North West Auctions held its annual sale of Mountain and Moorland ponies, registered Fell ponies on behalf of the Fell Pony Society and for the first time a sale of registered Shetland ponies on behalf of the Shetland Pony Society. The Auction Mart was filled to bursting with vendors, buyers, visitors and ponies with an excellent atmosphere and some good prices.

MOUNTAIN AND MOORLAND

The day started with the Mountain and Moorland section which was topped by a very smart, full up and beautifully presented black Section A Dales mare, Cleatlam Calamity Jane from G & R Dunn. After some brisk bidding she was knocked down for 6,200 gns to K McClements. The same stable also sold Wearside Lottie a 2 year old Section B Dales filly at 2800gns and Sowermire Queenie a 13 year old bay Dales mare at 1600 gns.
G & R Dunn also sold Login Bullseye a 2 year old Welsh Section D gelding to make over 15hh for 1400gns. Welsh Section As sold to 500gns for Wolverton Tommy, a 2 year old 11.2hh gelding from M Smallman and 300gns for Bryntwrog Serena a 6 year old 11.2hh mare from L Moss. Welsh Section Cs sold to 600 gns for Tyntyla Lady Catkin, an 11 year old driving and show winning mare from Mrs A Caunce who also sold a Welsh Section B yearling colt at 250gns.
Two Shetlands registered with the British Spotted Pony Society from Anwen Jones, sold to 1000gns for Talog Miss Spotify, a filly foal to make about 32” and Talog Mr Spotify, a colt foal at 600gns. This stud also sold Talog Lady Daphne, a homozygous 2 year old registered Shetland filly, in-foal to a few spot stallion at 850gns.
Other Shetlands sold to 700gns for Lowmill Rainbow a palomino and white yearling filly from D Cartmel, 500gns for a dun and white filly foal from W Railton and 450gns for a registered 3 year old colt from Edwina Headley.

FELL PONIES

Class 1 – Four Years and Over
Position Lot Pony Vendor
1 2 Dalewin Xtreme FP6873 E Winder
2 8 Wellbrow Icy FP6149 I Billington

Class 2 – One – Three Years
Position Lot Pony Vendor
1 25 Oscar II FP73538C K A Anderson
2 24 Lyndarick Fern FP7239 D Dale
3 22 Chestermann Jet FP73645G N Gwynne
4 21 Chestermann Henrietta FP7320 N Gwynne
5 18 Rundales Addison FP7343 E Howe

Class 3 –Foals
Position Lot Pony Vendor
1 52 Brackenbank Kaleb FP73928C D & K Wilkinson
2 93 Thirnbeck Eclipse FP7578 H Holme
3 54 Lunesdale Freddie FP73947C A W Morland
4 51 Brackenbank Jeremy FP73927C D & K Wilkinson
5 94 Carrock Millie FP7582 J W Cockbain
6 55 Lunesdale Florence FP7597 A W Morland

CHAMPION : Oscar II
RESERVE : Brackenbank Kaleb

The Fell Pony sale was topped by Dalewin Xtreme, a lovely, unbroken 4 year old bay mare and again well presented, from long time supporters, E & H Winder, selling to 4200gns to B Campbell, closely followed by Bybeck Mervyn, a 12 year old, quiet to ride gelding at 4000 gns. Two newly broken mares, Lathomdale Blossom and Lathomdale Amy from J Baxendale sold for 2200gns and 2000gns respectively, whilst The Shelby Stud sold Greenholme Onyx a 4 year old mare ready to break at 2800gns.
Youngsters were led by Lunesdale Courtney, a 3 year filly, scanned in-foal for 2025 also from the Shelby Stud and selling for 3200gns to BAR Taylor, followed by the Show Champion, Oscar II, a 2 year old black colt by Lunesdale Black Ice and FIS clear, selling for 2800 gns to Mr RN Beaty.
Foals were headed by Greenholme Sienna, a black filly by Heltondale Prince V from the Greenholme Stud, selling for 3000gns to F Lawson. The Greenholme Stud also sold filly foals at 1300gns and 1200gns. The Hardendale Stud sold Hardendale Cortina at 2200gns, Mercedes at 1600gns and Capri at 1400gns.
Colt foals were headed by Lunesdale Frankie at 1000gns with Mr AW Morland winning the Fell Pony Heritage Trust trophy in memory of Isobel Potter for the highest priced colt foal too. The Lunesdale Stud also sold Lunesdale Freddie for 800gns. Other colts sold at 700gns for Dalewin Blizzard and Dalewin Billy Joel from the Dalewin Stud and Greenholme Starman from the Greenholme Stud.

SHETLAND PONIES

J36 Show results
Judge: Miss Corinna Seipp

Colt foal
1st – 576 Lowmill Buttermilk – Mr & Mrs C. Eland

Filly Foal
1st – 582 Lowmill Violet – Mr & Mrs C. Eland
2nd – 592 Talog Midnight Fantasy – Miss A. Jones

Yearling
1st – 568 Newlandgreen Misty – Mr I. Fleming
2nd – 566 Lunespring Poppy-May – Mr J. Richardson

2/3 Year Old Colt
1st – 552 Granville Clonmel – Mr J. Watson
2nd – 505 Breckenlea Klassic – Miss A. Slater

2/3 Year Old Filly
1st – 508 Robin’s Brae Chiquita – Mrs G. McIntosh
2nd – 515 Sandfold Honey – Mrs D. Dale
3rd – 510 Ardanbeag Sea Holly – Mrs G. McIntosh

Mare 4yr old & over
1st – 551 Gilslandwells Moonsonee – Mr A. Kirkby

Stallion 4yr old & over
1st – 503 Deneside Pedro – Mr P. Dawson
2nd – 506 Helenbrie Galahad – Mesd. D. & D. Dixon

Best foal - – 576 Lowmill Buttermilk – Mr & Mrs C. Eland
Junior Champion - 508 Robin’s Brae Chiquita – Mrs G. McIntosh
Reserve Junior Champion - 552 Granville Clonmel – Mr J. Watson
Senior Champion - 503 Deneside Pedro – Mr P. Dawson
Reserve Senior Champion - 506 Helenbrie Galahad – Mesd. D. & D. Dixon
Overall Champion - 508 Robin’s Brae Chiquita – Mrs G. McIntosh
Reserve Overall Champion - 552 Granville Clonmel – Mr J. Watson

There was a pleasing entry of 93 registered Shetland ponies for the first Society Sale at North West Auctions and we would like to thank all vendors and buyers for supporting this sale.
A lovely, tiny filly foal from Anwen Jones of the Talog Stud, Talog Daisy Love, topped the market at 3600gns selling to Mr R Hunter.
She was closely followed by Breckenlea Klassic, a 3 year old skewbald, licensed stallion from Amanda Slater who had travelled all the way from the Shetland Isles and sold for 3500 gns to L Joslin. Mr Richadson of the Lunespring Stud sold his 15 year old piebald stallion for 2700gns.
Leading the mare prices was Halstock Daisy May at 2000gns and Cadno Midnight Pixie at 1500gns both from S Calvert. Mr A Kirkby sold his Gilsland Wells Moonsonee mare at 1100gns and in the 2 and 3 year old fillies Ms D Dale sold Sandfold Honey a 2 year old bay filly for 2000gns.
Young colts were sold to 2200gns for Granville Clonmel for Mr J Watson, with yearlings topping at 2000gns for Lunespring Poppy May and 1600gns for Newlandsgreen Misty from Ian Fleming.
As well as the sale topper, Anwen Jones also went on to sell foals at 2000gns for Talog Lady Saphire, Talog Calvin Klein at 1600gns and 1500 gns for Talog Midnight Fantasy. The consignment from Craig Eland’s Lowmill Stud was led by Lowmill Violet selling at 1100gns.
The next Horse and Pony Sale at J36 will be the General Sale of all classes of horses, ponies and donkeys on Saturday 16th November. Entries close on Friday 1st November.