Durleyhall Stud

Welsh Ponies Section B

We are a small stud breeding Section B ponies from the very best of bloodlines.
Specialising in quality ponies - bigger beautiful ponies of size and substance.
Concentrating on the 'Ridden B'  13hh - 13.2hh.
Stallions of 13.2hh and 13.1hh and Mares of equal size
All bred for temperament, movement and conformation whether in hand or ridden.

Stallions


Skellorn Silver Coin and his sons Durleyhall Maximus & Durleyhall Meridius
Details below.

Silver Coin is available to a few selected mares.

 


 

Supreme Champion
Skellorn Silver Coin
13.2hh Grey
Skellorn Silver Coin
Sire: Downland Gold Soverign
Dam: Skellorn Anita
(pic courtesy of Horsepower photography)
 Supreme Champion Skellorn Silver Coin.
He needs no introduction having an excellent show record - numerous county wins in hand and under saddle with  Kerry Wainwright & Anna Nilsson
Qualifying twice for Olympia in 1998 & 2002.
Reserve Champion at the Royal Welsh under saddle in 2002.
And many many more!
If you are looking for a stallion that has excelled in the show ring. Bred quality up to height Section B's. Bred amazing performance ponies. This is definitely the pony for you.

Apart from an excellent show career Silver has an equally outstanding record for producing fantastic progeny which all have size, substance and height.

Skellorn Silver Coin

Skellorn Silver Coin

 

Skellorn Silver Coin

Silver 'Younger Days'
with Kerry Wainwright

Skellorn Silver Coin

Photo courtesy   Real Time Imaging
Silver   - Taking the RIHS Ticket.

 


 

Silver's two sons:
At  Stud
Durleyhall Maximus (Pal) and Durleyhall Meridius (Grey)

Durleyhall Maximus
6 yr old Stallion
Sire: Skellorn Silver Coin   Dam: Kiltinane Monica
Max has inherited his dam's wonderful colour and his sire's personality and size.
Max is also registered with the Palomino Society
Pictures as 2 yr old colt

Durleyhall Maximus

Durleyhall Maximus Durleyhall Maximus
 

 


 

Max's Progeny

Durleyhall Amarilla

We are pleased to present
D. Maximus first foals 2009
Two fillies!!
Durleyhall Amarilla is out of Rosedale Arcadia (13.2)

Millie is sure to be up to height and will make a great ridden pony.
Or with her bloodlines a future broodmare that would be an asset to any stud.
(pic 3 months)

 

Owned by the Colby Stud.
Colby Geniveve
By D. Maximus
Out of Leucarum Gemma (Purchased in foal to D.Maximus)
Big strong palomino filly. Another excellent up to height ridden prospect.


 

Durleyhall Meridius
3 yr old Colt (pic as 2 yr old)
Sire: Skellorn Silver Coin  Dam: Kiltinane Monica

 

 

Silvers Earlier Progeny

Silver has consistently produced progeny that have gone on to excel in whatever discipline they have followed.
Here are some of them

 

Skellorn Picture Doll

Skellorn Picture Doll
Dam: Skellorn Diadem

Owned By Phillipa Porley
After a very successful ridden career now an equally successful broodmare

 

Skellorn Crystal Maze

Skellorn Crystal Maze
Dam: Minsterly Crystal
Born 1996

Top jumping pony in France 2002

 

 

Wrayton Jester
Dam: Wrayton Mitzi
Bred by: S. Metcalfe.        Owned by: Mrs Sally Withers
Born 1994
Ridden by Gabrielle and Victoria Withers

Photos courtesy Event Digipix and Cotswold photography
Outstanding performance pony

 

Wrayton Jester

Wrayton Jester


 

Skellorn Sugar Doll

Skellorn Sugar Doll
Dam: Skellorn Diadem
Owned by the Colby Stud
Born 1993

A very lovely broodmare
With her progeny already very
successful in the show ring

 

Skellorn Gold Coin

Skellorn Gold Coin
Dam: Minsterly Crystal
Owned by the Cherry Top Stud
Stallion Born 1999

 

Locksley Hey Hellelujah
Dam: Clawddcoch Fiona
D.O.B. 2005 
Owned by Molina Stud, Norway

Locksley Stand By Me
D.O.B 2004

Discovered by Sophie Branfield
Owned and Trained by Vicky Sharp
"She is absolutely jaw droppingly amazing"

Locksley Wiking Warrior

Locksley Viking Warrior
D.O.B 2002
Owned by Sophie Branfield
Trained by Vicky Sharp
'Another superbly talented performance pony'


 



Visitors always welcome summer or winter but please phone first.

Contact -  Kevin & Jed Ponsford
Durleyhall Stud
now located on the Wilts/Somerset Border


Tel:- (+44) 07766 567546 or 07770 665763

Email: 

jedponsford@hotmail.com

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