Bendigo Royal Charm

March 20, 2018

It was decided after the 2018 South Island All Welsh Show that Bendigo Royal Charm aka Milly would be retired from the show ring. Milly has had a spectacular show career, including winning the Supreme All Breeds Award at the Canterbury Breeders Show in 2010 when she was just two years old and was Runner-Up Supreme All Breeds there in 2016. She was Supreme Inhand Exhibit at the Canterbury Welsh Show for 4 years in a row from 2014-2017 and Supreme Purebred Exhibit at the South Island All Welsh Show in 2017 and 2018, winning 4 WPCS gold medals and 2 silver medals, along with many other Champions and Supremes along the way and some years off in between having babies. "Queen Milly" would now like to reign supreme in the paddock at home, bossing everyone around because she knows that she really is the Queen, and will be having some more babies....after producing 4 colts we are hoping the filly fairy might finally pay her a visit!

 

Methven A&P Show 2026

March 21, 2026
Methven A&P Show 2026 was Hollybank Ring of Fire’s time to shine.

Canterbury Welsh Show 2026

February 1, 2026
Hollybank Riviera attended her second and final show for the 2025/26 season, the 2026 Canterbury Welsh Show held in Leeston.

South Island All Welsh Show 2025

December 13, 2025
A beautiful sunny day for the South Island All Welsh Show, after a massive thunderstorm a couple of nights beforehand resulted in some of the ponies breaking through fences on the farm in the middle of the night.

Southland Welsh Show 2025

November 30, 2025
The annual roadie to Gore to attend the Southland Welsh Championship Show.

Royal NZ Ag Show 2025

November 19, 2025
NZ Royal Show 2025 hosted by Canterbury A&P Assn. After cracking days both before and after, we picked the worst day to attend, a day when you might question your sanity for even getting out of bed at 5am.

Canterbury All Breeds Foal & Youngstock Show 2025

June 13, 2025
A lovely day out at the Canterbury All Breeds Foal & Youngstock Show with Hollybank Snow Man (Nawarrah Park Lady’s Man) and Hollybank Peek-a-Boo (Hollybank Antonio).

NZWPCS Sire Ratings Award 2025

June 10, 2025
Nawarrah Park Lady’s Man is now 22 years old and has had a stranglehold on the Gunthwaite Trophy for the NZWPCS Section B Sire Ratings since 2012.

News From Nawarrah Park Stud, Australia

December 3, 2024
From George Howe, Nawarrah Park Stud - Hollybank Chantilly (NZ) - Victorian All Welsh Show, Champion led Welsh Mare under judge Beate Reipen (GER).

Messiah On Tour

June 20, 2024
In a joint effort to help with the improvement and numbers of the Section B welsh ponies in the North Island, one of Hollybank Stud’s imported stallions, Imperial Messiah, has made the long trip up to Auckland where he will be on lease to Fleur Kern for the next three years. He will also be available to outside mares during this time.

NZWPCS Sire Rating 23/24

June 1, 2024
For the 10th year in succession Hollybank Stud’s resident stallion Nawarrah Park Lady’s Man has won the Gunthwaite Trophy for the NZWPCS Section B Sire Ratings. Lady’s Man has held this award continuously since 2012, with there being two years of no competitions during covid in 2020/2021. This year he was represented by 4 progeny, Hollybank Crusader, Hollybank Wee Whisper, Hollybank Justin Time and Cedar Park Regal Man.  Homebred stallion Hollybank Antonio also finished 3rd in this competition, his first year of being represented by progeny at ratings shows.