The Overflow Farm - Sport Pony Stud

22/10/2026

Britain Never Developed a Jumping Pony Breeding Programme - The Data Shows the Consequences.

The full article , and my thesis, can be read on my website for free (linked in bio)

22/10/2026

‘Britain Never Developed a Jumping Pony Breeding Programme. The Data Shows the Consequences’

Yes, you read that correctly: British riders were approximately 9.5 times more likely to ride a horse-bred pony than a French rider, 7.2 more likely than Italian riders, 5 times more likely than German riders, almost 4 times more likely than Dutch riders, and nearly twice more likely than Irish riders….

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For the past few years, it has felt almost impossible to discuss pony showjumping without hearing the same argument: horse-bred ponies are...

19/10/2026

FS Don’t Worry, the sire of our broodmare Rooks Rhythm, is widely regarded as one of the most influential German Riding Pony sires of all time.

This was further supported by my own research, in which he ranked #1 dressage pony sire, based on the results of ponies competing at the FEI European Pony Championships between 2015 and 2025.

However, despite being born in Germany, did you know that approximately 90% of his pedigree is made up of British breeding?

Looking back through five generations, his ancestry is predominantly Welsh and British Riding Pony, and a small percentage of New Forest. His only non-British ancestry consists of 6.25% Arabian and 3.125% Trakehner.

So, when I breed ponies from these lines and people question why I emphasise their British ancestry when both parents are German Riding Ponies, this is exactly why!

Look a little deeper into their pedigrees and you’ll often find considerably more British ancestry than bloodlines originating from Germany itself. A pony’s registered breed doesn’t necessarily tell the full story of its genetic background!

14/10/2026

Well done Grace & Leo xx

12/10/2026

2023,2025 and 2026 homebreds all in one picture ❤️
2023-Overflow Dancing Queen (SF Detroit x Kinka’s Boy)
2025-Overflow Cadence (Caesar 171 x FS Don’t Worry)
2026-Overflow Footloose (Fear an Ti x Bernwode Brokat)

12/10/2026

The beautiful Overflow Tiger Lily

Top Yellow x Orchid’s Dixie

Maternal half sibling to:
Overflow Fearless
Overflow Paddington
Overflow Dancing Queen

Paternal half sibling to:
Overflow Top Gun
Overflow Top Gear

12/10/2026

Leo & Grace have only done three shows with him fully BS registered (he was competing in club classes before) and they’re already ranked #15 in Wales in the Bronze League 😃 well done

12/10/2026

Leo & Grace at Hartpury winning their Bluechip Qualifier 🎉🥳

05/10/2026

Lady Dublin of Corderry, ridden by Lola Ca****ne. This mare is the full sister to Fear An Ti, who is the sire of Overflow Fearless and Overflow Footloose. This partnership will be competing at HOYS next week- best of luck to all involved 🍀