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Driving Ponies

​Severn Rainbow

​Farnley Tiber x Alliance Decorator Bow LOM (Synod Dicky Bow LOM)
​foaled March 24, 2012
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​Rainbow as a 4 yo, getting back in shape after a long winter.

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Rainbow as a 6 yo, at a Welsh show working her way toward being 4th in the nation in WPCSA 12.2 and Under Pleasure Driving. Driven by Claire Lacey.

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Rainbow winning the 2018 James River Classic ADT driven by Claire Lacey.  It was her first ever time being driven off the farm.  She also won the Training Level Dressage High Score Award.

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​Alliance Decorator Bow with Rainbow

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Farnley Tiber


Copper Beech Marigold
by Gypsy Rose's Pride out of Severn Periwinkle LOM (Twyford Cadog)
​foaled April 15, 2016​
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Marigold learning to drive.

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Marigold competing at the James River ADT in 2021, her first competition!

Copper Beech Summer Wine

Brookside Starbuster x *Wilcrick Summertime (Baleton Hy-Jack)
​foaled April 19, 2019
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Sangria's first drive as a 3 year old.  She was very sensible but a bit physically immature, so we went back to ground driving for the winter.  She will start more serious work in 2023 and we hope she will start competing in 2024.

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Severn Hollyberry Bow

Lianna's Dapper Dan x Alliance Decorator Bow LOM (Synod Dicky Bow LOM)
​foaled December 12, 2007
Holly is now retired and part of our broodmare band.  See our foal page for her 2022 filly Copper Beech Bayberry Spice.

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Holly on her way to 2nd place, Single Pony Division at the James River Classic ADT.

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Rocking a cones course, Holly's favorite class.
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Reserve Champion Pleasure Driving Division at the annual Maryland Pony Breeders show.

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Lianna's Dapper Dan

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Alliance Decorator Bow with baby Holly

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Baleton Hy-Jinx (sire of Dapper Dan)

Synod Dicky Bow LOM


​Severn Festive Bow

Severn Merrymaker LOM x Alliance Decorator Bow LOM (Synod Dicky Bow LOM)
​foaled August 29, 2009​
Freyja has been sold and is pursuing her driving career with another owner.

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​Half a dozen rides under her belt and she's developing a workmanlike attitude. Almost ready for the pair.

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Freyja showing off her "trot on" in the show ring. 
She is being driven by Claire Lacey.

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Halt at X.  Severn Festive Bow (Freya) at the Chesapeake Combined Test on her way to placing 2nd in dressage and 3rd overall in Single Pony Training Level.  Not bad for her first CT.  Driven by Claire Lacey.

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​Severn Merrymaker LOM

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​Alliance Decorator Bow LOM


​​If one is fun then two is even better...

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Holly and Rainbow working together.

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Holly and Freya at their first rainy show. They were not impressed.

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Holly and Freyja at their first show.  They won the Reserve Championship and were WPCSA 2018 National Champions in Multiples Pleasure Driving.

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Holly and Freyja happily leaving the dressage ring at the Teddy Bears Picnic CT.

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Severn Hollyberry Bow (Holly) and Severn Festive Bow (Freyja) working hard in their first ever cones course. My sister is acting as my groom so this is sisters driving sisters. 

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Working together in dressage.  Holly and Freyja were the 2018 WPCSA Open Division Pair Champions
​ in Training Level Combined Driving (CT and ADT).

​Copper Beech Turkish Coffee
by Courtway Formal Attire LOM out of Severn China Doll (Twyford Cadog)
​foaled April 15, 2015
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Coffee was also broke to ride and is a trail pony in between broodmare duties.

Wilcrick Summertime
 Baledon Hy-Jack x Wilcrick Suzette (Synod Scamp)
foaled April 1, 1998
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Summer's first day hitched to the cart.

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Playing in the woods.

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Summer back at work after her first foal.  She's in our broodmare band and only drives for fun between babies.

Severn Satin Doll
 by Severn Merrymaker LOM out of Severn China Doll (Twyford Cadog)
foaled April 7, 2011

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Dolly's fifth drive.  She was sent to me to be trained for sale and she is now with her new owner.


​Tiny Dancer
unregistered Shetland Pony

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Tiny was the first pony I trained to drive. She was remarkably patient.  Thanks to Claire Lacey (Camelot Farm) for teaching me to train ponies to drive.

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Tiny in 2015 teaching my son to drive.


​Monty
Unregistered Haflinger
​SOLD

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My first driving pony. Monty is a 14.1 hh Haflinger who was trained by the Amish. He is now owned by Claire Lacey of Camelot Farm, Clarksville, MD and (with Claire's help) is now teaching more people to drive.  

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