Tristan
In early 2001 I decided to buy a pony to train up for Mounted Games. Instead, I found Tristan! He was 4 years old, and was living 'wild' in a herd in a 40 acre paddock! I was impressed with his confirmation, paces, breeding (he is by ‘Arabian Park Egyptian Magnetic'), and with how calm he was when I put a saddle on his back, so took him home.
Tristan grew to 13.3hh, and was a very interesting colour - liver chestnut with lots of white flecking (and spots in summer!), and a silver mane and tail. His tail was so thick that no-one believed it was real!
He was very talented and a quick learner! He was a fabulous jumper as well - he would jump anything I pointed him at without hesitation!
Our competition history
Because I was wanting to train Tristan as a children's pony, we competed in as wide a variety of events as we could.
Some of our results include:
- Northside Riding Club (2004)- Runner-Up Hacking High Pointscore (only competed at 2 of the 4 events!)
- Hawkesbury Show (Showjumping - 2004) - 1st (his first showjumping competition!)
- Zone 26 Jamboree (Showjumping - 2004) - 1st
- Castle Hill Twilight Show (2004) - 1st Lady Rider
- Northside Riding Club Gymkhana (2004) - Champion Adult Rider
- NSW Dressage Council - scored 7s and 8s in Preliminary tests
- Completed 15km & 20km Endurance rides
- Northside Riding Club (2004) - Champion Working Hunter
- Northside Riding Club (2004) - Champion Led & Ridden Pony
Where is he now?
When I moved to suburbia in early 2005, I had to part with Tristan. He now lives down near Yass, and is ridden by his 12 year old owner at pony club. They are having a lot of success together in Pony Dressage.
The last two photos below show Tristan's new rider riding him at home on the day I dropped him off - Easter 2005.
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