami Equestrian Park and we wish all our Vuma clients a great weekend's competition.

The end of the month sees the Midfeeds-sponsored show at Maple Ridge and Vuma will be there too, to support our competitors.

Over the same weekend, from the 27^{th -} 29^th of April, the Bloodstock South Africa National Yearling Sales will be held at the TBA Sales Complex in Germiston. Most of the horses will start arriving around the 19^th to settle in and will be ready for viewing. The catalogue is made up of some very nice individuals, so is well worth some close inspection.

Saturday the 28^th of April sees the culmination of the Highveld Autumn season with the running of the SA Derby and SA Oaks on Champion's Day at Turffontein racecourse. This is always a great day out with some very exciting racing, including the President's Champions Challenge, the Computaform Sprint and the Gold Bowl.

So although winter is on the way, April holds a lot in store for us to keep the chills at bay!

THE HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW 2011

The hallowed Bob Charter Arena
(Photo : Catherine Hartley)

Horse of The Year Show
Kyalami Equestrian Park
15 - 20 February 2011

Tuesday 15^th February heralds the start of the Horse of the Year Show, South Africa's showcase event for breeding and showing. Held at the Kyalami Equestrian Park from Tuesday 15th until Sunday 20^th February, the Horse of the Year Show sees the best of breed compete within their categories and finally against each other, across all classes.

Highlights of the show include the Supreme Championships and the Stallion Parade on Sunday 20^th, held in the hallowed Bob Charter Arena.

Vuma will be there - we love to feed your Champions!

Click below for more information :

Overall Schedule

Proposed Horse Of The Year Show Timetable

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For more information contact :
Catherine Hartley : 083 640 1155
Email: catherine@vumafeed.co.za