Paul and Cheryl Maye have been running Maye Show Ponies since 2001, they have combined their passion for ponies and turned the business into a successful multi discipline pony training barn.
Cheryl primarily focuses on a pony breeding program standing stallions at stud, broodmares in foal, training youngsters for the line and riding. She has produced numerous winners in both rings.
Paul's main focus is training and showing driving ponies for CDE or Pleasure Driving. He has competed at some of the top shows in the country , from Singles to Four in hand teams and has also been to Europe to compete at World Championships.. He is also very involved with the breeding program and has a strong passion for keeping welsh type in the program.
Their two sons Ethan and Ashton are also involved with horses and ponies.
Ethan, 24 is an accomplished rider competing in the hunters and attended his first International Derby Finals in 2025. He also shows jumpers and is currently starting his own business called Maye Sport Horses , training and showing hunters, jumpers and line ponies. He has trained with: Andre Dignelli, Jimmy Torano, Chuck Keller, Snowden Clarke and Ben Guanciale to name a few. He is also an accomplished handler and is the first junior to ever win the Best Young Pony Class at Devon in 2018. On the side he owns a couple of pony broodmares and quality young ponies.
Ashton 11, is following in his dad's footsteps and has taken up carriage driving . He competes one of his Dad's team horses Ziezo in Combined Driving events. He also enjoys showing our Section C Welsh Stallion, Lonwind Swagger at Welsh shows . He just recently acquired a hackney pony so watch for them in2026! Ashton has also started riding and has shown under saddle a few times.
