THISTLEDOWN SAN-SIRO

• 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