Halstock and Blackertor Shetland Pony Studs
 
Mr David Hodge, Lower Halstock Farm, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1QR
 
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Mushroom Ponies..
The following ponies seem to carry a different variation of colour from the usual Chestnut and cream colours and they are part of a genetic investigation to establish how the “mushroom” colour appears. They either display the “Mushroom” colour or have produced it:

Page last updated January 7th 2009.
Firth Junius: 003984

Registered as Dark Cream:
 
32"
Born:
  
1988
Sire:
  
Firth Cornelian
Dam:
  
April Girl of Clonyard

Junius never reproduced his colour in any of his offspring but one of his daughters Halstock Sebay Sugar (see below) was mated with the mushroom coloured Earlsdon Co Co (see below) and they produced a mushroom and white son called Halstock Swiss Cappucino (see below) .
  
Fairy Cocktail: 003664

Skewbald:
 
30"
Born:
  
1982
Sire:
  
Fairy Blue Train
Dam:
  
Cockleshell


Cocktail produced two mushroom & white sons - Earlsdon Co Co (see below) and Earlsdon Charm. He also produced a daughter called Earlsdon Little Coral (see below), a skewbald mare that has produced mushroom offspring here at Halstock.
   Fairy Cocktail
Earlsdon Co Co: AA1616

Registered as Chocolate & White:
 
Born:
  
1991
Sire:
  
Fairy Cocktail
(see above)
Dam:
  
Pwlldu Lady


Co Co is a full brother to Earlsdon Charm who is also mushroom in colour. Co Co has only reproduced his colour when mated with a chestnut and white daughter of Firth Junius (see above) called Halstock Sebay Sugar (see below). One of Co Co’s chestnut & white daughters called Halstock Blazing Miss Julep (see below) produced a mushroom and white colt when bred with Twyfors Pepsi (see below).
  
 
 
 
 
Halstock Swiss Cappucino: AN1531/S05-119

Cream & White:
 
33"
Born:
  
2002
Sire:
  
Earlsdon Co Co
(see above)
Dam:
  
Halstock Sebay Sugar

   
 
 
 
Twyfords Pepsi: AM0959 S05-018

Cream and White:
 
30.5"
Born:
  
2001
Sire:
  
Dam:
  
Twyfords Silver


Pepsi has produced four mushroom & white offspring for us including Halstock Pepsi Max (see below), Halstock Jumping Jack Flash (see below), Halstock Pepsi’s Coral Shell (see below) and Halstock Pepsi’s Pearldrop (see below).
The dams of these foals all have the mushroom gene within their background.
    
 
 
 
Halstock Pepsi Max: AS2842

Dark Cream & White:
 
30.5"
Born:
  
2006
Sire:
  
Twyfords Pepsi (Junior Stallions)
By: Athelney Pale Magic (senior stallions)
Dam:
  
Llathony Pearl (Senior Mares)
P. Great Grand sire: Fairy Cocktail (Senior Stallions)
M.Great Grand sire: South Sands Golden George (Reference Stallions)
   
 
 
 
Earlsdon Little Coral: AA1611 M96-398

Chestnut & White:
 
32"
Born:
  
1991
Sire:
  
Fairy Cocktail
(see above)
Dam:
  
Berkswell Candy

Coral has produced three mushroom/mushroom & white offspring - one is from a mating with Twyfords Pepsi (see above) and the other two are daughters of the bay stallion Kerswell Kinsman (see reference stallions). Coral also has a bay daughter by Kinsman that has a mushroom tint to her coat.
    
 
 
 
Llathony Pearl: AJ0249

Cream & White:
 
31"
Born:
  
1999
Sire:
  
Earlsdon Charm
Dam:
  
Darwin Dainty

Pearl is a daughter of the mushroom coloured stallion Earlsdon Charm and she has produced two mushroom and white offspring when mated with Twfords Pepsi (see above). Her son is Halstock Pepsi Max (see above) and her daughter is Halstock Pepsi’s Pearl Drop (see below).
   Llathony Pearl  
 
 
 
Halstock Sebay Sugar: AH2552 M02-360

Chestnut & White:
 
33"
Born:
  
1998
Sire:
  
Firth Junius
(see above)
Dam:
  
Halstock Sugar Mouse
 
Photo coming soon
 
 
 
 
Halstock Blazing Miss Julep: AP2196 M08

Chestnut & White:
 
32"
Born:
  
2003
Sire:
  
Earlsdon Co Co
(see above)
Dam:
  
Halstock Miss Juniper

Julep has produced one mushroom and white colt when mated with Twyfords Pepsi (see above) and he is called Halstock Jumping Jack Flash (see below).
  
Photo coming soon
 
 
 
 
Halstock Cream Caramel: AR2617

Dark Cream & White Filly:
 
30"
Born:
  
2005
Sire:
  
Kerswell Kinsman
(see Reference Stallions)
Dam:
  
Earlsdon Little Coral
(see above)

Cream Caramel has now joined the Birchwood Shetland Stud.
    
 
 
 
Halstock Crème Caramel: AS3018

Dark Cream Filly:
 
Born:
  
2006
Sire:
  
Kerswell Kinsman
(see Reference Stallions)
Dam:
  
Earlsdon Little Coral
(see above)
   
 
 
 
Halstock Colette: AT0977

Bay Filly:
 
Born:
  
2007
Sire:
  
Kerswell Kinsman
(see Reference Stallions)
Dam:
  
Earlsdon Little Coral
(see above)
   
 
 
 
Halstock Pepsi’s Coral-Shell: AU1044

Cream & White Filly:
 
Born:
  
2008
Sire:
  
Twyfords Pepsi
(see above)
Dam:
  
Earlsdon Little Coral
(see above)
   
 
 
 
Halstock Jumping Jack Flash:

Cream & White Colt:
 
Born:
  
2008
Sire:
  
Twyfords Pepsi
(see above)
Dam:
  
Halstock Blazing Miss Julep
(see above)

Jack Flash has now joined the Birchwood Shetland Stud.
    
 
 
 
Halstock Pepsi’s Pearl Drop: AU1046

Cream & White Filly:
 
Born:
  
2008
Sire:
  
Twyfords Pepsi
(see above)
Dam:
  
Llathony Pearl
(see above)
  Halstock Pepsi’s Pearl Drop  
 
 
   
 
 
     
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