Lochinvar Patience

September 10th, 2004 was a banner day for Lochinvar Farm. Our homebred mare, Lochinvar Patience, won a large, strong class of Yeld Mares at the American National Show held in Elk Grove, California. Welsh judge, Dewi Evans, pulled her to the front and pinned her his Champion Section A mare! Evans later commented, "She's exactly what a Section A pony should be." Patience, in 3 gold shows this summer, under 6 judges, has won 5 of 6 classes, one Reserve Grand Champion Sec. A, has 3 Champion Mare rosettes, and 2 Res. Champion Mare placings! We agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Evans: Patience is indeed everything a Section A pony should be.

Patience is our Star! She has carried the show banner of the farm for the past 4 seasons, winning beyond our wildest dreams. She is a dream. Ultimately kind, willing, brave and exquisitely beautiful, Patience has done it all. The last foal of her illustrious dam's maternal career, she was foaled in 1996, when Kayruss Poppie was 22 years old.

Majicks Owen Tudur	Roblyns Thunder Boy	Jet Arrows Oregon Spring
		Quorn Many Wounds
	Tanglewood Copy Cat	Captain Cat
		Chamcook Mefusen
Kayruss Poppie	Kayruss Star Man	Heatherstone Mandarin
		Harford Forestar
	Kayruss Pennie	Farnley Nero
		Revel Peach

As a Yearling & 2 year old, Patience was the WPCSA NW Region Champion and Reserve. Late to mature and really "blossom", we gave Patience a three year hiatus. During that time she had two foals and was trained to drive. Patience returned to the show ring in 2001 to win a large Yeld Mare class at the American Nationals pinning above some of the nicest show mares on the West Coast. But it was as a 7 and 8 year old that she came into her own...that record speaks for itself:
Show Record for 2003 & 2004
*Champion Mare, 1st Yeld Mares -- 2004 American National Show, UK Judge Dewi Evans
*Champion Mare, 1st Yeld Mares, Champion Pleasure Driving -- 2004 Emerald Empire, Judge N. Kalinsky
*Res. Grand Sec. A, Champion Mare, 1st Yeld Mares -- 2004 Emerald Empire, Judge Jane De Thoures
*Champion Pleasure Driving & Res. Champion Carriage -- 2004 West Coast Spring Show, Judge C. Wing
*Res. Champion Mare, 1st Yeld Mares -- 2004 Western National Show, UK Judge Roger Davies
*Res. Champion Mare, 1st Yeld Mares -- 2004 NW Welsh Classic, Judge Connie Moore
*Res. Champion Mare, 1st Yeld, Mares -- 2004 Oregon Fall Classic, Judge Susan Stepney
*Res. Champion Mare, 1st Yeld Mares -- 2004 Oregon Fall Classic, Judge Pat Holmes
*Grand Champion Sec. A, Champion Mare, 1st Yeld Mares - '03 EEWPS Judge Tiz Benedict
*Champion Pl. Driving & Res. Ch. Carriage Drive- '03 NWWC Judge Ted Chiswell
*Res. Champion Mare, Res. Champion Pleasure Driving -- '03 Western Natl. Judge Karen McLeay

Patience at 5 wins Yeld Mares at American National.

We continue to enjoy her sensible nature, extreme trot, and affectionate demeanor in our daily lives at Lochinvar. We are torn: wishing to return her lovely bloodlines to our broodmare herd, or keeping her out as our favorite driving pony. Either way, we've got a winner!

Patience at age 12, summer 2008, showing off.

Patience was the equine star of Century High School's 2002 production of "The Wizard of Oz" and was featured in a story about the play in the Summer 2002 Welsh Review.

Progeny of Lochinvar Patience Lochinvar Persephone by *West Abbey Robin Hood Filly foaled 1999 Grey. Tragically lost at 2 days following an injury. Lochinvar Pied Piper by *Bengad Lynden Foaled 2000 Bay gelding, Owned and greatly loved by Andrea Smith of Banks, OR Lochinvar Prestige Sired by *Young's Main Attraction Colt foaled 2006 Grey. Prestige has an old fashioned type about him with lots of depth, bone, and substance. His looks, movement, and attitude make one think, "Here is a show pony in the making!". Owned by High Pointe Equestrian Center, Manhattan Kansas

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