JONES PECKOVER
In conjunction with
THE CARNEDDAU PONY SOCIETY
First Annual Sale by Public Auction of approx
100
Carneddau Welsh Mountain Pony Foals, Youngstock and Draft Mares
At Tyn Llwyfan, Newry Road, Llanfairfechan LL33 0EU
On Saturday 5th December at 2.00pm
MERLOD Y CARNEDDAU
There will be a demonstration of Handling and ridden ponies before the sale commences
What are Carneddau Ponies?
There is evidence that ponies have roamed common land on the Carneddau range in Northern Snowdonia since the Bronze Age. The unique Carneddau pony has played an important role in shaping and maintaining the landscape and cultural heritage of the area.
Built to withstand the harshest of winters on poor quality grazing and standing at around 10.2 to 11.2 hands, Carneddau type Welsh Mountain Ponies are smaller in stature than other Welsh ponies, with a stockier physique.
The breed is extremely hardy and lives free on the mountain with the minimum of interference in a semi feral state. These ponies are tough, surviving life at high altitude where few others can. They are a traditional part of the farming system and are managed by farmers who have formed the Cymdeithas Merlod y Carneddau, many of whom can trace their families’ links with the breed back for 300 years.
A Versatile breed- what are they used for?
Conservation Grazing
Local grazing schemes are starting to use Carneddau ponies with great success for grazing land of wildlife value to maintain and enhance biodiversity across a range of habitats, from upland and fens to dunes and coastal heath. They will graze and trample bracken, gorse and scrub and eat young purple moor grass and rushes.
Carneddau ponies are particularly suitable for this role due to their hardiness and simple forage requirements. They are a vital resource for such schemes due to their grazing characteristics and ability to thrive on poor land. DON’T BUY A KONIK- BUY A CARNEDDAU!
Riding
Carneddau ponies have traditionally been used as children’s riding ponies with enormous success. Their height is suited to smaller riders but they are more robust than Section A Welsh Mountain Ponies, enabling them to carry a reasonable weight. Their trainable nature makes them an ideal riding and driving prospect.
Breeding
Carneddau ponies can improve bloodlines by adding both bone width and hardiness, resulting in a much more resilient riding pony.
A Rarity
There are fewer than 300 breeding mares on the Carneddau, although not registered as a rare breed; this strain of ponies is unique. Your support at this sale is vital to conserve them and is much appreciated. Thank you.
All ponies must be microchipped or Passported before leaving the sale. This will be carried out on the premises at a cost of £15 per pony, payable by the purchaser IN CASH at the sale office. Ponies cannot be released unless the paperwork showing the microchip barcode is presented to the loading attendant.
Lot order to be decided by ballot before the sale
Lot No / Vendor / Description / Notes1 - 6 / Eifion Hughes, Ty Mwyn, Llanllechid / Colt and filly foals, yearlings and two year olds
Black, Bay and Chestnut
These ponies graze the lower slopes of the Carneddau above Rachub to a height of up to 1300 feet. Eifion is the fourth generation in his family to continue the tradition.
7-41 / R and G Jones, Tyn Llwyfan,Llanfairfechan / 24 foals, 10 two and three year old colts and fillies.
Black, Bay, Dun, Chestnut and Grey.
The Jones family can trace both the ponies and their own bloodlines back over 300 years. The ponies run up to 3000 feet on the very tops above Dulyn and Llanfairfechan. They have broken and shown ponies locally in the past.
42 - 53 / C and R Doyle, Tyddyn ddu, Gerlan, Bethesda / Colt and filly foals, yearlings and two year olds.
Black, Bay and Chestnut.
More ponies from the very tops. These are grazing to over 3000 feet above Llanllechid.
54 – 83 / Lewis. Blaen Llwyn and Glanrafon, Llanfairfechan / Colt and filly foals, yearlings and two year olds.
Black, Bay and Chestnut and Grey.
The Lewis family are active members of the Cymdeithas Merlod y Carneddau. Their ponies run on the slopes of Drosgl and Wern Gors Mai and can be seen in the summer grazing belly deep in Llyn Coch.
84-100 / Jones, Gwyndy, Llanfairfechan / Colt and filly foals, yearlings and two year olds.
Black, Bay and Chestnut and Grey.
These ponies cynefin is from the top of Foel Fras through to the Sychnant pass and nearly sea level.Ponies from here were sold to America in the 1950’s.
Pori Natur a Threftadaeth (PONT) is an organisation that works with farmers and graziers in the Welsh Countryside to deliver wildlife benefits from grazing. PONT is working with the Society to promote the use of these hardy, low maintenance ponies for Nature Conservation and land management across the UK to help to secure a sustainable future for the breed.
Partnerships
The Snowdonia National Park Authority and Countryside Council for Wales appreciate the importance of maintaining the breed and have helped to support the pony breeders through a management agreement.
CONDITIONS OF SALE
BUYERS MUST REGISTER WITH THE AUCTIONEER BEFOE THE START OF THE SALE AND BE ISSUED WITH A BUYER NUMBER
1. The highest approved bidder shall be the Purchaser, the Vendor or his Agent reserving the right to bid, and if any dispute arises with respect to the bidding the lot shall be put up at the last undisputed bidding and no bid shall be retracted.
2. Payment for each lot shall be made to the Auctioneers at the close of the sale, in cash unless alternative arrangements have previously been made with the Auctioneers.
3. No warranty whatsoever is given concerning any lot.
4. Each lot shall be at the Purchasers risk at the fall of the hammer and delivery shall be taken by the Purchaser with all faults and errors of description.
5. NO TRANSFERRING OF LOTS WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER THE FALL OF THE HAMMER.
6. The Hammer price shall be in Guineas £1.05 pounds to the guinea.
7. No animal shall be sold for a hammer price of less than 10 gns.
8. NO LOTS WILL BE ALLOWED OFF THE MARKET PREMISES UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY CORRECT STATUTORY DOCUMENTATION.
9. No Statutory Documentation will be issued to Buyers without payment of the purchase price in full.
10. In the case of any dispute as to any of these conditions or in any other case of dispute THE AUCTIONEERS DECISION IS FINAL AND BINDING.
11. PLEASE READ THESE CONDITIONS AND NOTES CAREFULLY
All buyers should be aware of the new EU Regulations regarding Transport of Horses and Ponies. All ponies must be transported from the premises in such transport and at such loading density as complies with current legislation.
Ponies that already have a passport and microchip will be identified by the Auctioneer at the time of sale.
IT WILL BE THE BUYERS RESPONSIBILITY to transfer the passport to his own name within 30 days of the sale. Ponies micro-chipped at the sale will have their passports sent direct to the Buyer.