Linden Riding Pony Stud

08/11/2024

Linden First Love (Fernleigh Front Page x Linden Just a Dream) winning big at BOI A&P Show. Congrats Tracee, she's looking superb. 😍

SHOWING - The Bay of Islands P & I Show: Congratulations to Linden First Love & Tracee Powell on taking out the sash for Supreme Champion Led Pony today the Bay of Islands P&I Show. This event was was Sponsored by The Honey Trap

03/11/2024

Beauden aka Linden Choir of Angels (Kolbeach Holly's Masterpiece x Foxhall Heavens Serenade) stepped out in the Led Pony classes at Waikato Show today. He was so well behaved and tried his cute little heart out. He won his yearling class and went on to get Champion Youngstock. Also winning the Pony Breeders Society sash. He's going to be something special in the future. 🧡🤎🧡

02/11/2024

So after having a little bit of an incident with Holly last night we had to scratch from Waikato Show. I probably would have been a little tired anyway with Nina (Linden Fine Art) setting off the foaling alarm at 1.50am and producing a gorgeous filly by Fernleigh Front Page. Not a particle of bling provided but who needs all that white to wash, lol.
Bored with no showing so I brought Casper (Linden Cast a Spell) in to have a nosey. Definitely needed a photo shoot as he is growing into a very handsome young man. Casper (Fernleigh Front Page x Linden Summer Tribute) is looking for a new postcode if anyone is interested. He has the most amazing front on him and is among the best movers ever bred here. To mature 13.2 ring.

05/10/2024

The teeny kid on the block came in for a spring clean today. Linden Keepsake (Fernleigh Front Page x Royalwood Cameo) aka Katie comes in at a huge 12hh which is way smaller than any others on the stud... even the yearlings are taller than her. She had a day of being clipped, washed, bitted and a play in the arena. What a super girl she was taking it all in her stride. She's a real cutie.

07/09/2024

Last minute decision to maybe do some inhand showing with Linden Choir of Angels (Kolbeach Holly's Masterpiece x Foxhall Heavens Serenade). With his coat not moving at all out came the clippers (its so wet here I left his leg warmers on). He is such a beautiful boy with the added bonus of probably being a liver chestnut. He's a typical Sarah foal and just loves people's company. Like all his siblings he is sure to excel in the show ring. If he finds a new home before the season starts my loss and someone else's real gain.

31/08/2024

Sammy aka Linden Summer Holiday (Fernleigh Front Page x Linden Summer Tribute) you are growing into quite the handsome young man. ❤️❤️❤️

11/08/2024

Today I home measured my Linden Celebration. At 7 yrs old I have to admit defeat and come to the realisation that she is not going to grow to be my park hack 😭😭😭. So that means she is going to be looking for a fantastic new home. With three Novice starts last season for two Champions and a Reserve, followed by Runner Up Large Rising Star Pony of the Year she is set for an amazing career. Holly still has two Novice wins left on her card. I adore this mare so this is a hard decision but I have to be sensible and see her reach her full potential with a new rider.

19/07/2024

Another year to be so proud of our Fernleigh Front Page. Winning big with all societies...
For the 2nd year in a row he won the Pony Breeders Overall Sires Rating award, brilliantly achieved by also taking out both the North and South Island ratings.
For the Welsh Society he won the Ridgevale Coruba Trophy for the Partbred Sires ratings (thank you to Surreyholme Stud for sponsoring this).
And for the Riding Pony Society he was the sire of the winning North Island Melville Black Memorial winner, Linden Seventh Heaven (owned by Kelly Garland).

Thank you to all the wonderful owners who helped to achieve these results by showing off their gorgeous Flynn progeny. 🖤🖤🖤

23/06/2024

Last weanling doing his photo shoot for registrations today between showers and house painting. Linden Cast a Spell (Fernleigh Front Page x Linden Summer Tribute). Through all his wool I see a lot of his dad in him. He has the most mind blowing trot. 🖤🖤🖤

21/06/2024

Linden Choir of Angels (Kolbeach Holly's Masterpiece x Foxhall Heavens Serenade). This will be one of the last foals from this wonderful mare. Sarah has left all multi Champions including Linden Angel's Song, L. Realms of Glory, L. Heavenly Music and L. Seventh Heaven to name a few. Beauden has the same fabulous kids pony nature, and with stunning looks and movement he is sure to follow in his siblings footsteps. He is well handled in all aspects and is definitely ready for a new 🏡. To step out into the 13.2hh ring. ❤️❤️❤️

24/05/2024

Another beautiful baby heading off to a fantastic home tomorrow morning. Linden High Roller (Fernleigh Front Page x Oakvale Merry-go-round) has been a pleasure to wean so his new owners should have fun with him.

11/05/2024

That time of the year again taking photos for registrations. Linden High Roller (Fernleigh Front Page x Oakvale Merry-go-round, SOD Royalwood Boy Soprano) looking like a pro and oh so very handsome. EMH full 14.2hh. He's such a cruisey pony. All enquiries welcome.

08/05/2024

This is the last night I see my beautiful Lola (Linden Love Letter) over the loose box door. Tomorrow morning she has a taxi ride to her new home. I'm going to miss her, she's been so easy to do anything with.

28/04/2024

Well it's been quite a number of years since I've done a foal show. Linden Love Letter (Fernleigh Front Page x Linden Just a Dream) was impeccably behaved today at the Great Lakes All Welsh Youngstock Show, winning Supreme Partbred Welsh Foal. Such a pretty girl. 😍

Big thank you to the Sponsors... A Frances (Champion), Ellangowan Stud (Garland), Rachel Stringfellow - Pet Photography (Supreme/Rug) and Canter4Cancer (Rug).
And thanks to the organisers, stewards etc and the judge... a lovely show to attend.

14/04/2024

CJ (Linden Playmaker) had a blast today at the Tuakau PC Derby day. He was a star in the 50cm class and came away with a 4th place. A couple of mistakes in the 60cm but, hey, this is his first time competing over jumps so he can be forgiven. So nice to see him doing something different, thanks Stacey for riding him so well.

21/03/2024

While the Linden foals are on their mums they get to be just that, foals to play and enjoy time in the paddocks. I only handle them for basics like worming (and that's normally a wrangle lol). So wee Lola here was weaned on Sunday and has totally taken it all in her stride. Today was day 2 of leading training, she's an immediate pro so, as you do, we went for a walk under the digger 😁. Blown away with her amazing temperament.

Linden Love Letter - Fernleigh Front Page x Linden Just a Dream.

19/03/2024

I love getting messages and photos from happy owners of my ponies I've sold. Linden Jamboree has grown into a very handsome park hack, is working beautifully undersaddle and has already won a decent handful of wide ribbons, not to mention wins in dressage as well. I always knew he was destined for great things 😍😍😍.

16/03/2024

Another HOY completed and so many photos taken. With me only riding on the Thursday I had plenty of time every other day to enjoy all the beautiful horses and ponies with camera in hand. The lighting around the rings from the spectator areas is terrible so of the 2500 plus photos I took I only kept close to 100 photos.
I thoroughly enjoyed taking photos of the progeny of both my boys. Some classes saw every one of them amongst the top 6 which definitely made me a proud breeder.
Loved catching up with all the owners and making new friends from the South Island. Thank you to all of you for such an enjoyable week, this is why I keep breeding... to watch you step out in the ring with amazing partnerships is such a thrill. Bring on next season, cant wait to watch you out there again. 🖤🖤🖤

The photos added are all progeny of Kolbeach Holly's Masterpiece and Fernleigh Front Page (sorry to those I missed).