The American Shetland Pony Club was founded in 1888 as a registry to keep the pedigrees for all the Shetlands that were being imported from Europe at that time.

It has expanded to four separate breeds under one club: The Classic American Shetland Pony, The Modern American Shetland Pony, The American Miniature Horse Registry and The American Show Pony Registry.

We are the oldest and most versatile registry for small equine in the United States today and are located at 81 B East Queenwood, Morton, IL 61550, (309) 263-4044. You can call or write for a free brochure on any of our breeds.

The Classic Shetland Stallion Sweepstakes Auction to be Held Online!

The Classic Shetland Stallion Sweepstakes Auction is an annual event hosted by the American Shetland Pony Club (ASPC) to promote the Classic Shetland Pony. This year the program is being offered in a brand new format. The ASPC Classic Sweepstakes Committee announced their plans to hold the entire 2008 auction online!
In effort to keep improving the Classic Shetland Pony, members of the ASPC Classic Sweepstakes Committee came up with a new online program to recognize and promote Classic Shetland Bloodlines. The committee hopes an auction online will enable more participation and allow breeders to showcase their best bloodlines. In addition, online bidders will have access to a number of very high quality Classic Shetland Stallions to bid for breeding to.
Resulting foals are eligible for nomination and participation in the classic weanling sweepstakes class in 2010 to be hosted at the National Shetland Pony Congress. Top sweepstakes weanlings will compete for estimated $2500 to $4500 in prize money.
“We hope that this format will make the Sweepstakes program more accessible for everyone.” said Carin Ponder, the Classic Shetland Sweepstakes Committee Chairperson. For complete details on participation in the new Classic Sweepstakes visit www.classicsweepstakes.com. Stallion nominations are due April 1, 2008 with the nomination fee of $200 to be paid by June 1st, closing on September 1, 2008. The high bid must be paid by September 15th or it will go to the next highest bidder. All bids will go through Carin Ponder, ponderingoaksstables@yahoo.com, (936) 443-0566

Farnam Sponsors National Vetrolin Grooming Awards

Farnam Companies has graciously agreed to sponsor the Vetrolin Grooming Awards again in 2008, but this year they have raised the bar. They will be offering the Vetrolin Grooming Award at the World Championship Show this July in Ohio, the Shetland Pony Congress to be held in Indiana in early August and the AMHR Nationals to be held in Tulsa this September. Each of the winners of the award at all three shows will receive a year’s supply of those fabulous Vetrolin grooming products! So get putting on that Vetrolin shine!