Margaret Harvey
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Margaret Harvey always seemed to be batty - and she was, indeed, horse mad. She was an excellent rider and bred several different lines of horses - Fell ponies, Dales ponies and a general line of horses and ponies from her stallion, Kestrel. I'm not sure when the following photos were taken, they were given to me by one of the girls who lived in Menston and had known Margaret for years. Margaret's real problem was that she loved all her horses and ponies and couldn't bear to get rid of them, so their numbers kept increasing. She always seemed to be on the borderline of broke, though I guess the family had money at one time. (Margaret had been a society debutante in her youth - I saw the photos and she was gorgeous!) By the time I knew her she lived with her mother (who seemed to disapprove of the horsy lifestyle) and there was a sister whom I saw once from a distance, but never met.
Margaret on Kestrel. Date unknown - possibly late 1960s
Margaret Harvey.morphlet , is this horse Honey?
Margaret Harvey is central on the horse I think is Honey. I don't know the other two riders but the horse on the left is Major and the one on the right looks like an offspring of the one in the middle. Look at their heads.
One more post and more pics to come.
morphlet Margaret Harvey always seemed to be batty - and she was, indeed, horse mad. She was an excellent rider and bred several different lines of horses - Fell ponies, Dales ponies and a general line of horses and ponies from her stallion, Kestrel. I'm not sure when the following photos were taken, they were given to me by one of the girls who lived in Menston and had known Margaret for years. Margaret's real problem was that she loved all her horses and ponies and couldn't bear to get rid of them, so their numbers kept increasing. She always seemed to be on the borderline of broke, though I guess the family had money at one time. (Margaret had been a society debutante in her youth - I saw the photos and she was gorgeous!) By the time I knew her she lived with her mother (who seemed to disapprove of the horsy lifestyle) and there was a sister whom I saw once from a distance, but never met.
Margaret on Kestrel. Date unknown - possibly late 1960s
Margaret Harvey.
morphlet , is this horse Honey?Margaret Harvey is central on the horse I think is Honey. I don't know the other two riders but the horse on the left is Major and the one on the right looks like an offspring of the one in the middle. Look at their heads.
One more post and more pics to come.
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Reply from Mick Knowles
Date: Jul. 11th, 2011 04:24 pm (UTC)Found your blog when I googled Margaret Harvey but for some reason it won't let me leave a reply. I helped at Margaret's in the mid 1960's and knew all the ponies you mention. I show jumped Star in the 1967/68 seasons and he was indeed a real character. Major or Wharfedale Merely-a-Major to give him his full name was a half brother to Kestral both being bred from the same mare Wharfedale Jesse. Merlin and Peregrine being 2 other foals bred from her. Merlin was sold to the Horton-Fawkes family for their sons to ride. Dominic was bought by Margaret around 1966 as a 2 or 3 year old and I helped in his breaking. I seemed to get that job a lot, being a small 13 year old I suppose. Wharfedale Gay Metal was another great jumping pony whose career was cut short when some idiot jumped him over a solid stone wall, he hit the wall and as you probably remember was lame for the rest of his life. Major although only 14.2hh was jumped by Sally Boocock in adult open classes and was often mistaken for Marion Coakes and Stroller as they looked very similar to that combination. It was interesting to see the photos, somewhere in my loft I have hundreds of slides taken of Margarets ponies, we once gave a slide show in the tack room on a weekend to raise money for some venture or other. Thanks for the
memories.
Mick Knowles