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RosMel's Omni
(RosMel's Cotillion x Homestead Flirt) with Melanie Gillett were National Champion Western
Pleasure Adult, National Reserve Champion Adult Welsh Hunter, National 3rd Place Adult
English Pleasure, and they were the A.H.S.A. National Adult Pleasure Champions of the
United States.- RosMel's Blue Velvet (CC Blue Knight x Ardmore Lookout), owned by Bay Ridge Welsh Ponies, was the W.P.C.S.A. National Champion Welsh Hunter over 12.2 hands, National Champion English Pleasure over 12.2 hands, National Champion Adult Welsh Hunter, National Reserve Champion Adult English Pleasure and winner of the Overall Sec. B High Score Award.
- RosMel's Bit O' Blue was the W.P.C.S.A. National Reserve Champion Welsh Hunter 12.2 and under with Angel Gillett.
- RosMel's Amber Lace was the National Reserve Champion Junior Western Pleasure Sec. A and B, and Angel Gillett was the National Junior Stock Seat Equitation Champion with Lacey, for the second year in a row. How's that for dominating the performance world?!
The History of RosMel Pony Farm
The Gillett Family fell under the spell of Welsh in 1977 with the purchase of two Welsh mares- Shelly and Beauty Cream- both palomino daughters of 4183 Holly Run Sunray (*Dyrin Burma Boy x Maegeos Cribans Beauty by 1120 Criban Monarch). We were taken with their wonderful disposition, beauty, and the fact that they were such superb performance animals.
In 1981 we had the
opportunity to purchase Supreme Champion Section B stallion GlanNant Tango, a *Cusop Sheriff son. He sired very
athletic ponies with fabulous hunter movement that took his offspring straight to the top
at Welsh and hunter 
shows. Later that same year,
we made a trip to Canada's Ardmore Stud and purchased several ponies, including champion Ardmore Traveller, a
three year old chestnut Section B stallion by Ardmore Fleetfoot. He was the National High
Point Section B Stallion of the Welsh Pony & Cob Society of America for five years-
1982-1986. These two Sec. B stallions became the foundation of our breeding program.
In 1998 GlanNant Tango received the honor of being awarded the Welsh Pony Society Sire Legion of Merit. This award is given to stallions whose progeny have won a minimum of 2500 points, with at least 5 individuals winning at least 300 points each. See GlanNant Tango's page for more pictures and information on this wonderful stallion. Click here.
We traveled throughout the U.S. and Canada purchasing Sec. A and B broodmares with the bloodlines of Coed Coch, Criban, Twyford, Ettrick, Severn, Solway, Rotherwood, Rosedale, Cusop, Farnley, Findeln, Revel, and Bristol bloodlines. We showed many of these mares to National Championships and they are now retired to our broodmare band.
Our farm name, RosMel, is a combination of the names of Rosanna and Melanie Gillett.
In 1990 we leased from Asgard Stud, Rosedale Fairy Prince (Rosedale Mohican x
Rosedale Fairyland), a Sec. B imported bay stallion. We crossed him on our mares and got
some beautiful foals with his elegance and extreme movement. We have retained six of his
daughters for our breeding program, and one exceptional stallion, RosMel's Notorious, a bay roan son of Bristol Sun Sylph
(Bristol Sun God x Coed Coch Swynan). To date, Notorious is producing extremely typey,
fancy moving ponies that are already winning in the showring. His oldest, RosMel's Jamberry, has already been a Supreme Champion in hand
as a two year old. On her dam's side, she is a GlanNant Tango granddaughter.
We have
retained two sons of GlanNant Tango, Supreme Champion RosMel's Cotillion and Champion RosMel's Quadrille. They are both out of Supreme Champion
HW Gwindy Glo. She was one of our best foundation mares that produced at least ten
champion ponies for us. Both of these stallions are producing gorgeous, athletic ponies
with wonderful temperaments.
We have also retained an Ardmore Traveller son, RosMel's Tapestry, who is out of RosMel's Scarlet Belle by
RosMel's Cotillion. In 1995 he was the National Reserve Champion Sec. B Colt with
the Welsh Pony & Cob Society of America, and in 1996 he was the National 3rd place
Sec. B stallion of the United States. He is doing a great job in following in his sire's
footsteps.
In 1996 the Welsh Pony Society had a survey of all the breeding farms in America, and we were recognized as having the largest herd of Sec. B Welsh in the United States.
In the summer
of 1997, we purchased a weanling colt from Sandy Constanzo, Brookside Stud, Canada, in
hopes of him crossing well with our Tango daughters. His name is Brookside Pink Magnum, and he is a flashy liver chestnut
roan by Eyarth Grenadier and out of Penucha Martina who is a granddaughter of Criban
Victor. At his first show in 1998 G.C.W.P.A. Spring Show, he was Junior Champion Colt
under both judges.
Our goal is
to produce Welsh halter and performance ponies of exceptional quality and temperament. We
specialize in breeding ponies of hunter type that will win at Welsh shows as well as
hunter shows. In 1996 we purchased a spectacular crossbred colt, Salvandi Jazzman, who
is by Ledinjadon Major Motion. We are crossing him with our Welsh mares in hopes of
breeding fancy large pony hunters. His first foals arrived in 1997, and are everything we
expected. Two have already been champions.
RosMel's
Flirtasous by Salvandi Jazzman.
We are very proud of our pony rider, Angel Gillett. Angel showed our many time
Supreme Champion Sec. B mare, RosMel's Amber
Lace (Ardmore Traveller x Bailey's Fancy Lass by Bala's Keepsake).
"Lacey" won the Welsh Pony Society Individual Legion of Merit in 1995 and to
date has 3341 points- more points in this division than any other Welsh Pony in America.
In 1995, Lacey was the W.P.C.S.A. National Champion Sec. B Mare, and in 1996 and 1997 she
was the National Reserve Champion Sec. B Mare.
With the American Horse Show Association, Angel and Lacey have been the National Champion Welsh Pleasure Pony- 12.2 to 14.2hh for the past three years- 1995-1997. She was also Reserve National Champion Welsh Hunter with the A.H.S.A. in 1995. In 1996, Lacey was the Grand Champion Welsh Pony with the A.H.S.A. They have really accomplished quite a show career.
Angel also shows RosMel ponies on the A.H.S.A.
"A" rated Pony
Hunter circuit. Her small pony is RosMel's Bit O' Blue
(CC Blue Knight by Findeln Blue Danube x Colwyn Myfanway). In 1996 and 1997 they
were Reserve Champion Texas Hunter/Jumper Small Pony Hunter. (In 1997 the Champion
Texas Hunter/Jumper Small Pony was RosMel's Curly Sue owned by Deborah Graves.) At Angel's
last show with "Blue", she won the Pony Hunter Classic against twenty ponies of
all sizes.
Angel's medium pony, RosMel's Fancy Image (Ardmore Traveller x Bailey's Fancy Lass),
is a full brother to RosMel's Amber Lace. In 1997 "Image" was Reserve Champion
Green Pony Hunter with the Southwest Series and A.H.S.A. Zone 7 3rd Place Green Pony
Hunter-Small/Medium- coming in behind two RosMel ponies which we had sold.
In 1998, Angel and Image were the A.H.S.A. National Grand Champion Welsh Pony, A.H.S.A. National Champion Welsh Pony Hunter and A.H.S.A. National Champion Welsh Pleasure, over 12.2 to 14.2. With the Welsh Pony Society of America they were the National Champion Welsh Hunter Pony and English Pleasure Pony over 12.2 to 14.2h. She was also National Champion Stock Seat Equitation Rider for the third year in a row. They had quite a year!
Angel qualified both of her ponies at the 1997 A.H.S.A. Pony Hunter Finals at Brownland Farm, Franklin, Tennessee. Angel received good ribbons with both of her ponies, and we really enjoyed watching ponies that we had sold showing at this prestigious show. The overall Small Pony Hunter Champion was a pony we bred, Strike A Pose (RosMel's Blue Reign- by Findeln Blue Danube, out of one of our foundation mares, Bristol Sun Sylph).
During our 29 years with Welsh, we have bred and
shown numerous National Champion ponies in hand and in performance. In 1997 alone, RosMel
ponies were at the top in the year end awards with the National Welsh Pony Society of
America.
F
or us there is no greater thrill than seeing RosMel ponies winning in the show ring for our family and for new owners. It is a great reward for all of the hard work involved on a pony farm.Please visit the links below: