Sylvia Ormiston News Today

Sylvia Ormiston helped Queen Elizabeth set up and manage her stud farm on the estate. After Charles moved it to London, she is starting afresh

The decision to dismantle HM The Kings renowned Highland cattle fold and pony study at Balmoral in Royal Deeside has sparked outcry among breeders…

Every year on her annual holiday at Balmoral, the first thing Queen Elizabeth II would do was visit her beloved Highland pony stud.

The late Queen’s Highland pony breeding programme is to be moved from Balmoral Castle to England, it has been confirmed. A spokesman for Balmoral said the stud would return to Hampton Court Palace near London rather than continuing at the Scottish castle in which Her Majesty spent her last days. The ponies moved to Balmoral […]

One of the largest native horse breed organisations - the Highland Pony Society - is celebrating its centenary year.

Tower Clyde became the first Highland to qualify for the HOYS in-hand supreme final, before he went onto have an uber-prolific ridden career

Two livestock breeders who have "left a permanent mark" in the world of Highland cattle and Highland pony breeding have been awarded for their contributions.

Husband and wife team Dochy and Sylvia Ormiston are the recipients of this year's Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) Sir William Young Award.

The Royal family have always loved Highland ponies, with a breeding herd at Balmoral. The late Queen was patron of the Highland Pony Society.

Rhiannon Randall’s home-bred Highland pony stallion Fleetwoods Loch Lomond was crowned 2023 Royal Windsor M&M in-hand supreme champion