Ninety animals on offer at first New Forest Livestock Society pony sale of the year
THE first New Forest Livestock Society pony sale of the year has seen 90 animals on offer at the Beaulieu Road sales yard.
The New Forest Livestock Society (NFLS), in conjunction with Southern Counties Auctioneers (SCA), recorded 90 entries across all the sections; comprising registered New Forest ponies; part-bred New Forest ponies and other horses, ponies and donkeys.
Portmore Rico, a roan three-year-old gelding owned by Jonathan Gerrelli, was the highest priced registered New Forest pony at the event, selling for £2,050. Rico is Forest-bred and sired by Portmore Thundercloud.
Other top prices of registered New Forest ponies included Cathy Stride’s brown four-year-old filly Hazelhill Little Scrumpet, fetching £1,500, and Charlotte Lines’ bay yearling filly Ridley Architect, achieving £920.
Before the sale, the NFLS held a young stock show for registered New Forest ponies. All animals entered were required to be halter broken and able to lead out. They were presented to Faye Turner, an independent judge.
There were two classes – one for yearling fillies, colts, and geldings, and the other for two, three and four-year-old fillies, colts, and geldings.
The highest placed Forest-bred animal from each class then went forward to a championship and overall championship.
The overall champion and Forest-bred champion was Ridley Architect, and the reserve overall champion and reserve Forest-bred champion was Hazelhill Little Scrumpet.
Other results of the pre-sale young stock show included:
Class 1 for registered New Forest yearlings – fillies, colts, and geldings: 1st Ridley Architect (highest placed Forest-bred in the class) owned by Charlotte Lines; 2nd Standinghat Fitz-William, owned by Will Chatley; 3rd Brock Bright Rain, owned by James Young and Trudy Nineham; 4th Shirleyholms Mcfly (highest placed young commoner in the class) owned by Jake Moore; 5th Piperscopse Dillons Eclipse, owned by Anita Smit; and 6th Newlands Farm Woodman, owned by Karen Smith.
In class 2 for registered New Forest two, three and four-year-olds – fillies, colts and geldings, the results were: 1st Hazelhill Little Scrumpet (highest placed Forest-bred in the class), owned by Cathy Stride; 2nd Portmore Rico, owned by Jonathan Gerrelli; 3rd Ashley Moonbeams, owned by Karen Smith; 4th Blakeswater Bond, owned by Rachel Gerrelli; and 5th Bullhill Ragtime, owned by Jonathan Gerrelli.
Further sales will take place on Thursday 3rd October and Thursday 7th November at the Beaulieu Road Sale Yard. There will also be a timed online sale from Friday 29th November to Wednesday 4th December.
For more information visit the New Forest Livestock website at www.nfls.org.uk
