Staffordshire sits in the middle of the country and benefits from it. It has an active Pony Club and riding club scene, good access to shows across the Midlands, and it is within reasonable reach of Cheshire, Shropshire, Derbyshire and the West Midlands — so a family buying here can realistically widen their search across several counties without a punishing drive.
You will find a broad mix rather than a single dominant local breed: Welsh sections, native crosses, riding ponies and a good number of ponies that have done Pony Club and local shows. The Staffordshire Moorlands in the north offer rougher ground and hardier ponies, while the south of the county is closer to the Midlands competition circuit. Central location also means ponies are often advertised to a national audience, so be ready to move quickly on something genuinely suitable.