Cranford Ponies
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Youngstock for sale born 2022 By Stepley Victorious. Pics below
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Well known for ponies that succeed in all disciplines especially ridden and in hand. Fantastic temperaments. We are semi retired so very few foals. 2 or 3 maximum per annum for sale |
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NPS Area 20 2022. Isle of Mona Fflam [in foal for 2023] |
NPS Area 20 2022. Cranford Filigree 2 year old filly |
Youngstock for sale born 2021 By Stepley Victorious. pic below, top left
Stepley Victorious
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youngstock for sale born 2019
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Cranford FIDDLEDYDEE. b.2009. Many times champion under saddle and in hand. Seen here, July 2020 with Jack Dale, who grew to a young man 6'2'' but rode 'Fiddle' with great success. Now his sister Lucie, 7 years has the ride and doing great. See below. |
SCROLL DOWN FOR 2018 ~ 2019
Occasionally, we have a top class ridden pony for sale, though nothing at present
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Mid January, riding after school in the last of the daylight, Lucie jumps Fiddledydee for the first time. 2 months before Lucie's 6th birthday! |
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CHAMPION RIDDEN PONY. Cr Fantasia and Lucie Dale. Downs Gr |
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Cr Fantastic qualifying for Olympia Finals 'Grand National' |
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2018
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Cranford Freddie's driving shows so far this season 2nd under 13.2 and winner of Concours d'Elegance Heathfield Show 2nd under 13.2 and winner of Concours d'Elegance ( The Ascot Trophy) South of England Show 1st under 13.2 Hickstead Derby Meeting 1st Mountain and Moorland, 1st Country Vehicle (under 13.2) (he came home with three trophies) British Driving Annual Show Smith's Lawn.
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some of the successful ponies schooled
by the Cranford. l-r. VISION, HECTOR, CRUNCHY, FANDABBYDOSEY, .
Cranford Fantastic, left, and Cr.
Fandabbydosey, right, at the Royal Windsor Horse Show May 2017
The fabulous Fandabbydosey, leaves Cranford for her new life with ten year old Olive Nicholls in Lambourne. Ive had some memorable horses and ponies in my life, and for obvious reasons I never rode her, a few may have equalled her, but I don’t think any of the others brought me more enjoyment than this grey mare. I’m sad to part with her, but she’s too good a pony to be ‘kicking her heels’ doing nothing, but I couldn’t be more delighted with her new home. Young Olive just got on, and rode her as though she’d ridden her loads. https://youtu.be/WHBLqUupV0k Oh the difference between a child that can ‘actually ride’ a schooled pony and one whose mum just thinks they can! Jack Dale rode her latterly for 4 years and enjoyed huge success and much fun, but Gabby Charlesworth rode her, as did Becka McCann, and even Sam Constantine, but it was Jack with his light hands and his ‘sit quietly and leave it alone’ style that fared best. In fact he could gallop it around a course of jumps with nothing more than a headcollar. Fabracadabra, Fanny’s filly, is off hunting this weekend on and off the lead rein and we hope Jack’s sister, Lucie, will do lead rein next year. Following my PA Sarah into the hay barn yesterday, Sarah turned and took this photo. I’ll never forget her, but this picture just sums her up. Nosey ! |
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Cranford Hector, now gelded, with new owner 'Flossie' Taylor, 6 years, already enjoying success under saddle and young handlers. Equifest 2015 | The best thing I ever did where our standard ponies are concerned, was to break them all to ride at 3-4 years ESPECIALLY stallions. Although he bred us some lovely stock with superb temperament, his ridden exploits were | And here in the fancy dress class at the 2015 breed show at Ardingly. left to right, Jack Dale as 'wolf' Lucie as Red Riding Hood, mum, Sally as grandma and Kevin as 'woodman' |
Confined to 'open' classes because of his stallion status. With hindsight, having his son who bred us similar stock, only bigger, I should have 'cut' him years earlier and let him loose on the lead rein and first ridden classes where his manners and way of going are excellent. I would strongly recommend, you break/school and ride your brood stock giving them a huge advantage with the extra string to their bow. |