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Top Class Lead Rein Show Pony

Top Class Lead Rein Show Pony


Ref #: 417053
  • Fabulous prospect for 2027
  • Top conformation
  • Beautiful movement
  • Riding Pony
  • Chestnut
  • Gelding
  • 5 years
  • 12hh / 122cm
  • Fabulous prospect for 2027
  • Top conformation
  • Beautiful movement

Peter has recently been broken and is going very nicely. Now ready to find a new home.

A new face and top prospect for 2027

10⭐️home required.

For sale on behalf of breeder.

Price negotiable to the right home 

Can be seen and tried with Sharn Linney

Open to offers

Hollybush Bolero
Hollybush Silhouette

Safest ,kindest , unflappable first pony

Safest ,kindest , unflappable first pony


Ref #: 420161
  • Shown to county level
  • Kindest temperament for all the family to enjoy
£5,600 OVNO
  • Welsh Section A
  • Fleabitten grey
  • Gelding
  • 5 years
  • 12hh / 122cm
  • Shown to county level
  • Kindest temperament for all the family to enjoy

Little Arthur has been part of our family in many capacities , for a child who has additional needs and has enjoyed cuddling and grooming him.

He’s been a great lead rein and been 2nd at some county shows where he behaved impeccably. He’s also given confidence to a little boy who didn’t want to even get on another pony and now he’s happily cantering up the fields at his own pace whilst others fly by . He’s easy to do in all ways -never a bit of trouble .

He’s the kindest pony I’ve ever met and will bring the next family lots of happiness .


Lead Rein & First Ridden: First pony

LEAD REIN / FIRST RIDDEN / JUNIOR HOYS COLOURED MINI COB


Ref #: 417918
  • Minimally Marked Mini Traditional Cob With Excellent Conformation
  • Had A Fantastic Novice Season On & Off Lead Rein Inc Evening Performance & Concours
  • Loves To Hack Alone & In Company, Great In Traffic And In Open Spaces
£7,500 ONO
  • Cob
  • Piebald
  • Gelding
  • 5 years
  • 12hh / 122cm
  • Minimally Marked Mini Traditional Cob With Excellent Conformation
  • Had A Fantastic Novice Season On & Off Lead Rein Inc Evening Performance & Concours
  • Loves To Hack Alone & In Company, Great In Traffic And In Open Spaces

Tommy is a true to type traditional gypsy cob with great conformation, certainly a future HOYS junior coloured contender. He has an abundance of quality, straight and silky hair. He is substantial and easily carries a lightweight adult.

Tommy has had a fantastic start to his education, spending last year as a four year old out hacking and exploring the world, then this spring he began his schooling in preparation for showing

Tommy loves to hack, either by himself or in company. He is happy to go first or last, and is sensible on the road in traffic, trotting up grass verges and in open fields.

Tommy loves children and has enjoyed jumping small fences in the school. He has been lightly but successfully shown this summer by four and five year old lead rein jockeys, and a ten year old first ridden jockey in walk and trot classes.

He has also been to his first stay away show, been in an evening performance and competed in the concurs class wearing a dress!

Tommy is a real yard favourite and turns heads wherever he goes. He is very easy to do, including blow drying his legs with a blaster.

With further education over winter, this pony is certain to do well in RIHS open qualifiers and the HOYS junior ranks. He is an all-round fun pony and would also enjoy pony club events.

He is CHAPS registered, vaccinated, has regular farrier appointments (unshod) and has a JMB (120cm) so he can compete affiliated in lead rein, first ridden, junior and open showing classes.

Quality (new) tack and rugs available separately. Very sad sale, please no timewasters or anyone not in a position to buy. No loans.


CONFIDENCE GIVING TOYS QUALIFIED L/R ASSISTED FIRST PONY CLUB PONY


Ref #: 419889
  • TOYS QUALIFIED GREATEST GELDING
  • PERFECT LEAD REIN PONY
  • PONY CLUB ALLROUNDER
£5,000
  • Cob
  • Piebald
  • Gelding
  • 5 years
  • 12hh / 122cm
  • TOYS QUALIFIED GREATEST GELDING
  • PERFECT LEAD REIN PONY
  • PONY CLUB ALLROUNDER

TOYS QUALIFYING GREATEST GELDING. (Sold with his ticket to compete) "Perfect stamp, you could pop him in a box" said the judge. Competed at the weekend by his 4 year old jockey! First time out with Ferris wheel, shires, tractors, trailers , donkeys and cows and didnt bat an eyelid! .

Safe and sane as houses. Will go very far with a knowledgeable family. Old head on young shoulders Obi is pretty unflappable. Has completed Pony Club camp off the lead rein this summer with a nervous novice, trained mounted games and done a little bit across all 3 disciplines.

Obi is the kindest, cuddliest, biddable and amenable lead rein pony. Stands all day long to be fussed and groomed (and lets face it with that feather it's just as well!).

Super in traffic, out hacking in front or behind, open spaces and pony club group rallies. He has a personality to die for and deserves a long term family home with loads of little people.

5 years old same home since 6 months he doesn't have a bad bone in his body. He's as close as you can get to bombproof but still only young so I will not sell to first time pony owners or dealers.

Flashy little mover. Goes well to voice command and proven very popular with the judges in the showing ring.

Full publicly available album of his antics on my Facebook Page page #fionaclarkponies Producing Ponies for Kids and Pony Club by Fiona Clark . 5* knowledgeable family home only please for this very special pony. Based Yorkshire.


Mothers Dream/Excellent first pony ** PRICE REDUCED**


Ref #: 416791
  • Excellent fist pony
  • first ridden
  • Lead rein
£5,750
  • Cob
  • Piebald
  • Mare
  • 9 years
  • 13.1hh / 135cm
  • Excellent fist pony
  • first ridden
  • Lead rein

**MOTHER’S DREAM — AS RARE AS HEN’S TEETH\!** 🐴

**PRICE REDUCED **

This does not reflect the quality of this pony.

💗 **THE ULTIMATE CHILD’S BEST FRIEND** 💗

**Cherish your child? Then Matilda is for you!

⭐ 13hh 9 year old mare** ⭐

Matilda really is the ultimate child’s first pony.

She is a beautiful little mare who has been very well looked after and certainly hasn’t been hammered. She’s not a flashy competition pony, but what she lacks in flash, she more than makes up for with a temperament to die for, both on the ground and ridden.

Matilda is such a kind, gentle soul with so much love to give and genuinely is a child’s best friend. There isn’t a nasty bone in her body.

Children can literally do everything with her even clip her out on their own! She absolutely loves a pamper and is easy to catch, load, tack up, pick her feet out, groom and handle. All of this can happily be done by a child — no parents required!

She has done a bit of everything, from showing and hacking to pub rides, and will happily plod around bareback with the kids. She is safe and sensible out hacking, including in open spaces and alongside bigger horses.

Matilda has good brakes, doesn’t get strong and isn’t a forward going pony, making her ideal for a smaller or less confident child.

She has looked after my girls for the last four years, but sadly they have now outgrown her, so the heartbreaking time has come to find her another little person to love.

✅ 100% to box/load

✅ Good for the farrier/shoeing

✅ Good in traffic

✅ Good for the dentist

✅ Child friendly to handle

✅ Safe and sensible

✅ Comes with tack and a few rugs.

📍 **Based in West Yorkshire**

Matilda deserves the very best home where she can become another child’s best friend and be loved as much as she is here.

**Serious enquiries only please — finding the right home is far more important than finding the quickest one.


SUPER FAMILY PONY


Ref #: 420431
  • ⭐ Been There, Done It Family Pony
  • 🚜 Sensible in Traffic & Around Farm Machinery
  • 🏇 Lead Rein or Ridden Independently
£3,250 ONO
  • Welsh Section A
  • Grey
  • Mare
  • 15 years
  • 11.1hh / 115cm
  • ⭐ Been There, Done It Family Pony
  • 🚜 Sensible in Traffic & Around Farm Machinery
  • 🏇 Lead Rein or Ridden Independently

15-year-old Grey Welsh Section A Mare | Green Passport. Revel breeding.

A much-loved family pony, owned by us for 2.5 years and only tentatively looking for a new home as our 11-year-old daughter is getting increasingly long-legged and ready to think about the next size up after one final fun summer.

🩷 About her

• 11.2hh, grey, 15-year-old Welsh Section A mare

• Occasionally sports a pink glittery tail!

• Full history known with references available from 2 previous homes (pony party rides)

• A genuine part of our family and handled regularly by children

• Has been an absolute dream for a non-horsey mum to own and have fun with our children

🏇 She loves having a job and going out

• Gymkhanas

• Rallies

• Hunting

• Fancy dress

• Hacking

• Ridden both on and off the lead rein to capabilities of child

• Plenty of family videos available

🚜 Easy & sensible

Loads beautifully into a trailer and has been excellent around roads and farm machinery — never spooky or silly.

She doesn’t need lunging before riding, even if she’s had several weeks turned out without work. Regularly clipped and very used to family life; she mostly lives in the paddock at the bottom of our cottage garden, so she’s accustomed to children climbing on, grooming and handling her.

Health & care

✓ No history of laminitis or sweet itch

✓ Vaccinated March 2026

✓ Teeth May 2026

✓ Feet trimmed every 8-12 weeks

🎀 Included: bespoke bridle

🐴 14” Wintec saddle negotiable if wanted

❌ No loan availability

She has given us some wonderful memories and we’d love to find her a lovely home where she can continue doing the things she enjoys. We’d also be delighted to keep in touch with her new owners.


Serena 11.2 Section A Mare


Ref #: 416897
  • Fantastic, confident hack – happy alone or in company, in front or behind
  • Ideal lead rein / second pony for a confident child who wants to get out and have fun
£2,500 ONO
  • Welsh Section A
  • Bay
  • Mare
  • 7 years
  • 11.2hh / 117cm
  • Fantastic, confident hack – happy alone or in company, in front or behind
  • Ideal lead rein / second pony for a confident child who wants to get out and have fun

Gadlys Serena is a beautiful 7-year-old, 11.2hh Welsh Section A mare with bags of personality and all the cheeky character you’d expect from a Welshie.

Serena absolutely loves getting out and about and hacking is definitely her happy place. She is confident and forward out hacking, happily going in front or behind, and is confident enough to hack away from other horses. She has previously enjoyed shows and fun rides and would really thrive in an active home where she can have plenty of variety and adventures.

In the school she is quite different and is much more kick-along than forward! She needs a positive little rider with enough leg to keep her working and can get bored simply going round in circles. She is much happier when she has something interesting to do.

Serena is happy to be ridden on the lead rein with a knowledgeable and confident handler, or would suit a confident child looking for a second pony. She is not a true first-ridden type and wouldn’t suit a very nervous or complete novice child riding independently.

She is a typical mare and a proper cheeky little Welsh character who knows her own mind. She responds best to confident, consistent handling and we feel she would be happiest with a slightly older (age 5+) or more experienced child and family who understand ponies, rather than very young children wanting to climb all over her.

She is a lovely little pony with lots to offer and, in the right home with a confident little jockey, we think she would have great fun doing Pony Club, hacking, fun rides and generally getting out and about. Serena will jump a small course but jumping isn’t her strong point.

She is good to groom and enjoys a fuss, and is fine with a slow running hose, although she isn’t particularly keen on sprays.

This is a very sad sale and finding the right home is extremely important to us. We originally bought Serena for our young daughter to walk and trot around the farm on the lead rein, but as we’ve got to know her we’ve realised that Serena would be much better suited to a child who wants to get out and do more with her.

Serena will come with her Wintec 500 pony saddle, Diddy Bits bridle and comfort bit.

Please WhatsApp for a phone call back as I work night shifts. Thank you!

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Ultimate First Pony & Confidence Giver - Teddy


Ref #: 420358
  • Exceptional children's hunting pony - sensible in the crowd or happily at the back
  • Genuine lead rein & first ridden - more woah than go and an absolute gentleman
  • Been there and done it - 3 x Pony Club camps, mounted games rallies, fancy dress
£3,850
  • Dartmoor
  • Bay
  • Gelding
  • 14 years
  • 11hh / 112cm
  • Exceptional children's hunting pony - sensible in the crowd or happily at the back
  • Genuine lead rein & first ridden - more woah than go and an absolute gentleman
  • Been there and done it - 3 x Pony Club camps, mounted games rallies, fancy dress

Teddy is our much loved 11hh, 14yo Dartmoor type gelding and the ultimate little gentleman. This is a very sad sale of a pony who has given our family so much joy.

He is a genuine lead rein and first ridden pony and definitely more woah than go. He has looked after his little rider beautifully and is a wonderful confidence giver.

Teddy has been exceptional at children's meets. He stands sensibly at the meet, happily goes along amongst the crowd and is equally content to stay quietly at the back on his own. He doesn't get wound up by the excitement and has been a wonderful pony for a child to enjoy hunting on.

He has been to three Pony Club camps and taken part in lots of Pony Club rallies, mounted games, fancy dress and general family fun.

On the ground he is an absolute gent. Perfect to load and with the farrier, stands patiently to be groomed and fussed over by children and loves cuddles and affection. He really is the sort of pony children can enjoy doing everything with, not just riding.

He is a hardy native of Dartmoor type (not a registered dartmoor pony) who lives on fresh air and we are not aware of any previous health problems. Comes with saddle and bridle.

Teddy is well known locally and plenty of Pony Club families, instructors and others who have seen him in many different settings across the New Forest will no doubt happily vouch for him.

Home is incredibly important. We are looking for a long term Pony Club or hunting family home where Teddy can continue doing the things he loves and be adored. He would be particularly suited to a family with several children, where he can teach one after another and hopefully stay for many years.

Teddy has given us so much joy and we owe it to him to find a home that will love and appreciate him as much as we do. The right home is far more important than a quick sale, we can keep him for as long as.


Top Class Lead Rein Show Pony


Ref #: 417053
  • Fabulous prospect for 2027
  • Top conformation
  • Beautiful movement
  • Riding Pony
  • Chestnut
  • Gelding
  • 5 years
  • 12hh / 122cm
  • Fabulous prospect for 2027
  • Top conformation
  • Beautiful movement

Peter has recently been broken and is going very nicely. Now ready to find a new home.

A new face and top prospect for 2027

10⭐️home required.

For sale on behalf of breeder.

Price negotiable to the right home 

Can be seen and tried with Sharn Linney

Open to offers

Hollybush Bolero
Hollybush Silhouette

Wanted LWVTB


Ref #: 416447
  • 13hh - 15 2hh
  • RDA centre needing LWVTB/Loan
  • Temperament is more important than breed
  • 13hh - 15 2hh
  • RDA centre needing LWVTB/Loan
  • Temperament is more important than breed

We are looking for any breed for LWVTB as they will need to be trialled in our RDA environment before purchasing to see if they're suited to this lifestyle before a participant can ride them. This is as much for the ponies as the suitability for riders.

Must already be ridden and has to be over 5 yrs old (RDA rules). Can accept some quirks but must be safe for our disabled riders. They will also have to pass a stage 2 vetting which can be arranged whilst on loan.

We can offer a high standard of care, a light work load so older ages are acceptable if sound.

We have stables but they live out as much as possible even throughout winter. We can offer small herd/individual turnout.

If you would like to check out our RDA centre we are online and Facebook as Elisabeth Curtis Centre.


Awesome Child's Pony


Ref #: 417336
  • Easy to do anything with.
  • Hacks out, good in traffic.
  • Great with kids.
£9,000
  • Welsh Section B
  • Grey
  • Gelding
  • 19 years
  • 13hh / 133cm
  • Easy to do anything with.
  • Hacks out, good in traffic.
  • Great with kids.

My daughter has sadly outgrown her babysitter! Calypso has really brought her riding on. She has learnt to jump on him at 70 & 80cms. He has given her confidence. He has also looked after my younger daughter who is quite a nervous rider. Plus given pony rides to all their friends.

He is a true gentleman. For sale as very sadly out grown. A great kid's pony. Good to catch, clip, shoe, teeth, travel, hack out, groom, wash.

Mixes with other horses inside or outside.

Good on lead, or off lead. He will walk beside you if you need to walk with your child. You can also lead another pony from him.

He doesn't mind dogs & been used to heard sheep.

Videos available on request (trying to upload to you tube).

Looking for the best and kindest of homes for this sweet pony.


Mothers Dream. Trustworthy, fun, Welsh A Gelding


Ref #: 419784
  • Proven to be safe with children. Ridden and leading.
  • Completed Pony Club camp 2026 successfully
  • Given loan rider 2 great summers of fun riding activities, now sadly outgrown
£3,750 ONO
  • Welsh Section A
  • Grey
  • Gelding
  • 9 years
  • 11.2hh / 117cm
  • Proven to be safe with children. Ridden and leading.
  • Completed Pony Club camp 2026 successfully
  • Given loan rider 2 great summers of fun riding activities, now sadly outgrown

We are hoping to find a really good home for this handsome little star where he will be loved and enjoyed by a new little rider.

He has proved to be a safe fun pony, doing various PC activities, fun rides, hacking, training sessions. His current rider was 8 when she started the loan and she is now 10 and growing fast ..so looking for a bigger pony. Since I, ( the owner) don't have any children he is offered for sale.

He is not a whizzy pony... quite steady , although genuine enquiries can see his showjumping video where he does a lovely clear round at a good pace over a set of 50cm jumps with his loan rider.

He is available straightaway and can be viewed at loan home near Alsager, Staffordshire.

Genuine enquiries please, we really want him to go to a kind knowledgeable home where he will be well looked after. He's such a lovely personality he does deserve a home where he will be appreciated, so please don't be offended if I ask questions about his next home.

**To enquire please text first as limited phone signal means I often miss calls and I do not use voicemail... at least texts usually get through and then I can go to an area of better reception to call you.

Price reduced to £3950 just over the next week , simply because rider is keen to find bigger pony now that she's grown, so whilst he is still with loan rider I've made his price more competitive to find a nice home for him. If he returns to me at my yard I will just put his price back to £5500 .


Mothers Dream


Ref #: 419802
  • Lead Rein for the tiniest of tots, Fr, Jumping all round superstar
  • Active Pony Club member
  • Prolific show winner
£10,000 OVNO
  • Shetland
  • Black
  • Gelding
  • 8 years
  • 10.2hh / 107cm
  • Lead Rein for the tiniest of tots, Fr, Jumping all round superstar
  • Active Pony Club member
  • Prolific show winner

Blackertor Denman - 8 Years Old Gelding

Up to date with teeth, jabs, physio, perfect for farrier barefoot, loads into anything, rocksteady in traffic, beach rides, fancy dress, gallops, you name it and he’s done it.

Full up to height boy built like a table and the comfiest of rides.

Snaffle mouthed at all times.

Success in the show ring -

Q RIHS 2025 2026 PP LR

NPS Summer Champs

Open lead rein winner, Mini Champion, Mini Supreme, top 6 pull for overall Supreme. Home Produced lead rein winner, overall Reserve Champion

NPS Spring

Open Lead Rein Winner, Overall Reserve Champion

HOYS Q only contested one class ever and that was this year, placed 3/18 at the New Forest.

Southern Shetland Breed show 2026

Open LR winner, Mini Champion, Supreme of Show, Overall Best of Breed.

SEIB SFAS

Open pony club LR Winner Q for YHL

TSR

Open LR Winner Q for Finals

Countless wins locally, county, more supreme championships than i’d be able to count, he truly is a winning machine.

Active member of the Pony Club, most recently being borrowed by a very small tiny tot, gymkhana, jumping, xc, fancy dress.

I bought this special little pony at weaning, he’s made all of our dreams come true and more. An incredibly hard sale due to my daughter heading down the jumping route with her new pony, he has taken the backseat and truly deserves to be someone’s number one again.

Open to any vetting or viewing.

Can assist with transport if not a million miles away.

Based in Portsmouth

Email St Ninian
Blackertor Delphine

Exceptional 12.1hh, 10 year old traditional coloured mare.


Ref #: 419803
  • First pony, lead rein or RDA
  • Exceptional temperament
  • Qualified RIHS open ridden coloured 2025
SOLD! Sold on first viewing to the most wonderful home!
  • Cob
  • Piebald
  • Mare
  • 10 years
  • 12.1hh / 125cm
  • First pony, lead rein or RDA
  • Exceptional temperament
  • Qualified RIHS open ridden coloured 2025

Exceptional 12.1hh, 10 year old traditional coloured mare.

True first pony, lead rein, junior ridden or RDA pony.

12.1hh but really takes up the leg - previous owner who rode her at RIHS is 5 foot 7 and was not too big for her!

We bought Dolly for my twin 10 year olds, just over a year ago, primarily as my daughter, who rides with the Riding for the Disabled (RDA) desperately wanted her own pony. Her twin had never sat on a pony before. Dolly has taught them both to ride, including winning numerous classes over the summer, qualifying for the sunshine tour in first ridden, lead rein and in hand classes. My children do everything independently with Dolly – bringing in and turning out, grooming, bathing, tacking up, loading, feeding. She is a true child’s pony, I know that they are absolutely safe around her, no matter what they are doing. Dolly will stand for hours and hours to be pampered, groomed, bathed, plaited and cuddled.

Dolly is fantastic to hack. She hacks in gale force winds, rain or shine, alone and in company but mainly alone as we are on a competition yard with adults – with one of my girls riding, then they swap half way! She hacks on open countryside and has experienced out of control dogs running at her, barking and jumping at her and owners chasing them and stands still and calm. We have taken her up to the South Downs accidently at the same time as a cross country race and again she was completely non plussed by multiple high vis runners on narrow paths racing past her. She’s had mountain bikes zoom past, from behind her, and again not spooked or got upset. She has an exceptional temperament that is incredibly hard to find. We have taken Dolly up on the South downs, through woodlands, to the beach, to shows – both indoor and on grass and she has been brilliant. This is all with my novice daughters who had only ridden with RDA and the other never before Dolly. Dolly has been led from me in my power chair with our two dogs running alongside. My daughter hacked Dolly from the yard to the beach with a group of adults. She had to lead the group across the railway crossing as the horses were being silly. She stood on the beach whilst they had a good gallop, away from her and back towards and then they hacked home together.

After only a few months of riding, Dolly has taken both my girls to lots of shows – their first ever show she won her classes with both children! She is very easy at shows, happy to stand and eat a haynet, for the kids to walk her round, share an ice cream, be sat on bareback and played with. She needs zero working in. My daughter who had never ridden before getting Dolly is now confidently riding in first ridden and pony club classes and Dolly has competed in lead rein, in hand, junior handler, dressage, handy pony (where she was 2nd out of well over 20 entries), never coming away without a ribbon! She won her in hand coloured class at her last show. Dolly qualified for RIHS 2025 in the open coloured ridden class and would be a really top class junior ridden.

My girls mainly enjoy hacking, doing obstacle courses in the sand school, having lessons, lunging her, doing shows, trotting over cross poles, pole clinics and just generally playing with her. They do not canter and have no desire, they are both novice / nervous and have never wanted to progress to anything faster than a trot. Dolly is very well schooled and with her previous owner competed regularly in dressage and affiliated showing, qualifying for RIHS on her first attempt. Dolly would be a top junior ridden and would excel at both dressage and showing or equally as a cherished first pony, teaching tiny tots to ride or would be an exceptional RDA pony. I do not think jumping will be her forte – she will trot over very small cross poles but we have done nothing more. My ideal home is one where she is adored and pampered like she is here.

Dolly is well used to dogs and has met cattle, sheep and lots of livestock out hacking on the downs. She is not phased by tractors, bikes, motorbikes, cars and so on.

Dolly is excellent to catch, shoe, clip, bath, load. We have a single trailer but she has also travelled in company in both a lorry and trailer – she is loaded and unloaded by my children. You can do everything with Dolly without her tied up – I can clip her face etc with no headcollar. She is very easy on the ground, has no vices and is not mareish or difficult to manage when in season. She turns out alone or in company, is respectful of fencing, has been in by day and out by night over the summer and is out by day, in by night in winter. She stables alone if needed as is very content with a haynet! She is barefoot with good feet. Dolly is up to date with her vaccinations and passed a 5 stage vetting last year (2025). She has never been unsound, unwell or needed the vet, except for her vaccinations.

Any viewings, inspections and vetting fully welcomed – I have 1000s of photos and videos to show all the things they do together.

Please note, Dolly is very heavily feathered and as such these need maintence and care specific to traditionals- will talk this all through honestly with all buyers.

Ponies like Dolly are very few and far between and references can be obtained from both previous owners.

This is a devastating sale due to an unexpected and life changing medical diagnosis earlier this year meaning I am in and out of hospital and have a long, complex treatment plan ahead. Please absolutely no timewasters, or those not in a position to buy, as this is a distressing time for everyone involved. Home is of utmost paramount importance.

This is a sale only, no loans, I am very keen to stay in touch as is previous owner, if at all possible please.

Based West Sussex, excellent trial facilities. Price negotiable to very best home and a straightforward sale due to our difficult circumstances.

Dolly will come with everything - bridle, rugs etc, 6 month old made to measure Ideal GP by seperate negotiation.

We can potentially help with delivery.


Lead rein pony for loan


Ref #: 420328
  • Show pony
  • M&M
  • Lead rein
£4,000 LOAN
  • Welsh Section A
  • Grey
  • Gelding
  • 12 years
  • 12.2hh / 127cm
  • Show pony
  • M&M
  • Lead rein

FOR LOAN - 12.2hh Welsh Section A Gelding

Lead Rein / First Ridden

A genuine, well-mannered 12-year-old Section A gelding looking for a 5* loving home.

He is safe, kind and straightforward — the sort of pony you can trust on the lead rein and who is equally well suited as a first ridden. He has a lovely temperament and is a pleasure to do in every way.

He taught my daughter to ride from the age of one and has been an absolute saint. He has only ever had two owners and we know his full history.

Details

• Welsh Mountain Pony (Section A)

• Gelding, 12 years

• 12.2hh

• Lead rein and first ridden

• Well mannered and safe

• Perfect first pony or confidence-giving lead rein

• Hacks, loads and clips

• Good for farrier and vet

Breeding Rowfantina Moto lines. His dam is a HOYS M&M winner — quality breeding behind a proper child’s pony.

Loan terms

• Ideally full loan to a one-to-one home that will love him full time

• Open to discussing a part loan with the right family

• Available to move yards

• Must be a genuine 5* loving home

• References and yard details required

• He will only go where he will be cherished, well kept and correctly looked after

Serious enquiries only, please


Rio , a mothers Dream Pony


Ref #: 419653
  • Qualified for NSEA regionals , sunshine tour Hickstead, Cricklands
  • Will take a tiny tot around x-poles and step up to 80 tracks with plenty of jump for more
  • Would be a totally fresh face on the WHP scene , performance pony classes
  • Welsh Section A
  • Chestnut
  • Gelding
  • 11 years
  • 12hh / 122cm
  • Qualified for NSEA regionals , sunshine tour Hickstead, Cricklands
  • Will take a tiny tot around x-poles and step up to 80 tracks with plenty of jump for more
  • Would be a totally fresh face on the WHP scene , performance pony classes

RIO

12hh chestnut Gelding, 11 years old.

An absolute saint and a mother’s dream pony, Rio is the ultimate confidence-giver and has looked after our daughters every step of the way.

He is equally happy taking the smallest of children who are just learning to canter, through to a child wanting to jump courses around 80cm. He has plenty of jump, but is never silly or spooky at a fence and always gives his rider confidence. Rio will happily canter when asked, but is also more than happy to trot around a course for a nervous or less experienced rider and also take them around their first course in a steady canter.

He would be a great BS starter pony too.

Rio has a green passport so can do native classes but would equally make a lovely plaited show pony and would be a real contender in the London International Nursery stakes, first ridden and junior performance pony class qualifiers.

He is an absolute dream to hack and is sensible and trustworthy. He is also happy for you to ride and lead from him or vice versa.

Rio has done everything we could have asked of him. He has taken our daughters from learning to canter and jump, through to jumping bigger courses and competing successfully. They have now progressed onto JA jumping ponies, so it is time for Rio to find his next little rider to love and enjoy him.

Our trainer cannot speak highly enough of him, and Rio has given our daughters an incredible amount of confidence. He has qualified for the NSEA Regionals, Cricklands, and the Sunshine Tour at Hickstead.

He truly is a one-in-a-million pony and has kept our daughters safe throughout their time with him. He has never bucked, reared or napped and has always been incredibly genuine and trustworthy.

Rio is an easy keeper and does not need to be ridden every day. He is a real child’s best friend and loves nothing more than being groomed, fussed and pampered. He is good to catch, shoe and load and is up to date with worming and teeth.

Rio has been a very special part of our family and will be hugely missed. We are looking for the right home where he can continue to give another child the confidence, fun and memories he has given our daughters.

There is a 7 minute video on here with him stepping up to jump the bigger fences and at the end taking a total tiny tot around Bicton main arena over x- poles so please do watch the whole video as it shows all of his paces and how he is.

Cheltenham

14k including rugs and bridle and he has an equipe saddle that fits him perfectly and can be purchased separately


Zoë Arkell - Pony Search Agent


Ref #: 402560
  • Actively looking for the best Pony Club ponies
  • Some fabulous knowledgeable homes waiting
  • No fees for sellers
  • Actively looking for the best Pony Club ponies
  • Some fabulous knowledgeable homes waiting
  • No fees for sellers

I have motivated clients looking for genuine, kind, quality and proven ponies to take part in all Pony Club activities.

The ponies I would love to hear about are those not needing to be advertised to secure a new home. There is no harm in finding out whether I know of a better home and match. Perhaps you worry about your child finding it upsetting seeing their old pony regularly at rallies etc - then selling out of area could be a better solution.

These are motivated buyers receiving guidance as to what will likely suit their child - not the timewasters regularly reported. In most cases homes are also knowledgeable: simply lacking in time to conduct a search themselves. Most will also wait for the right pony so if you are not ready to sell yet - that is not an issue.

There are some decent budgets available relative to age and medical conditions etc.

All leads will be handled with discretion. Please feel free to give me a call, drop me a WhatsApp or check out my Instagram page @theponysearchagent


Alrounder Connemara cross!


Ref #: 417367
  • Pony raced
  • Pony clubbed
  • Forward going mate that loves to do a job
£4,500
  • Connemara Part Bred
  • Grey
  • Mare
  • 15 years
  • 13.2hh / 138cm
  • Pony raced
  • Pony clubbed
  • Forward going mate that loves to do a job

For sale on behalf of a client

TANDY – 13.2hh | 15yo | Mare | Connemara

Tandy is a lovely pony who has been there and done it all. She has spent the last few years in a racing environment and is completely accustomed to large volumes of horses, gallops and a busy atmosphere.

She has done show jumping, cross-country, Pony Club and racing. She hasn’t been a serious competition pony beyond local shows and Pony Club, but with some schooling I think she could make a lovely low-level jumping pony, absolutely loves jumping and rarely touches a pole!

Tandy has also been used as a lead-rein pony and isn’t offended by novice riders. She is forward-going without being out of control and absolutely loves having a varied life. She is currently ridden in a gag and would suit a child who wants to get on and go, rather than one looking for a dressage diva!

She can happily be ridden bareback, hacks alone or in company and is:

• Good to box

• Good to clip

• Good to load

• Good to shoe

• Currently barefoot, but wore shoes while racing last year

• Up to date with vaccinations and teeth

• Happy living in or out

Tandy does wear a chifney rather than a headcollar when being handled, as she can occasionally forget her manners. This has been the case for many years and is simply something she is accustomed to.

She does have melanomas underneath her tail, which have remained unchanged for several years. Pictures are available and full disclosure will be given to any interested buyer.

Tandy has been known to have the odd buck if she hasn’t been in much work. Her owner estimates this happens perhaps once in every 50 rides, so it is very much an occasional occurrence rather than a regular habit. For this reason, she would be best suited to a family who understands and is comfortable with this, and who will keep her in a consistent level of work to get the best out of her.

✨ Comes with a full wardrobe.

A genuinely sad sale for her family. Tandy has a clean veterinary history and is looking for a home where she can continue to enjoy a fun, varied life.

🎥 Videos available

📍 Taunton, Somerset

📞 07852 116831


11.2 first ridden / hunting pony


Ref #: 420221
  • Dressage
  • Hunting
  • Pony Club
£5,995 ONO
  • Welsh Section A
  • Chestnut
  • Mare
  • 7 years
  • 11.2hh / 117cm
  • Dressage
  • Hunting
  • Pony Club

11.2h pony club pony

Top 10 finish trailblazers intro dressage this year.

Hunts off the lead and on the lead

Has jumped 60cm unaffiliated- although can be cheeky

Does all mounted games with ease straight and steady until rider wants to up the pace she will speed up .

Has done all PC activities

Good to clip catch load and generally mess with, turns out with mares and geldings .

Genuine pony that wants to please

Looking for her new best friend to show the ropes

Very sad sale due to rider outgrowing and needing next size up.


Perfect Family Lead Rein / First Ridden Pony – Ride and Drive


Ref #: 419637
  • Lead rein and First Ridden
  • Safe for children to handle
  • Ride and Drive
£4,500 ONO
  • Shetland
  • Skewbald
  • Gelding
  • 9 years
  • 10.3hh / 110cm
  • Lead rein and First Ridden
  • Safe for children to handle
  • Ride and Drive

Timmy is a super lead-rein/first-ridden pony and a perfect little family pony.

At 10.3hh, he’s an ideal size — small enough for little legs without being so tiny that they quickly outgrow him.

We’ve had lots of fun with him on the lead rein, at local shows and showjumping. He was used as a first ridden in his previous home and has been brilliant for my son learning to steer and become more independent.

He has a great little jump — we’ve only jumped around 30cm on the lead rein, but he definitely has scope for more. He does not mind an unbalanced rider over a fence at all. He's really safe!

Timmy is also broken to drive and loves it — great fun whizzing along in the cart!

He also knows a few tricks, including bowing.

He is super safe for children to lead and handle, doesn’t bite or kick, is great with other horses, easy to catch, an angel to clip and very good for the farrier. Barefoot never needed shoes as he's a tough sort.

Fully vaccinated and wormed. No lumps, bumps or sarcoids.

Contact me for many more videos

Price includes saddle and bridle.

Cart and harness available separately.

North Devon


fantastic lead rein pony


Ref #: 420188
  • Excels on lead rein
  • Happy alone or in company
  • Super safe to handle on ground
£4,995 OIRO
  • Welsh Section A
  • Grey
  • Gelding
  • 9 years
  • 11.1hh / 115cm
  • Excels on lead rein
  • Happy alone or in company
  • Super safe to handle on ground

York has been with us over two years and has proven to be super safe on lead rein. He's bombproof out hacking and used to large road and farm vehicles.. Safe cantering in open spaces , travels, loads, rides, turns out and stables well in company or alone .. happy to leave his herd . super easy to handle on the ground by children.. my daughter has done it all herself from age 4 until now .

has participated in dressage, pony club, xc training , showjumping, hacking and beach rides .. leads from another horse or a bike but i've never really had to as he's super safe off lead out hacking ..

takes confidence from his rider in school off lead but nothing untoward .. just gravitated towards a handler but with consistent riding i'm sure he would be an ideal FyFR.. loves to jump (60cm

max)

up to date with teeth and vaccinations .. and thankfully being a grey loves a (warm) bath ..

pictures and videos available on request .. great trial facilities ,, comes with rugs and bridle .. brand new BC Poppy available separately ..


Safest ,kindest , unflappable first pony


Ref #: 420161
  • Shown to county level
  • Kindest temperament for all the family to enjoy
£5,600 OVNO
  • Welsh Section A
  • Fleabitten grey
  • Gelding
  • 5 years
  • 12hh / 122cm
  • Shown to county level
  • Kindest temperament for all the family to enjoy

Little Arthur has been part of our family in many capacities , for a child who has additional needs and has enjoyed cuddling and grooming him.

He’s been a great lead rein and been 2nd at some county shows where he behaved impeccably. He’s also given confidence to a little boy who didn’t want to even get on another pony and now he’s happily cantering up the fields at his own pace whilst others fly by . He’s easy to do in all ways -never a bit of trouble .

He’s the kindest pony I’ve ever met and will bring the next family lots of happiness .



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