ANNUAL SALE OF REGISTERED FELL PONIES ON BEHALF OF THE FELL PONY SOCIETY, WESTWICK DALES PONY STUD REDUCTION, SALE OF MOUNTAIN AND MOORLAND PONIES AND REGISTERED SHETLANDS

The Annual Show and Sale of registered Fell ponies on behalf of the Fell Pony Society was again held at J36 to a packed ringside of buyers and bystanders.

The sale was topped by a lovely young mare, Lyndarick Coco from RG & L Potter, quiet and newly broken, she sold for 3600gns. This was closely followed by Kinniside Lily a 5 year old mare, broken to ride and selling to 3400gns and travelling to begin a new life in the Czech Republic along with another 7 ponies from the sale. Also selling at 3400gns was today's Show Champion, Greenholme Teddy, a quality black yearling colt by Greenholme Neil, purchased from this sale last year and successfully shown over the summer from G & R Dunn.

Mrs D Bradley sold Kinniside Penny a newly backed, 3 year old filly and 3 year old gelding, Ashbeck Forrest, also newly broken, for 2200gns. The day's Reserve Champion from Mrs P Hodgson, a 2 year old licensed colt, Nortontowers Prince, sold for 2000gns gns and also making his way to the Czech Republic.

Foals were led by a smart colt foal, Carrock Haymitch, from John Cockbain at 1900gns, also earning the Isobel Potter Memorial Trophy given by the Fell Pony Heritage Trust for the top priced colt.

The top priced filly foal came right at the end of the sale, Wharton Quickstep, a black filly from Mr Metcalfe and selling at 1700gns.

The Westwick Dales Pony Stud reduction sale was next and topped at 4300gns for Westwick Belle, a 4 year old unbroken Section A mare by Westwick Alfie, followed by Westwick Arabella, a Section A yearling filly also by Alfie.

In the Mountain and Moorland section the sale was led by part bred Dales, Highcroft Millions by Westwick Mickey from G & R Dunn at 2000gns, who also sold Athena a 10year old unregistered Welsh Section A grey mare - a real child's pony - at 1800gns.

Chelcea Brough sold 2 registered 2 year old Welsh Section D fillies at 1200 and 1100gns, both going to the same home. Welsh Section As were headed by a sweet yearling filly, Blackroots Briar Rose at 580gns and 400gns was paid for a nice grey yearling colt from A Halstead.

The registered Shetland Pony section was met by keen bidding for all and was headed by Quarrygrie Blond Beaux, a palomino filly foal from the Quarrygrie Stud, Lunespring Selena, a piebald filly foal from J Richardson and Gillgate Peach, a skewbald filly foal from Peter Holgate at 1800gns. Fordhouse Rolex, a 3 year old palomino and white stallion from J&J Taylor sold for 1700gns.

The next sale of horses, ponies and donkeys is on Saturday 14th November, 10am.