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Wilbur’s Posts New Forest: Home of the New Forest Pony and a Remnant of the English Past 24 The New Forest Pony 25 Successful New Forest Ponies 52 Getting to Know Cardi 54 Let’s Get Started 56 National Dressage Pony Cup: A Daughter and MotherStory 58- 59 Who’s Your Daddy 60 Pony Profiles with Thalia Gentzel 62 Business Card Directory 64 - 70 The Marketplace 90 Memory Lane

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Chuck Pinnell Interview by Melinda Hartman

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From a young age, Chuck Pinnell always knew he wanted to be an artist. But he never dreamed he would be where he is today. From working at a harness shop at Colonial Williamsburg to doing saddle repairs at the 1996 Olympics, Pinnell’s success rapidly grew. Today he diligently designs custom saddles, belts, half chaps and more.

Did you ride as a kid? Did you have any background with horses?

My grandfather would plow the cotton fields with mules, but I didn’t start working with the horses until around 1975 when I worked at Colonial Williamsburg in a harness shop and made harnesses for the horses there.

How did you know you wanted to do leather work on the scale you do now?

After I worked at Colonial Williamsburg, I moved to Middleburg Virginia and worked at a repair shop which opened the world of international trade to me.

In 1996 I did the saddle repair work for the 1996 Olympics in Georgia. I got to work with 30 some nations while I was there.

Do you have another career you considered/ wish you had pursued?

No, I’ve pretty much followed my passion since I was 18 years old. I’ve been doing leather work for 40 years now and it incorporates a lot of sterling silver, belt buckles, we make all of our own belt buckles so there’s a lot of design work, and even wood work. It’s not just leather work.

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What is your favorite aspect of your current line of work?

The people that I do the work for, you never know who is going to walk in and order something. It could be the smallest little thing but it means so much to them. Especially the half chaps or the chaps, it’s something they put on in the morning and use all day long and it really enriches their lives.

Was there ever an individual who inspired you to start your own business or supported you during the beginning years?

When I was a child, there was an artist that lived across the street and he really opened my eyes up to the world of art and kept me going down that path. It’s something I can do my creative side with the artwork but still make a living.

What impact did your early career in a moccasin shop or while in Colonial Williamsburg have on you? Do you have a life lesson that you still carry with you?

Never be afraid to ask questions and learn as much as you can from whoever you can. It could be the smallest bit of information you get from somebody that changes the course of your thinking and your business career.

Do you have a favorite memory from your work?

Something that really changed someone or you?

Again, it’s about the people you do it for. I was at the Devon horse show one year and a man came up and he was 103 years old, so just the fact that someone would take the time at that stage of life and honor me with making a piece for him, you know it, again, it wasn’t what I was making, it was who I was making it for.

What is the most unique thing about having international clients?

There’s a language barrier sometimes and we ship stuff all around the world and it’s just a neat experience. I’m at the Wellington Winter Equestrian Festival right now in Wellington Florida and there are Colombians, Germans, Swiss, French, Italians, and you never know who is going to walk in and order something.

What piece of advice would you give to someone embarking on the path less travelled?

That’s totally me. Don’t be afraid to take that path. If you have a vision that you see and you want stay on that path and keep going.

If you see anyone else who shares the vision, stop and talk to them.

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Junior Rider Spotlight (East Coast)

Anna Tootle

Magical Me is my small green this year. He is so cute! He is a little grey pony with tiny ears and big eyes, and we have a great bond. He jumps amazing!

I also still have my first pony, she is retired now. Her name is Enchanted (Cricket) and I did walk trot and crossrails on her.

She is a bay medium and she is 27 years old now so she gets to relax in the pasture, and get groomed.

15 yrs old, from Alpharetta GA How long have you been involved with horses? I have been riding for 8 years.

What made you want to be involved with them? Since I was little, I had been begging to ride. When I was 7, my mom finally let me take riding lessons and I fell in love with ponies. I love everything about them!

What are your horses/ponies names?

I have a lot of ponies that I ride and train, but some of my favorites are: Farmore Punctual (Punky) is a medium division pony. She is liver chestnut and she is the sweetest pony I have ever known!

I have taken her to Pony Finals twice and this year she was 22nd overall.

I am thrilled that I just got to start riding Hudson, who won the regular large division at Pony Finals this year. He is a grey large, and has lots of personality! He is very affectionate. He is an amazing mover and jumper! I can’t wait to start showing him.

I have a beautiful large green this year, her name is Carpe Diem (Bella). She is a great mover and has won all of her hack classes!

Love Story (Maggie) is my pony jumper. She has the most heart of any pony! She is very brave and will do anything I ask of her.

What trainer(s) do you work with?

I ride with Brittany Denton at Brownwood Farm in Milton, GA. I am so blessed to be able to catch ride for many trainers in the Alpharetta area. Currently I am riding ponies for my trainer Brittany, Janet Salem and Lauren Kissel at Patchwork Farm, Karen Boysen at Centurian Farm, ponies and horses for Matt Martin at Bijoux Show Stables, and some amazing horses for Julie Curtin at New Vintage Farm. In the past I have also ridden for Carolyn Bell at Fortitude Farm, Gina Bishop at Huntington Sporthorses, and lots of others.

What people in the industry do you admire the most and why?

Some of the people I most look up to are Aleece Jarmin and Victoria Colvin. Both of them have such great attitudes and are friendly and nice to everyone, and are really great riders.

Both of them also can get on any horse and make it look good, and have an amazing ability to find the jumps!

Besides horses, what other things do you do for fun?

I like to spend time with my friends. I love to have friends come over and ride my ponies with me!

What is your favorite subject in school?

I homeschool, and try to get it done as quickly as possible every day. I would rather be riding! I like History and Science better than some of my other subjects.

Other favorite things: Movie: The Hunger Games Color: Purple!

Book: Hunter Seat Equitation by George H. Morris What music is on your Ipod: Taylor Swift, Five Seconds of Summer, Katy Perry What is your favorite thing about competing?

It is always a thrill to walk into the show ring and show my pony off to its best advantage. I like to see how I can do against the other ponies, especially on more challenging ponies, and try to make the pony look easier than it is. I really

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thrive in the show ring and instead of getting nervous, it makes me really focus and concentrate.

What do you find to be the most challenging aspect?

Getting on a new pony and walking into the show ring, not knowing much about it, and trying to make it look easy.

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What are your long term goals involving horses?

I plan to be a trainer. Once I age out, I would like to find a job riding for a big stable. I am hoping that doing so much catch riding as a junior will open doors for me as a professional.

What do you consider your greatest accomplishment to date?

I think that my greatest accomplishment is when I have taken an unbroken or very green pony, or one that is difficult, and teaching it to be an easy, quiet pony that any child can get on and ride. Several times, I have gotten a pony that was not easy, and then gotten a year-end award or ribbon at Pony Finals on that pony. I also have won the Medium Pony Division for GHJA for the last two years, on two different ponies, so I am really proud of that accomplishment, and did really well in the Pony Medal at Pony Finals a couple of years ago.

What is your goal for next year?

Because all of our ponies are always for sale, and most of them are owned by other people, it is hard to have a specific goal. I always hope to do well at Pony Finals, so that is one goal for this year.

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Showing In-Hand

by Charlotte Pletsch

When the words “hunter breeding” are said, it’s easy to imagine droolworthy yearlings and two year olds being shown in-hand at the Devon Horse Show and the like. Chuck Nifong provided the lowdown on hunter breeding: “Form to function. Small head, short distance between the eyes and the nostrils, with ears forward-set, long throatlatch, extremely long neck, nice shoulder with prominent wither.” Nifong went on to say that horses should also have a short back and croup, a good topline, correct hocks, and must move

correctly. Horses should be well turned out and braided, and shown in a bridle. Some trends like braiding the tail come and go, but Nifong said the ring is very traditional and changes minimally over the years.

In a world completely different from hunter breeding, showing miniature horses in-hand comes with its own sets of rules. Christy Wood, a carded horse show judge who has judged horses all over the world, said “Minis are usually body clipped, not shown in full coat. No person shall alter, change, or attempt to

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hide the natural color of a Mini.” Coloring the hooves is permitted and color enhancements can be used on the mini’s head. The minis also must be barefoot. Handlers should be wearing a hat, boots, and a long sleeve shirt, blouse, or jacket. Mini enthusiasts can choose from Halter, Showmanship, Hunters, Jumpers, and Obstacle to show their minis in.

Western in-hand showing “is judged on how well the exhibitor presents the horse to the judge, tracking to and from the judge for soundness,” said Nifong. It’s completely different from a hunter in-hand/conformation class. Horses have to complete patterns of varying difficulty. The horses should be well groomed, with manes pulled and banded. Hooves should be black or painted black, and exhibitors should use non dust-attracting lubricant to highlight the horse’s face and muscles.

Exhibitors should be dressed in properly fitting formal attire. Similar to memorizing a course in hunters/ jumpers, exhibitors must memorize the pattern that the judge asks them to perform.

Showing Welsh Ponies in-hand is also a separate ball game. Handlers should be wearing neat and clean polo shirts and khakis. According to Joanna Wilburn, “You want to look like you are prepared to show a pony

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in hand, not like you have been bathing and clipping ponies all day, and are going straight from the barn to the show ring.” Ponies should be clipped in a style that compliments the pony, and the mane should be styled in the way that best accents the neck, whether that is braided, a short mane, or a slightly longer style. Wilburn prefers to have an older child or adult exhibiting a pony because they can keep up with a pony’s animated trot whilst keeping the pony’s attention. “Don’t get me wrong, I have been beaten by a young handler but all in all, an older handler is better equipped to get the blue ribbon. Besides there are lots more classes the Juniors have, so give us Adults a chance to have some fun!” she said. Wilburn also said that when one receives a high placing in a class, one should acknowledge the judge with a smile or nod and then trot the pony to the best of its ability to accept the ribbon.

With a multitude of disciplines to choose from, anyone not interested in mounted competition can grab a horse of his or her choice breed and go have a blast in the in-hand ring!

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What makes a good dressage pony?

By Tonya Grant

A good dressage pony comes in many sizes and shapes. A child needs the right pony for their age and skill level as well as their size. A small child say 5-7 years old should be on a very small pony.

When they outgrow the small pony they could go to a bigger small pony or a medium pony. When they outgrow the medium pony they should go to a large pony. When they become well skilled on the large pony and are still young they should step up to what is referred to as the “FEI Pony” The FEI pony is a pony that is similar in conformation and movement as a talented horse. This pony measures about 14.1 to 14. 2 hands tall. Ideally an FEI pony is big bodied and has 3 good gates.

If the gates of the pony are correct and also big and flashy that is a bonus and surely the price tag will reflect that. I want to explain “three good gates” because I think people misunderstand this. Many people look for flash and while that can gain you some extra points in the show ring, it’s not always easy to ride. Correct use of the aids is what is most important for a junior rider to learn. A good clear walk that has 4 distinguished beats. Beats are the footfalls of the walk. Right front right hind, left front left hind. If the pony has a big over step for free walk and extended walk that is a bonus. A good trot is a rhythmic trot. Rhythm is something we have to teach young horses so if my ponies have a good rhythmic trots I know my kids are developing a feel for a steady rhythm. If the pony can lengthen the trot naturally, this is good. I work with my kids on trot lengthening often so they develop a feel for “covering the ground” which is important in dressage.

The canter should be a three beat gate of clarity. Because in dressage kids have to sit and can’t do the two point jumping position we look for an uphill and well balanced canter. For the little kids on little ponies keep safety your number one priority but as kids move up the latter they will need to do more at the canter and an easy uphill canter is best suited for dressage.

I love ponies and I love kids. I love to see kids start at the age of 4 or 5 years old and move up the latter. I have a huge jumping background but come from a dressage family and now I specialize in dressage for competition. Because of my jumping background

I have a great feel for getting kids started and moved up the latter from a very early age.

The jumping world mastered long ago the small, medium, and large pony division. It is only in dressage where we have just one generic pony section. I would like to see this changed. What makes a great dressage FEI pony is exactly what a young beginner child cannot ride. Young children need to see dressage is fun and what makes dressage fun should be the same thing as what makes jumping shows fun. Children should be able to compete against kids their own age and ponies of the same basic size.

We need a large volume of youngsters coming up in the ranks to give weight to Robert Dover’s vision of an evolution of young riders coming forward and being mounted properly. Putting America on top in dressage requires a large volume of young riders. We need to send a message that dressage is not just for the elite, but for all those willing to sacrifice and work hard for a dream to train and ride these magnificent animals. Of course this requires the parents to give kids a lift and support them in the beginning years.

My number one requirement for a pony is safely. We need ponies that want to do their jobs. For dressage this means a pony willing to except the aids. In dressage unlike jumping we have to give many more intricate signals to the pony and repeat movements many times. This requires a pony that likes to work.

Second, the pony must have a good canter. We can always improve the trot but the pony must have a good canter as these kids are just learning to canter so the pony must help in that department.

For me the pony does not have to be perfectly trained or on the bit or have flashy gates. The pony must love to work because dressage is a lot of work and I want a pony that thrives on that. Hunter ponies jump 8 jumps and come out of the ring. Dressage ponies must do leg yield, circles, transition, lunge lessons so the rider can improve their position, and all kinds of other difficult movements like the rein back. So the focus and forgiveness must be in the pony’s genetic makeup.

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Once a pony is well trained and competing I would look more for a performance record and not worry about breeding. However if you’re not buying an already trained pony with a show record breeding should be studied.

The ponies that do well as starter ponies, dressage work and show jumping are Welsh A B and C breeds.The Welsh D and Welsh Cob are larger and more suitable for kids who are older or tall and need a larger mount.

The Welsh pony has 4 sections to the breed.

Section A, which is The Welsh Mountain Pony. Section B, the traditional Welsh Pony.

Section C, The Welsh Pony of Cob Type. This pony is bigger than the section A and B. Section D Welsh Cob. This pony is the biggest in size of the Welsh breeding.

The next pony we often see in dressage is the German Riding Pony. The German Riding pony is meant for power, stamina and ridability. Because of the “power” part of the character ones skills and talent must match that of the pony. The German Riding Pony has warm blood horse characteristics. They resemble a well built warm blood horse but in a pony size typically about 14.2 hands high. German riding ponies are very good jumpers and dressage ponies.

One last pony to consider is The North American Sport Pony. This pony is not breed specific, but rather these ponies are accepted into the registry by their size, conformation, movement, and character. All ponies in the registry must have on file their DNA type as well as be inspected beforehand and accepted into the registry based on their performance and testing capabilities.

In closing I want to repeat if you are looking for a pony for your child or student and you find one that is well trained and doing the job you need please do not worry about breeding. Training is the best gift to the novice rider one can give. Now if you are buying for the future and you plan to train a pony or you want a top competition pony then look into the breeding of the ponies. This will give you the best glass ball in which you can predict how that pony will turn out.

Please also note if you have one of these pony breeds that grow slightly taller than a pony, over 14.2 don’t fret. The pony used for the junior competitions must be over 14.2 and judges look for suitability. So if I have a young rider who I want to do the junior young riders for example but they are small or petite in size I want them on a 14.3 or 15 hand German riding pony. I don’t want them on a 16.2 hand horse which is not size proportionate.

There is nothing quite like a child and their pony. I look forward to seeing ponies flourish in the world of dressage.

Tonya Grant excelled at jumping events as a young girl and continues to excel as a Dressage professional. Tonya brought home USDF Gold and Silver Medals in 2002 on Tamara, a PRE Stallion. She won the 2008 USEF Silver Stirrup award for Grand Prix and I-II Champion USDF ranked 4th nationally riding Dutch Stallion Kevekko.

In 2009, Tonya and Kevekko won the Grand Prix at The Winter Equestrian Festival Classic in Wellington, FL. Tonya is currently training 5 young Dressage horses from the age of 2 to 6 years old.

Tonya has trained ponies, kids and juniors all the way from short stirrups to the open division. She also trained medal and Maclay riders and worked with juniors in dressage. She has recently have started very young kids in dressage in Intro levels comparable to the short stirrup and small pony hunter divisions. She is very excited to introduce very young kids to Dressage.

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Wilbur’s Posts...

It’s pretty amazing. I’m on my second column! I kind of felt like an imposter at first. Who would give little half blind me a column? Ok…not to rehash things- I got the column by default, I know that…but they could have just not done the column at all if there was no one to do it. Now, not only am I still writing…I got more treats!!

How awesome is that??!!

mice need to go find their own treats- these are mine and the pail keeps them safe and fresh!! The pail gets opened and I love the smell. It’s a good fresh molasses-y smell.

Makes me want to devour the whole pail right away! I stop myself because I know being the best treat reviewer means you need to savor the smell and taste.

Imagine my surprise when the mailman brought a box up.

My paddock is closest to the road. Right now I have it to myself. I can’t really eat hay…I need wet down hay cubes and the other horses would steal them from me since they are so yummy! I get a mix of warm water and molasses over them to soften them so I can eat them…anyway… I was in my paddock alone doing pretty much nothing besides dreaming of spring grass and here comes the mail man. I think nothing of it until I realize the package he has is for ME!! Wow. Little old me has another package!! I thought last month’s was a fluke. Kind of like when your mom sets you up for something to try and make you feel ok about yourself…but two treat boxes for me??

I must have done an ok job on my last treat review to have another awesome company trust me to sample theirs. The weight of the responsibility weighs heavy on me but I can do it! I will be the BEST treat reviewer ever!!

Now here is the part I wouldn’t know if it wasn’t for the review. As we all know- my eyes aren’t too good. I need bute sometimes for them (according to the vet). I don’t like bute.

Well I didn’t even know I HAD bute! Apparently these treats are nice and soft…you just slip meds in them…and horses like me eat them since they are soooo good. Meds in…we know nothing about it…and eat it…everyone is happy. Unfortunately I know I got snookered because I was told about it. Mom thought I needed to know how good the treats were.

I ate crummy meds and didn’t even know it! I wish I didn’t know …but I’m so glad other ponies and horses WON’T know…they will eat their “treats” and think it’s all good!!!

So this month I was lucky enough to get a box from Nicker Doodles. First off I like the name…it’s cool.

I also like the container.

The treats came in a pail.

The pail is awesome out here because we do have mice and though everyone is entitled to good things in life…the

I eat the first treat. The texture is nice. Solid but soft. Not too gooey, but not crunchy. Crunchy might work for some young colts, but for older guys like me- we need soft. Flavor is great…smell is great…and texture works for me too! The treats hit all the marks!!

I am officially giving a thumbs up to Nicker Doodles treats!

Order some yourself and you will be a fan too!

Check out their website: www.nickerdoodles.net.

Hopefully I’ve done a good enough job that more treats will head my way. I really do love this job. I feel like I finally have something special to do. It’s really nice to have a job. Thank you for believing in me!

That’s all for now…

Wilbur out!!

Wilbs Luna and her best friend Beauty attempting to help them selves to their favorite treats.

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NEW FOREST: HOME OF THE NEW FOREST PONY AND A REMNANT OF THE ENGLISH PAST

By Hunter Taylor

The story of the New Forest pony is an intriguing one; the story of its home, New Forest, is equally fascinating. The best starting point for the history of this fabled forest in south central England is the present.

Today, many local property owners have, as a result of the property they own, what are know as “commoning rights” with regard to New Forest. The owners of these properties with “commoning rights” are known as “commoners”. Commoners have a right to pasture their livestock in New Forest. This right of pasturage is subject to some restrictions and is also subject to a nominal charge.

The pastured livestock usually consist of ponies, cows and pigs, and occasionally sheep.

The pigs are very useful to the pasturing ponies and cows, as the pigs clear the forest floor of fallen acorns, which would otherwise present a serious health risk to the ponies and cows if ingested.

The grazing activity in New Forest is administered by two levels of administration. The overall management authority for the area is vested in ten “verderers”, whose charge is to represent the commoners and to protect the New Forest. In 2005, New Forest was made a national park. Since that time, the verderers have worked with the Forestry Commission, which manages national parks, to oversee the operation of New Forest. The everyday operation and supervision of the animals is entrusted to a group known as the “agisters”, chosen by the verderers; each of the four districts of the forest has its own agister representative. The agisters are in charge of the “drifts”, the annual roundup of animals, as well as the marking or branding of animals.

In addition, the agisters conduct periodic sales of surplus ponies not owned by commoners and which are rounded up in the annual drift.

The 120 square mile tract known as New Forest is a truly unique area containing a rare mixture of habitats. The most remarkable environ is a significant area of open heathland, comprised of large tracts of “sandy” land

The Paisley covered in heather and low scrub. Many of these heathland tracts contain small, wet bog areas. The remainder of New Forest is wooded, with a mixture of deciduous and coniferous forests. The older trees in New Forest are 300 to 400 year old oaks. Today, this large, beautiful area of south central England exists specifically for the benefit of a group of local landowners and, more generally, for all the people of the British Isles. This current situation has not always been the case.

When William the Conqueror took the English Crown in 1066, the future of New Forest began to take shape. The King and his allies quickly discovered the New Forest area to be a perfect private hunting area. In 1079, the area was declared by the King to be a royal hunting preserve, or a “royal forest”.

This designation made the area one where only the King and others approved by him could hunt. Wildlife, particularly deer and wild boar, were protected from hunting by anyone else. Plant life in the forest was also protected to feed the animals.

The price paid by the locals for the King’s designation was considerable. Approximately 20 hamlets and several small farms had to be abandoned to facilitate the royal hunts. The sop given the commoners was a limited right to gather fuel in the woods and to pasture their livestock, except for goats.

Needless to say, the locals were not happy with the arrangement.

Punishment for violation of the King’s Forest Law was severe. Blinding, mutilation and even death might be in store for those who poached wild animals from the forest or who downed trees or otherwise cleared or fenced forest land, even if the land was owned by them. In short, the Forest Law prohibited any activity that would interfere with or impede the hunt, including the chase.

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est. Richard’s brother, William Rufus, who was King William II at the time of his death, died from an arrow wound while hunting in New Forest. The circumstances of the death have never been clear: William’s hunting companion, who fled the scene and escaped to France, said that the arrow ricocheted off a tree and struck the King. Others, meanwhile, theorized that the hated King was the victim of an intentional arrow shot. Finally, Robert, grandson of William I, was killed when his head was caught in the boughs of an oak tree that Robert’s horse galloped under during a hunt chase. Locals clearly viewed this series of fatal events to be fair retribution for the evil royal taking of the land.

The later history of New Forest is less traumatic. In 1698, a statute was passed that allowed enclosure of previously protected timberland. Timber harvested from this area was important to the building of a strong British Navy.

In 1877, the New Forest Act was passed, marking a shift in emphasis regarding control of the area. The Court of Verderers became the representatives of the commoners instead of the Crown. This legislation paved the way to the current status of this historical tract. New Forest continues to be home to a wonderful breed of ponies,and both a national treasure for all citizens of the British Isles and a significant historical monument for all humanity.

King William was subsequently said by the locals to have ultimately paid a proper price for taking these lands. Ironically, two of his sons and a grandson all died while hunting in New Forest. Prince Richard died in a hunting accident when his horse was spooked by a charging stag: the Prince was crushed against a tree and did not survive. A different version was that Ollie (Rushmoor Oliver) aged 18 by Smiler of the Prince died as a result of an illness Sheepwash out of Rushmoor Strike it Lucky caused by breathing bad air in New For-

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Halpin has been working with the mare from day one to build trust and to let her train her. “At the beginning, schooling dressage was an issue, she hated it, I had to wait until she wasn’t so defensive and offended by me” Halpin stated. Through the time Farrah has been with Halpin, she has grown to trust her and improved immensely. The pony has surpassed expectations and has been in the top twenty at two star events against 90 competitors. She also earned the Small but Mighty Award for being the smallest pony in the class. Her accolades will continue to grow this upcoming year where Sinead plans to take her to another two star event and possibly an advanced, though that is dependent on Farrah’s success and how she feels.

Under saddle, the mare refuses to ride like a typical pony. Halpin confesses “[Farrah] hates adding distances, she will rather leap than add. Her stride length is huge, and she refuses to be ridden as a pony”. The bold mare requires an equally bold ride. With her small side, the pair has to cover more ground than horses doing the same task. Being forward and accurate is key, especially in cross-country. Halpin has learned how to ride the mare differently, “you’re a lot closer to the jump, and that takes a long time to get used to“.

When riders hear the word ‘pony’, one of two images typically come to mind; the bomb proof saint of a lesson pony that is as wide as it is tall, or the fire breathing beast that is kept in the dry lot and has to be ridden with an air vest and a carrot dangling in front of its face. Ponies are not typically thought of as upper level eventers. The few that do rise above the odds and prove fierce competition for the 17hh horses typically seen in upper levels tend to catch the eyes of the Eventing world.

Forrest Nymph, affectionately called Farrah, is a nine year old 14.2hh New Forest Pony. Ridden by Sinead Halpin and owned by Beth Davidson, the chestnut mare has blossomed and become an incredibly competitive CCI** and CIC** mare, with hopes of moving up to the advanced level in the future. Farrah came to Halpin about one year ago. Davidson put out an ad looking for someone to form a partnership with to ride the mare and a friend quickly contacted Sinead. The pony quickly blew her away and moved into her barn promptly after.

Farrah requires one of two rides. If an amateur who knows very little backs her, she will take care of them, and happily obliged to do lead line classes in the past.

On the other hand, a professional needs to be riding her to get her to perform. “You cannot be in the middle, and she won’t tolerate an aggressive ride” Halpin explains. The rider needs to know a thousand ways to say one thing, and fighting with this mare is not an option.

Despite her classic pony-like stubbornness, Forrest Nymph is an incredibly sweet pony on the ground.

She is the easiest pony in the barn, and goes with any horse in the pasture happily. She is quite affectionate, and has proved very good with kids. This easygoing mare has proved quite the little package.

Though she is a pony, and a slight pony at that, Farrah’s strength is her jump. Even at the CCI** and FEI** at Fair Hill where she placed in the top twenty, the 9 or 10 minute cross country course did not phase the little power house. Her form remained unchanged over the end of the course, despite the fact that she was tired.

Her biggest strength is also her fearlessness. Nothing intimidates her. She is incredibly tough and does not even need to think about jumping. Originally bred as a dressage pony, she shines in all phases, though more

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people come to watch the pony in the jumping phases. There is something about a small horse or a pony jumping large fences that creates an underdog mentality and draws a lot of publicity and attention.

Farrah has proved an incredibly inspirational pony to the Eventing world. Hapin wanted to explain that especially in Eventing, there is a lot of negative publicity with injuries and other aspects of the sport. She believes the discipline she loves has proved difficult for Americans to transition into the international stage. Ponies especially struggle to compete in the international Eventing world. Farrah is doing what should not be possible for her size.

She is defeating the odds and that is so exciting and rewarding for the sport as a whole. She says that it is nice to have an underdog and a happy story to cling to in this time.

Farrah has a real place with that in this world.

This little pony that could has defied all of the odds and stereotypes for her size. She soars over coops and trakehners without batting an eye, and puts down fabulous dressage scores without adding any points to it the entire competition. This little mare exemplifies all of the characteristics that make up a champion, and is a force to be reckoned with. Keep an eye on this pair in their upcoming year of competition, I know I will.

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THE NEW FOREST PONY:

A LONG JOURNEY FROM THE WOODS AND MOORS OF SOUTHERN ENGLAND TO THE NORTH AMERICAN EQUINE SCENE by Hunter Taylor THE NEW FOREST PONY OF TODAY The New Forest Pony is a native breed of the British Isles, one of the nine Mountain and Moorland breeds. They are indigenous to an area known as New Forest, which covers approximately 120 square miles in Hampshire on the south-central coast of England. The New Forests are a hardy breed, as can be expected of a breed that has historically lived outside year around and which generally continues to do so today.

In addition to their hardiness, they are known for their great temperament, intelligence, trainability and athleticism. They are often described as possessing a horse stride as opposed to a pony stride.

In the past, many were used as pit ponies in the mines, as carriage steeds, for racing (particularly during the 19th century), for farm use and for military use. Today, their combination of strong traits makes them a highly versatile sports horse suitable for cross-country, dressage, the hunters and driving. This gifted breed has even produced talented polo ponies. The temperament has made them especially useful in therapeutic riding programs. One experienced horseman has observed of the breed: “If a family is going to have one horse for both children and adults to ride, there is nothing better than a large New Forest Pony. As a rule, they want to please and are kind and smart, plus they tend to be easy keepers.”

Historically, these ponies have been rounded up out of their forest habitat annually for routine checking, worming and marking for ownership. Also, at this time selections are made of the ponies to be sold. This process continues today.

A breed registry for the New Forests has existed in the United Kingdom since 1906. In recent years, the registry requirements have become stricter. Now both parents must be fully registered in the New Forest registry. The sire must be approved by the New Forest Pony Breeding and Cattle Society. If the pony was born in New Forest after 1998, it must have been recorded as a foal with the registry. For the part New Forests or the offspring where both parents are not fully registered, there is a special registry which allows registration of ponies where one parent or one grandparent is a registered New Forest Pony. There is no process for any pony’s offspring to move from that special registry to the purebred book.

In recent years, farm breeding of New Forest Ponies has dramatically increased. Still much of the breeding continues in the traditional way, with approved stallions released for appropriate periods in the forest to form small herds of mares with the purpose of producing more ponies.

While New Forests are still not well-known this side of the Atlantic, importation of the ponies into the United States and Canada began more than 50 years ago in the 1950’s.

Mary Wilson of Jacob’s Farm in Seekonk, MA and Elizabeth Hollbrook of Forest Hill Stud in Dundas, Ontario were leaders in the early importation and breeding of New Forest Ponies in North America.

In recent years, the popularity of the breed has increased in the U.S. And Canada. Reflecting this growing popularity was the establishment in 2003 of the New Forest Society of North America. This group started a New Forest registry for the U.S. And Canada. In 2007, the New Forest Pony Breeding and Cattle Society, which maintains the official breed registry in the U.K., awarded “Daughter Stud Book” status to the registry maintained by the New Forest Society of North America.

This official designation makes the North American registry the only North American registry recognized by the official English registry.

While the unusual versatility of the New Forest Pony and its increasing popularity in North America make for an interesting story, that story is a footnote to the much more significant story of where the New Forest Pony came from and how it came to be what it is today. That is a story that extends over a sea of time that greatly exceeds the mere gulf of distance between the U.K. and North America.

ORIGINS OF THE NEW FOREST PONY Nearly two million years ago, the forerunners to the modern horse began migrating out of North America across a landmass located where the Bering Sea now exists between Alaska and Russia. Over the last two million years, the land bridge between North America and Russia has existed more often than not, facilitating both animal and human migration in both directions between Asia and North America. Thus the horse migrations out of North America into Asia appear to have continued, off and on, until the land bridge was last overtaken by the rising sea approximately 11,000 years ago.

The migration of horses did not end in Asia. Some horses settled in Asia, but many continued westward. In time, the migration had moved across Asia into the Middle East, into what is now Europe and across northern Africa. At the time of the equine influx into western Europe what are now the British Isles were attached to Europe because of the lower sea level.

As the horse population had spread to many parts of the earth, it appears that the physical characteristics of the horses were significantly influenced by the environment in which the horses lived.

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It would seem logical to reason that if horses were there 500,000 years ago, 10,000 years ago and when recorded history began, it is not unlikely that the ponies living in those woods today are descended from the original equine inhabitants.

Moreover, the very limited DNA testing of New Forest Ponies has not yet suggested any strong biological link to the distant past (to much more than 10,000 years ago). Recent DNA testing of New Forest Ponies reveals that they, like other British Mountain and Moorland Ponies, show a shared ancestry with Celtic-type ponies such as the Pottock and Asturcon ponies now found in the Basque region of Spain and France.

Both of these breeds are thought to be descendants of an older type of pony generally referred to as a Celtic pony. The Celtic-type were roaming Europe approximatey 10,000 years ago. They are believed to have descended from the Tarpan subspecies of Equus caballus, a somewhat sleeker version of horse than the draft subspecies. Since the British Isles remained connected to continental Europe by land until sometime between 8,500 and 8,000 years ago, it is likely that Celtic ponies migrated into the British Isle area during the time around 10,000 years ago.

Those Celtic ponies that migrated into the Isles likely interbred with the native pony population, if there was such a population, or these ponies may have been the beginning of today’s British pony population, including the NewForest ponies. Under either scenario, the New Forest has been home to some hardy ponies for a long time. Put more directly, the New Forest Pony is a breed rooted far back in time.

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Fossil evidence of horses dating back 500,000 years has been found in the New Forest area of south-central England. Adding to this early evidence of horse population is the fact that horses and ponies are known to have populated the area without interruption since the beginning of recorded history in 43 AD, with the Roman invasion of Britain.

In addition, horse remains dating back approximately 10,000 years have been uncovered in the general New Forest area. When these facts are considered together, an obvious question emerges: Just how far back in time do the ancestors of the current equine residents of the area extend? Are the New Forest Ponies descendants of the draft-type horses that populated the area a half-million years ago? Or do they descend from a later equine arrival to the area?

On the other hand, we know very little about what was happening with the horse population in the British Isles up to the time of the Roman invasion. In addition, recent studies suggest a dramatic decrease in the horse population in Europe generally during the period between 25,000 and 10,000 years ago. In fact, it is thought that the horse may have gone extinct in some places in Europe during this period. Various theories have been advanced for this decrease in horse population varying from climate change to overhunting by hominids (Homo sapiens and Neanderthals).

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Fossil evidence has established that ancestors of the horse of today had made their way to what are now the British Isles at least 700,000 years ago. These early arrivals were of the draft subspecies of Equus caballus (the modern horse species). Of the species as it had developed at its early stage, the draft-type tended to have the thickest legs and hooves and the stockiest body, with a deep chest and broad back. Evidence suggests that their lower leg area was feathered (had longer hair). In addition, the draft-type is believed to have developed a special winter coat comprised of an oily topcoat that prevented the softer and thicker undercoat from becoming soggy and which readily shed snow and ice.

In addition, these draft-types were thought to have developed thick tails with long hair that protected the rear end and underbelly areas. In short, these horses were well-equipped for the many bogs and marshes and the harsh winters of their habitat.

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Ten thousand years ago, the ponies of New Forest were wild. Horses and ponies were still approximately 4,000 years away from domestication in the British Isles. The human residents of the Isles 10,000 years ago were still hunter-gatherers. The relationship between man and ponies was that of hunter and hunted.

Forrest Nymph (Forrest Flame/Hoppenhof ’s Silvia) 2010- 1st place Beginner Novice Rocking Horse Fall Horse Trials 2013- 1st place Preliminary Level at Rocking Horse Winter III Horse Trials 2014- Intermediate Level 5th place at Seneca Valley PC Horse Trials

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Sometime around 5000 BC (about 7,000 years ago), the human population in the area began to shift from a hunting and gathering way of life to one of primitive farming. With this shift in life style came the domestication of horses and ponies. While the forest continued to provide home to many of the ponies, more and more came to be used in agricultural work on the small farms and for transportation of the human residents of the area and their goods. Indications are that during this early period of farming, some of the New Forest habitat was cleared for farm use, but the bulk remained as forest and heathland with scattered moors, which continued to provide habitat for many other animals in addition to the ponies.

The history of the area starts to become clearer in 1066 AD, when William the Conqueror took the English crown after his victory at the Battle of Hastings. Within a short time, now King William I found the New Forest area to be a favorite royal hunting area. He gave the area its name of New Forest and officially made it a preserve for royal hunting.

His primary interest was in hunting deer and wild boar, and an important part of the hunt was the chase. So his new law prohibited the general population from hunting the animals of the area or fencing any part of the area so as to impede the chase that often preceded the kill. Starting then, New Forest and its wildlife, including the ponies that had long populated the area, were subject to strict royal control.

Historical evidence shows a substantial pony population in New Forest during the 13th century. On March 15, 1217 King Henry III directed the New Forest Pony Warden to give to

www.thepaisleypony.com the Monks of Beaulieu all the profits from the sale of ponies from New Forest until November, 1220. This gift was “for the benefit of his father’s soul”--his father being the late King John. Presumably a gift with such purpose was significant.

Given what appears, since domestication of the horse, to be a universal human tendency to attempt to breed a better horse, one has to suspect that those in charge of the New Forest ponies were, from early on, experimenting with selective breeding experiments. One of the first known planned efforts to improve the “foresters”, as the were then called, was by King Henry III. In the same year he made the charitable contribution to benefit his father’s soul, he directed that 18 Welsh mares be sent to the forest to improve the quality of the ponies.

One of the most notable, and probably significant, efforts aimed at breed improvement was a rather fortuitous occurrence in the 1760’s. Several years prior, the Duke of Cumberland, a prominent horseman of the day, acquired a well-bred thoroughbred foal named Marske. Lord Cumberland raced Marske on the turf at New Market with no meaningful success.

The Duke retired Marske to stud.

Initially, the second career was as lackluster as the first. The Duke died and Marske was sold at auction to a local farmer “for a song”. For the next four years, Marske was bred to a number of New Forest mares.

It is thought that Marske had been breeding the New Forest mares even before the Duke’s death, as the Duke was Pony Warden of New Forest and it was reported that he had let his stallion run in the forest on occasion in an effort to inject some new blood in the pony population.

The Marske period ended abruptly four years after the local farmer had purchased him at auction. The farmer sold the horse to a buyer out of the area for a price many, many times above the price paid by the farmer. It seems that suddenly one of Marske’s progeny had started winning races at Epsom. The horse

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An observer of New Forest ponies from the second half of the 18th century observed that Marske had stamped the ponies of his time in a very positive way, with “the effect continuing to be apparent for many years after Marske had left the district.” Examination of Marske’s breeding and his success as a thoroughbred stud, should leave no doubt that he had a significant positive impact on the New Forest ponies. Marske’s grandsire was the Darley Arabian, one of the three dominant foundation sires of modern thoroughbred racing bloodstock. Marske was a great sire in his own right, having sired Eclipse.

Eclipse, while a great race horse, was even greater in his breeding performance. Estimates today are that close to 95% of today’s thoroughbred race horses are descended from Eclipse.

Starting from 1890 and into the 20th century, Lord Arthur Cecil was heavily involved in improvement of the New Forest breed. At one point, he was turning out 22 stallions for breeding purposes. Among the stallions he provided were some Black Galloways from the Island of Rum off the western coast of Scotland.

During this period Exmoor stallions were also introduced to the New Forest breeding program.

CONCLUSION Either way the Armada story only adds to the mystique of the New Forest breed—a breed rooted in the far distant past, affected by royal involvement over the centuries, influenced by both great Arab and Thoroughbred bloodlines and touched by periodic infusions of the related blood of other pony breeds of the British Isles such as the Galloway, Welsh and Exmoor.

Rarely are we able to get such a close view of how an older breed has developed over time. In large measure, this is possible with the New Forest Pony because of the very small geographical area in which most of its development has taken place. Because of this, and the fact that the English have been unusually good over the years at chronicling details, we are able to track rather closely how this talented and versatile breed of sport pony has developed. The story is the story of a pony breed that is gaining in popularity and is likely to continue to do so.

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During the 19th century, several individuals aimed at improving the New Forest Pony breed through the infusion of new blood. In the mid19th century, the Prince Consort (Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, first cousin and husband of Queen Victoria) sent a grey Arab stallion for use in breeding the New Forest mares. Later, in 1889, QueenVictoria loaned two of her Arab stallions (Abeyan and Yirassan) for use in the New Forest pony breeding.

No account of the breeding that has produced the New Forest pony of today is complete without mention of the Spanish Armada story. In 1588, when the Spanish Armada moved on England, the galleons were carrying over a thousand horses in anticipation of the land invasion that was to follow the Spanish naval victory that did not occur.

Several of the galeons were sunk, some in and around the channel side of England. According to the story, some of the Spanish horses were able to swim ashore and find their way to New Forest, where they became part of the equine population. Fact or myth is the question?

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Wicked Willoughbie (Courtjester x Willoway Alice) 2013- Reserve Champion 1st Level National Dressage Pony Cup 2013- Champion Training Level National Dressage Pony Cup Stal Beuving Sporthorses Ten Ankers Patroball aka Enchanted Forest (Sufoatik’s Fire Ball/Muleander) 2006 - Champion Medium Pony Hunter at Devon 2007 – Champion Medium Pony Hunter at Wellington Masters and Wellington Finale 2007, 2011 Overall Grand Champion Medium Pony Hunter USEF Pony Finals & the Beagle Brook Farm Perpetual Trophy 2007- Champion Medium Pony Hunter Pennsylvania National 2009- Champion Medium Pony Hunter Desert Circuit I 2011-Champion Medium Pony Winter Equestrian Festival 2 (WEF), WEF 5, WEF 8, WEF 9, WEF 10 2011- Champion Medium Pony Hunter at Devon 2011- Champion Medium Pony Hunter Washington International 2012- Champion Medium Pony Hunter WEF 8, WEF 9, WEF 12 To see more of his wins in his outstanding career you can visit: https://www.usef.org/_IFrames/Searches/ horseResultsReport.aspx (Bill Gate’s daughter, Jennifer Gates once owned Enchanted Forest).

Golden Star (Merrie Moscan/Chungels Broomy) 2012- 11-year-old rider Emily Andreano earned her USDF Bronze Medal.

(Emily is the 3rd youngest rider to earn a Bronze Medal) 2011- 1st place First Level at DASC Championships 2012- 1st place Second Level at DASC Championships Trillville (Corso/Sonnius Nemesia) 2009- USEF Horse of the year, Supreme and Medium Pony Hunter Champion 2012- Overall Reserve Champion at Pony Finals 2012- Champion Medium Pony Hunter at I Love New York, Manchester Summer Fest, and Manchester Classic 2013- Reserve Champion Medium Pony Hunter at Devon and Champion at Hits on the Hudson II 2014- Reserve Champion Medium Pony Hunter at Show Place Spring Spectacular, SFHJA Annual Charity, Holiday and Horses.

2015- Reserve Champion Medium Pony Hunter at Holiday Festival I and at Equestrian Sport Production Holiday Circuit Finale Winning New Forest Ponies in Europe Helena Grühb Dimmans Stuteri

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2011- Individual gold and team silver at the Nortic Baltic Championship in Showjumping 2013- Individual bronze Nordic Baltic Championship in Eventing Will represent Sweden in the 2015 European Championships Labbenhus Snoevs - Denmark (Ridderslag Gerhard/Roloekke) 2011- European Championships – Individual dressage silver, Freestyle Gold 2011- Danish Championships- Team, Individual and Freestyle Gold 2011- Nordic ChampionshipsTeam and Freestyle Gold 2010- World Equestrian Games (WEG) Team Bronze, Individual Bronze and Freestyle Silver 2010- Nordic ChampionshipIndividual and Team Gold 2009- Nordic team Gold Championships- Individual and Team Gold 2008- Nordic Championships – Individual Silver and Team Gold 2008- Danish ChampionshipsFreestyle Silver Information taken from Stinna Tange Kaastrup website To see photographs of this incredible pony go to this website and scroll down to 2011: http://www.stinnatangekaastrup.dk/resultater

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Wanda Wellbred...”You didn’t hear it from me!”

Happy New Year My Dears! So horse in tow. The New trainer, desperate or greedy or just

many people are making new starts this New Year! New - Horses, Trainers, Barns, the Winter Circuits are getting under way and the road that 2015 will take us on is being paved.

Not all of us though are making the best starts to a New Year, it seems a certain amateur rider from New York has slipped out of her straight jacket and has forgotten her medication refills! Yes My Dear’s what better way to start of a new year by moving in with your Boyfriend of one month whom you have already called the police on more times than Kim Kardashian has taken selfies in the last 15 minutes!

It seems that this lovely pair, met at a horse auction, and hit it off afterwards at a local bar, leaving their newly purchased horses sitting in a Panera Parking lot for 5 hours!

One of the Panera staff became concerned with what they thought was a horse in distress banging and pawing in the trailer…turns out it was these two in the dressing room.

Within a few weeks the two were seen together arm in arm at various horse events, usually followed up with some blow up. At a recent show where the temps were just above freezing the alcohol in their “coffee” was so strong one trainer at the in-gate actually complained to the show office, after the show office approached the couple some row ensued and she was seen throwing leg wraps and various items out of her tack stall at him while he stomped off in a drunken stooper. I don’t know; American Horror Story :Freak Show is scary enough on the screen, to have to live it as the poor fellow horse show competitors of these two is beyond terrifying.

My Dear’s we should all remember when you lay down with dogs you get fleas. It seems one trainer decided to get in bed with one Clientzilla. This so called “client” has gone from one barn to the next and one friend to the next burning bridges and stiffing people for money, and then bad mouthing them to every ear willing to listen. Well it turns out Clientzilla had cheated her former trainer, and a client of theirs out of a horse and snuck off in the middle of the night like some bad scene from Wall Street, with the

plain stupid, went along with the scheme and they tried to re-sell the horse, of course no one respectable would touch the horse and finally the horse was returned with a warrant and pending court case. Of course Clientzilla somehow persuaded the trainer to burn one bridge after another, and end up in a dire financial situation and like a cue from a bad 90’s soap opera, Clientzilla flipped out on the trainer and walked away! Now the trainer is trying to gain sympathy and go after Clientzilla – but is strangely having no luck getting any help or support…Karma works that way maybe next time don’t be so greedy and do the right thing!

The song says we should remember old acquaintances, but some are better forgotten! It seems one former trainer has become so obsessed with former clients that he was arrested for violating a restraining order and harassing a former client and her two daughters at a hotel restaurant in Florida. The young family had started riding with the so called trainer as their first introduction into the horse world, they soon caught on to his irresponsible and unethical behavior and like a marching band in New Orleans..marched on out glad to see the back of him and his farm ( which he was being evicted from) Needless to say he continued to advertise one of their horses for sale and showed up at their new farm with some clueless potential buyers in tow. Who were looking at the horses price three times over the asking!!!! After being asked to leave he got into an altercation with one of the grooms and the police were called. Not to be deterred he is still advertising their horse and when served with papers from the court he accosted the family at dinner!

My Dears unless you want to be thought of as the Nene of the real housewives of the show circuit or star in a John Water’s films version of Dangerous living in Wellington, please try to focus on the good and the positive in 2015, learn to move on and upward!

Well until next time…please watch out for people like this around you! And keep your eyes and ears open!

Wanda

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Junior Rider Spotlight (West Coast)

Emma Marlowe What is your favorite subject in school?

If I have to pick a favorite subject it would probably be Anthropology.

Other favorite things: Movie: The parent trap is an all-time favorite Color: Green Book: I should read more books!

What music is on your Ipod: I mostly listen to Pandora

16 yrs old, from: Acton CA How long have you been involved with horses?

I started riding when I was 18 months old & was jumping cross rail courses by 4 years old. I’ve always been happiest in the saddle.

What made you want to be involved with them?

My mom is a trainer & has ridden for 45+ years.

What are your horses/ponies names?

Mago he’s a 11 year old Argentine Warmblood, he taught me more than I could of ever imagined & is my best friend. He is currently teaching kids how to ride at our barn. I also have a 15 year old large pony named Snazzy. He was my 1st pony who we will keep forever. He currently is a lesson pony.

What trainer(s) do you work with?

I am a working student for Leslie Steele My mom also owns and operates Marlowe Show Stables What people in the industry do you admire the most and why?

I of course admire Leslie Steele, she has already taught me so much in a short period of time. She is opening doors for me & is an incredible trainer. I am very thankful for her. I also admire my mom for giving me the love for horses & teaching me how to ride. She is an amazing trainer & mother. She is the hardest working trainer you’ll ever meet & she supports me every day.

Besides horses, what other things do you do for fun?

Acting has always been a fun passion of mine.

What is your favorite thing about competing?

My favorite thing about competing is the teamwork it takes to be successful. The satisfaction of leaving the ring after a good round is the best feeling. It shows all the hard work is paying off.

What do you find to be the most challenging aspect?

I think emotions can be a very challenging aspect. You have to be very level headed to be in this sport. You have to be able to take failure & not break down if things go wrong on course. The pressure at times can be hard to handle, you have to be able to rise above. There are so many ups and downs in this sport. I will always try to just keep riding forward.

What do you consider your greatest accomplishment to date?

I wouldn’t say one round or ribbon is my greatest accomplishment. I think taking a very difficult horse & developing great partnership & success with him is my greatest accomplishment.

What is your goal for next year?

My goal for 2015 is to be competitive in the 3’6 equitation/ medal division.

What are your long term goals involving horses?

I want to go far & jump big jumps. I hope to be able to show in Grand Prix’s one day & eventually become a trainer. This sport is something I want to do as a career.

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Getting to Know Cardi SusanJ.Stickle.com

International & FEI Champion Welsh Cob “North Forks Cardi” was kind enough to do an interview with us and give a little insight into his personality and great success!

Q: As you began your dressage career- what did you find the hardest about it? what were you best at?

A: When I first started showing, I thought it was very fun, because there were a LOT of people and other horses all gathered to admire me.. The lower levels were pretty easy stuff, so I just had to prance around and make sure to keep my hair hanging nicely over my eyes.. Everyone loved that..

Sometimes I wanted to talk to the ladies, but Jessica just reminded me that girls liked winners, not smooth talkers, and plus I got to lead the parades with the fancy ribbons and go fast..

Q: When you are competing- what is your routine? do you have anything special that you like/need to do to be successful?

A: I have some very specific routines that help me get my game face on.. First, I know I›m showing when I get some breakfast grain - yum.. I am ALWAYS on a diet (hey, a guy›s gotta eat), so that’s a real sweet treat, but it’s kind of the wake up call that action is afoot, so I make sure to squeeze in an extra morning nap to gear up.. Next, I like to have some private time for an hour or so before my ride, so I can focus all my greatness.. All the fans visiting is fine, but this is high performance business and an athlete must be prepared.. I like my warm ups to be short and sweet after all, I know my job.. I need all the sparkle I can muster..

So we usually stroll around for a while, letting my groupies know that we›ll be performing soon, then some quick yoga stretches and in we go..

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Q: When you are at home- what is your favorite thing to do?

A: Well, lots of people have called me Elvis... And Fabio.. I think it›s the awesome hair and killer body..

Q: What is your favorite treat?

A: Peppies (peppermints).. And NOT the sugar free kind.. I can tell the difference.. Also, red licorice.

Q: What is your least favorite thing to do?

A: Get my shots.. I hate needles.. They hurt and I don›t like it.. Sometimes Jessica has to catch me before the lady arrives or I know they›re up to no good when they come to the stall..

Q: Future goals?

A: Future goals, hmm... I would like to lead the fancy ribbon race when that Legolas fellow is behind me.. Now, if Rosamunde is in the race, I don’t mind being behind HER!

Q: Who are your best friends?

A: My best friend is Rosebud. He’s some fancy Polish old guy that lives next to me.. We travel lots of places together.. He›s owned by the vet lady where I live. She (the vet lady) is pretty cool, too.. She makes sure I›m always performing at 100% AND she›s there when I have dates with the ladies.. My hair stylist, Alysha is awesome - sometimes she gets to ride me and we go really fast over jumps - makes up for when she pulls my hair out..

My massage therapist Diane Dzingle is also great - keeps me rocking the house!! I’ve got too many fans to name, but my biggest fans are Jessica and Cindy.. They knew I was something special even way before I was famous..

Q: What do you think makes you such a successful performer?

A: I have pretty amazing hair.. The girls swoon whenever I shake my forelock.. I really LIKE to be in the front for the fancy ribbon race and I like it when people clap.. So I never get distracted by flappy things or bright things or scary judges - it›s all just a test of my bravery and I›m very brave. I am a hard worker, because girls like muscles.. And winners.. I also like it when Jessica is smiley - and she›s extra smiley when I really go for it in the hard stuff..

Q: What advice would you give to other up and coming pony/equine stars?

A: I would say to them “never let them see you sweat”..

Horses, and people, sometimes think that bigger is better,

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Q: What do you think is your best/most memorable performance?

A: Well, I think most people would say my freestyle at the National Finals.. I, however, feel that my third place finish behind Steffen (yeah, we are on a first name basis - I helped him with his 1›s) and Jan Ebeling was pretty significant..

Even though I didn›t win, I think it sent the message that we were here to play with the big dogs.. Err, horses..

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but we can rock this.. Be brave, be strong, and be hairy - don›t let them trim your knee beards..

A: roll... sniff poo.. repeat.. Oh, and eat grass.. I like to jump, too, so sometimes we take a break from the GP stuff to get my steeplechase on.. I can jump really big, but Jessica is a chicken and says 3› is high enough..

Chicken.

Q: If you were a person- what movie star might you be? or character in a movie maybe?

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Let’s Get Started!

Let’s Get Started!

We are excited to introduce our own version of a reality show in The Paisley Magazine!

We are excited toWeintroduce ourtheown version a reality show The Paisley Magazine! will be following starting of a ponyof named Wynnbrook Ain’tin She Fancy.

She is a 4 year old, 1/2 Welsh/ QH/TB filly who has been successfully shown on the line and is We will be following the starting of a pony named Wynnbrook Ain’t She Fancy. now ready to begin her career as a riding/show pony.

She is a 4 year old, 1/2 Welsh/ QH/TB filly who has been successfully shown on the line and is We chose Kris Morris and her two kids Harrison and Jacqueline of Fat Chance Farm in Forest Hill, MD for this exciting now ready to begin her career as a riding/show pony. new column. They have an extensive background starting youngsters of all breeds and all disciplines!

We chose Kris Morris and her two kids Harrison and Jacqueline of Fat Chance Farm in Forest Hill, MD for this exciting This column will realistically chronicle the progress of this one pony and will give readers tips and ideas for starting their own new column. They have an extensive background starting youngsters of all breeds and all disciplines! ponies and horses. You are welcome to write in if you have questions and we will try and have a few answered in each issue.

This column will realistically chronicle the progress of this one pony and will give readers tips and ideas for starting their own Now let’s meet everyone! ponies and horses. You are welcome to started write in- ifPart you trycomfortable and have awith fewthis answered inare each issue.

Let’s get 3: have questions and we willget and some ready for Now let’s meet everyone!

Now that Goobie is driving well and following an- you to swing all the way up sooner. When I slide other horse comfortably it is time to start actually down off of her I make as much commotion on putting weight on her back. We personally start the saddle as I can without scaring Goobie just so all of our babies in the stall (after they have driven she gets used to the noise and movement. After a for the day) to keep things more controlled. If the couple days of this I will start to mount straight horse gets nervous in an open area and can take up by getting a leg up. However when I dismount off it will scare them even more and it can get I will put my foot in the left stirrup and step down somebody badly hurt. Keep in mind we are still as I normally would. This acclimates Goobie to driving Goobie every day and it is after she has slight twist in the saddle when I’m stepping on driven and is comfortable in the saddle and the and off of her. long lines touching her we will then move to rider work.

When she can comfortably do this, she is ready to come out to the barn aisle or in front of the barn I’ll have Jacque stand at Goobie’s head while or in the round pen. We try to add just one new I gently hop up and down next to her and tap thing each day so we repeat the same steps outon the saddle so that she’s not startled by my side or in the barn aisle because our new thing is a sudden movement when I go to get up. Then I different area. I will have Jacque lead her or pony have Jacque give me a leg up, but only so I can her at this point just short walks up and down the lay across Goobie’s back from her left side. I driveway or around the round pen. I always like will start by rubbing her neck and her shoulder to keep in mind that if there’s a slight hill I am to get her used to something touching her on going to get a big reaction from Goobie when the both sides. I make sure that my feet and ground saddle slides forward or backwards. Usually not a person are on the same side of the pony so that if good one. something happens and I have to jump down the pony doesn’t have to decide which one of us she’s When she is comfortable walking around near going to run over. I’m going to watch Goobie’s the barn or in the round pen it’s finally time ears, her eyes and how she holds her head and for her to progress to little bit longer ride. I will neck to see how comfortable she is with what we drive her away from the barn like I’ve been doing are doing. If her mouth is tight, her ears are back now for weeks but, on the way home I will have locked on me and her neck is stiff I’m going to Jacque give me a leg up just like she’s been doing be as quiet as possible and not scare her. I make at the barn. I will then walk home with her on sure that I watch her reactions the whole time. I the same trails she’s been driving on and pray for don’t assume that Goobie is accepting one step no deer. I will continue this for a couple of days just because she has accepted the previous step. I until she can be ridden from the barn behind the continue to hop up and down and lay across her pony horse or Jacque. This time we just focus on back, repeating this on both sides until she’s quiet walking and getting comfortable with the weight and bored with it. of the rider. She should be steering and stopping reasonably well at this point from all the driving.

Now that she has accepted this, she’s ready to start walking with some weight on her. I will I’m going to be very careful not to put any have Jacque turn her and step her sideways, not contact on the reins unless I am telling her to do forward. I have found that this elicits less reaction something because I don’t want her to ignore any from a nervous pony then walking forward. She pressure from my hands later on. She naturally will walk circles like this with me laying over her will put her head in the air and brace against my from the left side tracking to the left and tracking hands when I first start riding her as all babies to the right with me laying over her from the right do. I will just be patient and understand that this side. Some ponies may take a few days or more to is just one more step. Be very careful not to let

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Lets Get Started...continued too much space open up between you and lead pony or assistant because that will cause your young pony to panic and either stop and run back, rear, or buck.

I like a nice quiet pony horse that I can park Goobie right up next to if she gets too anxious. I will allow her to follow up and down hills, over logs and start to trot when she feels comfortable.

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I’m very careful not to allow my foot or leg to bump anything while I’m on her because this could frighten her. As I’m riding her I will be touching her neck shoulders and swinging my legs back and forth very gently so she gets used to all of the motions coming from her back.

Within a few weeks she will be moving along quietly and confidently and is ready to learn negotiating obstacles. All of this can be done in a ring, a pasture or in the woods.

I like to take the water buckets out of the stall before I start this work. If Goobie hits it it will scare her and probably get me dropped!

We’ve always preferred starting youngsters in the woods because it gives them more things to think about and they seem to enjoy it better than ring work.

We have started race horses, hunt horses, show horses, and driving horses all the same way with great success. It’s more important the steps you take than where you are. Remember each pony is different and your training program needs to be adjusted to that pony. Training is not a timed event so take your time; no horse has ever been ruined by taking too much time. Next month Goobie will be ready to learn how to negotiate obstacles like streams, logs, banks, tarps and whatever else we can find! Good luck with your baby!

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National Dressage Pony Cup: A Daughter and Mother Story

By Daniella Tomaselli

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Then we started training even harder. We went to several shows performing the tests we were going to perform at the NDPC. With the help of Liz, we reviewed all of the judge’s comments to see how we could improve our performance.

My mom’s pony, A Diamond Is Forever, is a New Forest Pony. I did not know that breed existed until he became part of our family. It is a relatively rare breed from the British Isles. My pony, VF Nevada Pepper, “Izzy”, is a good old Georgia girl, pinto mare from Madison, Georgia. She has been with us since she was one year old.

This is the team we took to the NDPC in September. We both were a little nervous about going to Kentucky. It was my mom’s first long trip driving our truck and trailer. It was also Izzy’s first trip out of the state. We did not know how it would all turn out. Was Izzy going to be nervous at this far away, big new place? Was my mom going to be able to drive without too many incidents?

I dreamt a dream. I saw myself and my mom riding our ponies at the Kentucky Horse park, prancing and dancing in the beautiful dressage arenas, but also cantering away in the one of a kind Rolex cross country fields. The breeze was blowing and our hair flowing, just taking it all in. What a beautiful dream!

It all began after my mom read about the National Dressage Pony Cup (NDPC). She commented on how it would be a fun event to attend. It would motivate us to work hard and have some fun at the same time. We knew it would also take determination, prayers and a little bit of luck to pull it off.

When we committed going to the NDPC, we asked our trainer Liz Molloy to help. We went to a recognized GDCTA show in April and got both of the Dressage Pony Cards for the ponies. The pony cards are a requirement to participate

Rain was expected on the day we were trailering to the Kentucky Horse Park. As a precaution, we had placed a tarp over the hay and mats for the stalls that were in the bed of our pick-up truck. We were halfway through our trip when the tarp blew off, taking some stall mats as well. We had to make a stop to buy a new tarp and tie it down very securely. Despite that episode, we arrived in the afternoon after about a seven-hour drive and the ponies had done well. We rode later that day and both seemed to be doing well. However, the next day brought new challenges.

Mom’s pony, Forever, was overwhelmed with the atmosphere as there were so many horses. Some were good and others were being naughty (we are talking about ponies!). There also were these large water trucks that Forever must have thought were monsters. My mom was not doing that well herself, as I could see how nervous she was. After the last test on Saturday, she had to dismount Forever in the warm-up arena because he started acting up. My mom called our trainer Liz and Forever’s previous

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Nonetheless, she came through when I needed her. She was a great little pony during those two days and I could not have hoped for more. I was really surprised when my mom and I realized that dressage was her thing. She was originally a hunter but nonetheless I decided to try a dressage test with her and she was so good at it that my mom and I couldn’t resist turning her into the dressage pony that she is today.

In the end, my mom won Grand Champion at the Training Level, Reserve Champion at the Introductory Level and Grand Champion High Point Breed award for New Forest ponies. I won Grand Champion at the Introductory Level and the Grand Champion High Point Breed award for the Pinto breed.

And then, there we were together, cantering away in the main arena, my mom and I riding our victory lap. The ribbons were flowing in the breeze as the announcer called out our names and accomplishments. The ponies must have also been listening as their tails were up as they pranced around the arena. It seemed as if they knew they had done a great job. We were so happy and proud of our ponies. It was a perfect ending to a dream come true.

This article was previously published in the Georgia Dressage and Combined Training Association “Collected Remarks” magazine. owners (Valerie and Lizzy Simonian) to get advice on how to calm him down. Our trainer recommended riding Forever that evening in the show arenas and Lizzy recommended that my mom should stay calm, do a long warm up and of course don’t forget to smile. Lo and behold, it worked!! When we checked on him Sunday morning, he seemed to have gotten the message.

He regained his cool and came out ready to win!!

On the other hand, Izzy was behaving like a dream.

She was forward and obedient on Saturday and we did great. I expected the same pony for Sunday, but naturally, this was not the case. I don’t think that she realized that this was a two-day show and as a result was really cranky and upset when I saddled her up and rode her down to the arena on Sunday. When we were there, she was really forward at first and then as we were getting ready for our second test, she started to get really sluggish. She didn’t want to work on our transitions, nor did she want to move any faster than a western pleasure trot. When I flicked the whip and squeezed her sides with my spurs she decided that she didn’t like that and gave a buck. I was upset that she didn’t want to perform.

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Who’s Your Daddy

Popportunity SFF (Popeye x Anoutha Toughcookie/Native Regent xx), owner/breeder is Barbara Nelson. Popportunity SFF earned the 2014 USDF Dressage Sport Horse Breeding Yearling Colts/Geldings Horse of the Year title.

Popportunity proved to be competitive against “horse sized” competition, earning a median score of 80.5. He also took the ISR/Oldenburg All-Breeds Award Championship for the same division.

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Foxmor Evermore (Hilin Peredur x Cllynncopa Batik

by Carolina’s Vulcan) Congratulations to Jessica Elliott, his new owner, look forward to seeing him in the breeding ring.

Popgun (Popeye x Ormez/Oliver Twist), owner/breeder Summit Sporthorses, Ltd. Popgun earned multiple top ten ribbons at Beginner Novice level eventing.

CherryBrook Better Than Blue Sire-CherryBrook Blue And Gold Dam-Maple Side Oops Breeder-David Dowler Owner- David and Lois Dowler Foaling Date-April, 2014 Watch for this Smokey Black colt, at Devon- in “The Get of Sire Class”!

CherryBrook All The Blue Sire-CherryBrook Blue And Gold Dam CherryBrook Blue Jeans Foaling Date-April, 2011 Breeder-David Dowler Owner-David and Lois Dowler

Clarwood Love Bug Sire: Clarwood Night Hawk Dam: Gaslight Lady Bug Owned by Guy & Helen Clardy Breeder: Guy & Helen Clardy of Clarwood Welsh Ponies Love Bug is a 2 time WPCSA National Champion Sec A Filly, as a 4 year old she is now ready to start her performance career.

CherryBrook Blue Magic Sire-CherryBrook Blue And Gold/Dam-Maple Side Oops Foaling date-April, 2012 Breeder-David Dowler/ Owner-Sold through an agent-

Foxmor Sweet Cheeks (*Hilin Peredur x Farmore Ally-Oop by *Telynau Royal Charter) Congratulations to Leslie Butzer , her new owner. Look forward to seeing her show in the breeding ring.

Phenix (Popeye x Clanfair Mary K/Lonetree’s Romeo), owned and bred by Angela Mirarchi. Phenix was the ISR/Oldenburg All-Breeds Awards Reserve Champion for 2-Year Colts/Geldings Dressage Sport Horse Breeding. The two-year old colt also won the Jovee Pony Championship at Dressage at Lexington in 2014.

Photo by High Time Photography

CherryBrook Blue Star Sire-CherryBrook Blue And Gold Dam-Maple Side Enchanted April Breeder-David Dowler Owner-David and Lois Dowler Foaling Date- September, 2014 This photo was taken at less than 24 hours of age-Watch for this gorgeous colt, at Devon, in “The Get of Sire Class”!

WH BintBint Phateehah, aka “Whip”, 15 hand Arabian mare by WH Marengo. shown with her trainer Verena Stock, Whip made her debut in dressage this year, winning 2014 SCDCTA Reserve Champion Training Level - Open (USDF Shows) and scoring a 70% and SCDCTA High Score at her very first schooling show!

Clarwood Mariposa Sire: *Courtway Formal Attire - Dam: *Lacy Talhia Owner: Guy & Helen Clardy Breeder: Guy & Helen of Clarwood Welsh Ponies Mariposa is a stunning, fabulous moving Sec A Welsh mare, we are eagerly awaiting her first foal this year by Clarwood Night Hawk.

Entre Toi Et Moi, aka “Tango”, 14.1 hand Arabian gelding by WH Marengo

Clarwood The Judge Sire: *Pennwood Gwr Bonheddig - Dam: *Rhoson Bopa Owner: Joseph and Matthew Fisher Breeder: Guy & Helen Clardy of Clarwood Welsh Ponies Rider: Matthew Fisher Matthew and Judge won USEF Reserve Champion Welsh English Pleasure champion this year. They also were Champion Short Stirrup Hunter within the WPCSA. Looking forward to 2015.

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pony profiles ... with Thalia Gentzel Reprinted from the january/February 2007 issue of The Paisley Magazine

THE ADVENTURE OF BREEDING PONIES Although Number One Pony Hunter Breeder, Marilyn Checki, has raised her champion Welsh and Half Welsh hunter ponies just minutes from her childhood home in Racine, Wisconsin, she has journeyed ‘light years’ from those days and her early dreams. We’ll let Marilyn tell of her great adventure.

“I have always been horse crazy. When I was little I would run around the yard pretending that I was riding a horse.

‘Get up!’ ‘Whoa.’ What a sight I must have been! To this day, some six decades later, my sister still thinks it’s funny – me riding on my horse and my younger brother driving his pretend car.

Wanting a horse, I saved the little bit of money I got from babysitting jobs. Remember back then? 50 cents an hour was good pay – we babysat the kids, put them in bed, and then did the dishes that were left for us to do. I finally got $50 saved and was going to buy a horse from the local riding stable, but my parents were a lot smarter than I. It took money to feed the horse I wanted, so I had to just enjoy riding behind my friend, bareback, through the fields.

I grew up, married Ed in 1956, and lo and behold, after a few years and a few kids, we bought a few horses! We needed more land so we built our second house and a barn, moving out to the ‘farm’ in 1972 – with seven children and five horses.

The first time I saw a Welsh pony – one of the Lapicolas’ – was at a 4H Hoofer Clinic in Madison, Wisconsin. I fell in love with that beautiful pony! Later we bought Asgard Good Friday from Valerie and her sisters, joined the new Welsh of Wisconsin club, and our children showed him in halter and showmanship. We did lease a pony for one of them to ride, and then decided we needed to buy one or two more riding

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It was now 1978 and there was an ad in the Milwaukee paper for a Welsh stallion. ‘No problem,’ I thought, ‘we will just have him gelded.’ The seller wanted $50 or $60 for him. When the stallion was brought out of his stall, he took my breath away! We told the seller that we would pay the $60! When LaFayette’s Lucky Leader arrived at our farm, we decided not to geld him but to go look and buy a few Welsh mares.

Ed drove Lucky in pleasure and roadster classes and showed him in hand. We were so proud of his WOW Supreme Championship with Gail Thomson (was Morris then) judging – but she made Ed run and then run some more to see Lucky move!

This ‘Lucky’ purchase started the breeding operation and one result was Hillcrest’s Bari aka Hillcrest Better Than Blue who won the Pony Finals Smalls and Overall in 1989! And Hillcrest’s Executive aka Farnley Gayfield was second in the Finals that same year!

In September of 1978 we purchased Geneva’s Winner and her daughter, Copper Snow aka Annie, for $100 each. We went to Gayfields in Arkansas that December looking for more mares but everything we liked was not for sale. But then we saw a two year old colt from a distance – and so liked the way he moved! That colt, Gayfields Vida Blue by *Findeln Blue Danube, was purchased along with his half sister, Gayfields Saffir Blue, later the dam of Better Than Blue!

Vida is such a good boy with a wonderful disposition and a real ‘look at me’ presence. He has always been such a ham and to this day, at age 31, loves attention and puts on a show when people come to see him. One show judge even commented, ‘I just saw the MOST beautiful Welsh stallion!’ In fact, everyone who has seen Vida thinks he is beautiful.

He appears in Encyclopedia Brittanica as a prime example of a Section B Welsh Pony. Edwin Bogucki has sculpted him in bronze and in resin.

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We continued to search nationally to bring the best stock to our farm, purchasing a few more mares and leasing some from Farnley Farm. Our breeding intentions were to have Welsh ponies available for our children as well as to sell to other families for their children.

We were very involved with showing our ponies! Vida won the Champion Section B Welsh Stallion three years in a row at the Eastern National Welsh Show at Quentin, PA – retiring the Farnley Farm Challenge Trophy in 1982. Also in the early Eighties at the national show in Tulsa, he won over his sire, *Findeln Blue Danube. This was the scene of his first driving championship – what proud moments!

Vida was stamping his foals with the look I prefer – I like elegance, a broad forehead, a fine pretty throatlatch, a long neck, and a nice topline. I look at my ponies and I just like them!

There’s something about each one that is special!

Vida sired over 200 foals and we have foaled out about the same number here on the farm. There were as many as ten a year or as little as three, the average being six to eight.

Spring has always been my favorite time - with the foals! I love watching them play and working with them in the barn. Then there was the one I had to bring into the house to hand feed as his mom had no milk.

“Troubles” lived in one of the bedrooms downstairs for about a month. As it grew warmer we made him a little stall in the garage. When we finally put him outside I was still bottle feeding him – he would come to the fence for his milk when called.

Wanting to raise a few larger ponies, we purchased six month old GlanNant Dock with Thalia and Molly Rinedollar in 1982 as we felt he would mature to nearly 14 hands – which he did.

As the years passed, we also discovered that breeding Vida to bigger mares such as Thoroughbreds also worked to produce some really nice up to height large crossbred ponies.

We were not opposed to using outside stallions as well in our breeding program and were fortunate to have the stallions *Downland Drummer Boy and Liseter Red Bird for a time.

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trainers who bought many as weanlings to two year olds.

In our younger years, it was nothing to manage 45 to 50 animals between our ponies and keeping boarders here on the farm, but now 23 seems like a lot of work. I know when the last pony is sold, I am really going to miss them! I always thought that I would be doing this forever but aches, pains, health problems, and low energy as one grows older seem to stand in the way. The farm is up for sale and Ed is building us a house near Wisconsin Dells. His best Christmas present was learning from stress test results that he does NOT need a new heart!

Our proudest moments?

The first Supremes for Lucky and Vida, and then for Vida’s weanling daughter, Hillcrest’s Daydream.

All the fun we had at the Welsh shows. All our kids out there showing. Those were the days!

Looking in the Chronicle every week to see how well the Hillcrest ponies are doing – to see the Ch..or Res. in front of their names.

At the top – Vida winning the 2003 USEF Leading Pony Hunter Sires Award, and both of us winning in 2004!

I am not a good writer although I said I would like to write a book – on boarders!!!! Maybe it could be in cartoon form!”

- Marilyn Editor’s Note: Marilyn topped the Leading Breeders list for 2006 with 26 ponies scoring an amazing total of 43,370.5 points! Since USEF established this award, Marilyn has been one – two – one! It is sad to realize that there will no longer be fields of beautiful and talented foals at Hillcrest Acres in Franksville, Wisconsin. Here were foaled greats such as Hillcrest Better Than Blue, Farnley Gayfield, Snuggle Up, Hillcrest Pot O’ Gold, Blue Winsome, Blue Gemstone, Treasure Chest, I’m A Blue Too, Kilkenny, Pennie Wise, Country Lady, Blue Snip, Dancing Bear, Silver Lining, Tia Maria, and Blue Cwilt. Other breeders produced Vida’s such as Hillcrest Blue Wishes, Silver Spring, Alexander’s Frosted Blue, and Cherrybrook Blue Suede Shoes. We wish to honor Ed and Marilyn and wish them a relaxing and restful time as they move into their retirement years. And I’m sure Marilyn’s and Vida’s names will continue to be prominent on the USEF lists. Thank you, Ed and Marilyn, for your superb accomplishments in The Adventure of Breeding Ponies.

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Sweet tempered 15h, 9yr old, Arab/cross mare Has trail and some show experience in training level dressage and leadline. Started over fences and working on lead changes.

Currently priced at $5500.

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ABOUT THIS MONTHS COVER

THIS MONTH’S COVER IS BY ARTIST Ron Krajewski.

Ron Krajewski likes to break away from traditional pet portraits with the use of off-center composition and bold colors, explains the self-taught artist. The result is a bright and upbeat contemporary portrait that captures the personality of the pet.--- Evening Sun Newspaper Today, Krajewski’s art hangs in private collections in all 50 states, as well as abroad.

He’s involved with several pet rescue organizations and created the poster and playbill art for Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore’s charity, Broadway Barks, which benefits New York area animal rescues. Krajewski usually renders his four-legged subjects in watercolors or acrylics, employing an imaginative palette and deft details to impart each animal’s lively intelligence and loving trust.” ---Natural Awakenings Magazine.

Born and raised in Seattle Washington, Ron who is 48 years old grew up in a fishing family. He worked every summer as a teenager on his grandfathers salmon fishing boat in Alaska.

As a fashion designer by trade and an internationally recognized photographer by experience, Valerie’s background allows her to capture the true power, beauty and grace of the equine spirit. Her upbringing on her grandfather’s Thoroughbred farm in Normandy, France sparked her love for horses at an early age. After graduating from Rouen University she started her career in New York in fashion. Valerie later became an independant fashion designer for various American Private Labels which gave her the opportunity to travel extensively across the world for the next 25 years. Photography was always part of her life, with an early focus on photographing garments and models. While fashion was Valerie’s career, horses were an unwavering passion that she could never part from. As a rider and horse owner herself, Valerie’s passion for “Le Cheval” made her subject of equestrian sports an obvious choice. The transition from fashion to equine photography was a smooth one, with her frequenting dressage, H/J, foxhunting and eventing shows all over Virginia.

Valerie’s current horse “Sterling” is 25 going on 3 years old, and is pretty well known as an equine top model. Or at least that’s what he thinks!

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Ron joined the Air Force in 1985 and left Seattle. He then spent 10 years in the Air Force during which 9 months were in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm.

During this time overseas, Ron took up an interest in drawing to pass the time.

After Desert Storm Ron returned to the states and met his wife Wendy who is a flight attendant for Southwest airlines. After 10 years in the Air Force Ron and his new wife decided to get out and move to Phoenix. Ron then joined his wife as a flight attendant, at Southwest. When Southwest would send Ron on overnight trips, he always took his watercolor paints and painted in his room.

All of Ron’s early paintings just went into a drawer somewhere, until Wendy urged him to try and sell one on eBay. Ron listed his first painting on eBay and much to his surprise, someone actually bought it, comments Ron. Soon buyers were flocking to his online store at eBay, fascinated with his innate talent, his obvious love for animals and wonderful composition and viewpoint.

Shortly after selling many of his cat paintings on eBay, Ron started getting contacted by people wanting to hire him to paint their pets. Then more people and more people, to where he couldn’t keep up with the demand and maintain a day time job, so he chose to leave the airline career and pursue art full time.

Ron has been a professional artist full time for 4 years now. A dream come true. Ron is a self taught artist and continues to learn and expand his talent in every painting he creates.

Some of his favorite artists are Ted Nuttall and Robert Burridge.

Ron’s mediums are watercolor and acrylic paints but is always willing to try new methods, pigments and styles. Ron and Wendy live in Gettysburg Pa, with their 2 cats, Spencer and Sadie.

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www.thepaisleypony.com Atlantis enjoying a January jaunt in the southern part of WV. Owner Cindy Rae Cooke, Lillydale, WV. Atlantis is a 12 year old Haffie, being owned and trained by me since he was 12 months old. He is a good all round, do anything fellow.

Anja McCubbin and Ziggy Stardust

New Forest Gelding, Ashlett Red Robin Paws and Rewind

Stallion Balmullo’s Gallagher placed 2nd in the Connemara In-Hand class to Erin Terra’s Dream On at the Sussex County show in September with Scott Perin holding the reins.”

Blueridge Fox In Sox 2014 WPCSA SE Top 3, Half/Part Welsh Geldings and Stallions 3 and Over 2014 WPCSA National Top 10 5 Grand Championships to date!

Handled and Loved by Erick Roberts

3yo pure bred New Forest Pony. His registered name is Broadley Bertie. His sire is Portmore Tempest.

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The Monster Mini CDE is held at Courage to Lead Farm in Windsor, SC every year.

It is designed for and caters to miniature horses and their drivers.

Top left: Caroline Mcswain - winner of the Training Multiples division Middle Left: Paul Dougherty Bottom Left: Linda Willis Top Right: Pat Gilbert - winner of the Training VSE division Bottom Right: Nancy Tomlinson’s Welsh Section A mare named Bea. Photos by Meghan Benge www.meghanbenge.com

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Carol Earnest and Cowboy Colors aka “ Rugby” Dun Quarter pony bred by Dayna Davis Double D ranch sired by Custom Color

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Congratulations to Dawson Amick on riding to double champion aboard Foxmor Starstruck and Mr. Bojangles during the Aiken Challenge Series in January!

Haflingers Crimson OOS & Lexicon compete at Intermediate Level of CDEs during the summer, but enjoy the casual winter fun too! Owned by Nancy Gauthier

Emma and Gold Mark aka Marty we’re champions in the crossrail division at Central Florida Hunter Jumper Assoc.

CFHJA. Look for this pair at HITS Ocala!

Dun In Color (Custom Color x Painted Lady) 11 y/o 13.3hh American Quarter Pony.

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Erin Terra’s Dream On hand galloped his way to a clean sweep in the Connemara divisions at the Sussex County show in September by taking home both the English Pleasure Championship as well as the In-Hand class victory with rider/owner/handler Nicole Perin.

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Melissa and Craig Bark ( farrier) with their sons Jonathan (on Taffy ) and 2 yr old Brayden (on Farnley Romeo owned by the Kelley Family)

Laura Bowery and her children Ella and Jackson

Sagamore Farm family - Debbie Sweeney with her daughter Princess Caitlin on her pony Prince Charming (owned by the Studd family) flanked by siblings Helen and Corinne and family friend Isabel

Little Jimmy ( JJ ) Torano - showing in walk trot with Farnley Romeo....

JJ loves an audience!

Isabel Szarfarc from Sagamore Farms showing Kelly Caldwell Sachs pony, Newsprint to the Championship honors in the younger Xrail Hunter Division

Natalia Torano daughter of Jimmy and Danielle competing for the first time in the Short Stirrup Hunter Division at WEF #1 on her pony Johnny Jump Up

Riders from Happy Endings Farm at The Winter Equestrian Festival Taylor Ashe daughter of Molly and grand daughter of Sue Ashe.... She cantered the cross rail class for the first time today!

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Fleur, a 12 yr old New Forest Pony and Harvey Watt

Congratulations to Gabbi Sousa & Saved by the Bella Champion Small/Medium Green Ponies first time out!

Qualified for 2015 Pony Finals at Aiken Winter Classic II “AA” Horse Show.

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“Glyndon” Owned by Patricia Schindler and ridden by Jennifer Marshall was the Pre Green Hunter Champion at the Swan Lake Winterfest , in Littlestown PA.

Glynhafan Hermione, owned by Kaitlin Hofer, won 2014 USEF HOTY Grand Champion Welsh (for the fourth time!). She is also the USEF HOTY National and Region 1 Champion for Welsh Pleasure Section B, Welsh Hunter Section B, and Welsh Pleasure Adult. She also won 3 WPCSA National Championships- Welsh English Pleasure 12.2-14.2, Welsh English Pleasure Adult, and Welsh Hunter 12.2-14.2.

Sophia is a Section B Welsh filly by Wedderlie Mardi Gras. She loves kids!

GVHS The Heart Breaker Romeo aka: Borrowing Freedom’s Romeo “Romeo on the pedestal, he did it on his own yippee!!!”

Owned by Tracie Lytle

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The Good Knight ridden and leased by Miranda Green

Scenes from the pony clinic given by Bill Schaub at the WEF Showgrounds on 1/20

Nina Horgan on Ideal One owned by Happy Endings Farm

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Isabel Szarfarc from Sagamore Farms and Newsprint (owned by Kelly Caldwell Sachs) Being presented their championship ribbon for the younger crossrail Hunter Division.

Hannah Loeffelbein riding Stonewall Last Cloud won the EQUUS Award (Best pony rider at show) @ The National Equestrian Center. They were also Champion and second in the Classic.

Elsie Trilling (L) of Megillian Farm and Emma Mechlin (R) of Mechlin Farm were Co-Champions of the “Shorty Shorts�

Division at The National Equestrian Center

9 year old Nicholas Carreras from Chandler, AZ Ashley Redman and Davric Tally Ho

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Caitlyn Carreras recently joined the IEA Equestrian team and rides with RCR Farms in Queen Creek Arizona with Renae Coates as her trainer.

Six year old son Jack Styles Rubin and his sister’s pony Fashionably Late.

Jack and “Ellie” won a blue ribbon at the Camden Equine Circuit’s Twin Pond Farm horse show together this past fall. The show was held at Twin Pond Farm in Blythewood, SC.

RosMel’s Scarlet Legacy Section B Welsh Pony Stallion 2014: USDF All Breeds Award Champion Welsh, Training Level WPCSA Open Awards 1st Place, Training Level (69.107%) Qualified National Dressage Pony Cup WPCSA SE Section B Stallions, Top 3 Rider: Annette Saunders / Owner: Blue Ridge Welsh Photo by Suzanne Fischer

New Forest Pony “Rocky” (Mallards Wood Rocky) he is 14.1 and 12 years old and competes in British Eventing.

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Congratulations to Joey Fisher and Faircourt First Blush!! Finishing their 4th dressage schooling show with a 75% on test Intro A and a 74.34% on test Intro B. Jubilee Stables at CJHA Dinner. Catherine Tamburri 7th place Pre-Childrens Pony Equitation and 4th place Pre Childrena Pony Hunter.

Grace Mastropiero- 8th place Lead-line, Taylor PruittReserve Champion Mini Stirrup B

4 1/2 yr old Josephine Lavoie Winter riding and freezing temps cannot stop this little girl who is training and practicing for upcoming horse shows with Bayside Hill Stables.

She spends her free time riding, helping with the ponies and horses, cleaning her tack, learning about the ponies and horses and helping with barn chores and loves every minute of it.

4 year old New Forest gelding. Brookshill Nimo.

Kailea & Koko are trail riding!

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11 year old Mackenzie Carreras recently joined the IEA Equestrian team and rides with RCR Farms in Queen Creek Arizona with Renae Coates as her trainer.

Olivia Duschesne daughter of NRHA professional Lucas Duchesne from Smithfield NC. Olivia with her pony Macaroni!

Carrie Gregory of Annapolis,Maryland who rides with Rachel Kennedy and ESP Farm, out of Brookeville, Maryland and her horse “Remember Me� were Champions Week One of WEF in Wellington , Florida Natalia Torano (daughter of Jimmy and Danielle) and her pony Johnny Jump Up - Champion in the Short Stirrup Hunter Division at WEF #1

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Fell ponies Townend Bunny, Braeberry Barnabas, and Braeberry Ruby in training to string pack gravel for trail maintenance projects in the Capitol Forest in Washington State.

Rider: Naquel Dunn

Kelsey the Connemara Pony (owned by Caroline C.) Having some fun in the Colorado Snow

Kyrie Lokhaiser and her Haflinger mare Daisey KFF after their win in the Haflinger Under Saddle class at the Big Butler Fair. Photo by Ken Siems 10 year old New Forest Pony Kingsrew ScoobyDoo aka Scooby

New Forest Pony “Milo”, currently training in dressage. He’s a fab little all rounder and such a gorgeous and lovely little pony. He is only 4 but although cheeky, is a fantastic pony.

New Forest Pony Brock Bandsman (aka Storm) Owned by Kirsty Smith

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Megan McNamara is the proud new owner of “Legally Blond” aka Elle. She’s 14.2hh pony, she’s half welsh and half Arab.

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is Lily and her mini Buckshot. Lily was a micro preemie, born at 26 weeks weighing only 1lb 3oz. At age 4 she small for her age, but at only 29 inches tall Buckshot is too, Lily and Buckshot are inseparable and won 1st place in their riding class this summer.

So proud of both of them!

Macy & Rumpleminze!

Champion first time out in the medium greens

Deadline for submissions for the March/April Showcase of Champions Issue is March 16th!

Lisa Beckwith and The Secret Life of Samuel at the Monster Mini CDE in Aiken, SC Samuel won training level dressage and placed 4th in Training overall. He also won “best turnout” for dressage day.

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Pilley Bramble a New Forest Pony from Scotland

Movado, a 2-year-old German Riding Pony, bred by Tenacious Acres of Deerfield, WI, and owned by Stonefield Sportponies of Mount Airy, NC made it out to three breed shows in 2014 and won Grand Champion RPSI 2-Year-Old Colt or Gelding for the 2014 USDF All-Breed Awards for his efforts. [photo: High Time Photography]

Congratulations to Noah Downman and Blueridge First Class!

2014 WPCSA SE Region Top 5, Section B Geldings 3 and over.

Way to go team!

Owner: Blue Ridge Welsh

Popportunity SFF, bred and owned by Stonefield Sportponies of Mount Airy, NC, showed off some great pony power last year, winning USDF Dressage Sport Horse Breeding Horse of the Year for Yearling Colts/Geldings in 2014, also winning Grand Champion ISR/Oldenburg Yearling Colt or Gelding for the year.

Melissa Bark with her son 16 month old Jonathan on Taffy (owned by Yann Candele’s daughter Mathilde)

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Gavin, and his 14hh Arabian/POA eventer Paisley Goes Platinum, “Paisley”.

Patrick Conroy riding Dr. Betsee Parker’s, Elation

Ashley Redman and Davric Tally Ho winning Grand Champion Walk poles and Itty Bitty W/T poles at Featherstone Farm in January.

2 year old Zoey Chambers riding “Jamrock” owned by WIllson Sporthorses, LLC pictured with trainer Rachel Agee at WIHS local weekend Fall of 2014.

“Ty” a 14.2hh New Forest Pony

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The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the EQUUS Foundation have selected therapy horse Magic of Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses as a 2015 inductee into the Horse Stars Hall of Fame.

Peronne Posh (Posh) is a 15 year old New Forest Pony. . Posh was bred on the Isle of Wight. Owned by Abi Whittington

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Matthew Fisher and Clarwood The Judge sweeping the WPCSA Jr English Pleasure and Short Stirrup Hunter divisions at the Maryland State Fair.

Maddie Godard on Missy and Lilly Geitner on Sparky at DFG Stables in Aiken,SC

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Hailey Redman and Glendale Katie Clouds competing in the W/T poles 8 & over division in which they were Grand Champions!!

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Reann Hess and her Haflinger enjoying a day at the beach on the sunny shores of Lake Erie one September day.

Welara Pony (2014) PS Starlight Mario

Hannah Loeffelbein was champion on all three of her ponies at the Zone #7 finals.

6 yr old New Forest Welham Heaven Sent (Harry) l ast Manor Boy of Howen baby out of Blackwell Darkness

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