The Beginning of Moorsbeck Ponies
Our journey into owning and breeding Miniature Shetlands began in 2008 with the purchase of two palomino mares named Shadowplay Pale Shadow and Twyford Cherie.
Shadow bred us our first foals and Cherie who never got in foal became the children’s first riding pony.
Breeding is a hobby and our aim has always been to try and do the breed justice and be mindful of the breed standard.
Shetlands are famous for their strength, intelligence and ability to thrive on very little, necessary for their survival on the Shetland Isles.
We are fortunate our land lends itself to the breed’s needs, old meadow, wetland and exposed at 900ft which allows the herd a natural lifestyle and retains hardiness, which I feel is so important to keep in the ponies we breed.
I’ve never got hung up on prefixes, fashions or colours although I have always liked the unusual and dilutes. Researching pedigree’s, good back breeding of Fairy lines feature in our stock but I’ve always simply bought what I liked, sometimes getting it wrong nonetheless and believe the success to good breeding, is not individual’s, but combinations that work well.
I’ve been lucky to own many beautiful ponies, there is only one that got away.
Into our seventeenth year, we keep a herd of around twenty, the majority are homebred so we’ve known them since birth. We don’t breed so many but continue to keep the bloodlines going that we have come to love and just enjoy them as part of our family and farm.
Showing isn’t for me, we don’t enjoy the hassle of advertising and selling so if you like our ponies and want to put your name forward for any we may occasionally part with to keep our herd manageable, please contact by email.
All our herd are dna’d parentage verified and registered with the SPSBS stud book and we have a gelding policy unless we feel a colt shows real stallion potential.
Our ponies who have found new homes have made great companions, tiny tots ponies, therapy ponies, breeding and showing stock and we like to keep in touch from time to time.