Thistledown San-Siro

• Welsh Section A
• Grey
• Gelding
• 14 years
• 11.3 hands (LHC)

• TOP CLASS LR M&M , FIRST RIDDEN, JUNIOR and OPEN SECTION A
• 1st and Mini M and M champion HOYS 2023, 1st Open Welsh Section A HOYS 2022
• 5 x Royal International Winner and 4 x Champions

Thistledown San Siro (Rocky) needs no introduction. He is without a doubt one of the top, most successful, genuine and consistent Welsh Section A’s in the country. His results speak for themselves and have been more than we could have ever dreamed of, winning HOYS and Royal International multiple times and taking 5 champions.

Writing this advert is one of the most difficult things I have ever done, and as many people know I have been putting this off for a couple of years. He has been the most amazing pony for us and a true rock for our family taking both children who had never competed at HOYS, from Lead Rein and First Ridden to the Junior and Open classes. We purchased him after HOYS 2019 hoping the children would be able to qualify and ride at HOYS; but he has gone above and beyond making their dreams come true. Rocky has enabled them to win at both HOYS and the Royal International Horse Show in a variety of classes and 4 championships. The children have always been the only ones to school him, and not only has he made our children’s dreams come true, they have produced him from home for the past 5 seasons including producing him to win the M&M First Ridden and Mini Champion at HOYS in 2023 and then he took another young child to HOYS again in 2024.

He is the ultimate schoolmaster, with the most amazing temperament. He is the most genuine pony taking our children to RI and HOYS with the upmost of safety and without an adult to ride/lunge him. This is such a difficult advert to write and as many people know, he is a huge part of our family and truly loved. However, he is only 14 and we would prefer him not to spend the rest of his days unridden in the field. He loves the varied life we give him on the farm and is used to farm animals and machinery. Rocky enjoys competing, hacking around the farm, pole work, and even mounted games! We have always treated Rocky as a fun pony and the children have shared him taking part in different classes at the shows where he has often gone from opens, to juniors to first ridden and vice versa, with a quick change of jockey and bridle. Rocky has also taken part in the working hunter classes winning the novice M&M cradle stakes and open M&M cradle stakes at the BSPS Summer Championships as well as narrowly missing qualifying for the Junior M&M WHP at HOYS being on equal marks with the winner.However, we feel he prefers the flat classes to the WHP classes.

He has had countless Supremes, Champions and wins including winning most of the major county shows in either FR, Juniors, or Open A’s. Rocky has the most beautiful head, movement and lots of bone, being a true stamp of a Welsh Section A and is well known for his faultless displays in the ring. He has enabled our daughter to win the Black Country Saddles Rider of the Year in 2020 and our son to be selected for the final of Showman of the Year in 2022 , as well as winning the Lemieux Consistency Award in the First Ridden and Juniors in 2021 and being nominated for the Showing World Awards Native Pony of the Year in 2022 and 2023.

We would like to lease/sell Rocky only to a suitable home on conditions he returns to us to retire, homes will be vetted . This is truly the most heartbreaking sale/lease and we would like to offer help and advice to the next family in order to give another child the treasured and amazing memories Rocky has given us.

Results:
2018
HOYS Open Welsh Section A – 4th
Olympia – Best of Breed Welsh Section A
2019
HOYS Junior Small Breeds – 2nd
HOYS Open Section A
2021
Royal International M&M FR – 1st and Champion (home produced)
Royal International Junior Small Breeds – 1st
Royal International Open Junior - Champion
Royal International M&M Mixed Breeds – 2nd (home produced)
Royal International Welsh Section A and B – 4th (highest placed A)
Royal International M&M FR (pulled top)
HOYS M&M FR – 3rd
HOYS Junior Small Breeds – 4th
HOYS Open Welsh Section A – 5th (Best Gelding)
BSPS Summer Championships Supreme Champion Pretty Polly
Lemieux Consistency Award M&M First Ridden
Lemieux Consistency Award Junior Small Breeds
2022
Royal International M&M FR – 1st
Royal International Welsh Section A and B – 1st
Royal International Open Junior – Champion
Royal International Junior Small Breeds – 3rd (pulled top)
HOYS Open Welsh Section A – 1st
HOYS M&M FR – 9th
HOYS M&M Junior Small Breeds
WPCS Welsh Section A Gold Performance Medal
2023
Royal International M&M FR – 2nd
Royal International Junior Small Breeds
Royal International Welsh Section A and B
HOYS M&M FR – 1st and Mini Champion
HOYS Junior Small Breeds – 3rd
HOYS Open Welsh Section A – 7th
2024
Royal International Welsh Section A and B – 1st
Royal International Open Junior – Champion
Royal International Junior Small Breeds
Royal International Junior Intermediate
Royal International M&M FR
HOYS M&M FR – 10th
HOYS Junior Small Breeds
HOYS Open Welsh Section A
Plus many more results

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