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Welsh ponies

The unflappable Welsh performer with an A-star record in both the show ring and dressage arena

Stable name: Chip
11-year-old 13.2hh Welsh section B stallion
Rider: Sam Roberts
Owner: Helen Skirton
Breeder: Richard Jones
Best results: 2014, 1st and champion Olympia qualifier Royal Windsor, 1st RIHS Welsh section A/B final; 2nd HOYS Welsh section B final; BSPS Olympia M&M supreme ridden champion. 2015, 1st RIHS Welsh section A/B final; British Isles supreme NPS summer champs. 2017, 1st Welsh section B Great Yorkshire. 2018, winner BD native pony finals novice and elementary. 2019, 1st Wellington Area Festival elementary. 2020, 1st and champion open ridden NPS Autumn Festival.

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Alex Robinson

Freelance equestrian journalist

Born and raised in the Lake District, Alex has grown up on the showing scene. She has qualified and competed ponies at the Royal International, Horse of the Year Show and Olympia and has first-hand knowledge of the current issues in the showing world as well as the horses, ponies and riders who compete in the sport. Alex joined H&H in January 2018 as showing editor, cementing its place as the leading equestrian publication for both showing reports and current showing news in the UK. She moved on in October 2024 to pursue other opportunities, but continues to write for us on a freelance basis.