Tom Best is an acknowledged expert on ponies. Co-founder of Waxwing Stud, he has bred and produced riding ponies as well as Welsh ponies at the highest level, qualifying them for the Horse of the Year Show and taking championships at all the major shows. He is also a national and international judge.
He was persuaded by Joan Lee-Smith (Patron of Ponies Association UK) and the late Elspeth Ferguson (Rosevean Stud) to record for posterity the history of the British Riding Pony before the evidence of its origins was lost in the mists of time. The resulting tour de force provides a unique overview of the development of the breed from the late 19th century, when ponies were required for polo, to the present day when ponies are used extensively in the show ring for children to ride.
The History of the British Riding Pony describes how the expertise of a few influential breeders initially brought together the best bloodlines from the Thoroughbred, Arab and native pony breeds to create a modern equine which
has no equal. It also documents more than a century of social history. Illustrated with historical and contemporary photographs, the book is essential reading for British Riding Pony aficionados.
It will also interest Thoroughbred, Arab and native pony enthusiasts, keen to learn the formative role their own breed has played.
Drawing on archive material, the book explains how bloodlines emerged over the years and how the types we now see in our show rings have been developed. The History of the British Riding Pony is the definitive account of the subject, worthy of a place on every equestrian bookshelf.
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