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6 keys to breeding HOYS superstar ponies, according to history-making Heniarth Stud

With a record three ponies qualified for the prestigious supreme in-hand title at HOYS, the breeders at Heniarth Stud share the wisdom and experience that has brought them to this stage. Being a pedigree anorak counts for a great deal – but there is so much more to it...
Martha Terry Martha Terry

    • “We didn’t have a wheelbarrow to our names,” say breeders Richard Miller and Meirion Davies of the early days of Heniarth Stud. But 30 years later, they’ve made history, with three “Heniarth” ponies qualified for the prestigious Price Family supreme in-hand championship at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS). These are section A mares Heniarth Yours Faithfully and Heniarth Sh-Boom, and section B Heniarth Derring Do.

    So how did they do it? Read on for six tips from the experts…

    Heniarth Sh-Boom and foal Sherry Trifle, mare and foal

    Heniarth Sh-Boom and her foal Sherry Trifle. Credit: Darryl Owen

    1. Invest in a strong female line

    • To read our exclusive interview with Heniarth Stud’s Richard Miller and Meirion Davies in full, pick up a copy of Horse & Hound magazine, in shops from Thursday 25 September

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    Martha Terry
    Martha Terry

    H&H features editor
    Martha is an experienced journalist who is mad-keen on horses and dogs. Her reporting CV includes the Paris Olympics, European championships, Aachen World Equestrian Festival and World Cup finals. After growing up with assorted liver and white springer spaniels, she enjoyed 14 years with two rescue dogs. Now, her constant companion is Fidget, an extremely energetic and habitually muddy black and white springer. Martha has written on topics as diverse as a top horse’s clone to the best GPS trackers for dogs, as well as equestrian and rural matters for Country Life, The Field, The Times, The Spectator and The Telegraph alongside Horse & Hound.
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