British Breeder Magazine November 2019

Studbook - NEWS
youngstock,
Sally McMillan’s Heronsmill Stud has
had a successful 2019. Her homebred
filly HERONSMILL TIGER LILY qualified
for the Cuddy earlier this summer at
the Royal Welsh Show. Tiger Lily’s half
brother HERONSMILL TIGERS EYE is
continuing his eventing career with a
win at Floors Castle and a double clear
at Forgandenny. Tiger Eye is a son of
Copybush Eye of the Tiger, himself
a son of Trellech Courvoisier, a very
successful sire and also the damsire of
the very good German jumping pony
Beautiful Bright Eyes WE.
NPS licensed stallion TIGER ATTACK
continues to straddle both the worlds
of sport and showing. He has a son
qualified for the Cuddy and himself is
successfully eventing at Novice level
with a number of top ten placings
across the Summer.
THE NATIONAL
PONY SOCIETY
For the first time in many years the
NPS reintroduced a stallion parade to
the annual championship show. With
stallions presented both in hand and
under saddle, the parade showcased
licensed stallions who would produce
offspring for both sport and the show
ring. Held in the Grand Ring, beneath
the atmospheric Malvern Hills, the
society handed out a free colour
brochure with each stallions’ details
and a complementary glass of bubbly to
spectators.
Sadly the rain moved in which affected
the livestreaming of the event but
after a lot of positive feedback the
parade will be held again in 2020. One
of the stallions who was only brought
to the show to support the parade,
rekindled his showing career at the
show, and ended up taking the Riding
Pony Breed Supreme Championship.
STANLEY GRANGE COCKSURE is a 15
year old with a strong record producing
show winners. He won the stallion
class, and then went on to beat the
Champion British Riding Pony of 2019
15 year old Stanley Grange Cocksure.
Image courtesy Equinational
foal and broodmare champions to be
awarded the Vincent Taylor Trophy, the
highest accolade in the breed.
The 2019 Futurity series resulted in the
overall champion yearling sport pony
title being awarded to British Riding
Pony IMPERIALHIGH NIGHT FLYER. The
grey colt was bred by Trudy Goulding
of End House Stud in Lancashire. The
son of Rotherwood Signature was the
top score of all entrants at the Newton
Rigg assessment and scored 9s for his
frame, walk and canter. The colt will
be submitted for the famous Fayre
Oaks sale as Trudy does not have a
small jockey who could take him into
sport. She feels he would make an
absolutely cracking eventing pony, or
a serious stallion prospect. He is also a
half brother to this year’s 2yo Bramham
event prospect winner Dream of the
Night.
Champion Sport Pony Yearling 2019 Imperialhigh
Night Flyer. Image courtesy Horsepower Creative
Another NPS licensed stallion having
a successful 2019 is Catherston Stud’s
LITTLEDALE BRIGHT STAR. His daughter
Holme Park Koko was the champion
part bred at the recent Trakehner
Breed Show. His son CATHERSTON
BRIGHT SPARK is a registered British
Riding Pony who qualified for the BD
Regionals this Summer and had a top
ten finish at the Keysoe Area Festival.
Champion Sport Pony Yearling 2019 Imperialhigh
Night Flyer. Image courtesy Horsepower Creative
If you have any British Riding Pony
news, please send it into the office at
admin@nationalponysociety.com
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