Native ponies of all breeds are tested over the working hunter track on the third day of competition
A stunning display of natives was witnessed in the Frogmore Arena on Saturday morning at the 2021 Royal Windsor Horse Show, as a Fell pony gelding and his young pilot took top honours as a worker.
16-year-old Chantelle Chapman and her mother Victoria Oliver’s Fell pony gelding Greenholme Falcon (Dan) were judges Caroline Whiteley and Kevin Walker’s choice for the overall mountain and moorland (M&M) working hunter pony accolade.
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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.