Mare
Colour: Chestnut
Breed: Dartmoor (Registered mare 2353)
Type: Polo and riding pony
Foaled: 1910
Height: 12 hands 1/2 inch
Sire: Lord Polo
Dam: Queen Of The Moor
HEATHER MIXTURE a whole coloured chestnut filly foaled in 1910. Bred by Mr J. Westaway Daw, of Walreddon, Tavistock Devon who was owner of her dam Queen of the Moor, a Dartmoor Pony.
Heather Mixture’s first owner was Miss Calmady-Hamlyn of Bidlake Vean, Bridestowe, Devon who entered her in Volume 12, (1911-12) of the Polo and Riding Pony Society. Measured in August 1912 she was twelve and a half hands high and was passed to her second owner Miss Imogen Mary Collier already covered by Hearwood.
On September 9th, 1902 a Resolution of the Dartmoor Local Committee stated, “That Judges inspecting ponies for entry in this section, (Dartmoor Section of The Polo and Riding Pony Stud Book), shall not pass any that are known to have more than one-quarter Thoroughbred or Arab blood or one-eighth Hackney blood, and shall as far as possible, adhere to the pure Dartmoor and ponies of the riding type. The Society considers that the foundation stock of these breeds should not be registered unless they contain three quarters pony blood.
Queen of the Moor, Heather Mixture’s dam, foaled in 1895, was a Dartmoor Pony bred by Mr J.W. Westaway, of Whitestone, Mary Tavy, Devon who won in 1904, 1st Prize (Dartmoor Brood Mares), and Reserve for the Cup for the Best Mountain or Moorland Brood Mare, at the Polo and Riding Pony Society, London Spring Show.
Heather Mixture was exhibited by Miss Collier at the 1914 London Show, of the National Pony Society in Class 10 (Mountain or Moorland Pony Mares likely to breed a Riding Pony any age, not exceeding 14.2 with foal at foot or to foal in 1914), she won the third prize of five pounds.
HEATHER MIXTURE Volume 12 (1911-1912) of The Polo and Riding Pony Society
Registered as a Dartmoor Pony
2353 Heather Mixture
Sire, Lord Polo
Dam, 1659 Queen of the Moor
G.dam, Queen of the Moor 1st
Heather Mixture’s dam and Granddam were Dartmoors. Miss Collier owned her until 1914 and possibly longer.
Heather Mixture’s produce were:
1913 – Ling by Hearwood
1914 – ? by Clown (No reliable information)
Notes:
Queen Of The Moor, Volume 9 (1905-1906) of The Polo and Riding Pony Stud Book
1659 QUEEN OF THE MOOR, Bay, grey mark in neck, black points Foaled 1895 Height 12-2
Owner, J. Westaway Daw, Walreddon, Tavistock Devon
Breeder, J.W. Westaway, Whitestone, Mary Tavy, Devon
Sire, Dartmoor
Dam, Queen of the Moor 1st , (Winner of 1st prize, Royal Show at Plymouth in 1890)
1904 First (Dartmoor Brood Mares) and Reserve for the Cup for the best Mountain or Moorland Brood Mare, Polo and Riding Pony Society, London Spring Show
QUEEN OF THE MOOR 1ST
Owner, Westaway Dawe
Winner of 1st prize, Royal Show at Plymouth in 1890
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