Thornberry Stud

Welsh Ponies Section B

For Sale page - Updated 18 November 2007

Home of Royal Welsh Champions

Cwmwyre Samantha & Rotherwood Lorrikeet

Cwmwyre Samantha 

Ardgrange Dihafel x Bayford Just Flea

1978 - 2007

Samantha formed the foundation of the Thornberry Stud and it is with great sadness that we report her loss at the age of 29. We owe her so much and over her life she gave us a great deal of fun and pleasure.

She was Supreme Champion at the Royal Welsh in 1987 and is responsible for the Royal Welsh winners and Champions

Thornberry Royal Gem, Thornberry Demelza, Thornberry Gamekeeper & Thornberry Morwenna

Her line continues in the Stud through her daughters:

  Thornberry Morwenna (by Mollegaards Spartacus), Thornberry Love Song (by Aston Love Knot) & Thornberry Samantha (by Eyarth Rio)

Thornberry Morwenna

Mollegaards Spartacus x Cwmwyre Samantha

Photograph by Celia Roberts

Winner of the Senior Brood Mare class and Reserve Female Champion at the 2003 Royal Welsh Show. 

Her progeny include:

Thornberry Fair Game (2000) by Thornberry Gamekeeper - winner under saddle.

Thornberry Eleri (2001) by Cottrell Red Admiral - Ponies UK Kingsford Qualifier in her first season under saddle

Thornberry Catrin (2003) by Cwrtycadno Cymro - 1st Royal Windsor 2005 

Thornberry Eirianwen (2004) by Sianwood Goldrush - Champion M&M Foal NPS Summer Championship Show 2004

Thornberry Knight Errant (2005) by Cadlan Valley Royal Keeper - sold to Holland

Thornberry Masterpiece (2006) by Cadlan Valley Royal Keeper

Thornberry Love Song

Aston Love Knot x Cwmwyre Samantha

Lightly Shown as a brood mare, wins include 1st Three Counties Show, Ist & Reserve Champion Vale of Glamorgan, 1st Avon & Border Counties WPCA & Champion Blaenavon. 

Her 2003 colt foal 'Thornberry Peer Gynt' by Cwrtycadno Cymro was unbeaten in 5 outings including winning his WPCS Medal at Avon & Border Counties Show. 

Rotherwood Lorrikeet

Ardgrange Dihafel x Weston Lark

Photograph by Anthony Reynolds LBIPP, LMPA

Female Champion & Reserve Supreme Royal Welsh 1996

Photos by kind permission of June Marsh

Lorrikeet in 2003 at the age of 16 winning the Championship at Northleach Show and qualifying for the London Gold Championship! 

Lorrikeet is the dam of:

Thornberry Serin 4 Year old Mare  by  Cottrell Red Admiral x Rotherwood Lorrikeet

Serin was broken in 2004 and in her first season under saddle as a 4 year old she has had the most outstanding success including qualifying for the Horse of the Year Show.

In 2005 she only just missed out on qualifying for the Horse of the Year Show standing 2nd twice and 5th 3 times!

She was 2nd in the Brynseion First Ridden final at the Welsh Championship Show

1st & Reserve Champion Micor Demolition Final at the NPS Summer Show

In 2007 Serin is being produced by Mandy Nevin and once again ridden by her daughter Jessica. She has already qualified for the NPS Micor Demolition Finals, the Welsh National Show and the Royal International.  

Serin will return to Thornberry in 2008 and be covered by Horesgate Spark

Prior to being broken Serin had an outstanding youngstock career which included Supreme Champion in hand at the South West Ponies Championship Show 2003 & 2004.South West Ponies Kraiburg In-Hand Championship qualifier 2002 & 2003, 2nd Royal Welsh 2003 & 1st Northleach 2004.  Also National pony Society Kilmanan In hand Championship Qualifier 2004.  

Thornberry Angharad

Thornberry Gamekeeper x Sunbridge Annabel

Welsh Pony & Cob Society Medal winner

With a filly foal at foot in 2004 she was 2nd at Three Counties Show on her showring debut as a brood mare.

Her filly foal 'Thornberry Arabesque' by Cwrtycadno Cymro was also 2nd at Three Counties Show.  

Angharrad has been on lease but has now returned home. As she is not in foal for 2008 she has been lightly backed and would be available to a 5* home. Please see For Sale page.

Four of our mares pictured during 2002

Thornberry Morwenna, Rotherwood Lorrikeet, Thornberry Debutante & Cwmwyre Samantha

Ponies bred at Thornberry continue to be successful both in-hand and under saddle. 

Also home of 

Rosedale Treacle

We should like to thank all the people that have supported us throughout the years and we look forward to hearing news of ponies that we have both bred and owned.

Miss F. Leadbitter,

Bwlch Gwyn Farm, Ystradowen, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan. CF71 7SX. U.K.

Tel: (+44) 01446 773765 or 01446 773342

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