Perfect
weather bought a lovely ambience to this year's New Forest Pony
Breed Show which was held at New Park, Brockenhurst over the
Bank Holiday weekend of 25th -27th August. Many friendly faces
were in attendance.
To mention just a few ponies and people, 85 years young, Mr Don
Stephens went home with a smile on his experienced face. His
stallion Furzey Lodge Zennica came 4th in the Forest-run Stallions,
4 yrs old and over, (to have run on the Forest in the current
year from 1st May to 1st July) and his three sons, Rushmoor Huntley,
Blakeswater Winky and Hatchett Sunseeker claimed 1st, 2nd and
3rd respectively in Class 3 Forest-run colts 2 to 3 years old.
Over the moon with her win, Mrs Pat Dunning with Foxhills
Bronte won Forest-run Youngstock, (yearlings to have run the
Forest from 1st June to 1st August, 2 and 3 year olds from 1st
May to 1st August in current year). The filly then claimed the
Forest Bred Youngstock Championship and rounded off the day with
Reserve Forest Bred Overall Champion to Mallards Wood Goddess.
Chester
II, 14 years old (owned by Mrs Janet Walton) went to the show
for a "jolly". Starting life as a Forest Bred orphan,
nothing daunts him. He won the Elementary 41 and then came 1st
in the Combined Training which entailed Dressage Test Prelim
14 followed by a Show Jumping round at 2'6".
That small old favourite, Long Copse Elton came 1st in Forest
Bred Forest Run ridden, was Forest Bred Ridden Champion, Overall
Forest Bred Ridden Champion, Reserve Owner/Rider Champion, and
Reserve, reserve in the Baileys Olympia qualifier. When are we
going to see this little chap at Olympia?
New Forest pony to look out for at Olympia this year, not
Forest Bred, is Farriers Fingerprint (Mrs Shirley Young) who
delighted the crowd with her win.
Joy Alderson
Sec. of the New Forest Pony Publicity Group
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