Cracking Hunting Pony / BS Pony / WHP

• Welsh Section A
• Bay roan
• Mare
• 9 years
• 11.3hh / 120cm

• Hunted 3 seasons with Bicester and Whaddon Chase
• Jumped BSPS Cradle Stakes
• Schools 80cm (with a 6yr old jockey)

Penny is a very striking bay roan pony with a lot of presence. 

Despite her delicate looks she hunted hard for 3 seasons prior to us purchasing her. She is the perfect first hunting pony. We’re still in touch with previous owners and hunting references are available. She’s also been out this season on hound exercise.

We’ve owned Penny for just over a year and she’s been an absolutely brilliant pony for us. In that time we’ve enjoyed doing lots of Pony Club, local showing as well as BSPS, showjumping competitions (unaff as my son isn’t old enough for BS) as well as loads of hacking. 

We live in the middle of the North York Moors and she’s foot perfect on undulating and rocky terrain around here even without shoes. She’s an incredibly tough mare, fit as a flea and she has no idea how little she is. I ride her a lot as my son often isn’t interested in riding at home unless there’s something exciting going on. She’s brilliant to ride and lead and she’s also hunted on the lead rein off a horse.

She won a large flat showing class last year at a local agricultural show. She would move well enough for pure showing or even dressage but that’s not something we’re interested in.

She’s very consistent over a fence and it would be unusual for her to have a pole - she’s ready to start BS next week. Equally she would do very well at workers. Frustratingly the two Cradle Stakes she’s done Freddie forgot the course! She was placed recently at a BSPS Area 1A Arena Event though.

The best is yet to come for this cracking little pony but my son is 6 (and very tall - age 9-10 clothes) and lacks in his core to ride her any better than he does do currently so whilst she could do more they’ve done as much as they can as a combination at this stage. It makes sense for me if he moves onto a 12.2 or even 13h now because I ride her more than he does at home (typical boy) and I’d prefer something I could legitimately go out on in public! There’s a few clips of my daughter also riding Penny (when she was 4). She hacks her fine but wouldn’t be up to doing anything more than that at this stage because she is a powerful pony and not your typical first ridden. She’s safe because she always looks after herself but she’s a switched on pony, spooky at times and wouldn’t suit an inexperienced home or nervous jockey.

Can be seen competing at Stainsby Grange Star of the North Championships on 20th September if not sold before.

Extensive video footage available - follow the link.

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