Harry Potter Hallowe’en at pony club

Harry Potter was the theme for this year’s Hallowe’en Fun Day organised by Argyll South Pony Club at the Long Walk arena near Kilmartin.

Even the judges – Ulla Riddell and Mary Lou Aitchison – got into the spirit of the day by dressing as Dumbledore and Professor

McGonagall. After the fancy dress, won by Willow Ryan and Zoe Prentice, it was down to the serious business of collecting Harry Potter’s horcruxes from all sorts of scary places like Askacairnbaan and past the Whomping Willow (Rhododendron) of Poltalloch.

The fastest time of the day at the event, held on Saturday November 2, for this challenging Handy Pony was five minutes 40 seconds but some took a more leisurely route, lasting nearly a quarter of an hour.

After a quick lunch of butterbeer and spellbinding snacks, the Hogwarts Games were next with equestrian quidditch complete with broomsticks, magical potions, bending and a dressup-as-a-sorcerer race.

Ponies, riders and parents had a happy Hallowe’en Fun Day which ended with spooktacular rosettes provided by

Sheila MacCallum. Darker nights may be here, but there is still plenty going on through the winter at Argyll South – so keep an eye on the club site for equestrian events in Argyll.

Results:

Horcrux Handy Pony, Senior: 1 Brodie Crawford,

Toby; 2 Josephine Boase, Rhapsody; 3 Zoe Prentice, Cowal; 4 Alan Boase, Morse; 5 Isla McShannon, Frostie Junior:

1 Willow Ryan, Minstrel; 2 Amy Anderson, Ryan; 3 Louise Ralston, Nero; 4 Amy Anderson, Ophelia; 5 Ffion Lavery Jones, Pebble.

Willow Ryan is Hedwig, Harry Potter’s owl; Prof McGonagall is Mary Lou Aitchison; Dumbledore is Ulla Riddell and on the right, Zoe Prentice is Harry Potter.

The prize winners proudly show off their rosettes.