Standard Shetlands
Page llast updated on November 11, 2009
When my daughter Lara finished riding Shetland Ponies she decided she wanted to breed big performance Shetlands from the bloodlines of the ponies she had raced and shown. Ponies to be bred to move well with good temperaments and hopefully some fast enough to race in the Shetland Grand National. ‘Riccalton Gauntlet’ was purchased as stallion (we had owned and raced Riccalton Andrew). He is proving himself not just with his mares but going very nicely undersaddle. ‘Claylands Celeste’ and more recently ‘Claylands Little Fran’ have joined us (we raced Claylands Cameron). ‘Kransit of Gott’ our largest mare moved into this herd.
Fran had a grey filly, Molly Weasley of Catchpool (sold), Celeste has a bay/now going grey filly, Minerva of Catchpool (retained). Briar Solitaire also had a grey filly, Mme Maxine of Catchpool. Kransit had a dun filly, Miss mitten of Catchpool.
Emperess had a black and white filly, Zoe of Catchpool (sold).
Fran had a grey colt, Dumbledore of Catchpool. Kransit has had a dun filly, Pansy of Catchpool. Celeste has also had a grey colt, Gryffyndor of Catchpool.
Fran has a grey filly, Pomfrey of Catchpool who has been sold to go showing (good luck). Sky had a grey filly Misty Morning of Catchpool sold to Penny. Nikita had a piebald filly (by Chee) who is being retained to show. Emperess had a piebald Colt who is also being retained to show.
Sky had a skewbald colt by Camanchee and Celeste a black colt by Gauntlet.
Can you see a pattern with the names?! yes they are named after Harry Potter as they are children's ponies (except for Kransit who's foals mum names! )
Abbie Dark riding Riccalton Andrew at Ponies UK, Peterborough
We have always had a large number of geldings, which we produce and show under saddle. Many of them are also broken to drive. Sadly ‘Victory of Catchpool’ 32” grey (prolific winner under saddle, best small gelding centenary show) and ‘Riccalton Andrew’ 40” dun (winner under saddle, W.H.P. and Shetland Grand National competitor. His many successes included 2nd in the final of Brineton 1st Ridden at Peterborugh) are no longer with us and are sadly missed.
