Registered Shetlands
The sale began with the registered Shetland pony section, setting off with a bang with Lot 2, Doonpark Heidi, a 6 year old black mare selling for 2000gns and her stable mate, Lot 3 Doonpark Harper-Leigh, a blue dun yearling filly selling for 1800gns, both consigned by S Calvert of Dalbeattie.
Lot 38, Adwudr Nant Caramel Machiato, a palomino filly foal to make 31” also sold for 2000gns followed by Lot 54, Edern Immy, a palomino and white filly foal at 1900gns from the Edern Stud, of Anglesey.
Rosie Sandham of Horsforth sold Hermits Susie May, a 6 year old miniature piebald mare and Lowmill Rose, a palomino and white 7 year old mare at 1800gns. Lunespring Sadie, a piebald filly foal from Mr Richardson of the Lunespring Stud sold for 1600gns, whilst Frobridge Claire, a black 6 year old mare from AT Bainbridge of Appleby sold for 1700gns, who also had other mares at 1300 and 1000gns.
General Section
This part of the sale was topped by one of the biggest horses in the sale, Marieth Moretta, a 3 year old registered Shire mare from P Woof of Great Harwood, selling for 6000gns, whilst one of the smallest, an unregistered minature spotted filly foal from Rosie Sandham, sold for 3600gns. Other unregistered shetlands from Susan Winter sold to 2400gns for Clickham Pepi, a spotted colt foal and she also sold others at 1100, 1050, 1000gns.
Mr Stewart of the Studlea Equestrian Centre sold an impressive run of smart big mares and foals, topping with a Shire x mare at 4900gns. Lot 176, a 6 year old sport horse from regular consignor James Pedley of Portpatrick sold for 3600gns and lot 345 a lovely 3 year old unbroken ISH gelding standing at 16.1hh from Alex Yates of Stockport went on to sell for 2500gns.
Cobs were topped by a 4 year old strawberry roan gelding at 4000gns from Mr Pye of Chipping, followed by a smart cob from W Broad at 3200gns and T Harrison of Silverdale sold a 4 year old piebald cob gelding, ready to break at 2500gns. Paul Wheeler of Wigton sold his piebald 4 year old filly at 2000gns.
Not many donkeys this time but they were topped at 650gns for a yearling jack from JTD Williams of Llanddeusant and 600gns for a jack foal from Nicola Napier, selling to a local farming family.
The next sale of Horses, Ponies and Donkeys is Saturday 25th April 2026.