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Shilstone Rocks Dartmoor Pony Stud - New Zealand

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Shilstone Rocks Dartmoor Pony Stud - New Zealand

The NZ extension of the UK Shilstone Rocks Dartmoor Pony Stud. The Dartmoor is classified as an Endangered Rare Breed.

Est. 1959 by Elizabeth Newbolt-Young, her daughters Claire McCormick and Tracey Elliot-Reep are one of 3 Dartmoor pony breeders in NZ. The breed standard of the Dartmoor pony describes them as no more than 12.2 hh (175cm) high and are whole colors (but a small amount of white as a star or a white sock is perfectly acceptable), with an untrimmed full mane and tail. They are hardy ponies having adap

ted to the harsh moorland environment in the South-West of England. They are a popular breed in the UK and have been exported all around the world. They are well known for their quiet good-natured temperament and versatility, used by both children and small adults for competition or pleasure as a riding pony or for driving, hunting, jumping and showing. Despite their popularity, the Dartmoor Pony is classified as an Endangered Rare Breed

Elizabeth Newbolt-Young is the founder of the Shilstone Rocks Stud in Dartmoor, UK. Her daughters Tracey Elliot-Reep and Claire McCormick have long shared a dream of importing Dartmoor Ponies to NZ. That dream was realized in 2013 when Tracey imported two mares Shilstone Rocks Mountain Bay and Shilstone Rocks Sugar Snap, both in foal to Shilstone Rocks Northcountryman. They produced two lovely foals: a pretty filly, Snow Berry and a handsome c**t, Mountain Man. Our stud is steadily growing using the stallion Dingmac Eagle Rock, kindly lent by Holly Norman of Silverthorne Stud and stallion Dingmac Archie kindly lent by Rebbecca Pocock of Dingmac Stud.

03/11/2024

Some funny faces from the other side of the world - on Dartmoor !😀

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16/09/2024

A fun day at Widecombe Fair! Many thanks for your help to Sophia Newman, Chris Howes, Margaret Rogers for your help on my stand and with the ponies. Thank you Lucy Blencowe for taking photos including this photo of Shilstone Rocks Ebony Prince, who I bred 7 years ago! Who was very excited and strong to be at Widecombe Fair!😊⭐

14/08/2024

"I want some of your grass!"
Cuckoo and her dam Shilstone Rocks Sappora with matching rosettes won at the 84th Dartmoor Pony Society Breed Show on Dartmoor 😊 What a lovely day !

07/05/2024

I am blessed to have had two pretty foals over the weekend. A pretty black c**t out of my mare Shilstone Rocks May Flower by my stallion SR Thunder Bay. 😊😄The second blessing the following night was was a bright bay out of SR Sappora. Thank you Jonathan Constant for taking these photos of us in the rain! :)

23/04/2024

We found Shilstone Rocks Sweetpea living in the herd of 19 ponies on Dartmoor (dam of our original mare exported to New Zealand)
Elizabeth 89 yrs (founder of the stud)explaining about the Dartmoor genetics to two of her daughters. We so value her knowledge and experience.
Elizabeth Newbolt-Young
Alona Newbolt-Young
Tracey Elliot-Reep
Jo Penfold
Nicky Leach

19/04/2024

Sun and wind and the DPHT ponies at Bellever, on Dartmoor. So great to have my sister Claire visiting from New Zealand. Here she is with my Shilstone Rocks Rain flower 😊

31/01/2024

My Dartmoor Ponies are guests of the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust over the winter at Bellever, and I so enjoy photographing and filming the ponies in this scenic spot in the middle of Dartmoor. I was delighted to see these two the other day! 😊With thanks to the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust 🌈⭐😊

01/01/2024

Happy New Year !
A smiley face:!😃🦄from my stallion Shilstone Rocks Ebony Prince😄

11/12/2023

01/10/2023

Beaux and his glorious mane 😍

29/06/2023

Our brave and fearless and riding the newly broken in Kingsman and BrandySnap despite the dreary weather!!!

10/05/2023

Our lovely helper has been a great help these past few weeks doing groundwork every morning with the ponies!

28/04/2023

Reminiscent of Dartmoor granite these are New Zealand limestone rocks! Dartmoor pony Dam Duchess and her filly foal Royal Eclipse .

14/03/2023

The foals after a busy training session!

21/01/2023

Looks like our little firebrand ‘Jacaranda’ (named after one of her chestnut ancestors) is going to be a liver chestnut!! Swipe across to see her baby coat!!

01/01/2023

Babies talking to babies!! Happy New Year! *Sound on for cuteness*

23/12/2022

Merry Christmas 🎄 from ours to yours!!! Royal Eclipse out of Shilstone Rocks Duchess and Mountain Man

18/12/2022

The gorgeous Shilstone Rocks Summer Bay and her c**t foal Bumblebee

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Babies talking to babies!! Happy New Year! *Sound on for cuteness*

Officially introducing Shilstone Rocks Black Robin! Week old colt foal out of Shilstone Rocks Mountain Bird and Shilstone Rocks Black Snap #shilstonerocks #balckrobin #foal #dartmoor #dartmoorpony #nativepony

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What a good boy Beaux!! This is week 2 of breaking in . . . . #shilstonerocks #dartmoorpony #breakingin #ponylove #ponylife

Day 4 of training for Beaux - preparing him for the idea of someone getting on his back . . . . . #shilstonerocks #dartmoorpony #training #breakingin #horsetraining

Day one of breaking in! Young geldings; Brandy Snap (featured) and Beaux are now being trained to become riding ponies, we expect this to take about 3 weeks. Good project before autumn settles in! . . . . . . #breakingin #ridingponies #shilstonerocks #dartmoor #dartmoorpony

Lovely evening for a paddock shift! M’Lady, Sugar Rush and Sweet Rain

Introducing Shilstone Rocks Sweet Rain out of Sugar Snap by Mountain Man. Her name is in reflection of the rain that has broken nearly two years of drought!!! #foal #babypony #shilstonerocks #dartmoorpony #cutepony #cutehorse #studbreeding

Newest arrival this morning!! A wee filly foal out of Sugar Snap by Mountain Man #bigeyes #foal #baby #shilstonerocks

Beaux gets his trot on! He and Kingsman have been gelded recently- important to have them moving around to reduce any swelling and promote healing! . . . . . . . #trot #dartmoorpony #shilstonerocks #ponylove #gelding #goodboy

The sweet filly M’lady!! She is one year old now and keeping our very pregnant mare Sugar Snap company #filly #frisky #pony #dartmoor #dartmoorpony #shilstonerocks