ARGUABLY one of the most poignant supreme wins of the 2021 term happened here at this popular county show, when the Bigley family’s Welsh section D mare Llanarth Elin trotted off with the Welsh in-hand supreme and Price Family qualification, handled by Simon Bigley. While several Llanarth prefixed ponies have graced HOYS before, this will be Elin’s first appearance.
The 11-year-old by Trevallion Hooch is out of the prestigious show mare Llanarth Nellie, also the dam of the multi-garlanded Llanarth Prince Of Wales.
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