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Have recently  (2011) taken a real cut back as I work full time for Buckingham Equine Vets - we now keep the ponies on a private yard just outside Milton Keynes.  Home to Rignell Brora, Conway McCulloch, Isla May of Forglen and a new not so quite Highland callled a Connemara!!! - news on him a little later!!! (Autumn 2011)
 
Lochlands Banjo who has been on loan to Tove and Anne for the last 2 years will now remain with them - I have passed ownership over to them September 2011.
 
I have been involved with ponies nearly all my life - I spent my teenage years working for a very reputable dealer Jill Nash from Chorleywood and she really taught me everything I know today. She has an incredible eye for a pony and it is only now I look back and realise what good good ponies we had. Had plenty of opportunity to compete and it was a very successful light weight cob "Albert Hall" that got me interested in Showing.
My love of the Highland began some twenty five years ago when I used to ride a very naughty but nice one for a friend - I forgot his name !!. My first purchase, however, was Birchcroft Freddie who I think is  still going strong with Kay Cherry. Once bitten the tribe grew bigger and at one time I had in order thirteen - I am now down to a sensible level of four
 
Eleanor Corkett came to me about 5 years ago looking for some rides, I let her ride Lochlands Banjo a few times in the ring and the rest is history.  She takes on the rides of all the ponies and also part owns Rignell Brora and Conway McCulloch.  She will also be riding Isla May of Forglen for the Cowell family.

Very much enjoy showing my ponies in hand and under saddle, however it is the breeding side that will always take my preference - thogh at the moment this has to take a back seat - I will return to this however!!

I was appointed onto the Highland Pony Society In Hand judges panel in 2004. I also sit on the BSPS Heritage, PUK, NPS, British Show Horse, CHAPS and BSPA panels; - no going back!

Hope you enjoy this site and visitors are always welcome by appointment.

"People keep asking my why I don't show ride - well I have done that bit and below is the evidence!!"

ALBERT HALL - Lightweight Show Cob - "I was young then!"