Each year at the USEF Pony Finals National Championships, Welsh Pony and Cob Society of America (WPCSA) President Dr. Ruth Wilburn, with the help of computer guru Robin Nowak, host a grand competition for registered Welsh and Half-Welsh ponies. Again the WPCSA would like to salute the winners whose riders are amply rewarded for their talents; they receive a $250 cash stipend from Dr. Wilburn, a halter from Just For Ponies, and a silver plate from USEF, plus they were photographed with the perpetual tray. All winners through fourth receive a handsome neck sash for their pony.
The winners in the High Score Purebred Welsh Pony division were:
1st - Cardiff Mardi Gras, by Gayfields Big Easy X Cardiff Lillith, bred by Kerri Mustain, TX. Owned by Monarch International, ridden by Madeline Keck.
2nd - GF Primrose, by RosMel’s Tapestry X Burgundy Roseanna, bred and owned by William "Buddy" Ball, TX, ridden by Meehan Shirey.
3rd - RosMel’s Millenium, by Brookside Pink Magnum X Bristol Sun Sylph, bred by Robert and Barbara Gillette, TX. Owned by Grand Central, Inc, ridden by Alexandra Crown.
4th - Lands End Eros, by Carolina’s Red Fox X Carolinas Phoenix, bred by Nancy Jane Reed, MD. Owned and ridden by Allison Toffolon.
The winners in the High Score Half-Welsh Pony division were:
1st - Hillcrest’s Country Lady, by Gayfields Vida Blue X Aprils Shali Mariah, bred by Marilyn Checki, WI. Owned by Charlie Jacobs, ridden by Hannah Baumann.
2nd - Silver Steps (registered as Helicon Garden Party), by GlanNant Epic X Pine Lane Holiday, bred by Molly Rinedollar and Thalia Gentzel, IL. Owned and ridden by Madeline Thatcher.
3rd - Infinite Jest, by Glencoe Jester X Campfire Marshmallow, bred by Sue Tressler and Laura Sweeny, PA. Owned by Sweeny, ridden by Kelsey Kocher.
4th - Sweet Success (registered as Loafer’s Lodge Sweet Success), by Talomo Cricket X Frisky Gal, bred by John and Margaret Almond, MD. Owned by K. Elizabeth Meadows, ridden by Meredith Sitze.
The winners in the High Score Green Pony (all Half-Welsh) were:
1st - Bracewood’s Camelot (registered as Bracewood’s Coal Town), by Halcyon Sir Lancelot X Pocket Change, bred by Susan Bunnell, PA. Owned by Gavin Jensen, ridden by Lillie Keenan.
2nd - Happy Meal (registered as Shiloh Ridge Ultra Cool), by Gayfields Way Too Cool X Buttons, bred by John Phillips, OH. Owned by Sleepy P Ranch, ridden by Lillie Keenan.
3rd - Happy Feet (registered as Shiloh Ridge Cuz I’m Cool), by Gayfields Way Too Cool X Black Velvet, bred by John Phillips, OH. Owned by Sleepy P Ranch, ridden by Emma Roberts.
4th - Clovermeade Simply Bunny, by Cloe Olympian X Holly, bred by Cheryl Patton, TN. Owned by Rabbit Hill Farm, ridden by Cailah Carroll.