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 from  first ridden to 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.

News/Ridden Ponies
 

SHOW PRODUCTION LIVERIES AVAILABLE
High Standard of care and production.
Reasonable Rates
Please see Livery page or contact us for more details....
 

  


 

Royal Welsh 2010
Durleyhall Bronze Knight - was 2nd in his Section B Foal class!!!!

  


 

Max is Rising 5 and is now back in work  having a year off to mature after being backed by Sam .


March 2010

June 2010 'Polishing off...'

More photos of Max on 'at stud' page

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO HATTIE.

NPS Champs 2009
Young Judges Competition

Hattie was on the NPS Area 24 Winning Team

Hattie was also Winner of the 21 - 25yr age group
and then went on to be

Overall Young Judge 2009!!!!

Congratulations to all Area 24 Team Members.
Thank you to everyone who gave their time in organising and training.
Our thanks especially to Jane Upton and Malcolm Fry.
 

  

How exciting!!

Me with Jinx Bryer - Awaiting the Cuddy Qualifiers.
(photo courtesy of Equinational Photography)


 

Some In Hand Results 2009

 

Northlight Wild Primrose
Lightly shown this year as a yearling

 

2nd  Yearling Filly NPS Area 29.  (Summer)
Best Yearling at NPS Area 25 (Summer)
1st Welsh A & B Yearling NPS Champs
1st Yearling Filly NPS Champs
Qualifier for the ILPH at NPS Champs. Achieving perfect score.

 

 

Kiltinane Mabel
(Shown 3 times - Won 3 times)
1st M&M Mixed Small Breeds NPS Area 20
1st Barren Mare and Section B Champion & Bronze Medal Winner SCWPCA Summer Show
1st Section B Adult Romsey
 

 

Chinook Melissa W.P -B.R
First time we have shown a part bred

 2nd NPS/Area XI Show Pony In Hand at NPS
Area 25.
2nd NPS Home Produced Pony Breeding and qualified NPS Champs at NPS Area 25.

2nd in Novice Show Pony Broodmare at NPS Champs.

 

Durleyhall Mr Fancy Pants
W.P- B.R

At his first outing
2nd Foal. Novice Broodmare Class


 

SOLD TO AMERICA!
SPRINGERS CRACKER JACK
Jack is leaving us to go to America.
His new home will be the Spur Run Farm Stud in Pennsylvania, USA.
owned by Tony & Megan D'Amico.
To say Jack is going to be missed is an understatement.
Not only is he gorgeous to look at but he has the most wonderful temperament
he was my 'polly pocket pony'

  


Photo Courtesy Anthony Reynolds


 

Leucarum Gemma
Pleased to announce
Gemma is joining The Colby Stud in Cornwall.
Congratulations to the Colby Stud
Gemma Has produced a Big Strong Palomino Filly
(One of the first foals from our stallion D Maximus)


 

Kiltinane Monica pictured with
D. Maximus as foal

One of my favourite photos.
Just turned away and stretching their legs after the Royal Welsh 2005
where Monica was 5th and Max was 7th


 


 

Durleyhall Maximus
Sire: Skellorn Silver Coin
Dam: Kiltinane Monica
Max has been shown lightly as a 2/3yr old colt,  and has also covered two of our mares this year:- Rosedale Arcadia and Leucarum Gemma.

RESULTS 07
SWPA: 1st
Northleach: 3rd

RESULTS 08
HCWPCA Spring: 2nd
SEWPCA Summer: 2nd
NPS Area 29:  1st
NPS Area 20: 2nd
SCWPCA  Summer: 1st

Max will be going to Sam Roberts for his introduction into the ridden world
 

After being backed brilliantly by Sam. Max is back at home and will spend this year hacking and of course his stud duties. (We eagerly await his first foal on the 29th March.)  He is only 4 and needs time to mature and although already 13.1hh there is a lot of developing still to do.  
 

 

 

  

Our first Connemara.
Skellorn Lord of the Dance
Sire: Skellorn Harrison
(Pic as a foal)
(colt)

(owned by Hattie and Tom)

 

 

Rangeview Riverdance
5 yr old Section C Mare
Sire: Tyreos More Fury
Dam: Rangeview Lucky Charm

Competing novice classes

 


Photograph courtesy of Horse Power Photography

Results '08
SEWPCA May 17th:  1st  Picton Novice. (Qualified)
Tambrook 18th May: 2nd Picton Novice
& 2nd Peasdown Intermediates (Qualified)
NPS Area 29 May 25th: 4th Picton Novice
NPS Area 20 June 28th: 2nd Picton Novice
Northleach July 5th: 4th Picton Novice
NPS Area 25 July 8th: 4th Picton Novice
Lionheart Show July 27th: 1st Novice Ridden
NPS CHAMPS:- PICTON FINAL 7th.
SCWPCA 17th Aug: 3rd Bob Templeton Open
Avon & Borders Summer 31st Aug: 2nd WPCS Performance medal
SCWPCA Performance points:
1st  Section C
2nd Overall Showing section.
 


Photo courtesy of Horsepower photography

2009
(photo courtesy of Nowevent photos)
BSPS Area 11 M&M Novice Workers (Our first attempt).
and qualified NPS M&M Novice Ridden Winter
 
 
 
 

 

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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