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Well, it's Christmas time, and here is our message :-)
Having seen such useful and entertaining blogs as fugly horse of the day, I decided to start my own blog about my thoughts on horses. Feel free to to read and comment :-)
November 2007
To enable us to devote more time to the starting and training of horses and to helping people with their gaited horses, we have made the decision to reduce our breeding herd. It has taken years to establish the stud and we will be maintaining a smaller nucleus herd made up of our best mares. We will also retain most of the stallions and continue to stand them at stud. Please see our sales page for an updated listing of horses available.
The last three foals have arrived. A bay colt Paso Creole colt by Nattfari fra Vindholar and out of VR Reina Real on 14th November. And a bay Paso Creole colt by AuSome Bolero out of Lucero on 17th November. And the last one, a bay part Saddlebred by Nattfari fra Vindholar out of Wildmoor Firefall. All three boys look like like they are well gaited and of excellent bone. So that's it for this season! Please see the foals 2007 Page for updates and new photos. Congratulations to Jenny Hall on the purchase of Marequita NS.
October 2007
Breeding season has started and the first outside mare has arrived. Foaling season also has started with the arrival of a lovely chestnut filly by Narrawin's Romantic Courage and out of Winsdown Precious Resource (Imp.USA). More foals are due any day now and news will be posted to the foals 2007 page. The For Sale pages have been updated and new photos have been included for several horses.
September 2007The weather is getting warmer, the horses are losing their winter woolies. There is just enough rain in our area to sustain some grass growth. Not everyone is this lucky, with many areas in a prolonged drought. Compared to that, some parts of Queensland are being flooded. It is sad to hear that the EI situation in NSW and Qld is continuing to cause problems, with lockdowns in those states still current. My sympathies to all horse people whose businesses are suffering and whose pleasant horse activities have been curtailed. Whilst we are not in lockdown here in Victoria, it is still affecting us, as no mares can come down from NSW for breeding. Let us hope that all horse people will cooperate to help get rid of the virus so that we can all breathe a sigh of relief. To those who flaunt the rules and ignore the procedures in place to help contain the spread of the virus - may you be found out and be dealt with. The links page has been updated. A sad announcement we have to make is that Bolero is gone. He punctured and lacerated his deep flexor tendon. Exploratory surgery showed that it was unlikely that he would recover, so we decided to let him go. We miss him terribly.
August 200730th AugustJana from Germany who stayed with us and helped around the horses has gone back home. We think she enjoyed her stay ;-) The EI situation is still worsening in Qld and NSW but it looks as though the lockdown in Victoria will be lifted shortly.
25th AugustFollowing the confirmation of Equine Influenza in horses stabled at Centennial Park in the centre of Sydney, the NSW Minister for Agriculture has issued an order to cancel all horse events and ban all horse movements in NSW. The horse "standstill" is on for at least 72 hours. This has been updated to a nationwide lockdown as of 1pm on Saturday 25.8.07 For more information, please refer to:
Welcome to our latest addition: Canyonleigh Flash Gordon at Badari. We thank Sharon O'Reilly from SA for handing over the lovely old fellow to us. He is a beautiful horse and we invite you to inspect him. he will be standing at stud at Narrawin from September 2007 onwards. We've had lots of questions about the horse in the picture at the top of this page. It's Narrawin's Romantic Courage. More info can be found on his page. The list of links and sales page have been updated. Please support the ASHAA Inc. 2007 stallion service raffle. Here is your chance to win a free service to one of several beautiful American Saddlebred stallions, including several of ours. If you are considering a breeding to any of our stallions this spring, please request our breeding contract and mare booking form. Someone has hacked into our site and made changes to some of the pages. This has been rectified and steps have been taken to prevent it from happening again. Why people need to spend their creative energies on causing trouble to someone else is something I fail to understand.
July 2007July has seen more cold weather and a bit more rain. Every day brings us closer to spring and paddocks full of green grass. It is wonderful to see the day get longer. We have welcomed several visitors to Narrawin. Although we warn everyone that at this time of year, the horses are very furry! Jana, a work experience student from Germany is staying with us currently. We placed an advertisement in Horse Deals. We have been advertising in the stallion issue for some time now. This year, as most years, I supplied the artwork and all other material (photos, text etc) but it seems that my request to list all the stallions on their website was too much. And so the artwork I supplied was amended. In my opinion, the advert ended up looking far less professional and less satisfactory, and in the end our stallions in the listing didn't get the text I supplied anyway. I certainly didn't repeat our advert for the September issue this year. So I'm pretty disappointed and I will seriously consider our advertising options next stud season. You can find on on page 72 in the August issue of Horse Deals. The original artwork can be found here. There are new photos and updates on our gear for sale page. The house is in it's final stages now and it's just great to see it nearly completed.
June 2007June has been a quiet month, catching up with horse things and progressing the house. We had two work experience students down from the Northern Territory. Jessica and Tehlecia spend two weeks at Narrawin. It was a pity that the weather was so awful for most of their stay, not only wet but pretty cold. I went to the AGM of the American Saddlebred Horse Association of Australia Inc. in Sydney.
May 2007Looks like the drought has broken! We are not out of the woods yet with feed for the winter, but after locking up several paddocks while the ground is still a bit warm, we might have a bit of green pick for later on. The upside is that the grass is growing and the dams are beginning to fill. The downside is the cold and wet weather and the muddy/underwater yards. But who is complaining? Congratulations to Kat Griffin on purchasing Celtic Sugar and Spice. Kat actually bred the mare so we can be sure that Candy is highly valued! We've sent the last of the sold weanlings on their way and have heard that they have all arrived safely at their new homes. We weaned the rest excepting Melody's freshly hatched filly. The poor little sod has grown a thick winter coat, but she is doing very well. I've started working some of the green horses/youngsters again, such as Caruso, Laura and King. And I've been enjoying riding Smokey, Domingo and Flamenca. We have sold a couple of our specialised gaited horse saddles. I will soon be adding a couple of other saddles to the listing, please check again if you are interested.
April 2007The ongoing drought in Victoria and NSW is making a harsh impact on many livestock enterprises. We cannot claim to be immune from the consequences. Hay and grain are not only expensive but increasingly hard to obtain. This does not bode well for winter and with bare paddocks, we have decided to increase the sales list. If there is a special horse you are after, now is the time to contact us and get a beautiful Paso or Saddlebred at a very realistic price. We are very pleased to have sold a number of horses to outstanding new homes, so we are congratulating new owners and are saying goodbye to:
Please see our updated Sales List for a chance to purchase an outstanding youngster, a proven broodmare or a stud colt at very reasonable prices. On the 25th April, we had a late arrival for the season, a beautiful buckskin filly by Sudden Impact out of Wildmoor Take the Blues Away. She has not yet been named.
March 2007We've started weaning foals. As usual, Sam supervises the kindergarten. He really is the most gentle stallion and teaches them respect without being too hard on them. The youngsters benefit from an older horse in so many ways. I finished starting Lukka and took her to Jenny and Bill. I said hallo to Nattfari while I was there, and it was great to see him again. Caruso is making great progress in his training and will become a fabulous gaited pleasure horse. Sadly, we lost Magia. An old hock injury finally got the better of her and it would have been unkind to keep her going. She was the boss mare in the paddock right to the end and left us one last outstanding filly in Marequita NS. We miss Magia.
February 2007Please note changes to available breeding packages below. Congratulations to J & B Judson of Eurobin, Victoria on the purchase of Nattfari fra Vindholar. Also, congratulations to P & C Riebeling on the purchase of Intepido NS and C & R Sims from the Sunshine Coast on the purchase of Anacita NS and the as-yet-to-be-named colt from Sudden Impact and Celtic Sugar'n'Spice.
I had the chance to get away for a few days so I took a trip to the Adelaide Hills to visit Yvonne and Greg Lehey. I came home with MGR La Tigre (Imp.USA) and Luna Dorada NS. Both will join our broodmare team. Luna is a rare perlino and shows fabulous movement. We are indebted to Yvonne and Greg for the opportunity to breed this foal and for allowing us to purchase Flamenca (aka La Tigre).
I have added some saddles to the gear for sale pages, please have a look.
January 2007In early January, we lost our friend and guard dog extaordinaire Sadie. We miss her greatly. She was with us for 11 years and she leaves big boots to fill. No doubt she'll be in a cool green place, calmly guarding a large herd of horses and greeting visitors with a big bark.
On a nicer note, January saw the arrival of a Narrawin's Sudden Romance, a very good looking grulla colt by Sudden Impact out of Wildmoor's Romantic Charm. Only one more mare to go! Congratulations to L Fisher of Sydney on the purchase of Rohana NS and Cirino NS, as well as congratulations to B Heyer from Queanbeyan on the purchase of Bjoska NS. I often say that this place is like a zoo, but nobody believes me. See here what wandered onto the place in early January. Since those photos were taken, she has well untruly settled in...
December 2006December saw the arrival of more beautiful foals. Otherwise, we kept busy with breeding mares, putting up fences and organising more hay! The current drought is certainly not making things easy. Christmas day saw the first decent rain in ages and we are hoping that we will get more of the same in the new year!
November 2006Foals are arriving thick and fast, please visit the 2006 Foals page for the latest updates. There are several youngsters on offer, ranging in age from "to be weaned" to three years old. Some of the three year olds will be started as soon as time permits. Currently in work are Amadeo NS and Narrawin's Eye of the Storm and we are starting Caruso NS who is a smart and willing young fellow. We and the furry critters are settling well into the new place. The house is making progress, and we even get the odd shower of rain. The weather varies from hot and windy to cold and wet and windy, the horses don't know whether to shed the rest of their winter coats or hang on tight! We have looked long and hard at our little horse herd. As we have retained several home bred youngsters over the last few years, we have decided to let some of the older ones go. Please visit the sales list for a complete listing of horses which are currently on offer. We have also put together several possible breeding packages. Please enquire about pricing.....
Looking to set up a Peruvian Paso stud? Here is your chance to buy a breeding package. For example:
Considering starting a Saddlebred Horse stud? Consider these packages:
OR:
Would you like to breed Paso Creoles - well gaited horses? Consider these packages:OR:
October 2006We have finished moving to Dereel. All horses have arrived safe and sound. They were a fabulous bunch, loaded and travelled like charms - mares, stallions and youngsters. We are very proud of them! The move was tiring and we are very glad that it's all finished now. Everyone is settling into the new place. All the hard work is paying off but there is still so much fencing left to do. The stallions are in temporary accomodation and grumpy (they are creatures of habit!!), but are also getting the hang of it. I have been able to take Max out for a couple of rides around the back roads of Dereel and he is taking letterboxes and cars in his stride. He greets all horses in his rather loud, stag-like roar (and there are a lot of horses in Dereel...). Still, for a stallion used to the wide open spaces at the edge of the Big Desert, he is going pretty well! Congratulations to Tania Paget on the purchase of Narrawin Melisande. It was a difficult decision whether to let Mel go or not. We are sure that she will make an important contribution to Tania's breeding programme. Mel is now at Deadwood Farms to be bred to Lise's imported Stallion Commander before going to Tania's place in Queensland. The first foal for the season has arrived. We welcome Sandy, a filly by Narrawin's Romantic Courage and out of Foxtrot Park Dixie Melody. It looks like a buckskin and she is as pretty as a picture. Please check out the 2006 Foals page for more info. The second foal has also just arrived, a lovely bay/brown filly by Precioso out of Nikita, making her a full sister to Amadeo NS and Luba NS.
September 2006WE ARE MOVING !!! Narrawin Stud is being relocated to Dereel, near Ballarat in Victoria. You can contact us at the Kaniva address and phone number until early October. Website, email address and mobile phone number will remain the same. The new phone number will be advised on our contacts pages as soon as it is available. During the move, we ask for your patience, as there will be unavoidable delays in answering emails and phone messages. We have started moving horses across to the new place. They are a cooperative and patient bunch, with everyone just quietly walking on the float and travelling well. As every load arrives, they are being greeted enthusiastically by their mates already there. We are busy fencing, trenching and laying pipes, setting up troughs and steel yards. Soon, the stallions will be moving across to Dereel. YES - we are accepting bookings for this breeding seasons. Please contact us for details.
August 2006See our stud advert in the August issue of Horse Deals Magazine. Congratulations to Tamar Smith from Toowoomba on the purchase of Rebel Run Maverick a.k.a. Harry. He has now arrived at his new home where he is joining two other Saddlebred friends. One of the last pictures of myself riding Harry was taken at the Naracoorte Stockman's Challenge in October 2005 - it is shown in the events listing on the Horse Deals website. Harry and I are in the middle picture in the 7th Row.
April to June 2006
We've been busy handling and weaning foals. Dominguero and Bolero are being started under saddle, as is Laura. Curly and Carlos are in work and progressing well. In addition, I took Curly to a 2-day Horsemanship clinic with Dr.Deb Bennett in Mt.Barker in May. Debbie is a fountain of knowledge and aside from learning a lot during the lessons, we had loads of interesting discussions. To find out more about Debbie and see her huge online equine knowledge base, visit www.equinestudies.org. Click here for some photos of the clinic. Over the first June weekend, I went to the ASHAA AGM in Sydney. It was a lively meeting and there were several changes to the board membership which will result in changes in the Association. We should soon see the long awaited update to the association webpages. While touring NSW, I decided to catch up with my old friend Brigitte in Canberra. Brigitte and her daughter own Canyonleigh Olympic Flame, which was one of our foundation broodmares and the dam of Narrawin's Hunting for Gold and Narrawin's Eye of the Storm (Curly). Brigitte has considerable talent in graphic design, protography and cartoons. Brigitte did some great horse stud photography for us. On June 10, we attended a trailride at Tarranyurk (north of Dimboola, VIC) with Curly and Harry. This was Curly's second outing ever, aside from the schooling weekend at Mt.Barker. Even after six hours of brisk riding, both horses were full of going (no wonder these horses were favoured by General Lee and his compatriots). Curly learned to jump logs, cross a river and go along in a group of horses - he passed all tests with flying colours. A big day for him (and for Harry under a heavier rider than what he is used to), and well done. Congratulations to Tania Paget of Platinum Park Stud in Queensland, on the purchase of Rocky, a.k.a. Sudden Impact. It was a tough decision to let him go, but we feel that he will have more opportunities to produce foals for Tania than what we have been able to give him here. However, we are expecting three foals from him next spring/summer, which we really are looking forward to.
January to March 2006Foaling is finished, the season was concluded with the arrival of Aidano NS. The 2005 foals page is now finalised for the season, and the foals due in 2006 page has been added. Updates have been done to some of the mare pages and the breed info and saddlery pages. Enjoy. Congratulations on the purchase of a Narrawin bred horse to:
December 2005We had several enquiries for frozen semen from Sudden Impact for the 2006 breeding season. If you are located in New Zealand or Australia, please let us know asap if you would be interested as we want to determine the level of interest before going ahead. Congratulations to OliVaylle Stud, VIC on Paso Creole fillies by Wildmoor Pilgrim Son and Ramirez. Congratulations also to Raphi Prowse, ACT on a Saddlebred colt by Sudden Impact and Lee Burman, TAS on a Saddlebred filly by Sovran's Midnight Express (Imp.USA). November 2005And the foals keep coming, to see the latest arrivals, look at our 2005 Foals page. Some are already spoken for, so please check the for sale page for youngsters still available. I Updated several stallion pages and added new photos for Ramirez and King. We Visited Equitana and caught up with a few friendly faces. I brought home two new saddles. Firstly a Luc Childeric dressage saddle - what a comfortable seat it has. Secondly, I bought a Startrekk Espaniola treeless school saddle from Natalie at Horse Connections, similar to the Brenderup saddle on our Saddlery page. I have never liked treeless saddles much, after riding in four different ones, but I love my Brenderup school saddle and after trying the treeless version I thinks it's great. Have tried it on Harry and must say that on a well educated, gaited horse, this saddle is like the icing on the cake. Like a ride in an armchair except you feel exactly what the horse does. I saw and sat in one of Natalie's Freeform saddles and I was impressed by it, too. It always seems a daunting task at the beginning of the breeding season, but I'm starting to make inroads and mares are being bred. Next Spring/Summer, there will be Peruvian foals by Capoeira BSN (Imp.USA), American Saddlebreds by Sovran's Midnight Express (Imp.USA), Narrawin's Romantic Courage and Sudden Impact, as well as Paso Creole foals by Don Cristobal Mako (Imp.USA), Capoeira BSN (Imp.USA) and Precioso. And I'll have some special surprises in store for next spring :-) We are sad about the loss of Celestino NS. He was only with us for a short time and held such promise, but some things are not to be. I enjoyed a visit to Yvonne Lehey in the Adelaide Hills. I had the chance to ride Lady, a mare I bred which now belongs to Yvonne. Photos here.
October 2005More foals arrived, to find out more: 2005 Foals page. Congratulations to Yvonne Lehey on the purchase of Amadeo NS. Dianne Saunders participate in the dressage events at the Masters Games in Adelaide on Narrawin Encantador. I had the pleasure of taking a riding lesson with Andrew McLean from the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre whilst in the Adelaide Hills
September 2005The first two mares have foaled:
For details and updates, keep checking here. Advert in Horse Deals Stallion Issue.
August 2005Advert in Horse Deals Stallion Issue. Advert in ASHAA Newsletter. Started under saddle Narrawin's Hearts on Fire, Narrawin Morena and Amadeo NS.
July 2005Website upgrade completed. Sorraia NS and Oshun NS left Narrawin Stud and travelled to their new home near Murwillumbah, NSW. Congratulations to Elyane Brightlight. Narrawin's Queen of Diamonds left for Canberra. Congratulations to Raphi Prowse.
June 2005New foalThanks to the efforts of Angus McKinnon and his team at GVEH, we are happy to announce the arrival of Chango NS, long awaited colt by Capoeira BSN (Imp.USA) out of VR Reina Real (Imp.Can).
New Stallions at StudWe are pleased to announce that the pure Spanish stallion Ramirez will be available for stud duties at Narrawin. He is available to approved outside mares of all breeds. We are proud that two of our home grown colts will be joining our stallion line-up from next spring. They are half brothers, both by the outstanding Romantic Contract (Imp.USA, dec'd). They are Narrawin's Romantic Courage and Narrawin's King of Hearts. May 2005We have acquired the purebred Paso Fino colt "AuSome Bolero". He will be available to approved outside mares of all breeds from the 2005 stud season onwards. January 2005Congratulations to S. Hogben, Goolwa SA, on the purchase of Narrawin Shareefa (Tintalle Golden Demon x Talquah Seren). Congratulations to E. Jewel, Hunter Valley NSW, on the purchase of Rinaldo NS (Domingo x ERB Magia Negra). October 2004Congratulations to D. Shelander, Christchurch NZ, on the purchase of Soberbio NS (Domingo x ERB Magia Negra). July 2004Attended GVEH Horse Breeders Seminar at Shepparton. Congratulations to J & R Fry, Darwin NT, on the purchase of Narrawin's Magnum Force (Sudden Impact x Vision's Ginger Rogers) and K. Kotzur, Darwin NT, on the purchase of Rebel's Regal Princess.
June 2004Attended Horsemanship clinic with Dr.Deb Bennett (USA) in Adelaide with Mad Max (Wildmoor Pilgrim Son). Dr. Deb maintains an excellent webpage which is well worth visiting: www.equinestudies.org Nattfari fra Vindholar, a black weanling Icelelandic colt, arrived from New Zealand. We thank Christel and Richard Vinbrux of Vindholar Icelandics (Oamaru, NZ) for allowing us to purchase this friendly youngster. He is from strongly five-gaited lines (walk, trot, canter, toelt, flying pace). Congratulations to M. Bahlo, Blackburn VIC, on the purchase of Narrawin's Wing Song (Sudden Impact x Dusky Willow).
March 2004Took Max (Wildmoor Pilgrim Son) and Harry (Rebel Run Maverick) to Wagga Wagga to demonstrate Saddle Seat riding at the National Morgan Show.
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