At the Scottish Welsh Pony and Cob Association Spring Show at the Howe Country Centre, Giffordtown, the overall in-hand supreme champion was the section D overall champion, Brian and Shona Thomson’s beautifully mannered stallion Pennal The Great.

Overall in-hand reserve was Hoekhurst Sweet Symphony, a three-year-old section B filly which Lynneann Cameron had purchased at Fayre Oaks as a yearling. Last year Symphony was overall reserve mountain and moorland pony at Angus, champion at Central and West Fife, overall native in hand champion at Fettercairn and Supreme of Show at Echt.

The overall section A champion was the Murphy Family’s grey stallion Dukeshill Darcy, a son of Dukeshill Magnum and of the late Dukeshill Dulcinea. Last year, shown by his breeders Kathy and Joanna Shiel, Darcy had been champion at Glamorgan and Carmarthen, reserve at Lampeter, reserve male champion at the Royal of England, a winner at Three Counties and Cothi Bridge, second at the Royal Welsh and champion at a special centenary stallion parade at Cheshire County. From the Raithill Stud, Kirkcaldy, came the reserve, their yearling cream colt Waitwith Gold Dust (Tamevalley Sahara/Waitwith Desire), which had been a mountain and moorland winner at the NPS Scotland Spring Show.

Paddock Dianthus (Paddock Riverdance/Kiltinane Diana), leased from Brian Fotheringham by Lynneann Cameron, has not been in a showring since she was a yearling, five years ago. She made a most successful return to the show scene by claiming the overall section B title, with the youngstock champion Hoekhurst Sweet Symphony, reserve.

Alison Moran was showing Claire Willis-Burton’s four-year-old bay mare Pentrefelin Darcy Bussle (by Northleach Gigalo), which is ‘on loan’ to her to start a ridden career, and although she had only had this pony for a very short time, secured the overall section C title – not the first time this mare has medalled for her breeders. The Passford Stud’s two-year-old Passford Rebecca (Parvadean Replay/ Barwoods Victoria) was reserve. She had been champion section C at the Royal Highland last year. Reserve to Pennal The Great amongst the section D contenders was Jackie McKnight’s Trefaldwyn Lady Alis, by Ty’roes Lord JIm, which overall in-hand reserve at this show last year.

The part-bred Welsh champion, as she was last year, was Eleanor Crate’s five-year-old mare Penmaric Beginagain, which, later, partnered by Devon Sloan, was reserve overall ridden supreme champion. She was bred by Susan Hoggans and is a daughter of Passford Sunnay Boy. Sue Williamson’s dark brown gelding Blaenllain DB’s Dark Shadow, the part-bred youngstock champion, was reserve. He was bred at Lampeter and bought at Fayre Oaks last year as a yearling colt, having been champion at Ceredigion WP&C Welsh partbred points. Dark Shadow is by the Welsh part-bred and Arab partbred Blaenllain Doodleba (GBR) by Ali Nepal.

Claiming the Millcroft gelding championship was Lorna Keay’s chestnut Coedeneirth Reward (Tumbarlum Nimrod/Miru Morning Cloud) bred in Malborough nine years ago. KIrsty Miller’s Bryndefaid Paddington, reserve, was bred by Sandy Anderson and Kathleen Scott, and is a five-year-old son of Friars Sprightly and Bryndefaid Pippa. He was second at the NPS Scotland Spring Show.

Eleanor Crate showed the members’ in-hand champion, her two-year-old section B colt Skellorn Grafitti (Glansevin Grafitti/ Skellorn Ebony Rose) which had been champion of the mountain and moorland inhand entry at the SWPCA Winter Show. Jill Cousens’ yearling colt Rustums Tremalo was reserve.

The part-bred ridden champion was Penmaric Beginagain, with Carenza Dickens grey Cedar Farm Top Man, by Burstye Poseidon, which had been the supreme ridden contender at the SWPCA Winter Show, reserve. Novice ridden honours went to Linda Hiddleston’s nine-year-old Logiealmond-bred cob Coldwell Fashion The Second (also reserve overall worker), whilst the four-year-old section C pony Gems Cock of the North, shown by Louise Morrison, was reserve.

Caroline Gray’s seven-year-old chestnut cob gelding Tybanadi Trystan (Llanarth Solo/ Cathedine Daphne), ridden by Richard Telford, was performance champion after giving a freestyle show. A local pony, Felicity Baker’s grey Welsh part-bred Whalton Pipsqueak, by Kilvington Scoundrel, was reserve. Tybanadi Trystan was also members’ ridden champion, with Alice Scotland’s leading rein pony, her grey mare Corn Meadow Flute (Llanerch Sirius/ Synod Flutter) reserve. Flute had been bred at Galashiels 15 years ago.

The Graham family from Carluke had double success in the NPS open classes, where their first ridden pony Walseker Leonardo, by Paddock Tigre, was champion, and their leading rein entry Gartconnel Comet, by Gartconnel Shooting Star, reserve. Junior ridden champion was Lauren Mercer’s cob Kentchurch Galaxy, with Nicole Page’s Morwyn Alys Rose reserve.

The overall worker champion, judged in some of the wettestt weather, was Jenny Adams’ seven year old cob mare Heddfan Candy (Crugybar Valient’s Last/ Heddfan Rambling Rose), winner of the mixed height novice class. The grey Hilin Taliesin son Rumworth Moonlight, partnered by Becca MacMillan, won the open section, ahead of Beth Hill’s cob stallion Llanllugan Mike’s Lad byCascob Braveheart.

Young handlers champion was Jordan Scobie, showing Treflan Chocolate Button which takes part in show hunter pony and part-bred Arab classes

LEADINGawards

Overall in-hand supreme champion – Pennal The Great, S & B Thomson. Reserve – Hoekhurst Sweet Symphony, L Cameron. Overall in-hand adult champion – Pennal The Great. Reserve – Paddock Dianthus, L Cameron. Overall in-hand youngstock champion – Hoekhurst Sweet Symphony. Reserve – Waitwith Gold Dust, Raithill Stud. Millcroft gelding champion – Coedeneirin Reward, L Keay. Reserve – Bryndefaid Paddington, K Miller.

Welsh section A (Judge: Mrs B Patton, Cranford Stud). Overall section A champion – Dukeshill Darcy, Murphy Family. Reserve – Waitwith Gold Dust. Section A adult champion – Dukeshill Darcy. Reserve – Fairoaks Cirrissa, L & A Shaw. Section A youngstock champion – Waitwith Gold Dust. Reserve – Talgoed Sandpiper, Raithill Stud. Stallion – 1, Dukeshill Darcy. Mare/gelding – 1, Fairoaks Cirrissa; 2, Cromagtir Don, L & K Moy; 3, Glenbrae Veronica, J & C Borthwick. Yearling – 1, Waitwith Gold Dust; 2, Islyn Atom, L & A Shaw; 3, Davdor Spring Majik, D Dawson. Filly/gelding 2/3 years old – 1, Cromagtir Danu, L & K Moy; 2, Islyn Miri, L & A Shaw; 3, Wrentnall Nicole, Murphy Family. Colt 2/3 years old – 1, Talgoed Sandpiper; 2, Coralea Quince, A Kehoe; 3, Shawgreen Lilac Cascade, M Nield.

Welsh section B (Judge: Mrs B Patton). Overall section B champion – Paddock Dianthus. Reserve – Hoekhurst Sweet Symphony. Section B adult champion – Paddock Dianthus. Reserve – none. Section B youngstock champion – Hoekhurst Sweet Symphony. Reserve – Skellorn Graffiti, E Crate. Mare/gelding – 1, Paddock Dianthus. Yearling – 1, Rosedust Black Viola, A Walker; 2, Mynach Sea Breeze, D Dawson. Filly/gelding 2/3 years old – 1, Hoekhurst Sweet Symphony; 2, Rosedust Rebus, A Scotland. Colt 2/3 years old – 1, Skellorn Graffiti.

Welsh part-bred (Judge: Mrs B Patton). Overall Welsh partbred champion – Penmaric Beginagain, E Crate. Reserve – Blaenllain DB’s Dark Shadow, S Williamson. Adult Welsh part-bred champion – Penmaric Beginagain. Reserve – none. Youngstock Welsh partbred champion – Blaenllain DB’s Dark Shadow. Reserve – Balhagarty Nikitta, S Crawford. Mare/gelding – 1, Penmaric Beginagain. Filly/gelding 2/3 years old 148cms – 1, Blaenllain DB’s Dark Shadow. Exc 148cms – 1, Balhagarty Nikitta.

Welsh section C (Judge:Mrs V A Robinson, Ty’reos Stud). Overall section C champion – Pentrefelin Darcy Bussle, A Moran. Reserve – Passford Rebecca, Passford Stud. Adult section C champion – Pentrefelin Darcy Bussle. Reserve – Coedeneirin Reward, L Keay. Youngstock section C champion – Passford Rebecca. Reserve – Merieston Daisy Duke, A Walker. Mare/gelding – 1, Pentrefelin Daisy Bussle. Yearling – 1, Rhoswen Galaxy, N Watson. Filly/gelding 2/3 years old – 1, Passford Rebecca; 2, Merieston Daisy Duke; 3, Caedelyn Welsh Maid, S Fraser.

Welsh section D (Judge:Mrs V A Robinson). Overall section D champion – Pennal The Great. Reserve – Trefaldwen Lady Alis, J McKnight. Best female in-hand champion (Mr & Mrs D Storey’s Megan Memorial Trophy) – Trefaldwen Lady Alis. Adult section D champion – Pennal The Great. Reserve – Trefaldwen Lady Alis. Youngstock champion – Passford Sunnay Girl, Passford Stud. Reserve – Sakama Gwtnffor, Raithill Stud. Stallion – 1, Pennal The Great; 2, Llanllugan MIkes Lad, D Hill; 3, Swalesmoor Appolo, N Watson. Mare/gelding – 1, Trefaldwyn Lady Alis; 2, Skelwith Rockets Flash Dance, L Aitchison. Yearling – 1, Sakama Gwtnffor; 2, Llanwenerth Harri, S Angus; 3, Gwynfaes Gerallt, M Warren. Filly/gelding 2/3 years old – 1, Passford Sunnay Girl; 2, Ellington Black Beauty, S & L Kay; 3, Durris Noble Spirit, C Bruce.

Young handlers (Judge: Mrs V A Robinson). Champion – Treflan Chocolate Button, D Scobie. Reserve – Llafar Blodeuwedd, S McEnvoy. 5-8 years old – 1, Tullibardine Rose Wall, S Keron. 9-11 years old – none. 12-16 years old – 1, Treflan Chocolate Button; 2, Llafar Blodeuwedd, S McEvoy; 3, Llanstephan Peggy, K Ligget.

Members in-hand (Judge:Mrs D Dickinson). Champion – Skellorn Graffiti. Reserve – Rustums Tremalo, J Cousens. Yearling – 1, Rustums Tremalo; 2, Rosedust Black Viola; 3, Mynach Sea Breeze. 2/3 years old – 1, Skellorn Graffiti; 2, Robanna Flying Comet, N Luti; 3, Coralea Quince, A Keloe. 4 years old & over – 1, Penmaric Beginagain; 2, Trefaldwyn Lady Alis.

Overall ridden supreme champion – Pennal The Great. Reserve – Penmaric Beginagain. NPS/www.horsequest.co.uk M&M ridden silver medal rosette – Pennal The Great. Reserve – Coedeneirin Reward. Part-bred ridden champion – Penmaric Beginagain. Reserve – Cedar Farm Topman, C Dickens

Working hunter ponies (Judge: T Best, Waxwing Stud, Balgonar). Overall champion – Heddfan Candy, J Adams. Reserve – Coldwell Fashion The Second, L Hiddleston. Open champion(WPCS Performance Medal) – Rumworth Moonlight, C MacMillan. Reserve – Llanllugan Mikes Lad, B Hill. NPS open WHP 138cms – 1, Rumworth Moonlight; 2, Aytounhill Perigine, L Baker. Exc 138cms – 1, Llanllugan Mikes Lad; 2, Tullibardine Jubilee Quadrille, E Anderson; 3, Ristol Cuchulainn, N Watson. Mixed height novice WHP – 1, Heddfan Candy; 2, Coldwell Fashion The Second; 3, Tulyrocc High Flyer, C Scobie.

Members ridden (Judge: Ms R Dickinson). Champion – Tybanadi Trystan, C Gray. Reserve – Cornmeadow Flute, A Scotland. Lead rein – 1, Cornmeadow Flute; 2, Kathbarr Welsh Miracle, L McCrindle; 3, Thistledown Pearly King, K Swales. First ridden – 1, Tullibardine Rose Wall, S Keron; 2, Walsker Leonardo, S Graham; 3, Waxwing Typhoon, L Craigie. C, D, part-bred – 1, Tybanadi Trystan; 2, Heddfan Candy, J Adams; 3, Kentchurch Galaxy, L Mercer. A, B, part-bred – 1, Cedar Farm Top Man, C Dickens.

NPS open lead rein & first ridden (Judge: R E Robinson, Ty’reos Stud). Champion – Walsker Leonardo, S Graham. Reserve – Gartconnel Comet, S Graham. Lead rein – 1, Gartconnel Comet; 2, Moelwyn Kracker, E Scott. First ridden – 1, Walsker Leonardo; 2, Aytounhill Anniversary, A Hood; 3, Tullibardine Rose Wall. NPS/R H R Demolition Junior Ridden National Championship (Judge: R E Robinson). Champion – Kentchurch Galaxy. Reserve – Morwyn Alys Rose, N Page

Welsh A & B – 1, Morwyn Alys Rose. Sec D – 1, Kentchurch Galaxy; 2, Llanstephan Peggy, K Ligget; 3, Brimstone Cadog, K Miller.

Novice ridden (Judge:Ms R Dickenson). Champion – Coldwell Fashion The Second. Reserve – Gems Cock of the North, L Morrison. Sec B – 1, Duntarvie Antony, M Nimmo; 2, Brookhall Paddy Moon, C Dickens. Sec C – 1, Gems Cock of the North; 2, Neauddparc Wizard, R Copeland; 3, Gems Isabella, A Craigie. Sec D – 1, Coldwell Fashion The Second; 2, Durris Lasting Spirit, L Taylor; 3, Hwylog Gwenda, R Mason . Welsh part-bred – 1, Tullibardine Quartz, M Thomson; 2, Treflan Chocolate Button, D Scobie; 3, Penmaric Beginagain.

NPS/Ringside Stud open ridden national summer championship (Judge: R E Robinson). Champion – Pennal The Great. Reserve – Coedeneirin Reward. Sec B – 1, Archlands Armani, L Steel. Sec C – 1, Coedeneirin Reward; 2, Gwenllan Birt, S & R Athey. Sec D – 1, Pennal The Great; 2, Tybanadi Trystan; 3, Blaentawe The Charmer, P Burnie. Welsh part-bred – 1, Cedar Farm Top Man; 2, Whalton Pipsqueak, L Baker; 3, Brookwater Elouise, N Page.

Performance ridden (Judge: R Robertson ). Champion – Tybanadi Trystan, C Gray. Reserve – Whalton Pipsqueak, L Baker. Lead rein/first ridden – 1, Thistledown Popcorn, R Fleming; 2, Tullibardine Rose Wall; 3, Cornmeadow Flute, A Scotland.

Rider 8 – 14 years old – 1, Tullibardine Jubilee Quadrille, S Anderson; 2, Skelwith Rockets Flashdance, L Aitchison ; 3, Llanstephan Peggy, K Ligget. Rider 14-18 years old – 1, Whalton Pipsqueak; 2, Rumworth Moonlight. 18 years old & over – 1, Tybanadi Trystan; 2, Coedeneirin Reward; 3, Heddfan Candy, J Adams.