Narrawin Stud

April and May are usually pretty busy, and 2025 isn’t different. Aside from handling foals, progressing the education of horses and general farm chores, there were also three events in quick succession and a lot of preparation .

A reflection of 2024 as we head into 2025.

I have already posted about some of the events during the year, and what I’m up to with various horses, so this post is about the rest of the year’s events and a brief reflection on the year.

After forming the new Ballan Light Horse Troop, we had our first public outing a the Remembrance Day Service in Ballan. All horses did well, especially Aliyana, who was the newbie of the team. Aliyana is owned by Cherilyn, and was bred by me. She... Читать дальше...

Many years ago in the Bega district, I was part of a Light Horse Troop (Monaro, NSW). Once again, I’m wearing the uniform, this time as a member of the newly formed Ballan Light Horse Troop.

Marcelo is making progress. I’m only doing a session about once a week because I’m not in a hurry. He is keen to come in and do stuff.

I’m in the fortunate position of having at my disposal a range of saddle from different places and times and built for different purposes and riding styles. I’m always happy to show them to folks, and even have a ride in them.

Marcelo is my rising four year old home bred Paso Fino colt, by Rev out of Chica. I generally wait until after four to do work, but he is really well grown and I have just had to separate him from his gelding paddockmate, as play was getting a little too heated at times. So I have decided to start with starting him under saddle. However, not only will I be taking my time, but when I get to the part where I’ll actually get on his back, it will be for very short periods. And once we’ve had a few short session with the basics... Читать дальше...

Once again, we had Anke Hawke from Anke Hawke Balance Dressage down in Victoria for a clinic. I want to thank my friend Yvonne who organises these clinics. We had some old and some new faces attending the clinic.

I didn’t set out to collect military saddles. No, really :-)

But when opportunity comes knocking, I’m willing to answer the door.

I’ve had two prior encounters with military saddles. My first one was in Germany in the Eighties, when I was given a German military saddle by an old farmer in Muerlenbach. I think it had been living in his attic. Anyway, it was the tree and the panels but it didn’t have a seat or flaps and I was told the leather was removed after the war to make shoes. Читать дальше...

Rev. What a different horse he is now. Of course he is older and maybe he was a bit sluggish because he’d tipped his water container over overnight and he had a big drink before the ride. He was definitely in a very mellow mood and not in a hurry today.

On the first May weekend, I went to the SA Medieval Fair in Paracombe with The King’s Horses. We took Phoebus, Keldan and Sparky.