Isn’t he the sire of that gorgeous Otteridge Foxtrot that I just saw in COTH’s pony issue?
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i showed farnley towhee throughbout my junior career!
I am unsure of Foxtrots breeding, just that Scott Canard is the owner. Our mare by FArnley Prelude is adorable. She does a fantastic job for our 8 and 4 year old. Best part is she is eligible everything!
Prelude most always put a great mind on them!
We had a filly born here this year – a Double Prelude… both the mare and sire were by Prelude. She’s double sweet!
And Foxtrot is by Prelude and is this little filly’s sire. Here she is:
Big fan of the Farnley ponies, have ridden a couple and they are GREAT.
That filly is a beauty, I love her.
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We have a Bittersweet pony at my trainers right now, not sure how old he is, must be around 20 by now. His show name was Bittersweet Spit N’ Polish (or very close to that). He was an AMAZING large, so gorgeous. Quite a grumpy old man, but gorgeous non-the- less, lol.[/QUOTE]
Okay, this compelled me out of lurking mode (been a reader for years, but as I’ve been out of the show scene for a long time and don’t even ride anymore - sadly, I haven’t felt the need to post). I used to know Bittersweet Spit n’Polish YEARS ago (like 10+ years ago). He was shown by Jillian Brown at the time, owned by her parents. He was the best pony hunter in the stable, so classy. When I knew him, he was on the aloof side, but mostly nice. I never rode him, but Jillian used to rave about how easy he was to ride, very push-button. I am SO pleased to hear he’s still alive and gorgeous as ever. Is his barn name still Pippin? Please PM me if you have time and tell me how my old friend is doing.
Same stable that housed him (Breakaway Farm) also once housed a Glenmore pony named Glenmore Lovely Romance. She was a sweet pony but very difficult to ride and eventually went elsewhere for training (I think part of the problem was that she was a small and we didn’t have a rider who could handle her). Ridgefield Equestrian Center had a Farnley - Farnley Goose Girl, ridden by Nina Pola, I think.
Here is a picture of many of the ponies mentioned in this thread.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30286463&l=9c33e&id=1050666032
These are the ribbon winners in the small ponies at the 1981 pony finals.
Megan Galloway on Farnley Nassar, Danielle Ackley on Liseter’s Flying Rapture, Lauren ? on Farnley Love Child, Molly Ashe on Farnley Solo, Courtney Kennedy on Private Collection and Margret ? on Farnely Trilby.
Wow I can’t believe I could remember that much of my ancient history.
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Here is a picture of many of the ponies mentioned in this thread.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30286463&l=9c33e&id=1050666032
These are the ribbon winners in the small ponies at the 1981 pony finals.
Megan Galloway on Farnley Nassar, Danielle Ackley on Liseter’s Flying Rapture, Lauren ? on Farnley Love Child, Molly Ashe on Farnley Solo, Courtney Kennedy on Private Collection and Margret ? on Farnely Trilby.
Wow I can’t believe I could remember that much of my ancient history.[/QUOTE]
What an awesome photo!!! thanks for posting it.
Farnley Prelude IS the sire of Foxtrot! 
Prelude was a much under used Farnely sire that I loved, loved, loved. When I took Hidden Creeks Elfin (http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/hidden+creeks+elfin) to Farnley I knew that he was special. Elfin had her own fabulous pedigree but combined with Prelude, I knew the result would be fabulous, and it is!
Thank you for the lovely compliment on Foxtrot!!! He’s a special stallion!
Does anyone know the history on Farnley Capriole? She, I believe, was a national champion, of some sort, before she came to us in the early '80’s to teach my sisters and me how to ride. My youngest sister won leadline through short stirrups awards on her, my middle sister gained some confidence and many ribbons, and “Capi” took me through the smalls, with champions all the way. What a wonderful pony she was! And what an incredible opportunity to learn from such a generous champion like her!!!
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I worked for Barbara & Clay Camp in the very early 80’s when the Glenmore pony line was fast becoming one of the top lines in the industry.
Does anyone remember Barbara’s two great broodmares: Funny Girl and Glenmore Storm Cloud? Funny Girl was bred to many great stallions, one of which was Coed Coch Benmore. That result was the great large pony mare Glenmore Funny Bunny who pretty much dominated the field while up against other great ponies such as Aaratoia, Desiree’, Random Chance, and Hawkeye, to name a few. Storm Cloud was also bred to some great stallions but one that stood out was Barbara’s Dartmore stallion Forge Nimbus. That result was the large pony Glenmore Northeaster who won a lot in the Children’s Pony Htrs, but then went on to become a national junior eventing champion.
Breeder’s like Barbara are few and far between and the Glenmore line is pretty much ‘dead’ in the ring now. What happened???[/QUOTE]
Funny Girl and Glenmore Storm Cloud were sent to me with the other mares and Grey Cloud, Liberty Bell, and Fish Eagle. Funny was beyond breeding age, so she eventually went to live with a local child. I think she was well in her 30’s when she died. Funny had 4 foals. Pretty Funny (Grey Cloud), Funny Bunny (Benmor), Fun Enough (Grey Cloud), and Just As Funny (Forge Nimbus). Storm Cloud had Northeaster, Storm Watch and Storm Warning all by Forge Nimbus before she came to me. She gave me a number of wonderful ponies, all by Liberty Bell. One, Glenmore London Air is in California. Glenmore Winds Of Change is owned by one of my students and is still at the farm. Glenmore Merry Weather, Storm Cloud’s last, I kept as a broodmare. I have several mares by Forge Nimbus, but Nimbus himself was given away in Virginia, before Barbara gave me the Glenmores. He died a few years ago. He might have had some Dartmore in him, but he was British Riding Pony. He also sired Glenmore Best Shot (out of Farnley Mona). Storm Cloud was by Coed Coch Grey Cloud out of Farnley Electra (Farnley Lustre x Susanna).
The lines are far from dead, but several things have happened. One, Glenmore is now a farm of 50 or so ponies rather than the hundreds that were in Virginia. Two, the names get changed and no one knows or cares what they have. Three, fewer and fewer people know, or want to take the time to properly start and train a young pony.
Barbara was a fantastic lady and without her vision and importing of so many lovely ponies, the industry would not be what it is today. I know I’ve said this before, but it can never be said too many times. When Barbara Camp gave me Coed Coch Grey Cloud, she insisted that the “Glenmore” name go with him. He is still here and will be 36 years old next month. He was 10 when he came to me. The Glenmore’s will always be Barbara Camp’s ponies. Just like Farnley will always be Joan Dunning’s. The next generation just tries to carry on for them.
Lovely post Betty!
Just read this, and I do think it was very nicely done. Thanks Betty for the information. Sandy
I had the pleasure of meeting the old man (Grey Cloud) in person not long ago. What a treat!!! As someone else said, the movement in those ponies is just outrageously athletic AND elegant. Betty has a Grey Cloud son that is the perfect cross with ponyish or coarser types–he’s like a little Thoroughbred, so incredibly light…and elegant (I just can’t use that descriptor enough). And Betty trotted out pony after pony after pony with that same movement (by him and her other stallions). That kind of consistency really impresses me. I was actually going to call her back to take a closer look (I had a guest with me at the time, so my needs weren’t a priority) at the Grey Cloud son for Teddy’s sister Cat. He’s a large (isn’t he?) and so is she, but he’s got generations of consistent size and she’s got 1/4 Shetland, so I’m thinking he may be a good bet for getting a pony and not losing the movement she has that I love so much–and his stride is just so awesome and effortless! (I need to see him over a jump, though, Betty! :winkgrin:)
And you’re so right, Betty, about fewer and fewer folks being able to produce a pony. We have to do ourselves or are expected to price it so it is practically given it away for someone else to take its quality and profit from. And it’s such a shame that the prefixes are getting lost, too. A double whammy for breeders (and their families) who’ve spent generations producing and, in some ways, “protecting” the old blood that made the modern pony hunter what it is today! What will happen when there are no older trainers who remember from whence the talent arose? I wonder how many younger trainers recognize many of the names in thread. (And a cool thread it has been, too!)
glenmore valentino…hailey henderson showed him successfully in the early 90’s…
farnley lustre…anyone know about that one?
Lakeview Ponies are very fancy welsh ponies too:)
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glenmore valentino…hailey henderson showed him successfully in the early 90’s…
farnley lustre…anyone know about that one?[/QUOTE]
I rode a gray named Farnley Lustre owned by Russ Walther at my trainer’s farm a year or two ago, he was really nice:)
Farnley Lustre, foaled 1956, was arguably the most prominent and successful pony stallion of modern times. Called the stallion of the century and Farnely Farms most prominent sire, his bloodlines are still found today in the most successful of pony hunters. Lustre sired some 153 purebred welsh stallions as well as some of America’s top pony hunter stallions including Farnley Belshazzar and Helicon Epic, to name a few. No doubt his most famous offspring would be the fabulous Cymraeg Rain Beau.
I doubt this was the one you rode, and Russ never owned him either…
