Welcome to the Native Pony Sou’West Information Centre.
This website will be running in addition to our very successful forum www.native-pony.co.uk and will be an ongoing project dedicated to providing you with the latest information, news and results from the native pony community in the South West. We aim to maintain this website as often as possible to ensure that the information we provide is fresh and up to date, making this your first stop for all things hairy!
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*NPSW ARE PLEASED TO BE SUPPORTING THE FIRST NATIVE PONY JUBILEE SHOW*
For more information and to download schedules & entry forms – CLICK HERE!
NEWS FEED
*NEWS* A warm welcome to Mrs Heather Banbury (WPCS and NPS judge) our latest blogger! Click here to read the first installment of ‘It’s A Judge’s Life’.
- Thinking about trying side saddle on your native – read this!
- The Native Pony Jubilee Show – schedule is now available!
- Lowertown Dartmoor Ponies have several for sale.
- Spring is here!
- Cornwall’s Open Show - schedule available.
- A new profile feature has been published for Welsh C stallion, Maenan Ronan Keating.
- Read Molly’s latest blog.
- Important changes for M&M’s – HOYS 2013
- Trekerwys Stud have a new sponsor in HF Equestrian.
- Find out which M&M’s picked up RIHS tickets at Hartpury.
- A lovely ridden Exmoor pony gelding for sale.
- Food for Thought - Beansy’s thoughts on standing for a committee.
- Peter Yates offers us his own view on when to shoe native ponies.
- Molly’s first blog of the year can be read here!
- BSPS have added a new Home produced class for native ponies at RIHS.
- We’ve transferred some articles to this website which may be of interest: Why might Exmoor bloodlines become rare? and Exmoor Stallion Line Diagrams (August 2010)
All adverts are totally free, so if you wish to list a stallion, business or place a pony for sale, just e-mail the information to me on beans@native-pony.com. Native Pony Sou’West cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of any adverts that are posted on this website.
The South West boasts a massive base of native pony enthusiasts. There are a wide number of local native societies; some are breed specific, others cover a certain area and we also have areas of national societies represented. Links to some of the area websites can be found at the bottom of this page. There are many top studs based in the West Country which have had great success in the show ring qualifying for HOYS and Olympia, reaching record prices in national sales, shown amazing abilities performing in discliplines such as dressage and driving trials at an international level – proving the quality of ponies that can be found here.
The very best of our native ponies are showcased at our county shows every year. Royal Cornwall, Devon County, Royal Bath & West, Dorset County all have spectacular performances from our native ponies in-hand, under saddle and usually in harness too!
The NPSW Team
We are a small team running this website as volunteers. We do not make any money from this website, we do it because we love our native ponies and wish to provide a space where like-minded people can get local information about our native ponies and the people around them. We also encourage enthusiasts to share their news and views on our forum www.native-pony.co.uk.
Co-Editors – Beansy Payne: beans@native-pony.com
Celeste Gall: magpie@native-pony.com
Reporter & Photographer - Sarah Thompson
merlyn26@native-pony.com
If you have any stories, news or useful information you would like to share, please feel free to contact any of the team!
Links to South West Societies & Groups
Devon & Cornwall Horse & Pony Association – http://www.devonandcornwallhorseandponyassociation.co.uk/
Native Pony Association of Cornwall – http://www.nativeponyassociationcornwall.co.uk
NPS Area 10 (Devon) - http://www.nationalponysociety.org.uk/index.php/cms/Area10
NPS Area 24 (Wessex) - http://npsarea24.co.uk/
NPS Area 25 (Avon & Somerset) – http://www.npsarea25.co.uk/
NPS Area 26 (Cornwall) – http://www.npsarea26.webs.com/
South Western Association of Welsh Pony & Cob Society – http://www.swawpcs.com
South West Shetland Pony Group – http://www.swshetlandponygroup.co.uk
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