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Sept 2010

Grace has been kind enough to bless us with a stunning filly [photo left] sired by Burren-dah the Wizard. His first foal for Nz and a superb filly. We are very pleased with her and plan to keep her (Gidget) as a future broodmare for the stud.

This has been an exceptional cross, and the plan will be to rebreed Grace to the wizard in the future.

Futures Design Ks has been sold to a lovely home in Taranaki. He is heading down there within the next week to get to know his new owner Anna. We are sure that bob will make a super future saddle horse for Anna.

Lexington Monique has been sold to Sue Drinnan of Kaukapakapa, to join the broodmare band at Kowhai Arabians.  Sue plans to breed Monique to Lexington eclipse for a 2011 Foal, congratulations Sue.

Adding to our stallion line up this season is the stunning Arabian pony stallion “Simeon Champagne”, Sired by the world renowned “Asfour” (Dec) and out of Osory Pavlova (Welsh A). We will have frozen semen from him available to Nz from November. See stallion page for more details

 
August 2010

We are very pleased to announce the sales of Lush Ks to Connie Fischer in Melbourne Australia. Voodoo Doll Ks to Tarnia Srhoy of Ashburton in the south island. Both these exceptional fillies have found amazing homes, we are so pleased for there new owners and are sure our two young fillies will do us proud.

Aloha touch of class is due to Gymnastik Star once again for a full sibling to Voodoo Doll Ks in November 2010.  We also have Deveron Airs n Graces due to BurrenDah the Wizard early August. If grace has a colt it will be available for purchase.

In other announcements we are proud to announce that we are the NZ agents for services to the amazing Australian purebred Arabian stallion “Crave FF” ( Mash x Bremervale Charmed). Details are available on our “STALLION” page for more information on this outstanding opportunity for NZ breeders.

We are pleased to advise that Deveron Airs n Graces will be bred to Crave FF for a 2011 foal.

 
 
April 2010

The show season has come to end. And we have had amazing results from our horses over the past season.

 

Big Congratulations to Kristy Thomas who competed at the NZ Royal Easter show.

Champion Derivative Arabian Mare – Warrawee Dreems

Champion Derivative Arabian Gelding – Jazz

 

Lush gave us an amazing end to our season at the Nz Horse of the Year show in Hastings. Legs once again won the Champion Led Yearling Sport horse, and then went on to win the Runner Up Supreme Led Sport horse for 2010. Such a huge accomplishment for a yearling. We are just overwhelmed with every ones comments on legs. The judges just loved her and said it was such a very close decision.

 

The horses are now all rugged up ready for winter, and enjoying a well deserved break. We are looking forward to our first foal in August. Deveron Airs n Graces whom is to foal to Burren-dah the Wizard. The first mare to foal to him in NZ.

 

Congratulations as well to the new owners of Lilac Thyme. She is such a beautiful mare, and will be a sensational broodmare for her new owners the DTA Partnership in the South island. We wish you all the best with her.

March 2010

Congratulations to Kristy Thomas of Auckland on the purchase of Warrawee Dreems. We wish you all the best with this super young mare.

Lexington Monique has foaled a lovely colt in January to Brumarba’s Future. This young colt will be gelded and available for purchase on weaning. Pictured opposite:-

 

Lush Ks competed at the Nth Island All Breeds Show, Winning Champion Junior Led Warmblood, and best paced Youngstock.

 

Jassur Ks won the Champion Purebred Arabian Led Gelding, before heading to Taranaki to his new owners, where he competed at the Nth Island Arabian Championships continuing on with his success. Winning his age class and making the Top 5 Led purebred Arabian. This special young gelding is destined as a saddle horse for his new owners.

 

Lush [pictured opposite] also competed at the recent Kaitaia A & P show. Winning the Champion Junior Sport Horse in some very big classes. Also competing in the Purebred Arabian ring “Simeon Seana” strutted her stuff in the Arabian ring to take out the Purebred Arabian Championship.

photos Menip Farm

We are very proud of both our horses winning there respective championships on the day. Lusk Ks is now heading down to the Horse of the year show mid march, to compete in the Sport horse ring.

We are proud to announce the sponsorship of Supreme Browbands to our show team for the 2010/ 2011 season. The Browbands of Supreme Browbands are just stunning and we look forward to showing them off next season

December news...

 

Lush Ks is continuing on her winning ways  …recently winning the following

Champion Junior Sport Horse – Waimate A & P

Reserve Champion Junior Sport Horse – Cambridge A & P

Reserve Champion Junior Sport Horse – Whangarei A & P

 

We also attended the 2009 Auckland Arabian Spectacular with Jassur Ks & Lilac Thyme. This being Lilac Thyme’s first NZ outing. She made us very proud winning Champion Purebred Mare 9 – 14 yrs, and also Reserve Champion Most classic head.

 

Lilly has now been put in foal to Mahogany Black Ice ( Welsh A) for a 2010 foal. Jassur Ks also kept his crown winning the Champion Yearling Colt / Filly.  We are very proud of both our horses.

 

Jassur Ks has since been gelded and is now available for purchase, this is an outstanding opportunity to purchase a very laid back gelding that know how to turn it on for the show ring.

 

Also in ribbons is our lovely mare Warrawee Dreems who is on lease to Hannah Bishell. Dreems is having an amazing start to her saddle career.

Her first show she won the Reserve Champion Novice Park hack at Waikato A & P.

 

Since then she has been taking the show world by storm. Her recent wins include:

Novice Champion Park Hack & Open Champion Park Hack (Wanganui A & P)

Supreme Ridden Horse of the show (Wanganui A & P)

Champion Park Hack (Stratford A & P)

Novice Champion Park Hack & Open Champion Park hack (Hawera A & P)

Champion Senior Show hack (Taranaki All Breeds Show )

 

Another one of our stars is Jazz owned by Kristy Thomas. Jazz recently won the Champion Open Park Hack at Waihi A & P show. A huge congratulations to everyone involved. We are now getting ready for the 2010 All breeds show with Lush Ks & Jassur Ks.

November news...

Lush Ks first outing of the season was the Waikato's World Show. Legs impressed everyone ringside with her movement and lovely temperament. Her next show will be on the 14th November at Waimate A & P.

 

Her results for the show were

1st Sporthorse Yearling Filly

Champion Junior Sport Horse

1st Sport horse Junior most suitable for Dressage

1st Sport horse junior suitable for Showing

1st Sport horse junior suitable for eventing

1st Best registered Sport horse ( All Ages combined)

 

Lush is listed on our sales page- please view for more details on this filly.

October news...

Better late than never, Aloha Touch of Class has finally foaled some 10 Days later than expected. Class has had an outstanding elegant Bay filly by Gymnastik Star on the 9th October.

Deveron Airs n Graces has had a PPT to Burren-dah The Wizard for a August 2010 Foal. This foal could possibly be available for purchase.

Al Khajouleh Ks our lovely yearling purebred filly left for her new home earlier this month. We congratulate her new owner Susan Pointon and know that she will make a fabulous future broodmare for her stud.

Lilac Thyme, Jassur Ks and Lush Ks are currently in show preparation for the upcoming shows of the season. First off is Lush Ks, She will be competing at the Waikato A & P show in the Junior Sport horse section.

 

Royal Easter Show April 2009

I travelled to the Nz Royal Easter show with Wheatbix FF, to compete in the golden horse ring and the Arabian Derivative Ring. We had a fabulous show with Wheatie winning 2 x 1sts and Reserve Champion Led Buckskin / Dun Coloured against the Senior Horses, 2nd Arabian Derivative Filly 3yrs & Under. A big thanks to Leesa Anderson and Anna & Ben for there help at the show. Also a Big Congratulations to Debbie Ferris who is now the New Owner of Wheatbix FF.

Kaitaia A & P Show As a last minute outing we decided to do our local A & P show with Wheatbix FF & Jassur KS, with the following results. Wheatbix FF - Champion Derivative 1st Quality Head. Jassur Ks Champion Led Purebred Arabian 1st Classic Head. Raymond my partner had a great day with both horses winning both Championships!

March 2009 - NZ National Championships News

Well we made the big trip down to the Nz Nationals at Cambridge at the end of February. The decision was made this year to concentrate on the young stock of the stud, with only one senior mare going "Miracle of Love". Unfortunately the day dawned in Torrential rain and wind. So we put on rain coats and carried on!! We are very proud to announce that Wheatbix FF made a fabulous debut winning Top 5 Junior Derivative Pony, Nz National Reserve Champion Junior Pony, Top 5 Derivative Amateur to Handle, a great start to her NZ career.

Al Khajouleh Ks was next and she did extremely well in torrential conditions to qualify in her foal class for the Top 5 line up against yearlings. While she did not make the cut, she did extremely well for her first show, and never put a foot wrong. We couldn't ask for more!

Our next Baby to compete was the ever popular Jassur Ks, This young man seriously showed off and strutted his way around the ring! The attitude and movement was outstanding!! Jassur made us very proud to win... Top 3 Purebred Junior Colt ( Against Yearlings) Nz National Reserve Champion Junior Colt Need less to say, i was crying as we exited the ring!! I was just so proud of our boy.

Miracle of Love was next in the ring, competing against some Past National Champions, we knew this was a big ask, but also we knew the quality mare that she was. Miracle made our weekend by winning: Top 5 Purebred Arabian Mare Nz National Champion Purebred Mare - in the capable hands of Heath Rowbottom Nz National Champion Purebred (Combined) Amateur to Handle Miracle is now able to relax back into the broodmare band, where we know she will be able to breed some more future national champions for us. The future is looking very bright indeed!!

Warrawee Dreems also made a return to the Nationals as a Senior Mare. Dreems won the following: Nz National Reserve Champion Senior Derivative Mare Nz National Champion Derivative - Handled by Amateur - Well done Kristy!! Jazz also competed with Kristy Nz National Reserve Champion Senior Derivative Gelding Top 5 Ridden Derivative Warrawee Dreems ( Au) Champion Senior Derivative & Supreme Led.

Congratulations to Kristy Thomas with our mare Warrawee Dreems. There first show together taking out the Supreme Led Derivative for 2009. At the North Island All Breeds Show.

December 2008 / JANUARY 2009

With the Show season in full swing the horses have represented us well at all the shows they have competed at. At the North Island Arabian Championships, Warrwee Dreems placed well in her class, Donnerclass Ks won his Yearling Gelding Class and Simeon Seana placed Second in her Filly class. We were very pleased with how the horses went. Recently we competed at the North Island All Breeds Show with Grace and her filly and Miracle of Love. Miracle of Love  won Champion Purebred Mare and Supreme Led Purebred.  Deveron Airs n Graces won 1st Derivative Broodmare, Reserve Champion Led Senior Derivative, and 1st Show hack Broodmare and 1st Sport Horse Broodmare.

Lush KS on 1st Sporthorse Foal 1st Warmblood Foal,  1st Show Hack Foal, and 2nd Arabian Derivative Foal or Yearling ( Beaten by a yearling) Warrawee Dreems on lease to Kristy Thomas was 1st Derivative Dry Mare, Champion Senior Derivative, Supreme Led Derivative and 2nd Sporthorse Mare or gelding 4-8 Years. Also a big congratulations to Graemar Fendi (Deveron Airs n Graces x Holme Park Flute) Supreme Led Junior of the Show. Horses 3 yrs & Under. A superb effort and a great show.

 
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