Author: Georgia Johnson, First year student BSC Agriculture with Animal Science, Joint-Owner of The Overflow Farm Sport Pony Stud.
Oscar van de Beekerheide (Orchid's Floris x Isarco)
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147.5cm, EASP Licensed, Available Frozen
This beautiful Dutch bred stallion has competed at two European Pony Championships, ridden by Sophie Evans. Now sold to a new rider in Ireland, I'm sure he still has plenty more to give in the future.
He was also second in the Leading Pony Show Jumper Final at HOYS in 2021, and third at HOYS in 2022.
Oscar's sire is Orchid's Floris (Berkhof's Higgledy Piggledy x Justice H.R), also an FEI jumping pony, who competed up to 1.30m level in 2019 in Sweden.
Like many Orchids ponies, Floris has a strong damline. Floris is a maternal half sibling to Orchid's Mila (FEI pony, 1.30m level), Orchid's Azalea (FEI pony, 1.30m level) and Schanebroek's Chubby Lee (FEI Event Pony).
Oscar's maternal half sister, Kaatje van de Beekerheide (by Kantje's Ronaldo) is also an FEI jumping pony, who competed up to 1.30m level.
Oscar's dam's sire is Burgthoeve's Isarco, who competed in FEI dressage pony classes.
One of Isaraco's daughters, Icarus van de Bulksehoeve, has competed at 6 European Pony Championships in dressage.
Touten un du Chapelan (Dexter Leam Pondi x Naughty van Graaf Janshof)
146cm, HWSD N/N, Class 1 French Connemara
Based in Donegal, with chilled semen available to all of the UK and ROI.
Touten un du Chapelan is a Grand Prix Jumping pony who competed in France up to 1.35m level. Last year he was exported to Ireland as a breeding stallion.
He has exceptional performance Connemara bloodlines, being by the Grand Prix jumping pony super sire Dexter Leam Pondi. Dexter competed 6 times at the European Pony Championships, achieving Team Gold in 2002 and Team Bronze in 2004. Dexter is also the sire of many top jumping ponies, including several that have also competed at the European Championships including Uhelem de Seille, Rexter d'Or and Ix de l'Aulne.
Touten also has a fabulous damline. His dam, Madelia, is by Naughty van Graaf Janshoof - another pony who won team gold at the European pony championships and participated in four Europeans. He has also sired many Grand Prix ponies.
Madelia is the full sibling to FEI jumping pony Leadership and the maternal half sibling to many other top performance ponies such as Bacchus (competed at Europeans), Don Juan V (Grand prix pony) Kendor (FEI Jumping pony) , Eloi IV (Grand Prix pony) and many more. Madelia's dam, Vinca II, is highly regarded as one of the best performance Connemara broodmares in France.
Las Vegas VI (Eurocommerce Berlin x Dutch Diamond)
148cm, AES Elite Licensed, Available Chilled
Las Vegas has been one of the most consistent 148's on the circuit in the last year, winning the HOYS Pony Foxhunter Championship, 2nd in the 148cm final at the London International Horse Show, Winner of the Pony Newcomers Masters at Nationals, Stoneleigh, and the Winner of the 148cm final at Royal Highland Show.
Although he stands at 148cm, Las Vegas has a full sport horse pedigree.
His sire, Eurocommerce Berlin (Caspar), is a World Equestrian Games and European Championships Gold Medalist. His Sire, Cassini I, was ranked 9th on the WBFSH sire rankings in 2007.
Las Vegas's dam's sire is Dutch Diamond, a KWPN who competed up to 1.40m level.
Las Vegas's dam, Queen of Diamonds, is 50% thoroughbred and is Ster graded.
Pitchwood's Ceasers Palace (Grey Palace x Machno Carwyn)
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| Photo Credit: Phill Hilier |
147.5cm, British Sport Pony (SPSS), Available fresh, chilled & frozen
Having only competed in BS Junior classes since last October, this rising 7yo stallion has already competed up to 1.15m level with the potential to jump a lot higher the years to come.
His sire, Grey Palace, has been a very successful pony in 138cm Grand Prix classes, although he only measures at 135cm. For those who are not British, 138cm GP classes can be up to 1.25m (not including the jump off height)
Grey Palace won the 138cm Championship at Horse of the Year Show in 2004, and was second in 2003, ridden by Jordan Whittaker. He also won at Pony of the Year Show three times with three different riders. Grey Palace has more winnings than any other 138cm pony ever in the UK.
Grey Palace was originally thought to be a full Connemara by Westside Mirah, however recently, his DNA results did not match up, and his breeding is now listed as unrecorded - but that doesn't take away from how talented he is.
Grey Palace has already sired a 1.30m level FEI pony, Champs Palace, who competes in 148cm classes.
Pitchwood's Ceasers Palace's dam, Mousti van Overis Z is a small horse standing at 157.5cm tall. She competed up to 1.10m level when she was younger but has been mostly used as a broodmare in more recent years, now owned by Team Billington Sports Ponies and Horses.
Mousti's sire certainly needs no introduction, being the one and only Section D stallion Machno Carwyn.
Machno Carwyn competed four times at the European Pony Championships, winning individually in 2000 & 2001.
Machno Carwyn has had many offspring that have competed at the European Pony Championships, including Makuba 21 (Showjumping) , Marcello (Showjumping) and Romica (Dressage).
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