Well done, she’s turning into a cracking little competition pony and soooo scopey, what a lovely shape she throws. Can’t wait to see her first event, she’s doing Jammy proud.

Can I just say how delightful it is to have Hobbs back on commentary - particularly the jumping phase 🥹🥰

Hobs comments are everything

Winnie looks like she's greying out so much!! Can't imagine what she will look like in 1 year or 2! You did amazing xx ❤

Meg! I found some very interesting horses in Winnie/Jam's family tree! 😁 I have a whole doc I can send you if you'd like, but the TL;DR is there seems something was up with a stallion called Gil (born 1939) and his relatives. Frustratingly, his colour is dubiously described as "dun" by the Connemara Pony Breeders Society and Irish Draught Online Studbook (they most likely meant buckskin, same thing to people then) but allbreedspedigree says he was genetically palomino. They don't give the source for that info and genetic testing wasn't available until the 90s, but admittedly his picture doesn't look buckskin. (Granted it's a picture from the 40s so it's not hugely helpful lol). So that's annoying. BUT he and his sire Innishgoill Laddie (who was "light grey") both have offspring out of solid coloured mares that were recorded as "roan" or "grey/roan", and Gil even had a few listed as "grey" even though the dam wasn't grey. Line breeding was standard practice and occasionally straight up inbreeding back then, and a lot of those mares were related to Innishgoill Laddie as well. So I'm thinking that there might be some recessive allelles (genes, can also think of them as mutations) or just a ton of them involved, that came together in the right way to produce these slow greying/roany greys. It does skip generations but it's definitely something genetic that appears several times in the family! Descended from them is Queen of Diamonds (1957) and her son Abbeyleix Owen (1971), both very influential in the Connie breed. Owen (definitely grey) has 413 recorded offspring, and a small minority of them (like, 2%) were also apparently "roan" or "grey roan", out of non-roan mares (grey and not-grey!). In her direct line of decent from Owen though, Winnie seems to be the first "roan" grey to have popped up. So Winnie-woo is just confirmed to be one in a million (well, one in hundreds) in every way! 🥰

Her paces are starting to look beautiful under saddle now! Flicky toes in her trot are 😍

Ohh Winnie - everything looks like it is just clicking into place for her. Credit to you for giving her such great first experiences, she was such a grown up 💕

Very well done. A great start to the season. I swear she was a shaggy, slightly unbalanced horse a few months ago! She looks so well and her coloring is really unique. So much scope in the jumping. She cleared them all by miles.

Winnie has gorgeous movement! And I can’t tell you how much I love Hobs’ commentary ❤❤❤ well done Meg and especially Winne ❤❤❤❤❤

Aww bless her she did so well. She moves beautifully and the constant connection will come in time ❤ She certainly gives the fences clearance. What a clever pony xxx

Winnie your such a pretty girlie. Honestly her scope 😮😮. You rode her so well despite her being a bit tired. So proud of both of you ❤

That was such a lovely dressage test for winnie's first one

Well done, Meg!! You rode Winnie very well through that Dressage test and Show Jumping as well. Even though the Show Jumping wasn't timed, you rode with a lot of confidence. I loved seeing that!!! So chuffed for you and your homebred, Winnie!!! Your friend, the Retired Paramedic and Horse Trainer in Ontario, Canada, Jenn 💖 🇨🇦

She is so sweet. She looked lovely in the dressage. Such a pretty baby. I loved watching her jump, too. She's so cute about tucking her feet. I was giggling watching her, but just because she looked absolutely darling in the show jumping, She did so well. I think she's going to be super as she matures. Good job with her Meg and Hobbit and Granite Lens Media.

Winnie is looking super! You have done such a great job with her. Her paces in the dressage looked lovely and her scope in the jumping was awesome. What a cracking eventing pony she will turn into. x

Well done Winnie. She looked so lovely and gave some great high jumps over the fences. I love her colouring and look forward to her next outing 🥰❤

Yay Winnie! You rode her so well Meg. LOVED having Hobbit commentary!

ooohhh I've missed lil Hobbit

I love your hands over fences. Supportive and kind

Well done Megan and gorgeous Winnie! She looks really nice to jump as she doesn't appear to rush and just keeps popping in a rythem! Exciting future for this one!😊

Fantastic result - well done Winnie & Meg🎉👏👏 Not bad for a first time out🤗 Winnie has fantastic potential. She has the beginnings of such fluid movements & great transitions & an awesome jump. Congratulations Meg - on the result & for a brilliant home-bred future eventer. Go Team Elphick ❤

You bossed the showjumping 😍 such a lovely rhythm and Winnie is so photogenic with her knees up!

Gosh hasn't she really matured over the last few months. She looks fantastic! I actually really like prelim 13, there's not loads and loads of canter like in some others that just seem to go on forever 😂She did such a sweet test, and looked super willing jumping, can't ask for any more for a first outing. Can see it all coming together nicely !

Well done, Meg and Winnie! Winnie is coming along nicely. I loved Hobbit's commentary!!! ❤

Winnie look stunning and so beautiful!!!🤓🫶🏻🥕🥕🥕

O what a well turned out Winnie! 😍 So stinking cute!! ❤

Oh wow she looks super smart. From that iddy biddy foal to this smart grown up horsey

Whinnie looks to be filling out lovely she looks great bless her ❤

You two make an absolutely beautiful picture! Your black and white look works so well with her current bay roan stage ❤ lovely having Hobbit back again. Her jumps and sweet look in the dressage warm up😊

Over the moon for you guys, she looked phenomenal!

Well Done Winnie!!!! Shes looking so smart and Posh Meg! Winnie did amazing on her first show. I bet your really proud Meg! xxxx

Well done Meg !❤

Looking awesome. Love her!❤️

I said to myself 66% and when you all said lower I felt bad for Winnie haha she worked her little legs round that arena bless her!

Aww, well done Winnie!

Hhhiiiiiii meggg soo excited for this can’t wait for Winnie’s future ❤❤❤❤

Brilliant 🎉 well done Winnie 👏. Aww she looked lovely and all grown up 💜

Love the video! Your mom seems like a great helper and has the best personality!

Well done excellent result for her 1st outing.

She turning into such a lovely pony! Can’t wait to see her in the future! Her shape over jumps is much better and she’s has so much scope and for her first dressage test it was amazing🤩 well done Meg ❤

Yaaaaaay congratulations! Good girl Winnie! I really like the black and white btw... very smart!

Very nice first show! Winne seemed very level headed!!Good job!

So exited to wach this!!!I bet you’ll do good

Good job Winnie 🎉🎉🎉

Have been following you for a couple of months. All your ponies are very athletic , but what I love most is their temperaments. What I admire most about you and Hobbs is your positive attitude with the ponies and each other. You are a good rider and a true horse person. It’s fun and inspiring to watch your progress.

So lovely to see more of Hobbit . She's indispensable ❤

Ming that was an amazing test for the first-time, AND I addmeryou for all you do. SO good to see your mum OUT, AND I love here advice. TAKE care and all the best. 😊😊😊👍👍👍💖

She is looking so professional ❤

Love your mom, you are so lucky to have her!!

Lovely test and clear round 👏

Well done ladies 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤❤❤

I love her funky personality so much she's so eager and spicy at the same time as sweet and smart, this was so lovely to see i always love the show/event vlogs

Well done Meg and Winnie,❤❤

Omg what a good score!!!!!

Well done Meg you rode Winnie so well Cant wait to see more keep up the hard work

She's really coning on nice now! Just shows that taking it slow and steady makes things so much nicer for them in the long run. Xx

I love her Lily Munster tail stripe. I hope it stays forever. Well done to you both!

🎉❤Congratulations Meg and Winnie!!! 😊 more wins to come in the future. 🏆

Well done you two are really talented ❤

What a lovely first combined training, congratulations!! Hobbit's voice overs are fab!!

No way is that Winnie!! She looks incredible 🎉

Very good Winnie,she is going to be a goid sports horse for you Meg, she is lovely ❤ xx

the dressage show outfit is amazing you and winnie look amazing

Well done meg and Winnie

What a beautiful little clever clogs , a big future ahead for you with miss muffet 🤩

She’s so cool

Well-done Winnie and meg, she did really well :)

Winnie look so different!.. Winnie so CUTE 🥰

Whinnie is sooo cuteeeee!!!

once she gets some experience and strength she's going to have very nice dressage tests and her show jumping is progressing beautifully :)

She’s so cute, lovely girl ❤😊

Your horse looks so smart

Loved this video…. You did so well❤😊

Ohhhh Winnie Woo. ❤❤❤❤

Fantastic start to what I'm sure will be an illustrious career! I'd love to see a vlog about where you think Winnie is compared to Wilma, and what you hope for them/think they will develop in, apart from being fantastic, of course 😊

Well done Meg and Winnie, she looks so pretty plaited up her coat is a beautiful colour love it.tfs🤗🏇🤗

Awww Meg she is a little super star! Shes so willing, you should be so proud 😁x

you guys did so good Winne is such and angel🥰😍🥰

I think she looks great. Super show for Winnie.

You and Winnie were wonderful, loved Hobbit’s commentary 💗💗

Fun fact (related to Winnie's tail) Saddlers Wells babies ALL have the grey streek tails...😁

U are such an inspiration to my riding

Clever pony!! Well ridden ❤

Congratulations she did well given her age. She’s lovely as well

KZfaq only…well done ❤ greetings form the Netherlands

WHO ELSE IS OBSESSED WITH WINNIE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I loke you in the black jacket, looks very smart. I predicted the test to be 68 , you both looked great.

Hi enjoyed the video ,was it Allen's Hill ? Winnie was a 🌟 as it can be spooky there at times .I thought she is improved so much & you both are looking really nice together, I thought test looked around middle 60 s so brilliant job well done both ,🥕 for Winnie & cocktail 🍸 or 2 for yourself & team 🎉👍💐

Well done Winnie, Meg and Team Elphick - SECOND!! xOx

greetIngS from NZ i am glad there is someone on the planet that does plaits like me !😅Well done at your show with Winnie i have 3 mares god help me but i do !!

The green grass moustache cracks me up

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She relaxed more as the test went on

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- Hobbs - “DiNga LiNgA DiNg” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

She is so happy to please.

Winnie is too adorable. After the disappointment or what happened with Ari I'm so happy see yoù añd winnie blossoming xx

Winnie looks so cool! Do you think she will go grey like jam?? Xx

I know you love Wilma, but I honestly think that Winnie is the one to watch.

There is a lot going on with that road at Allen’s hill. She is fab