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Perfect family pony

  • Welsh Section A
  • Grey
  • Mare
  • 10 years
  • 12 hands

Perfect family pony


Ref #: 364114
  • Bombproof lead rein pony
  • Loves attention and cuddles
  • kind and gentle nature
£3,000 ONO
  • Welsh Section A
  • Grey
  • Mare
  • 10 years
  • 12 hands
  • Bombproof lead rein pony
  • Loves attention and cuddles
  • kind and gentle nature

Sweetie has been with our family for 2 1/2 years. We broke he in ourselves and have loved having her as part of our family. She is a lovely little mare with no vices. She is kind and gentle with children and not spooky at all. We had not planned to sell her but as our daughter is moving on to the next level she needs a bigger pony that has been there and done that.

Sweetie would suit a family looking for a lead rein pony to potter about on and do endless around the worlds on, dress up as a unicorn or groom all day.

She loves attention and cuddles. She would also suit a confident little person willing to take on a project pony to show her the ropes. She moves beautifully and has great breeding. Her only downside is that she has sweet itch in the summer months and this is reflected in her price. If well managed she happy as a clam, but it does take extra care.

The video attached is Sweetie yesterday evening in the deer park. I asked my daughter to sit on her and act like a little kid, which she loved. ha! I hope this shows how safe and well behaved Sweetie is even when without any other horses around.

We love her and we are sure you will too. :)


Exceptional LR/FYFR/FR all rounder Welsh Section A

  • Welsh Section A
  • Chestnut
  • Gelding
  • 11 years
  • 11.2 hands

Exceptional LR/FYFR/FR all rounder Welsh Section A


Ref #: 400355
  • A super safe and easy, confidence building pony.
  • True steady, child’s pony who loves a varied life
  • Previously qualified HOYS/RIHS (LR M&M)
£5,000 ONO
  • Welsh Section A
  • Chestnut
  • Gelding
  • 11 years
  • 11.2 hands
  • A super safe and easy, confidence building pony.
  • True steady, child’s pony who loves a varied life
  • Previously qualified HOYS/RIHS (LR M&M)

‘Rowfantina Take a Bow’ - An absolutely heartbreaking sale of our much loved pony, Percy, who is hopelessly outgrown. Same home for the past 5 years.

Percy has taken my incredibly nervous little girl from being too scared to trot on the lead rein to cantering round small jumping courses, showing FR, farm rides, beach rides and endless hacking. He is a super safe, steady pony who is more woah than go.

Showing - previously professionally produced and qualified for HOYs and RIHS. He was 4th at HOYs in 2018 in LR M&M. We have shown local level and done LR and then progressed to FR where he has been incredibly safe in the busiest of rings. He knows his LR job inside out. We qualified for STARS where he behaved impeccably despite the electric atmosphere and didn’t put a hoof wrong. No working in/calmers/ear plugs needed at all.

Jumping - we haven’t done lots of jumping as my daughter was not a big fan. But he happily trots/canters round cross pole classes. Very safe, jumped show jumps/small fillers/working hunter fences and small jumps on farm rides. Never over jumps, just potters over.

Dressage - has done some LR and intro classes, lovely comments from the judges. He has beautiful paces.

Hacking - loves to go out hacking, hacks alone or in company. Hacks on roads with all traffic/tractors etc and is never spooky. Great in open spaces, never gets silly, even if the others cantering off will happily stay at the back. Happy to be lead from other horses. Great on the beach.

Currently stabled with daily turnout and goes out overnight in summer. Happily turned out with mares/geldings or on his own. Is a very good doer so we do restrict his grazing. Never had laminitis but we are careful to avoid. Can sometimes pull faces in the stable/at feed time but would never bite/kick.

Perfect to travel again alone or with others, self loads, stands on the box all day, never gets upset if the others leave him alone on the box. Perfect to clip/farrier (2 fronts)/dentist/vet. Will stand to be groomed and pampered by little ones all day. Can pull little ones to tasty hay/grass if they’re leading but never tries it on with more experienced handlers. My daughter (now 11) does everything with him herself now. He has had his knees injected for mild arthritis but doesn’t affect his performance at all.

We are looking for a very special, loving home where Percy could make another family’s dreams come true and help teach more little children to ride and have lots of fun.

Hundreds of photos/videos available on request for serious enquires only.


THISTLEDOWN SAN-SIRO

  • Welsh Section A
  • Grey
  • Gelding
  • 15 years
  • 11.3 hands (LHC)

THISTLEDOWN SAN-SIRO


Ref #: 400088
  • TOP CLASS M&M, FIRST RIDDEN, JUNIOR and OPEN SECTION A
  • 1st & Mini M&M champion HOYS 2023, 1st Welsh A HOYS 2022, HOYS 2018, 2019, all 3 classes 2021-2025
  • 5 x Royal International Winner & 4 x champion, all 3 classes 2021-2025
  • Welsh Section A
  • Grey
  • Gelding
  • 15 years
  • 11.3 hands (LHC)
  • TOP CLASS M&M, FIRST RIDDEN, JUNIOR and OPEN SECTION A
  • 1st & Mini M&M champion HOYS 2023, 1st Welsh A HOYS 2022, HOYS 2018, 2019, all 3 classes 2021-2025
  • 5 x Royal International Winner & 4 x champion, all 3 classes 2021-2025

Thistledown San Siro (Rocky) needs no introduction. He is without a doubt one of the most successful, genuine and consistent Welsh Section A’s in the country. His results speak for themselves and have been more than we could have ever dreamed of, winning HOYS and Royal International multiple times and taking 5 champions.

He has been the most amazing pony for us and a true rock for our family taking both children who had never competed at HOYS, from Lead Rein and First Ridden to the Junior and Open classes. Rocky is the ultimate schoolmaster, with the most amazing temperament. With us, Rocky has always been produced from home and solely by children, including when he went mini champion at HOYS 2023 with a young jockey and since then has taken another two children safely to RI and HOYS in the FR and one of the children to RI and HOYS this year in the juniors, without an adult to lunge/ride him.

This is such a difficult advert to write and as many people know, he is a huge part of our family and truly loved. However, he is only 15 and we would prefer him not to spend the rest of his days unridden in the field. He loves the varied life we give him on the farm and is used to farm animals and machinery. Rocky enjoys competing, hacking around the farm, pole work, and even mounted games! We have always treated Rocky as a fun pony and the children have shared him taking part in different classes at the shows where he has often gone from opens, to juniors to first ridden and vice versa, with a quick change of jockey and bridle. Rocky has also taken part in the working hunter classes winning the novice M&M cradle stakes and open M&M cradle stakes at the BSPS Summer Championships as well as narrowly missing qualifying for the Junior M&M WHP at HOYS.However, we would prefer him to only compete in flat classes now.

He has had countless Supremes, Champions and wins including winning most of the major county shows in either FR, Juniors, or Open A’s. Rocky has the most beautiful head, movement and lots of bone, being a true stamp of a Welsh Section A . He has enabled our daughter to win the Black Country Saddles Rider of the Year in 2020 and our son to be selected for the final of Showman of the Year in 2022 , as well as being nominated for the Showing World Awards Native Pony of the Year in 2022 and 2023.

We would like to lease Rocky with a view to a possible sale in the future, only to a suitable home.

We would love another child to have the opportunity to have the treasured and amazing memories Rocky has given us.

Results:
2018
HOYS Open Welsh Section A – 4th
Olympia – Best of Breed Welsh Section A
2019
HOYS Junior Small Breeds – 2nd
HOYS Open Section A
2021
Royal International M&M FR – 1st and Champion (home produced)
Royal International Junior Small Breeds – 1st
Royal International Open Junior - Champion
Royal International M&M Mixed Breeds – 2nd (home produced)
Royal International Welsh Section A and B – 4th (highest placed A)
Royal International M&M FR (pulled top)
HOYS M&M FR – 3rd
HOYS Junior Small Breeds – 4th
HOYS Open Welsh Section A – 5th (Best Gelding)
BSPS Summer Championships Supreme Champion Pretty Polly
Lemieux Consistency Award M&M First Ridden
Lemieux Consistency Award Junior Small Breeds
2022
Royal International M&M FR – 1st
Royal International Welsh Section A and B – 1st
Royal International Open Junior – Champion
Royal International Junior Small Breeds – 3rd (pulled top)
HOYS Open Welsh Section A – 1st
HOYS M&M FR – 9th
HOYS M&M Junior Small Breeds
WPCS Welsh Section A Gold Performance Medal
2023
Royal International M&M FR – 2nd
Royal International Junior Small Breeds
Royal International Welsh Section A and B
HOYS M&M FR – 1st and Mini Champion
HOYS Junior Small Breeds – 3rd
HOYS Open Welsh Section A – 7th
2024
Royal International Welsh Section A and B – 1st
Royal International Open Junior – Champion
Royal International Junior Small Breeds
Royal International Junior Intermediate
Royal International M&M FR
HOYS M&M FR – 10th
HOYS Junior Small Breeds
HOYS Open Welsh Section A
2025
Royal International Welsh A and B 4th
Royal International Junior Small Breeds 6th
Royal International M&M FR 7th
HOYS
M&M FR
Junior Small Breeds
Open Welsh Section A

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13.1 Skewbald mare

  • Cob
  • Skewbald
  • Mare
  • 9 years
  • 13.1 hands

13.1 Skewbald mare


Ref #: 400862
  • Amber is a charming, willing and versatile pony
  • Would make a fantastic lead rein or second pony
  • She is at her best when out hacking
£4,500 OIRO
  • Cob
  • Skewbald
  • Mare
  • 9 years
  • 13.1 hands
  • Amber is a charming, willing and versatile pony
  • Would make a fantastic lead rein or second pony
  • She is at her best when out hacking
Amber is a charming, willing and versatile pony who would make a fantastic lead rein or second pony for a confident young rider.

In the school, Amber works sweetly in all three paces and will happily pop a fence, both in the arena and out on the cross-country course. She’s a naturally steady ride, but will step up the pace when asked. Always responsive, never strong.

She is at her best when out hacking. She can be hacked alone or in company and isn’t fazed by traffic.

Amber is excellent to handle and adored by even the smallest of children. She loves fuss, grooming and attention. She is currently barefoot and is exemplary for the farrier, vet and clipping. She can live happily on her own or in a herd, and we stable her in winter and turn out in summer. Great to catch and Travels well. She’s easy in all respects.

With her eye-catching markings and lovely paces, she has real potential as a showing pony. We’ve also been advised that she previously did ride and drive, although we haven’t tested this ourselves.

She can nap with beginner riders off the lead in the school so as an honest assessment would say she is more suited as a lead rein or 1.5/2nd Pony. She stands like a rock for all round the world and when small children mount.

She is a substantial little mare who could easily carry a small lightweight adult as well.

Comes with her tack.

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