Final preparations are well underway by the owners of the 20 Highland ponies who have qualified for the Horse of the Year Show. The Highland Pony of the Year Championship at the will take place on Wednesday 6 October and, if not at the actual event, the eyes of Highland pony supporters will be glued to the Livestream that morning! Craiglaw McIntosh owned by Abigail Duffy, ridden by Georgina Duffy Dunedin Mascot owned by Jane McNaught, in the keepership of Jane McNaught and Katie Common and ridden by Katie Common Dunedin McSporran owned by Mrs J and Mr C Grant, ridden by Christopher Grant Dunstruan Ettrick Mhor bred, owned and ridden…

We are now pleased that you are able to use the Online Registry to check the closeness of relationships of any stallions you are considering using for your mares. It is very easy to use! Once you have logged onto the registry using your membership number and password, click the orange bars on the top right hand side and then hit 'check matings for your mare(s)'. This will show you a traffic light system of orange, yellow and green. Try it with stallions that you know are closely related and see the result! This facility is simply an aid you can use to complement your own stocksmanship in selecting a…

The Highland Pony Society will hold a Virtual Stallion Parade early in the Spring of 2022. This will allow overseas stallions to feature alongside those in the UK and also it will be an opportunity for those in more distant locations of the UK to participate. There is no charge to enter. Now is the time to get filming your stallions before they are in their full winter woolies! A sample video is given below. For obvious reasons, it is of a lovely gelding who enjoys all sorts of different activities which may be more than your stallion normally undertakes. If this is the case, please don't worry about it!…