Hollybrooke Stud - Review 2007

Show and Performance New Forest Ponies

John and Wendy Adams
Forest Farm, Crowhill,
Ringwood, Hants BH24 3DE. Telephone: 01425 476020
Mobile: 07754587853

info@hollybrookestud.co.uk

2007 has been a year of mixed fortunes for the stud. The loss of our very talented young stallion Burley Traveller following a tragic accident in the spring was devastating. However, our ponies have in some way made up for it by having the most fantastic year.

Burley Branston has been extremely successful in dressage. He achieved the highest (Elementary) grade in the NF Pony Breeders dressage grading Scheme. He has won numerous dressage classes including at the Breed Show and his section at the Riding Club Area Dressage with an outstanding score of 75.42%. He then travelled to the National Riding Club Championships at Lincoln where he was individual novice dressage winner. He was also a member of the NFPEC Quadrille team and took part in the selection trial at Addington in early October dressed as an American square dancer, complete with very long skirt! The team competed against sixteen other teams from all over the country and was picked as one of only four to compete at Olympia in December.

Burley Branston

The three year old filly Hollybrooke Sparkle by Burley Branston won two New Forest Championships from only five appearances in the show ring this year.

Hollybrooke Sparkle

The yearling colt Hollybrooke Rambler by Burley Traveller completed an extremely successful year in the show ring by winning a very strong stud bred yearling colt class at the Breed Show, followed by the young colt championship and reserve overall young stock Championship.

Hollybrooke Rambler

Our second yearling colt Hollybrooke Tinker also by Burley Traveller won lots of rosettes in New Forest young stock classes, but when produced as a Sports Pony, he won the Championship at the NPS Wessex Show.

Hollybrooke Tinker

We have some exciting foals which we have retained to show next year and the colt foal Burley Time Lord by Burley Traveller will be joining us this Autumn as a potential stallion. We have mares in foal to Burley Traveller, Burley Branston, Burley Gold Blend and Wayland Cranberry, so lots to look forward to in 2008.

Maintained by Wendy Adams