The Spring breed show was a HUGE success for the Anchor herd - Clean sweep in the yearling class with- Anchor Odyssey winning, Olorossa with Helen in second even though she is having a growing spurt and is bumhigh! Anchor Noble represented the herd in the two year old class . Three year old -Moonstone won [...]
Anchor Herd 2019 news review Spring this year was kind and the foals thrived with an unusual number of filly foals ,(which is why we breed) ,having lacked females for a few years ,so this year made up for it - one from all our founder lines which is so helpful . Sadly we lost [...]
Thank you Rose - Anchor Hobbit has come back to the herd due to ill health of his owner - as all Anchor ponies can do in times of struggle . BUT what an AMAZING job Rose has done with Hobbit - Sophie and Andrew have worked with him this week and David and i [...]
WHAT a day- rain- wind -wet through! Super winnings. Anchor Icicle won the junior mares and stood reserve mare champion behind the SUPREME OF SHOW. Tia Maria and her Anchor filly foal OLOROSSA were second in the brood mare and foal class , again behind the supreme of show so we were delighted and thanks [...]
What a super day for Anchor Moet, our very special two year old filly. We choose to compete under NPS star panel judge, in mixed M&M class today, to see how she stood up in mixed breeds .She did not disappoint winning the small breeds youngstock class and taking reserve in hand silver medal to [...]
Lovely day at Brecon Agriculture show Anchor Honeymead and Georgia Evans who took the overall M&M reserve champion against very strong welsh ponies. He was such a great ambassador for the breed a perfect gentleman in the supreme and grand parade standing next to some huge bulls and didn't bat an eyelid.
Super day at Somerset area show yesterday with youngsters Anchor Nestling from the magpie line who won a strong yearling class and beautiful Anchor Mimosa from our Margarite line who has not been shown since a foal at foot and she behaved impeccably to stand secong again in a lovely class of two year olds-Thank [...]
Only two ponies represented the Anchor herd at Bath and west this year-as stallions working and young colts either injured or not matured enough after the winter. THRILLED with a first and second for our 2 two year olds in the 2/3 year old class. Anchor moonstone 2 year old colt shown by Sophie Kirkup [...]
Super morning at Devon county show -Anchor Moët won and was reserve champion behind the big three year old , Anchor Labaryinths Lord was 2nd ,A.Nestling 3rd and our fantastic two year old colt Moonstone 4th.
The Anchor herd ventured out for the first time in 2019 -Anchor labyrinths lord and Anchor Moonstone went to the parade. Anchor labyrinths Lord- This 3 year old colt is bred in the purple out of Tawbitt mystic Maggie by Barhill Danny .Both parents are top class ridden ponies representing the breed at HOYS and [...]