History was made in the sport of combined driving in 2005 when Cefnoakpark Bouncer, a Welsh Pony imported from Wales, and his driver, American Suzy Stafford, became the first U.S. entry to win an individual gold medal in any international (FEI) driving competition when they won the Single Pony Division.
Their success at the FEI World Combined Pony Driving Championships held in Derbyshire, England gained recognition throughout the equestrian world.

Bouncer, owned by Sybil and Wayne Humphreys of Rapidan, Va., has accomplished much in his career as a driving pony. In addition to earning Top Score out of 81 entries from 16 countries with Suzy Stafford at the World Championships, he was also named the Grand Champion and First Place Single Pony at two other distinguished FEI competitions in the U.S. in 2005. Furthermore, in recognition of his significant accomplishments in 2005, Bouncer was a United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Horse of the Year finalist.

After hearing of the team’s accomplishment, Breyer Animal Creations, makers of the world’s finest model horses, made the decision to create a portrait model of the ten-year-old Welsh Pony.