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July 2008
This has been a huge month for us! We finalised
the purchase of Leyenda XXXVIII in Spain and
will start the search for another broodmare and
colt.
Further improvements to the facilities on the
property have been concluded this month, with
two stallion yards now complete.
Cara (Gotico Park Carhaira) has left us for her
not-so-new(!) home.
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Infante’s sire, Lotero II, has
another successful son in “Diamante”
(pic left)
exported – to Germany as a dressage
horse!
Another Lotero II son, Oceano des
Artigues,
has gone on to win at the
Championnat de France des Pure Race
Espagnole 2004 - silver in
movements, and bronze in total in
his class.
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June 2008
Pamperita arrived home at the beginning of June.
We are hoping to get the semen from Habanero
LXXXVI in time to inseminate her later this
year.
May 08
*** SUPER NEWS****
After deciding against buying a filly foal in
the US, we have managed to secure the purchase
of a stunning 3yo filly from Yeguada Las Cadenas,
Madrid, Spain. I am excited!!!! Please see “Our
Horses” page for further details on “Leyenda
XXXVIII”.
Infante and I have been training hard with Rob
Horne, doing one private lesson and one group
lesson each week. Infante is coming along
beautifully and has accrued a legion of fans at
RD Horne Training Stables!!!!
Cara is for sale as I have decided to just have
one mare to breed with. Please see “Our Horses “
page for Cara’s blurbs (‘Gotico Park Carhaira’).
April 08
I have decided against presenting Cara for
Revision this time around. I feel she is too
young. I have heard that in the US, horses were
being measured lower down the wither, and
although Cara currently measures around 154cm, I
am concerned a different measuring system on a
young, immature horse (she is not 3 until late
Oct 08) could see her fail the height
requirement.
Moroccan MF has been sold to Michael Godding of
Baroque Classical Horse Training, Yass. I wish
Michael all the best with this lovely horse. He
could not have gone to a better home!
March 08
Moroccan will be
home from his training soon. Infante continues
to progress beautifully in his dressage
training. Gotico Park Carhaira will be presented
at the May Revision.
Exciting news... I
have found a dressage bred PRE filly o'seas, and
have secured her purchase. She is line bred to
Leviton, Agente and Jenson. She will be joining
our stud in May 2009. More details to follow
soon....!
January 2008
Infante has commenced
work, along with Zorro, and I am working on getting
both fit. Infante is showing the same calm work
ethic he had in Spain and Zorro is his usual lazy
self. I think they had too much to eat over
Christmas like me!
We have started lessons
with Doug Green (Level 3 Dressage).
Black Spanish stallion,
"Moroccan MF" is with Michael Godding for training.
La Querencia Pamperita
has been purchased from Chapelhouse Lusitanoes &
Iberians, and will be with us around June 08 when
her new foal is weaned.
15th December
2007
INFANTE IS HOME!!!! I travelled out to Eastern Creek
Quarantine Station this morning and picked up
Infante at appx 9.30am. He loaded well and travelled
beautifully home. He is already settling well and
will have a break over the next 3 weeks, to recover
from the travel and settle into a new routine.
December 2007
Finalised the purchase of a very talented
Spanish gelding from our friends, Simmone & Tony Kalanj
of Annwn Park Lipizzaners. Roy is a 16.1hh 3yo with
super movement and a bombproof nature.
IRT have contacted me and we are able to
collect Infante from quarantine on Saturday 15th
December. I don’t think I will sleep the night before
from sheer excitement!
November 2007
Congrats to Sheridan Stafford of ACT on
the birth of her third Zorro baby – a leggy bay colt by
Zorro from Kingston Rose mare “Ally”.
Cara goes out for a spell in a herd
environment for the next 8 months. She will be brought
back in August 2008 to be inseminated with frozen semen
from a black Spanish dressage stallion based in
Barcelona.
Zorro is back in light work, and
progressing well.
Infante has arrived in Sydney for his
post arrival quarantine at Eastern Creek.
October 2007
Infante leaves Yeguada Ovelar in Spain
for his pre-quarantine in the UK.
The horses are over the worst of the flu,
but will be resting now for the next 4-6 weeks.
September 2007
Vickii Lett’s gorgeous partbred arab
buckskin mare foals a beautiful (and VERY quiet) colt
foal by Zorro. Congrats Vickii, and family!
Our horses contracted EI, with Zorro the
first, and worst, affected. He has never been sick in
his life, but he is really sick. Cara is the least
affected.
August 2007
The trip to Spain was over too quickly!
But we did buy a horse – a beautiful big grey stallion
called “Infante XXXVIII”. The food was great, the
hospitality excellent and I wish I had been able to
stay longer!!!!
Unfortunately we returned home to the
news that the Equine Influenza had hit Australia.
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