2001 USEF Leading Pony Hunter Breeding Sire
Penrhyn Sporting Chance

1987-2013


1987 Liver Chestnut Sabino Section A Welsh Mountain Pony Stallion 11.1 1/2 HH
Full blaze, snip and lower lip, left fore sock, left & right hind socks
Homozygous agouti ee/AA
Welsh Pony & Cob Society of America



Pictured at 23 years old


We were honored to stand Sporty at Daventry Equestrian for the last five years of his stallion career. He is tied for the record for siring the all-time Highest Selling American Hunter Pony Classic Auction pony at $75,000 US, a Half Welsh gelding named All Heart. His daughter Flower, aka Stars Go Blue, follows closely behind that record at $67,000 US. His foals have averaged as high as $31,767 US at the sales and he also holds the record for siring the most Top Sellers at the American Hunter Pony Classic Auctions. Sporty has sired multiple USEF Pony Finals Overall Grand Champions, Devon winners, Pony Hunter Futurity winners and both USEF Zone and National Pony Hunter Champions. He was also named the 2001 USEF Pony Hunter Breeding Sire of the Year and has been high on the USEF Leading Pony Hunter Sire List for well over a decade, holding the distinction of the top Canadian Stallion on the list each year.


"All Heart set the record for the highest price ever for a pony in the American Hunter Pony Classic when the gelding sold for $75,000 US at the 2005 American Hunter Pony Classic as Foxlair Fandango. Foxlair Fandango is by Penrhyn Sporting Chance out of Dance On Snow. "


All Heart  Photo Credit: Al Cook Photography Shortly after the American Hunter Pony Classic Auction, All Heart was sold for $200,000 US. He finished 3rd overall in the Large Green Pony Hunters at the 2006 USEF Pony Hunter Finals and finished 10th Nationally in the USEF Large Green Pony Hunters that same year. He has won top ribbons at Upperville, Biltmore and Middleburg.


Monroe  Photo Credit: Dennis O'Neill Photography The Sporting Chance daughter, Monroe, has won at all of the major USEF shows across the country, finishing the 2008 season as the USEF Horse of the Year National Grand Champion Green Pony Hunter. She also finished 8th Nationally in the Small Pony Hunters. Monroe attended the USEF Pony Hunter Finals and placed 3rd in the Small Green Pony Hunter Under Saddle and finished 9th overall. This fabulous little pony was the 2008 WEF Circuit Champion for the Small Green Pony Hunters.


Sporty has produced ten Virginia Pony Breeder's Association Futurity winners, including Chance of a Lifetime, who was 2001 Devon Reserve Grand Champion Crossbred Pony, and What Luck, Virginia Pony Breeder's Association Futurity Grand Champion. Sporty is also sire of the 2003 ASPR Canadian Foal Champion, Foxen Juicy Bug, aka Sporty Spice, who scored an overall 8.0 and tied with the U.S. Foal Champion that same year. Among Sporty's amazing offspring are Foxlair Poker, Misty Blue Paris, First Hand, and Redwall. Sporty has been consistently on the USEF Leading Pony Hunter Sire List each year. Due to a computer error by the USEF that spanned over four years (2004-2008), over twenty of Sporty's offspring were left off of his USEF Sire totals, resulting in top 30th placings on the list, rather than top 10 placings. We have worked with the USEF to resolve this issue since purchasing him in 2009.


Sporty is also starting to make his mark as an extremely successful pony hunter broodmare sire. His daughter, Even Money, produced the successful young pony Glenhaven Work Of Art, who was named the Best Young Pony at Upperville in 2004 and Grand Champion of the 2004 VPBA Futurity and is now a successful pony hunter. Dress Blues, out of daughter Sporty Spice, sold for $27,000 US at the 2008 American Hunter Pony Classic Auction and was the High Selling 4 year old mare.


Sporting Chance had correct conformation, amazing form over fences and was one of the few Section A Welsh Ponies to put a winning hunter under saddle trot into their foals! He consistently passed the best to his foals - excellent conformation, braveness and incredible athleticism. Sporty was very charismatic and possessed the ability to put a smile on everyone's face. He did not throw a lot of height into his foals, which made him an excellent cross on the larger Thoroughbred, Warmblood and Quarter Horse mares. Daventry Equestrian does have a reserve of Penrhyn Sporting Chance frozen semen stored and available to mare owners.


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Sporty's pedigree is packed full of many successful Hunter and Welsh Ponies. Severn Merrymaker LOM, also by Twinkling Super Star of Penrhyn, has sired Champions Severn Stetson, WPCSA Grand Champion Severn Cheers and 2008 WPCSA National Champion Section A Stallion Severn Highlife. Twinkling Super Star of Penrhyn has been a successful Welsh sire over the years, with a total of over 2900 WPCSA Sire points. Sporty's grandsire is the successful import, *Rowfant Peanut and his pedigree also contains Farnley Sirius, who has played a very important role in the breeding program of Farnley Farm and is prevalent in many hunter pony pedigrees today.


Twinkling Super Star of Penrhyn *Rowfant Peanut *Twyford Nutkin
*Rowfant Paradise
Terfyn Fae Twinkling Star Chwinclad Cynneu
Fox Hollow Starsprite
Terfyn Fae Twinkling Star Chwinclad Cynneu Farnley Sirius
Manomet Twinkle Twinkle
Fox Hollow Starsprite Whitehall Moving Star
Windholme Sprightlight


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Penrhyn Sporting Chance Proven frozen semen available 365 days a year.


*ALL foals eligible for Welsh registration*


Stud fee: $2000 CAD per frozen semen breeding dose


Dry shipper deposit: $1200 CAD (refundable)
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All Heart
All Heart

(registered as Foxlair Fandango)
1999 Welsh/TB Gelding 14.1 1/4 HH


Holds the record of the Highest Selling Pony at the American Hunter Pony Classic Auctions at $75,000 US. Sold a few months later for $200,000 US.
2006 USEF Pony Hunter Finals 3rd overall Large Green Pony Hunters
2006 USEF Pony Hunter Finals 4th in the Model out of 70 ponies
2006 USEF finished 10th Nationally in the Large Green Pony Hunters
2006 USEF finished 6th in Zone 4 in the Large Green Pony Hunters
2006 Blowing Rock Show Series Cymraeg Rain Beau Perpetual Trophy Grand Green Pony Hunter Champion

All Heart All Heart All Heart


Click for video of All Heart




Monroe
Monroe

2000 3/4 Welsh Mare 12.1 1/4 HH


2008 USEF Horse of the Year Grand Champion Green Pony Hunters
2008 USEF finished 1st Nationally in the Small Green Pony Hunters
2008 USEF finished 8th Nationally in the Small Pony Hunters
2008 USEF finished 1st in Zone 4 in the Small Green Pony Hunters
2008 USEF Pony Hunter Finals 9th overall Small Green Pony Hunter
2008 USEF Pony Hunter Finals 3rd in the Small Green Pony Hunter Under Saddle
2008 WEF Circuit Champion Small Green Pony Hunter
2008 ESP Spring Circuit Champion Green Pony Hunter
Championships at Kentucky National and Palm Beach

Monroe Monroe Monroe


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Misty Blue Paris
Misty Blue Paris

1998 Welsh/TB Mare 12.1 3/4 HH


2009 USEF Pony Hunter Finals 4th overall Small Pony Hunter - 2nd over fences
2009 USEF Pony Hunter Finals VPBA Perpetual Trophy
High Selling 2 year old at the 2000 American Pony Hunter Classic Auction
Championships at Devon and Zone II Hunter Finals Childrens Sm/Med Pony Hunter Champion in 2008
1999 VPBA Futurity 2nd Yearling Fillies
1999 VPBA Year-End Champion Yearling Filly
1998 VPBA Year-End Champion Foal

Misty Blue Paris Misty Blue Paris Misty Blue Paris


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Flower
Flower

(shown as Stars Go Blue)
2002 3/4 Welsh Mare 12.1 1/2 HH


Holds the record of the Highest Selling Pony at the 2006 American Hunter Pony Classic Auction at $67,000 US
Winning successfully in the Green Pony and Short Stirrup Hunters in California with her new little owner

Flower




Poster Boy
Poster Boy

2000 3/4 Welsh Gelding 13.1 1/2 HH


4th Highest Selling Pony at the 2004 American Hunter Pony Classic Auction at $28,000 US
2010 $2,500 North American Pony Hunter Derby Champion, Old Dominion Horse Show
Championships at Ocala, HITS, Jacksonville in 2008
2008 USEF 3rd in Zone 4 for Sm/Med Childrens Hunter Pony
2007 USEF 10th Pony Medal Finals
2006 USEF finished 5th Nationally in the Medium Green Pony Hunters
2005 USEF Pony Hunter Finals 4th overall in the Medium Green Pony Hunters
2005 USEF 2nd in Zone 4 for Medium Green Pony Hunters
2005 CFHJA Year-End Reserve Champion Green Pony Hunter
2003 Devon 2nd Hunter Pony Three Year Old Colts/Geldings
2001 VPBA Year-End Champion Yearling Colts/Geldings
2001 VPBA High Score In Hand Pony

Poster Boy Poster Boy Poster Boy




Chance Of A Lifetime
Chance of a Lifetime

1998 Welsh/TB Mare 13.1 1/2 HH


2006 USEF Pony Hunter Finals 4th overall Medium Green Pony Hunter
2006 USEF finished 4th Nationally in the Medium Green Pony Hunters
2006 USEF finished 2nd in Zone 3 for Medium Green Pony Hunters
HITS Ocala Circuit Champion
2001 Devon Reserve Champion Crossbred Pony Filly
2001 Devon 1st 3 Year Old Crossbred Filly
2001 VPBA Year-End Champion 3 Year Old Fillyon
2000 VPBA Year-End Reserve Champion 2 Year Old Filly
1999 VPBA Futurity 1st Fillies
1999 VPBA Year-End Reserve Champion Yearling Filly

Chance Of A Lifetime Chance Of A Lifetime




Stylista
Stylista

2002 1/2 Welsh/TB Mare 13.1 HH


2009 USEF Pony Hunter Finals 12th overall Medium Green Pony Hunter - 6th over fences
2009 Ocala Medium Green Pony Hunter Circuit Champion
2009 Suncoast Internationale Medium Pony Hunter Reserve Champion

Stylista Stylista Stylista


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HRP Rhonda
Rhonda

2000 Half Welsh Mare 13.2 HH


2014 4th Nationally USEF Medium Green Pony Hunters
2014 1st Medium Pony Hunter in Zone 3
2014 1st Medium Green Pony Hunter in Zone 3


Click for video of Rhonda




Foxens Good Sport
Foxens Good Sport

2004 3/4 Welsh Gelding 14.1 HH


2012 Champion Training Pony Hunter, Champion Low Pony Hunter and Champion Large Pony Hunter at Thunderbird Show Park Canadian Premier
2012 Champion Pony Hunter at Thunderbird Show Park B.C. Open

Foxens Good Sport


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First Hand
First Hand

(registered as Good Luck)
1997 Welsh/TB Gelding 13.1 HH


Sold for $21,500 US at the 2000 American Hunter Pony Classic Auction
2014 USPC National Show Jumping Championships Team Gold Medal
2006 USEF finished 15th Nationally in the Medium Pony Hunter
Championships at Ocala, HITS, Lexington, Wellington and Devon
2005 USEF Pony Hunter Finals 7th Medium Green Pony Hunter Over Fences out of 107 entries
2002 USEF Pony Hunter Finals 2nd Medium Green Pony Hunter Under Saddle

First Hand First Hand




Foxlair Poker
Foxlair Poker

1992 Welsh/TB Gelding 14.2 HH


2001 AHSA finished 4th Nationally in the Large Pony Hunters
2001 Washington International Horse Show Reserve Champion Large Pony
1997 AHSA Pony Hunter Finals Overall Reserve Grand Champion
1997 AHSA Pony Hunter Finals Champion Large Pony Hunter
1997 AHSA Pony Hunter Finals High Point Champion VPBA

Foxlair Poker




Redwall
Redwall

(registered as Sporting Look)
1991 Welsh/TB Gelding 14.1 1/2 HH


1998 AHSA finished 2nd Nationally in the Large Green Pony Hunters
1992 VPBA Futurity 1st Colts/Geldings
1991 VPBA Year-End Foal Champion

Redwall




Sporting Life
Sporting Life

2004 Welsh/TB Mare 13.2 HH


Premium ISR/Oldenburg Mare
2013 Stars of the West Sport Pony Finals Reserve Champion Mare
2012 Stars of the West Sport Pony Finals Reserve Champion Mare
High selling 2 year old at the 2006 American Pony Hunter Classic Auction for $20,000 US
Top ribbons at Devon and Upperville as a two year old
Third highest seller and highest selling yearling at the 2005 Select Pony Breeders Production Sale for $9,200 US
2006 USEF finished 4th in Zone 4 for Pony Hunter Breeding 2 Year Old

FSporting Life Sporting Life Sporting Life




Foxlair Infinity
Foxlair Infinity

1992 Welsh/TB Mare 14.1 5/8 HH


2005 USEF Pony Hunter Finals 7th overall Large Pony Hunter
Top ribbons at Wellington, HITS, Ocala, The Hamptons and Lake Placid

Foxlair Infinity




What Luck
What Luck

2000 Welsh/QH Mare 13.1 3/4 HH


Top ribbons at WEF in 2008
Virginia Pony Breeders Association Futurity Grand Champion
2003 Devon 2nd Crossbred Filly 3 Year Old
2002 Devon 2nd Crossbred Filly 2 Year Old
2001 VPBA Year-End Yearling Filly Champion
2001 Devon Reserve Grand Champion Crossbred Pony
2001 Devon Champion Crossbred Filly

What Luck What Luck




Royal Belle
Royal Belle

2002 3/4 Welsh Mare 12.2 HH


2007 USEF 3rd in Zone 1 for Small Green Pony Hunter
HITS on the Hudson Small Green Pony Hunter Champion
Top ribbons at Wellington and Jacksonville

Royal Belle Royal Belle Royal Belle


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Bet Your Life
Bet Your Life

2002 Welsh/TB Gelding 14.2 HH


2011 Gulf Coast Children's Hunter Pony Classic winner
2010 Winner over fences at Ocala


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Foxlair Newsbreak
Foxlair Newsbreak

1993 Half Welsh Gelding 14.1 1/2 HH


2000 AHSA Horse of the Year Grand Champion Green Pony Hunter
2000 AHSA Champion Large Green Pony Hunter

Foxlair Newsbreak Foxlair Newsbreak




Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley

2000 Welsh/TB Mare 13.2 HH


Successful Pony Jumper

Annie Oakley Annie Oakley Annie Oakley




Jane Russell
Jane Russell

1999 Welsh/TB Mare


2001 VPBA Year-End 2nd 2 Year Old Fillies
2000 Devon 2nd Crossbred Yearling Fillies




Sporty Spice
Sporty Spice

2003 Welsh/TB Mare 13.1 HH


Successful Pony Jumper
ASPR Canadian Foal Champion 8.0
ASPR Site Overall Champion
ASPR Site Foal Champion
ASPR First Premium Premier

Sporty Spice

We have a "Welcome Home" policy for all horses & ponies that we have bred, sold or that are sired by any of our stallions. Should an owner ever find themselves in unfortunate circumstances, or a horse or pony is in need of retirement, they may be returned to our farm at any time.