Millcroft Welsh Pony Stud

Millcroft mares in the picture are Soubrette, Simone and Dipity

The Millcroft 'S line' goes back to the 1960's.

The black foundation mare Briery Starlet, when mated with Aston Love Knot,

produced a distinctive dam line which, through Millcroft Suzuya,

endures to this day. These ponies represent a dam line unreplicated in Welsh Section B breeding.

Kit Houghton

full sisters Soubrette and Dipity

Aston Love Knot 1968

sire Downland Romance dam Tanygroes Sparkle (Coed Coch Planed)

Sire of Millcroft Suzuya and Millcroft Simona, Millcroft Copper Lustre,

Millcroft Silver Lustre , Millcroft Fenella, and many more

BRIERY STARLET FS1 1962 black

by Brockwell Cobweb X Criban Esther

purchased from Barbara Binnie

Briery Starlet had 16 foals at Millcroft between 1967 and 1982.

All eight colts had to be gelded, as WPCS rules do not allow FS2 colts to be licensed.

Of the fillies born, Millcroft Suzuya was the most successful and there are

13 females still here that descend from Briery Starlet through Suzuya and Dipity.

Millcroft Aries b 1967 by Chirk Crogan x Briery Starlet

WPCS Performance Supreme rider Mary Jane Thorpe

Millcroft Starletta b 1974 by Aston Love Knot x Briery Starlet

with Robert Cockram Exported to Holland

Millcroft Sunstar b 1972
by Aston Love Knot x Briery Starlet

rider Anthony Carter

Millcroft Stardust b1976
by Aston Loveknot x Briery Starlet

rider Antony Carter

MILLCROFT SUZUYA 1975

by Aston Love Knot x Briery Starlet

Royal Welsh Brood mare winner in 1980, 1985 and in 1986 Female Champion and Reserve Champion

dam of Millcroft Dipity, Millcroft Soubrette and Millcroft Sparkling Occasion

Kit Houghton

MILLCROFT SIMONA 1973

Full sister to Millcroft Suzuya

BRIERY STARLET (FS1) 1962 black

sire Brockwell Cobweb : dam Criban Esther (FS)

dam of Millcroft Simone and Millcroft Scallywag

MILLCROFT SUMATRA (FS2) 1980 black

by Aston Love Knot x Briery Starlet

MILLCROFT SOUBRETTE 1983 - 2011

Royal Welsh winner 2005

sire Ardgrange Difreg dam Millcroft Suzuya (Aston Love Knot)

Medal winner

dam of Millcroft Starbright

also

Dam of Millcroft Sebright by Millcroft Royal Lustre

as a driving pony, in Colin Allen's Pony Four in Hand team, Sebright was selected to represent Great Britain , in 2007 in the World Combined Driving Pony Championships in Denmark. Sebright (Freddie) is now owned and driven by Tim Bradford

Soubrette sandwiched a ridden career- hunting, PC eventing, showing and show jumping with daughter Grace, in between in hand young stock showing and later in brood mare classes.

MILLCROFT DIPITY 1984 -1999

sire Ardgrange Difreg dam Millcroft Suzuya (Aston Loveknot)

dam of Millcroft Ghost, Millcroft Daydream and Anvil Spangles

MILLCROFT SUZUKI 1979

by Ardgrange Difreg x Millcroft Suzuya

Exported to Australia

Ardgrange Difreg 1975

sire Ardgrange Dihafel

dam Ardgrange Derwena

sire of Millcroft Soubrette and Millcroft Dipity

Millcroft Soubrette and Millcroft Dipity
Ardgrange Difreg	Ardgrange Dihafel	Downland Romance
		Chirk Deborah
	Ardgrange Derwena	Downland Chevalier
		Chirk Deborah
Millcroft Suzuya (&Millcroft Simona) FS2	Aston Love Knot	Downland Romance
		Tanygroes Sparkle
	Briery Starlet FS1	Brockwell Cobweb
		Criban Esther(FS)

BROCKWELL PRINCE CHARMING
was at Millcroft from 1985 to 1992

by Keston Royal Occasion X Brockwell Puss

MILLCROFT SIMONE 1993

by Brockwell Prince Charming x Millcroft Simona

dam of Millcroft Manchero

now owned by Robert Jones

THORNBERRY ROYAL DIPLOMAT

sire of Millcroft Royal Lustre

Lydstep Ladies Slipper 1967 (FS1)

by Downland Chevalier X Criban Lily owned by Frances Carter, shown by her mother, Betty Knowles

Royal Welsh 1977 Section B Champion and Royal Welsh HOYS Qualifier Lloyds Bank Supreme

The Millcroft Welsh Pony Stud

Welsh Ponies Section B