Organized and Presented by
Delaware Valley Combined Training Association

Proceeds Benefit
Thorncroft Therapeutic Horseback Riding, Inc.

Dressage at Devon

USEF/USDF Recognized

USDF/Cosequin Breeders Championship Qualifier and East Coast Series Finals

North American Breeders Futurity Championship Finals

"Born in the USA" Breeders Awards

Judge Mr. Bert Morland and 2004 M&M Supreme Champion
Balmullo's Miss Lucy (Connemara) with owner, Cynthia Polk.

Photo courtesy Dressage at Devon

September 26 - October 1, 2006

Devon, Pennsylvania, USA

Dressage at Devon not only features the WORLD'S LARGEST OPEN BREED SHOW, but also a WORLD CLASS DRESSAGE competition.

The Breed Show will feature the THIRD  ANNUAL  MIXED MOUNTAIN & MOORLAND IN-HAND COMPETITION*, open to all purebred, registered NATIVE PONIES & COBS, including Fell, Dales, Connemara, Welsh, Dartmoor, Exmoor, Highland, New Forest, Shetland (British), and Kerry Bog ponies.

Photo credit for the image above and its larger image: Native Pony collage from The Fell Pony Family Album, © MJ Gould-Earley.

This class will be on Thursday, September 28, 2006, and will be judged by Mrs. Liselotte Fore, an accredited USEF/USDF FEI (I) judge. 

Entry forms are now available for the Native Pony of the British Isles Class (a.k.a. Mountain and Moorland) on the Dressage at Devon website. If you are interested in participating and need stabling please sign up ASAP to make sure you can get the stabling you need.  ENTRIES CLOSE AUGUST 14,2006.

The day will conclude with a PARADE OF BREEDS, once again showcasing all the British native ponies at this prestigious event!

*To be eligible for the Mountain & Moorland Class, entrants must be purebred and registered in the main studbook of a recognized Mountain & Moorland Breed Association and must also be registered with the Native Pony Society of America, Inc. (NPSA).  The only exception are 2006 foals which must be eligible for a recognized main studbook and must have applied for registration with both their respective breed association and NPSA.  All entrants in the 2006 M&M Competition will receive a FREE lifetime registration with NPSA.  Membership is optional for participation this class, but is required for the year-end USDF All-Breeds Awards with NPSA.   (i.e, This class counts toward the USDF All-Breeds Awards.) 

Prizes for the Devon M&M  class will be awarded to overall Supreme and Reserve Champions, Youngstock Champion (2 or under), overall top 10 placings, plus Champion and Reserve Best of Breed* for each of the listed eligible breeds.  A special award will also be given for the top pony (or cob!) owned or handled by an NPSA member.  

*(Welsh Champion/Reserve special awards will be subdivided for Welsh Ponies (A&B) and Welsh Cobs (C&D))

This event is being organized and co-sponsored by the Native Pony Society of America, Inc. and the Fell Pony Society of North America, Inc.

For more information, contact the Native Pony Society of America, Inc. at info@nativepony.org, or Mary Jean Gould-Earley at lhf@sunlink.net

We are very grateful to the additional co-sponsors of this event which include:

American Connemara Pony Society

Tangwyllt Welsh Cobs

American Kerry Bog Pony Society

New Forest Pony Society of North America
(email: nfpsnapris@aol.com)

Glenhaven Welsh Ponies & Cobs, LLC

Exmoor Pony Enthusiasts 

Highland Pony Enthusiasts Club of America

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