Breeding<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe origins of my passion for dressage ponies \u2014 Welsh partbreds in particular \u2014 and for breeding go back to my childhood.<\/p>
My mother bought me the Welsh K mare Brocoper Astarte as a riding pony, and bred two foals from her herself. The first was Summerlee, the second Carrera. Summerlee was sold and we kept Carrera as her mother\u2019s successor. As a young girl I trained Carrera myself up to Z1 level, and I never wanted to sell her. That is why I chose to breed a foal from her every now and then.<\/p>
When she no longer got in foal at the age of eighteen, I found that a real shame. I went looking for a young pony and found the then yearling Welsh NWR mare Really\u2019s Royal Rain \u2014 Royal for short.<\/p>
With Royal\u2019s arrival, Royal Sportpony\u2019s (RSP) was born as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tMy vision<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tAbout the breeding programme<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the years that followed, breeding captured my interest more and more, and more broodmares joined. Along the way I developed a clear vision of what the ideal children\u2019s dressage pony should be: a healthy, uphill and strongly built pony with a typical Welsh head and plenty of presence, three above-average paces, but above all a level-headed, workable and willing pony. A pony that scores 70% in an FEI test today and happily goes for a hack tomorrow.<\/p>
Of course this is an ideal picture. Very few ponies meet all of these requirements, and breeding is never made to order. Still, I always use this list as my starting point when choosing stallions and mares.<\/p>
The aim is to welcome no more than four foals per crop. We invest a lot of time in the foals, because in my view their education starts in the very first days after birth. With a maximum of four foals it stays enjoyable and every foal gets enough attention. From each crop I try to keep one or two foals to raise, depending on how much room we have.<\/p>
Unfortunately, breeding also means making difficult choices, so now and then young stock is for sale. When something is available, it is announced on our Instagram page: @royal_sportponys<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurious about the foals and young ponies from our own breeding programme?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tDo get in touch.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
The origins of my passion for dressage ponies \u2014 Welsh partbreds in particular \u2014 and for breeding go back to my childhood.<\/p>
My mother bought me the Welsh K mare Brocoper Astarte as a riding pony, and bred two foals from her herself. The first was Summerlee, the second Carrera. Summerlee was sold and we kept Carrera as her mother\u2019s successor. As a young girl I trained Carrera myself up to Z1 level, and I never wanted to sell her. That is why I chose to breed a foal from her every now and then.<\/p>
When she no longer got in foal at the age of eighteen, I found that a real shame. I went looking for a young pony and found the then yearling Welsh NWR mare Really\u2019s Royal Rain \u2014 Royal for short.<\/p>
With Royal\u2019s arrival, Royal Sportpony\u2019s (RSP) was born as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\tAbout the breeding programme<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the years that followed, breeding captured my interest more and more, and more broodmares joined. Along the way I developed a clear vision of what the ideal children\u2019s dressage pony should be: a healthy, uphill and strongly built pony with a typical Welsh head and plenty of presence, three above-average paces, but above all a level-headed, workable and willing pony. A pony that scores 70% in an FEI test today and happily goes for a hack tomorrow.<\/p>
Of course this is an ideal picture. Very few ponies meet all of these requirements, and breeding is never made to order. Still, I always use this list as my starting point when choosing stallions and mares.<\/p>
The aim is to welcome no more than four foals per crop. We invest a lot of time in the foals, because in my view their education starts in the very first days after birth. With a maximum of four foals it stays enjoyable and every foal gets enough attention. From each crop I try to keep one or two foals to raise, depending on how much room we have.<\/p>
Unfortunately, breeding also means making difficult choices, so now and then young stock is for sale. When something is available, it is announced on our Instagram page: @royal_sportponys<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurious about the foals and young ponies from our own breeding programme?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tDo get in touch.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
In the years that followed, breeding captured my interest more and more, and more broodmares joined. Along the way I developed a clear vision of what the ideal children\u2019s dressage pony should be: a healthy, uphill and strongly built pony with a typical Welsh head and plenty of presence, three above-average paces, but above all a level-headed, workable and willing pony. A pony that scores 70% in an FEI test today and happily goes for a hack tomorrow.<\/p>
Of course this is an ideal picture. Very few ponies meet all of these requirements, and breeding is never made to order. Still, I always use this list as my starting point when choosing stallions and mares.<\/p>
The aim is to welcome no more than four foals per crop. We invest a lot of time in the foals, because in my view their education starts in the very first days after birth. With a maximum of four foals it stays enjoyable and every foal gets enough attention. From each crop I try to keep one or two foals to raise, depending on how much room we have.<\/p>
Unfortunately, breeding also means making difficult choices, so now and then young stock is for sale. When something is available, it is announced on our Instagram page: @royal_sportponys<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t Curious about the foals and young ponies from our own breeding programme?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t