Kingshaugh Hailstorm

Alex Robinson speaks to the connections of the five-year-old Dartmoor gelding who reigned supreme against a spectacular field of native ponies at the 2020 BSPS Heritage championships

- Alex Robinson

NEED TO KNOW

KINGSHAUGH HAILSTORM Age: five

Breed: Dartmoor

Breeding: Treworgan Show Time x

Springwater Intermezzo

Owner: Zoe Clarke

Riders: Charley Baxter and Grace Clarke

Breeder: Jane Brown

Height: 122cm

Best results: first novice small breeds

BSPS Area 16, first and novice M&M champion, second novice first ridden and overall supreme of show BSPS Heritage championships (all 2020).

OWNER ZOE CLARKE

“IN 2019, I was on the hunt for a mountain and moorland [M&M] first ridden prospect for my nine-year-old daughter, Grace. I was keen on a Dartmoor as I love the breed, although many have tried to steer me away as they are notoriously quirky. Charley Baxter put me in touch with Dartmoor specialist and producer Julie Barton.

“When I saw ‘Harry’, who was then an entire, I just loved him. He had the most beautiful head as well as something special, which I can’t describe. I bought him from Elaine Arnold and he was gelded before heading to Charley’s yard.