Bay 14.1 hh Riding Pony Stallion

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Regal Emblem is an exceptional small galloway with true pony character, great refinement, elegance and outstanding conformation. He has a beautiful head with a lovely big eye, a huge length of rein, and a stunning, elevated and expressive movement. Regal Emblem oozes presence and pure quality.

His pedigree boasts some of the most successful bloodlines both in Australia and the UK. This multi-supreme Champion is out of Willowcroft Saphire by Urubula Regal Promise.

Saphire is a liver chestnut by Willowcroft Wizard from Weston Sequin. The trophy for Supreme Champion Riding Pony Exhibit at Sydney Royal is a replica of this exquisite mare, herself a multi-champion. Her many accolades include Champion Riding Pony at Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney Royal Shows in one season (1991/92)!

Willowcroft Wizard has a long history of Royal Show wins and Champions both led and ridden at Adelaide and Melbourne Royals. Perhaps his most prestigious award was Grand Champion Riding Pony Exhibit at Melbourne Royal as a two-year old in 1986. A very rewarding result as the judge was Mrs. Davina Whiteman from the UK, producer of eleven "Pony of the Years" and as a child was the jockey of the wonderful Pretty Polly.

Regal Emblem's show career started with Supreme Champion Exhibit as a foal. At the 1999 Adelaide Royal Show, he won Supreme Champion Riding Pony Exhibit and Champion Saddle Pony Exhibit. At the 2000 Adelaide Royal, he was Supreme in the Saddle Pony Ring and Champion in the Riding Pony Ring. Later that year, Emblem was awarded Supreme Youngstock Exhibit at the SA Riding Pony of the Year Show in November. In 2001, he won Supreme Champion Led Saddle Pony Exhibit at the Melbourne Summer Royal, was a finalist at the Nationals and won Reserve Champion Riding Pony Stallion at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.

Emblem was campaigned again in 2003 and 2005.

At the Riding Pony Nationals in 2003, Emblem was awarded Ridden Riding Pony Stallion of the Year after only eleven rides. In fact, when he went to Anthony Mountney's Training Stables at Kembla Grange, Anthony was unaware that Emblem had not been broken in. Anthony rang Willowcroft Stud after a week or so to say that Emblem's canter work was very green! Emblem had been ridden out around the race track with other horses all week as if he had been under-saddle for months. Soon after at Sydney Royal, Emblem won his Led as well as Ridden Riding Pony Stallion. He was also Champion Arabian Derivative Led and Reserve Champion Ridden. At the end of the week, after just a few more rides, he was awarded the prestigious Champion Ridden All Breeds under 14.2hh.

Later in the same year, Emblem won Supreme Riding Pony Exhibit at Brisbane Royal in very strong company. A month later, at Adelaide Royal, he again claimed the Supreme Champion Riding Pony award, as well as Supreme Champion Saddle Pony and Champion Galloway (there is no Supreme award in the Galloway ring).  What a fabulous year - four Royals and the Nationals - unbeaten under saddle and three Supreme Champion Riding Pony Awards.

Emblem's success continued into 2005 where he was again awarded Supreme Champion Ridden Riding Pony Stallion of the Year at the Riding Pony Nationals, ridden brilliantly for the first time by Sarah Muratore. He was also Reserve Champion Led Riding Pony of the Year. In September, Emblem again won the Supreme Led Riding Pony at Adelaide Royal.

After six busy weeks of serving mares, Emblem competed at the SA Riding Pony of the Year Show at the end of October 2005. Emblem won the admiration of all the crowd for his unbelievably quiet nature, impeccable manners and brilliant performance.  He won Supreme Champion Led Riding Pony of the Year, Supreme Champion SA Bred Led and Ridden Riding Pony of the Year, but just run out of puff for the Ridden Final- he had not carried a saddle for several months and was truly exhausted by the end of the day. This time, Emblem was ridden by Kelly White who had just one ride on him before the event at Adelaide Royal. After prying an obviously ecstatic Kelly [pictured opposite] out of the saddle she suggested that Emblem should be gelded immediately so she could continue his saddle career and have "a bit of fun at the Nationals".

Emblem has also turned heads with leading show stables in the UK, with his AI progeny proving to be victorious in their competitive show rings.  One of Emblem's AI foals recently won The Supreme of Supreme Champion Foals at the British National Foal of the Year Show. In addition, Emblem's full brother, Willowcroft  Regal Bronze was the first Riding Pony to be exported to the UK -Purchased by Jerome Harforth of Stanley Grange Stud, one of the United Kingdom's Leading Studs and Showing Yards. Mr Harforth had seen three AI foals by Emblem in the UK and was impressed by his fabulous movement, temperament and outstanding confirmation, and hence was eager to introduce these attributes to his stock.

Emblem epitomises the true riding pony - he has exceptional bloodlines, excellent confirmation,, a charming nature, brilliant movement but most of all he has pony character. It is unusual to find a riding pony stallion in Australia, with bloodlines that are seven eights imported Riding Pony from the top Studs in the UK. Most Riding Pony Stallions over 14hh have a great deal more Thoroughbred in their pedigree, which makes Emblem a truly unique pony. Emblem is a pleasure to handle in every way, and he is as much loved in the show rings throughout Australia as he is in his stable at home.