Imperial (aka Ketchup) is the 2001 &
last foal out of Castlemead Imogen who sadly died in December 2001. He is a long
awaited brother to Amilas Iona & Ty Gwyn and has inherited his sires
fantastic temperament.
Purchased by Carol Davie early in 2002 Ketchup was lightly shown as a yearling
and this year (2003) now a 2yo gelding has to date won 5 1st's. Like his sire
and sisters Ketchup is a very intelligent pony that loves to be doing things.
Sensibly Carol has decided he may be offered for sale next year to allow him to
follow his family into the ridden ring.
Due to a change in circumstances of his previous owner I am thrilled to welcome
Ketchup back to Amilas. If we have time we will show him as a 3yo gelding
in-hand and then like Carol we hope he will follow his big sisters under saddle.
Although I didn't get around to showing him our dreams for his future have come
true and Ketchup has now been sold to a wonderfull new home where I know he will
be very loved and get all the fuss and attention a Ketchup pony needs. I wish
his new owner many years of fun with him and look forward to seeing him being
ridden and enjoyed. I'm sure regular updates on his progress will be forthcoming
so I will continue to post his news here.
September 2008
"I
thought I would send you some information as to what he has been doing since I
purchased him in February. I wanted a pony for my three year old daughter Mia as
a lead rein pony, but had been traveling the length and bredth of the country
seeing and trying alleged 'bombproof lead rein' ponies. After Mia had been
rodeo'ed off the latest 'bombproof lead rein' I had all but given up finding a
pony. Then I saw an advert for ' Ketchup'.
Nichola was concerned that he was hairy and muddy, and that he hadn't done
enough to be a lead rein pony. I assured her that i just wanted to see his
temperament as I would know straight away if he would be o.k. I was glad that he
hadn't really done much, because there would be no knots to unravel. As soon as
I saw him I knew he was the one! He was fat, muddy and hairy, but he was so
kind. My little girl brushed him and fussed him, walked all round him and he
didn't bat an eyelid. He then had tack on, and she had a little ride round the
paddock on him. That was it! I bought him there and then!
We gave him a bit of time to settle in his new surroundings, not that he was
bothered at all and carried on as if he'd been there all his life! Then we just
got on with it. He has been the most fantastic lead rein pony I could ask for.
He takes everything in his stride and his temperament is second to none. Mia
runs up to him in the paddock and he just puts his head down so she can hug him!
He has been to numerous shows this summer and has always been in the top four!
The only thing that has marked him down is the fact that he sometimes puts his
ears back when we trot because Mia is still so tiny that sometimes she bounces
and is giggling so much! Can't blame him for that!!
He is just adorable, and has become a huge part of the family. We can't imagine
life without him now.
I'm hoping that he will go on to do some more showing next year if I can find
a jockey! I feel he's a bit wasted just doing a lead rein class, so it would be
good to find someone who can do some bigger ridden classes with him as well, so
if you know of anyone who may be interested I would be very glad to hear from
them!
Anyway, I must sign off now, but I hope that has filled a gap for you?! I
would like to thank you for breeding such a fantastic pony, and I will try to
send you some pictures if I can work out how to do it!
Kindest regards,
Rowan (the current owner of Amilas
Imperial)"
