Early Love
Stallion
Colour: Bay
Breed: Half-bred
Type: Polo and riding pony
Foaled: 1931
Height: 15 hands
Sire: Love Song 1965
Dam: 5224 Early Market
EARLY LOVE Supplement 1931 (to Volume 21 of The National Pony Society) Published 1933
COLTS
EARLY LOVE
Bay (or brown) Foaled March 5th, 1931 Height 13-1
Measured October 1st 1931
Owner and Breeder, Mrs J. Oscar Muntz …….
Sire :- Love Song 1965, brown 14.2
Dam :- 5224 Early Market, bay, 14.2 by Yorkshire Hussar 813, bay, 15-0
G.dam, 2277 Market Girl, bay, 14.2 by Bold Marco 352, bay 14-0
Prize :
1931 National Pony Society’s Bronze Medal, Bath and West at Bristol
MEDALS 1931
Bath and West Bronze Polo Colt Early Love (Supp.1931) Mrs J. Oscar Muntz
MEDALS 1932
London Silver Polo Colt Early Love (Supp.1931) Mrs J. Oscar Muntz
MEDALS 1933
London Silver Polo Colt Early Love (Supp.1931) Mrs J. Oscar Muntz
Photograph of Early Love appears in Volume 21 (published 1933), with the following caption :-
Early Love (Supp 1931). Owned by Mrs J. Oscar Muntz. Winner of first prize, “Howard Taylor” Cup and Silver Medal, National Pony Society’s London Spring Shows in 1932 ans 1933.
Volume 22 of THE NATIONAL PONY SOCIETY 1936
Polo and Riding Pony Stallion
EARLY LOVE 1954 (Supp. 1931)
Dark bay or brown. Foaled March 5th 1931 Height 15-0 Measured December 11th, 1935
Owner and Breeder, Mrs J. Oscar Muntz ….
Second Owner V.G. Kennard, Estancia Marabu, Santa Eleodora, F.C.P. Argentina
Sire :- Love Song 1965, brown 14.2
Dam :- 5224 Early Market, bay, 14.2 by Yorkshire Hussar 813, bay, 15-0
G.dam, 2277 Market Girl, bay, 14.2 by Bold Marco 352, bay 14-0
Prizes :-
1931 N.P.S. Bronze Medal Bath and West at Bristol
1932 First Special (two) and Reserve Special N.P.S. London Spring Show
First R.A.S.E. At Southampton
1933 First (two) N.P.S. London Spring Show
1934 Second (two) N.P.S. London Spring Show
1935 Second and Reserve N.P.S. London Spring Show
1936 Third N.P.S. London Spring Show
Earl Love’s trophies
A further photograph appears in Volume 22 (1934-1936) of Early Love. The caption reads :-
Early Love 1954. Owned by Mrs J. Oscar Muntz. Winner of two firsts in 1933, two seconds in 1934 and third in 1935, National Pony Society’s London Spring Shows
EARLY LOVE did have some produce, he covered some mares in 1935 and 1936, when he was four and five years old.
It seems a great shame to me that he was exported to Argentina some time later in 1936.
I have no idea whether he was successful or not as a sire in Argentina.
Early Love, Stallion 1936
His known produce in this country were
Love Lyric Filly Foaled 2nd May 1936 Owner and Breeder Edward Salway
Deep Love Colt Foaled 1936 Owner and Breeder Mrs J. Oscar Muntz
Love Lock Filly Foaled 1936 Owner and Breeder Mrs J. Oscar Muntz
Love in Idleness Filly Foaled 1936 Owner and Breeder Mrs J. Oscar Muntz
Loyal Love Colt Foaled 15th May 1937 Owner and Breeder Edward Salway
Love-Bee Filly Foaled May 1937 Owner and Breeder Mrs A. Clerke-Brown
Love in Mischief Filly Foaled 1937 Owner and Breeder Mrs J. Oscar Muntz
Call-of-the-Sea Filly Foaled 1937 Owner and Breeder Mrs J. Oscar Muntz