The 90’s was a good decade for the Highland Pony in Australia. It saw a significant increase in the purebred numbers, with a total of 41 purebred foals to be born and 26 of them being fillies. It seen 3 of the more well-known breeders of today, coming on to the Highland Pony breeding seen and with the help of the very well-known stallion, Barrymoor Dorian taking out titles left, right and centre on the showing seen, the Highland Pony was now making good ground and becoming better known in Australia. 

In addition to the purebreds there was 11 Australian Highland Pony foals born, in different stages of the breed up program, and  roughly 16 part breds to be born on Australian soils.

The first foal to be born in the 90’s was Harkaway Lodge Heather, by Barrymoor Dorian out of Gipsy Melody of Turin Hill.

Barrymoor Grand Final sired another 5 purebreds at the start of the 90’s with his last foal was born in 1993. Out of those five there was 3 fillies and 2 colts, of which one was gelded and the other being Harkaway Lodge McMillan born in 1992.

^{Harkaway Lodge McMillan}

Harkaway Lodge McMillan went on to sire 6 purebreds, 1 FS filly along with 1 gelding within the breed up program, himself in the 90’s.

From stallions born in the 80’s, we seen the following foals produced;

Barrymoor Banner –  5 purebreds foals sired.

Barrymoor Dorian – 11 purebred foals sired, 2 new fillies entering the breed up program with another 2 FS fillies born within the program and 8 part bred foals sired.

Barrymoor Jagirdar – 6 purebred foals sired, all but one out of Haven Bonny. 2 FS2 fillies born, along with 1 gelding, all out of Senlac Siren, within the breed up program and 1 part bred foal sired.

Barrymoor Mercury – 5 purebred foals sired, 1 new filly entering the breed up program with another FS2 born within the program and 3 part bred foals sired.

Taranganba Macadam – 3 purebreds foals and 1 part bred foal sired.

The 90’s seen the introduction of another 4 stallion, besides Harkaway Lodge McMillan.

Benacre Kippen by Barrymoor Jagirdar, out of Haven Bonny, born in 1992.

Harkaway Lodge Fergus by Barrymoor Dorian, out of Taranganba Diantha, born in 1996.

and Barrymoor Macdonell and Barrymoor Mcara, both by Harkaway Lodge McMillan, out of Barrymoor Merinda, with Macdonell born in 97 and Mcara born in 99.

^{Left; Barrymoor Macdonell.}

^{Right; Harkaway Lodge Fergus}

Out of the late 70’s imported mares still breeding, Gipsy Melody of Turin Hill produced 7 purebred foals and Druid of Croila produced 3 purebred foals.

The 90’s also seen foals starting to come out of the Harkaway Lodge, Croftcnoc and Rosemarkie studs along with foals still coming out of the Barrymoor, Benacre and Senlac studs and the odd foal from the Stanway stud. It also seen the last foal produced by the broom field stud and the Broomfield ponies transferring to the Rosemarkie stud.

^{Left; Harkaway Lodge Harmony, with Katy Brown  of the Senlac Stud.}

^{Right; Stanway Mariah, with Julia Ferguson of the Harkaway Lodge Stud.}

 ^{ALL PHOTO’S EITHER SOURCED THROUGH THE HIGHLAND PONIES AUSTRALIA WEBSITE ARCHIVES OR KINDLY SUPPLIED BY JULIA GRAVE (FORMALLY FERGUSON)}

^{COVER PHOTO IS OF THE WELL-KNOWN STALLION BARRYMOOR DORIAN.}