Highland Pony Society

21/07/2025

Please note that the office is operating on reduced hours from tomorrow until Tuesday 5th August due to annual leave. The office will be open Monday to Thursday 10am until 1pm during this time. It may also take a bit longer than ususal to deal with paperwork and respond to emails. Thank you for your patience.

17/07/2025

Breed Show Section Champions
Following on from yesterday’s post, as promised, here are our Breed Show Champions from Sunday.
Congratulations to all our winners.
Full results are available on the website: https://www.highlandponysociety.com/competitions/shows/breed-show/

In-Hand Champion: Loandhu True Blue 241/19 (Lochlands Royal Flute x Lochlands Madonna). Bred & Owned by Mr Alan Munro & Mrs Carolyn Munro.

Ridden Champion: Perburn Annabella 120/17 (Vatersay of Whitefield x Margaux of Hirstmund). Bred & Owned by Mrs C Taylor and Mr M Taylor. Ridden by Mrs C Taylor.

WHP Champion: Strathmore Imperial Guard G193/15 (Pipe Major of Whitefield x Marie-Rose of Strathmore). Bred by The Late Mr Charlie McQuattie. Owned by Mrs Gillian Reid Durick. Ridden by Carmen Durick.

Dressage Champion: Sovereign of Forglen G005/10 (Callum of Forglen x Leone of Craignetherty). Bred by Mr Gordon Towns & Mrs Ann Towns. Owned by Mrs Rebecca B Chalmers. Ridden by Mrs Rebecca B Chalmers.

Working Harness Winner: Laura of Croila Croft 078/17 (Arisaig Luchag Mhor of Creag Dhubh x Sheena of Croila). Bred & Owned by Mr E Ruaridh Ormiston.

Driving Champion: Monadhliath of Croila Croft 189/18 (Arisaig Luchag Mhor of Creag Dhubh x Chesterhill Fern) & 078/17 (Arisaig Luchag Mhor of Creag Dhubh x Sheena of Croila). Bred & Owned by Mr E Ruaridh Ormiston. Driven by Mr E Ruaridh Ormiston.

Young Handler Champion: Elsa Zank with Fearach of Litigan 112/17 (Glenbanchor Gilliebrighde x Westbank Florence). Bred & Owned by Mrs Clare Zank.

Junior Ridden Champion: Molly Keron with Ardnagaisk Edan G285/09 (Echo of Achnacarry x Briar Rose of Strathmore). Bred & Owned by Mrs MB Gourdie.

16/07/2025

☀Phew! HPS Breed Show 2025 - what a day!☀

We hope you all enjoyed the show as much as we did. Thank you to all of you who brought out your beautiful Highlands for us all to enjoy.

Huge thanks to Anna Roberts and the team at Strathallan for hosting us and having the show field looking amazing. We are very lucky to have the best venue. 🏰

Thank you to all our wonderful Judges and Stewards who worked hard together in the heat, offering their expertise and keeping things running.🥵Special thanks to David Blair for his guidance.

We must also extend thanks to the Commentator, Peter Keron for keeping us all informed, the WHP coursebuilder, Gordon Stirrat, Susie Robertson for keeping us right with the scoring and results, Hazel Adam and the ladies in the catering tent, Skinner of Kippen for feeding everyone, L E Jones Photography, for capturing the special moments, the Farrier Alexander Fletcher and Nelson's of Culross for the delicious ice cream🍦

And finally to our generous Sponsors without whom we simply could not run the show. 🙏🏻

To everyone who offered help or support in anyway - THANK YOU

Congratulations to all of the Champions and worthy winners. Photo is of our stunning In Hand Champion and Gold Medal winner, Loandhu True Blue from Alan & Carolyn Munro. More results and photos to follow.

15/07/2025

Lejones photography, our photographer from the Breed Show, has got all the photos from the show online. Some lovely photos from a good day.

That moment that makes all the hard work worth it 🤩

What a fantastic day at the Highland Pony Breed show yesterday! Huge well done to all competitors, you all looked amazing! Especially well done to Catherine Taylor who got her HOYs 🎫
Thanks to the Highland Pony Society for putting on such a well run show!
Please note digitals can take up to five days to process, if you haven't received your order by Friday, please get in touch 🥰

You can find all your photos here ⬇️
https://lejonesphotography.zenfoliosite.com/equine-events/2025/highland-pony-breed-show-1?ct=3

Officially clocked out till Thursday 👩‍🎓

12/07/2025

Highland Pony Society Breed Show - Hot Weather

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at Strathallan, tomorrow, for our annual Breed Show.

As you will have seen from the forecast, we are expecting high temperatures. Luckily, the show field has a water supply but it will be in demand, so we are asking all exhibitors bring water too as well as buckets and sponges.

To ensure welfare of ponies and exhibitors, the following recommendations are in place.
•Keep ponies and people hydrated throughout the day. For ponies who don’t like to drink from a bucket, consider soaked hay or bringing wet feeds.
•Bring/use fly spray/bug repellents for ponies and people
•Sun cream and hats are recommended for all who are attending the show
•Mare & foal pens will be positioned with as much shade as possible. Please ensure all ponies in pens have access to water.
•All exhibitors are advised that they are permitted to show without jackets in all sections.
•For BSPS Training Stakes, long sleeves and body protectors must be worn, however competitors can return to the ring for prize giving without body protectors, if they choose.
•For Driving Section, competitors are permitted to discard aprons and jackets.
•Working Harness competitors are recommended to dress “weather appropriate” for the hill.
•Warm up should be kept to a minimum.
•Riders are requested not to sit on ponies for prolonged periods while waiting for classes and try to keep ponies in the shade where possible.
•Grooms are permitted to bring buckets of water into rings for drinking and sponging off.
•Judges will be mindful of the heat in performance classes.
•No classes are to be held for exhibitors competing in another ring to ensure smooth running of the day.

We would like to wish everyone an enjoyable and successful day.

25/06/2025

🏆Breed Show Class Sponsorship🌳
We still have some class sponsorship opportunities available at our forthcoming Breed Show on Sunday 13th July. Class Sponsors are mentioned in the catalogue and receive recognition from the Commentator at the show.

Sponsors also receive a Sponsor’s badge which gives entry to the Sponsor’s area for light refreshments on show day. The cost per class is £25.

If you would like to support the show in this way please head over to our website here https://www.highlandponysociety.com/item/hps-breed-show-sponsorship/

Thank you🙏🏻

23/06/2025

Details for the funeral of Society Past President and friend, Willie Allan, which is being held on 2nd July 2025.

Dedicated to the memory of William Allan (Willie/Bill)

23/06/2025

🟢HPS Breed Show - Sunday 13th July 2025🟢

Reminder that entries for the 2025 Breed Show close TOMORROW 24th June. Don't miss out. No late entries. No entries on day.

Link to entries https://highlandps.lite.events

18/06/2025

It's Highland Show week!

Good luck to all our members and friends competing! Enjoy your moment!

We are set up ready to welcome you all tomorrow to the HPS Stand. We are in the usual spot in the Equine Village - we look forward to seeing you.

We have a good range of Society merchandise, the 2024 Stud Book and our exquisite jewellery is back in stock.

The urn will be on - cold drinks too! Come and see us!

18/06/2025

It's nearly time for The Royal Highland Show. Here are details of where you can see Highlands at the Royal Highland Show

Details of where you can see Highland Ponies at the 2025 Royal Highland Show

16/06/2025

We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Past President and well known and well respected breeder, Willie Allan of Millfield Highland Ponies. He passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on Saturday. He leaves behind a huge legacy in the Highland Pony world and has passed on his love of the breed to the next generations of Allans.
Our thoughts are with Willie's family - his wife Jane, daughters Jennifer, Kathryn & Louise and their families.
We will let you know when we find out about funeral arrangements.

05/06/2025

The Spring/Early Summer Bulletin has landed in email boxes & is available in the Member area of the website. It's jam packed with updates so make sure you take a look!

As ever, please keep us informed of any changes to your email contact details so that you can continue to enjoy these updates.

Please spread the word with any friends who are also members who may not be receiving bulletins so that they too can enjoy them.