Who was the famous jumping pony Stroller?
I love this question as Stroller and his rider were one of my riding idols that I read about growing up. Stroller was a 14.2 hand pony bought in Ireland as part of a job lot. Marion (Coakes) Mould from Britain had seen Stroller a few times and liked him. When she heard that the pony was for sale, she asked her father to have a look at him. That was at Wembley in 1960. Without jumping him or even having a vet check him out, Marion bought him. This incredible pony went on through nearly 12 show seasons without a day’s lameness. There were many highlights in Stroller’s career but the best years of the partnership together with Marion and Stroller were from 1965 to 1070. Marion twice won the Queen Elizabeth Cup for Lady riders at the Royal International Horse Show. Marion became the first woman to win the Hamburg Jumping Derby, and Stroller was the only horse (and he was a pony!) to have jumped three clear rounds in the history of the Hickstead Derby. For 5 consecutive years, they won the
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