Welsh Mountain Pony News

Pony Classic & Youngstock Show

Bellingara Shogun was awarded Reserve Champion Colt at the Southern NSW RPG Pony Classic & Youngstock show, December 2011. He was runner up to the Supreme Exhibit of the show, with the judge Peter Townsend (NZ) commenting "it was a very close decision".

Bellingara Leilani - Supreme

We were delighted to win the Supreme Led Exhibit at Frenchs Forest show, on Nov 6th with Bellingara Leilani. Leilani (Trentlyn Benson x Chelsea Park Lilly) was awarded the Supreme against 8 other champion horses and ponies of various breeds. Her full sister Lolita also competed on the day, winning the Welsh A filly class.

NSW All Welsh Show October 2011

One of the biggest Welsh shows in Australia, the NSW All Welsh is always a highlight on our calendar. It's wonderful to catch up with old friends and watch the country's best Welsh ponies in action. This year we were very pleased to win Res Champion Sec A Colt with Bellingara Shogun. This is Shogun's first season of showing. He's a lovely tempered pony with plenty of bone and stunning movement.

Other successes included winning the Sec A Progeny Group with a pair of ponies by Trentlyn Benson (Bellinara Leilani and Bellingara Nemo). Bellingara Nemo also did well in the Sec A gelding, placing 3rd in a very large class.

We would also like to congratulate the Brown family on winning Reserve Champion Welsh A Mare with Bellingara Serena. A fabulous win as the mare classes were very strong. Serena was reserve to the runner-up Supreme pony of the show.

Bellingara Shogun

Perth Royal 2011

Wonderful results this year for the Bellingara ponies in Western Australia. Bellingara Sinatra proved his outstanding consistency, winning Res Champion Sec A Gelding for the second year running! Also, the recently sold Bellingara Sirocco won second place in the Welsh A colt 3yrs and under class. Congratulations to owner Paula Petricevich on a terrific job showing these ponies.

Bellingara Titan - Champion APSB Youngstock SA

More good news from a new owner of one of our recently sold ponies. Cherie Wallis of South Australia purchased Bellingara Titan (Trentlyn Benson x Dalgangle Tinsel) earlier in 2011, to be used as a prospective stallion and harness pony.Cherie reports on Titan's first show -"Titan won Champion Welsh Pony at the APSB Youngstock Show today and he also won Best colour exhibit. Mick and I are really happy with him he is just a gem to have around."

It's wonderful to see the ponies we've bred doing so well for their new owners. Congratulations to Cherie and Mick.

Bellingara Taylor Made - Youngstock Champion VIC

A big congratulations to Taylor's owners, Chris & Lisa Finnis who had an outstanding day at the North Central APSB Young Stock & Foal in Victoria. Taylor won THREE CHAMPIONS!!! Champion Section A Colt/Gelding in two rings, plus Champion Colt/Gelding in the open ring. Lisa is understandably very proud!

Bellingara Taylor Made

Shoalhaven All Breeds Youngstock 15/5/2011

This was a lovely show with beautiful grounds at Worrigee Equestrian Common. The weather was fantastic and it was nice not to have to travel too far. We showed two Welsh fillies - Bellingara Lolita who won her class and went on to be Champion Welsh Yearling. The other filly we took was Bellingara Tina who also won her class, going on to be awarded Res Champion Welsh 3yo.

Bellingara Lolita - Champion Welsh Yearling Shoalhaven All Breeds Youngstock Show

National Pony of the Year 2011

We had a successful show at the National Pony of the Year, held at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre on April 9th. Bellingara Stud entered two ponies, and both won their classes. Eagle Park Stardust won the Welsh Sec A Yearling Filly class, which was a strong class of beautiful fillies, so a rewarding win. Also, Osory Clemency won the Welsh Sec A Broodmare class - not bad considering her foal had only been weaned a week before! Photos of Stardust and Clemency are on the Horse Deals Gallery.

We were also happy to see Bellingara Serena, recently sold to the Brown family, competing at the National Pony of the Year. Serena won third place in the Welsh Mountain Pony Filly.

Congratulations Bellingara Taylor Made

Lisa and Chris Finnis of Victoria have been doing well showing their yearling colt, Bellingara Taylor Made (Weston Park Taylobont x Bellingara Tigerlilly). Lisa reports Taylor won two Reserve Championships at Cohuna Show last weekend! Well done to Chris and Lisa on your success and presenting him so beautifully.

Bellingara Taylor Made, Cohuna Show Vic - March 2011

New Foal

Congratulations to Jane Barry on the arrival of her gorgeous buckskin colt "Palmerston Rupert", born 29th Dec 2010. He is sired by our own Snowdon Vale Peter Pan.

National Capital Horse Show November 2009

Our new stallion Snowdon Vale Pater Pan made his debut at the National Capital Horse Show, and we were very pleased when he was awarded Champion Sec A. It was a very successful show with Bellingara Trinket also winning Reserve Champion Sec A.

2009 Shows

Bellingara Sinatra has had a very successful start to the 2009 show season. At Bowral Show he won the ridden Sec A mare/gelding, and went on to win the same class at Albion Park Show as well as winning the led Sec A gelding. These were big classes and we're very proud of Sinatra's success.

Our fillies have also been going well. Bellingara Tina won the led Sec A filly class at Bowral Show. Bellingara Trinket won Reserve Champion led Sec A Welsh at both Bowral and Albion Park Shows.

NSW All Welsh Show 2008

Bellingara Stud had a very good show this year. Bellingara Showgirl, Osory Clemency and Dalgangle Tinsel all placed second in their highly competitive mare classes. It was Bellingara Sinatra's first major show under saddle and he performed admirably with his lovely rider Katie Kelly, coming 4th in the Preliminary dressage and placing in the ridden Sec A gelding as well as in the led Welsh Hunter. To top off the show, our gorgeous foal Bellingara Troubadour (Trentlyn Benson x Dalgangle Tinsel) won the Sec A foal class and went on to be awarded BEST FOAL!

Bellingara Sinatra and Katie Kelly
NSW All Welsh 2008

Pony Dressage with Bellingara Sinatra

Bellingara Sinatra had his first outing under saddle at the Shoalhaven Dressage Club on April 20th. Katie Kelly did a lovely job riding him, winning both his tests with a top score of 76.5%.

Sydney Royal 2008

We had quite a successful show this year at Sydney Royal. Osory Clemency won the Welsh Mountain Pony Mare 4 years and over and also went on to win Reserve Champion Mare/Filly. Bellingara Showgirl also won the three year old Welsh Mountain Pony Filly class. Bellingara Trinket did well for third place in the strong 2yo and under filly class.

Vale Owendale Bart (1979-2007)

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Owendale Bart on September 15th, 2007. Bart was on lease to us from Osory stud for the last three years. During this time we grew quite attached to him and will miss him greatly. His death was sudden and unexpected, as he had been in excellent health and condition.

Owendale Bart was a legendary stallion, sired by Coed Coch Norman (imp) who was a Royal Welsh Show Champion, and out of the mare Valley Lake Breeze (imp) who was a Royal Welsh Show Supreme Champion herself. Bart won multiple Champion and Supreme Champion awards throughout the Eastern States of Australia.

Not only was Bart an outstanding show winner himself, but also a sire of champions. Some notable examples are Osory Destiny (Champion Welsh Mountain Stallion/Colt Sydney Royal 1999 and Supreme Champion Welsh Mountain Pony 2000 NSW All Welsh), Barn Hill Fletcher (Champion Welsh Mountain Pony Stallion Brisbane Royal 2007, Champion Sec A stallion Qld All Welsh 2006, WP&CS Sire-Rating Winner Qld 2007) and Madison Park Knock Out (Multi winner at Royal and All Welsh shows in NSW and Vic).

Bart's legacy is carried on through his grandsons, Angel Park Merlin and Osory Tallyho who are destined to be the sires of the future with outstanding show performances, achieving the highest accolades at the prestigious Sydney Royal and NSW All Welsh Shows.

Goodbye Bart, old man. Rest in peace.