Kerry Wainwright
FOR those who dedicate their life to the art of breeding the perfect animal, there are few achievements more coveted than winning a golden ticket to the supreme in-hand final at the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS), with a home-bred, homeproduced pony. A place in the championship can cement a stud’s name, providing a breeder with a solid reputation and a healthy, buoyant market for animals donning their prefix.
In 2010, Welsh section B and Connemara specialist Kerry Wainwright’s Skellorn Stud landed their first qualification to the supreme in-hand final – then known as the Cuddy and now supported by The Price Family – with stallion Skellorn Harrison (Harry) handled by Kerry’s good friend Stuart (Stu) Mason.
The stunning Connemara, now 20 and still residing with Kerry at her home in Cheshire, attended HOYS three more times during his in-hand career and also contested the open Connemara of the Year final under saddle. For Kerry’s modest breeding operation, this first qualification at Derbyshire Festival was the result of
