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| Summer Solstice | ||
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Colour: |
Palomino (AA, nCr, ee) |
 By kind permission of Caitlin Backhouse, True To You Photography |
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Breeding:
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Welsh Pony (WPCS B) Sire: Millcroft Royal Lustre Dam: Jananda Royal Celebration Damsire: Cottrell Artiste |
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| Height: | 127 cm | |
| Born: | 2007 | |
| Graded: | SPSS; licensed WPCS | |
| Stud Fee: | £350 plus collection fee | |
| Semen: | Fresh or Chilled | |
| WFFS result: | Has not been supplied to SPSS | |
| Breeder: | Miss W Fairbrother | |
| Owner: | Charlotte Caple | |
| Location: | near Bristol | |
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By kind permission of Tanja Davis |
The 2022 Stallion Grading Champion, Summer Solstice's pedigree contains many of the influential ponies in continental sports pony breeding, including Keston Royal Occasion as well as Downland Chevalier and Solway Master Bronze. Only lightly used at stud to date, of his 3 known progeny, the two bred by Charlotte have achieved Gold Premiums (ie scored over 80%) when evaluated as Sports Ponies by the SPSS or Futurity and Rockwood Royal Celebration was Reserve Part-bred Champion at the WPCS SWA Summer Medal Show this year. His other foal, now a 3 year old, won the 2/3 year old class at the same show, was 4th in the Sports Horse class at Devon County Show in 2022 and has also been placed in other local shows.
Summer Solstice himself did well showing as a youngster and as a stallion and, more recently, has been getting good scores in Prelim and Novice unaffiliated dressage classes, including winning a Senior Showing & Dressage class. Summer Solstice impressed the judges at his grading, with their comments including “good sports pony type” and “very balanced and elastic with good attitude”.
For more information please see below, FB: Rockwood Ponies or contact Charlotte Caple - or |
| Origins |
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Summer Solstice's pedigree contains many of the influential ponies in continental sports pony breeding, with multiple occurrences of Keston Royal Occasion as well as Downland Chevalier and Solway Master Bronze.
Sire: Millcroft Royal Lustre
Dam: Jananda Royal Celebration is out of Criffell Cassia, whose sire line includes the well know Downland Mandarin, a son of the famous Downland Chevalier who can be found in the pedigree of many influential sports ponies including the SPSS Elite Stallions Broomford Dancer (better known in the Continent as "Dancer"), Danger 36, RFS Socrates, Manitu N, Machno Carwyn and Littledale Bright Star. Cassia's damsire, Solway Master Bronze, is also frequently found in the back pedigree of succesful continental sports ponies.
Damsire: Cottrell Artiste has been one of the most prolific and influential Section B stallions producing several Royal Welsh Champions and having progeny wining under saddle at HOYS. His sire was the well known Rotherwood State Occasion whose sire Keston Royal Occasion was exported to Australia where he became an influential sire of riding ponies. His maternal grandsire, Keston Royal Occasion, is renowned around the world and was exported to Australia in 1982 where he became an influential sire of riding ponies. Royal Occasions’ dam, Clyphada Periwinkle, is a descendent of Solway Master Bronze, whose damline goes back to include a polo pony, while Periwinkle’s dam, Kirby Cane Plume, carried Arab blood via the influential stallion Tan-y-Bwlch Berwyn. |
| Performance | |
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By kind permission of Caitlin Backhouse, True To You Photography
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The 2022 Stallion Grading Champion, Summer Solstice did extremely well showing as a youngster and as a stallion and, more recently, has been getting good scores in Prelim and Novice unaffiliated dressage classes, including winning a Senior Showing & Dressage class.
Competition Record:
Summer Solstice impressed the judges at his grading, with their comments including “good sports pony type” and “very balanced and elastic with good attitude”. |
| Offspring/Breeding Advice | |
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Summer Solstice has only been lightly used at stud to date. Of his 3 known progeny, the two bred by Rockwood Stud have achieved Gold Premiums (ie scored over 80%) when evaluated as Sports Ponies by the SPSS or Futurity and Rockwood Royal Celebration was Reserve Part-bred Champion at the WPCS SWA Summer Medal Show in 2022. His other foal, now a 3 year old, won the 2/3 year old class at the same show, was 4th in the Sports Horse class at Devon County Show in 2022 and has also been placed in other local shows.
Summer Solstice, has a fabulous temperament, a strong sloping shoulder and a desirable hind leg. He is a versatile stallion with young progeny already proving he is top sire of sports pony and horses.
By kind permission of Equs Eye Photography |
By kind permission of Tanja Davis |
| Progeny: |
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Rockwood Royal Celebration (2021) Dam: Silvervale Orlandra, WPCS-PB (by Burfas Last Addition)
Photo by kind permission of Qorum Photos |
Rockwood Classic Beau (2020) Dam: Rockwood Topstar, Irish Sport Horse (by Crossdrum Spurs)
Photo by kind permission of 1st Class Images |
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Fourseasons Eclipse (2019) Dam: Riviera, Hanoverian (by Relevant)
Photo by kind permission of Emma Laws Photography |
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The Sports Pony Studbook Society Studbook Office: The Last House, Keysoe Row West, Keysoe, Bedfordshire MK44 2JJ Tel: 07703 566066 Email: |
