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ABOUT US
We are two friends with a mutual interest in ponies and horses. We have both served our apprenticeship having been involved with both since childhood. We actually met some considerable time ago, well before our children were born, when we were both show jumping. My son David has successfully competed B.S.J.A. show jumping on both ponies and horses. Being an active member of the Llangeinor Hunt Branch of the Pony Club he was in their very successful Prince Philip Cup Mounted Games Team which qualified for The Horse Of The Year Show in 1994 and he was also a member of their Show Jumping Team which qualified for Hickstead in the same year. Elaine's children, Kelly and Nick, have competed successfully in numerous equine disciplines but primarily showing at county level on their home produced Section A pony "Hollybush Marigold" in-hand, lead rein and ridden. They qualified for the prestigious Lobster Pot Lead Rein Championships at Ponies U.K. Peterborough and finished a commendable 5th from an entry of 50 ponies.
In 2003 we bought our first Miniature Shetland Pony "Kerswell Marsala" and at our first show, the South & West Wales Shetland Group Spring Show 2003 we won Reserve Supreme Champion. At that show Anwen Francis of the Serenteifi Shetland Stud gave us the names of Mr. Bernard and Mrs. Rosemary Rees of the Hasguard Stud in Haverfordwest. Following a phone call and subsequent visit to their home things progressed from there. We pride ourselves on being Hobby Breeders and Amateur Home Producers of Top Quality Miniature Shetland Ponies. Our main aim is to selectively breed and produce sound, quality ponies of good temperament. All our ponies are predominantly based on Hasguard, New Park and Kerswell blood lines and between them they have won 59 championships up to August 2009. We are deeply indebted to Bernard and Rosemary Rees, our mentors, for their friendship, advice, guidance and first and foremost for letting us have such fabulous ponies. We do occasionally have foals/yearlings for sale for show or pet.
FOUNDATION MARES
HASGUARD FLORA
Black Filly
6th May 2003
Sire:- New Park Berber
Dam:- Unity of Hasguard
Flora was bought as a yearling from the Hasguard Stud.
She has always displayed  STAR quality.
She is a natural show off and likes to be the centre of attention.
Her show record confirms her quality and likeness to the breed standard.
She gained 21 championships (which included Junior, Young Stock, Mini and Supreme)
before she was retired from the show ring to became a foundation mare for the Shalaine Stud
Flora gave birth to her first foal on Monday 25th May 2009, a filly, sired by Mardlebrook Harris.
Cothi Bridge Show May 2007
Flora Supreme Champion
Hasguard Flora & Shalaine Rose Coloured born 25th May 2009
HASGUARD GORGEOUS
Black Filly
15th May 2004
Sire:- New Park Berber
Dam:- Hasguard Bunny
Another beautifully constructed mare sired by New Park Berber.
Gorgeous has done very well in the show ring winning six Championships
but has been rather overshadowed by Flora and Galaxy.
Gorgeous went to the Hasguard Stud in June 2009.
In the early hours of friday morning 4th June 2010 she gave birth to a
piebald filly foal by Mardlebrook Harris
KERSWELL MARSALA
Brown Dun Mare
24th April 2002
Sire:- New Park Chieftain
Dam:- Kerswell Martel
Tia was bought from Jane & Tony Dennis, The Kerswell Stud in Devon as a yearling.
Tia is one of our smallest mares, but "good things come in small packages".
She has been very successful in the show ring winning several Championships.
She had her first foal in 2006, a colt by New Park Berber - Shalaine Smart Alex
Tia has been running with our own Hasguard Galaxy in 2010 so we are hopelly expecting a foal April/May 2011
On the 16th June 2009, after a very long wait, Tia presented us with a filly foal, again, by New Park Berber
Birthday Six Days Old
EDERN BRIALLEN
Chestnut Mare
27th April 1998
Sire:- Adonis of Catchpool
Dam:- Lona of Catchpool
We bought Briar at a Shetland Sale in Builth Wells. She was sold as having been running
with a coloured stallion but regrettably she did not produce a foal for us.
Nevertheless, she is extremely well put together and has repaid our confidence in her
by producing two lovely filly foals.
Briar is a wonderful mother, taking care of everyone else's foal as well as her own!
Briar had her first foal for us on the 6th May 2007 by New Park Berber - Shalaine Sweetbriar.
A filly foal was born Tuesday 26th May 2009 sired by our own stallion Hasguard Galaxy.
Both mother and daughter are now living in a 5* home locally. Briar was running with our own Hasguard Galaxy wo hopefully the new owners
will have a foal April/May 2011
HASGUARD HARMONY
Dark Bay Mare
25th April 2005
Sire:- Valleyview Fritz
Dam:- Hasguard Alice
Another very correct small mare.
We have shown her a few times and she has always been in the ribbons
Harmony and Sweetie having a grooming session May 2009
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