Jakeiro Equibusiness

Rebound Rainman in the Classic(4 and under) dry working at Cloncurry, a few little things in here to work on, but very happy with him!! Owned by Steve and Marina Colwell

Some prep for an up coming event, just get the horses used to the flags as good as the bison and it’ll be right!!! Haha!!!

Beautiful black/brown filly by Struan Parks Just A Moment born this morning. Foaled down here for Emma Kuerschner and Cain Burns And a couple of her big sisters in the back ground! You can’t half tell by the colour and star markings 🤣

Three of Struan Parks Just A Moment’s(aka Nelson) progeny back in for work, all 3yr olds. One gelding out of Rothburn Crafty Diva(multiple open winning campdraft mare) he is headed for Nutrien sale One filly out of Riverglen Diamond Acres( her grand dam Soda Lisa is a multiple Open campdraft winning mare) One filly out of Millbrook Silver Sky( multiple ASH show winning mare at royals and multiple campdraft winning mare, winning ABCRA all round campdraft horses of the year) All looking good after a spell!!

Nice leggy colt foal out of Karoolapark Lolli by Struan Parks Just Looking, feeling himself a bit! Born on Saturday morning

Caity Palmer getting thrown in the deep end last minute to have a ride on Struan Parks Just A Moment in one of the classes at Hunter Challenge and Campdraft. They floated about pretty good I reckon!! #struanparksjustamoment Breeding season is up on us don’t miss out on a foal by this fella!!

Nice leggy colt foal born this morning, he is an embryo transfer foal, by Struan Parks Just Looking, out of Karoolapark Lolli. Owned by the Shannon Family

Had an 11 day early arrival this afternoon. Filly foal by Struan Parks Just Looking, out of a Hard Hat Henry x Sonitas Rhondo mare

A few weeks ago we held a Mark Buttsworth clinic here at home and here are a few shots of that. A great couple of days were had by all, with everyone taking something away from it they learnt and to work on! Mark catered for all horses and riders from young/green to experienced in both! Thanks Buttsy and Bec for your time, and knowledge! Looking forward to the next one!

Struan Parks Just A Moment, dry work at Coonamble

Had a great few days away at NCHA Autumn Spectacular, I’ve only ever competed at a couple of little cutting shows, so I was a bit nervous at this on competing a young mare in the first Snafflebit Futurity I’ve done, which has been on my bucket list for a while. Over a few go rounds we were able to come away with Reserve Champion! Congratulations to the winner Ngaio McDonald! This young mare Lethal Catgirl has been a team effort, being started and having some riding here, then to my mate Jamie Seacombe’s, then back to her owners Cathy Mostyn’s for a break where she decided to try and wear a fence, so after a fair bit of time off she came back in and I was a bit worried if she would be ready but she proved she was. Huge thanks to Cathy, for letting me be apart of this mares journey and to start/ride and compete her, thanks Jamie and Ella-Rae Seacombe for all you have done for me trying to have me ready and your work on the mare. Thanks to the boys in the corner, Mark Buttsworth, Warwick Screen and Corey Holden, and for your words, I learnt a heap in a short period, it’s got me keen! Great event and everyone was very welcoming!! Now off challenging next week!

Better late than never! A big thank you to Gregg and Tracy Merchant, from Merchant Excavation and Electrical About 5 years ago or so I set up this arena and as most of us do that don’t know much about setting up an arena or more so, base of an arena, I rushed it, also trying to do it cheaper, which was ok for 12mths give or take, then the base fell apart with soft spots popping up all over, so long story short it was too dangerous to ride on. I even had a dam in there at one point🤦🏻‍♂️🤣So I had it sitting there every day in front of me while riding in the paddock or camp yard and I couldn’t use it or afford to fix it, it was so frustrating!!!! The big ugly elephant in the room that I was trying to ignore!! One day Gregg and I started talking about it and he said, “at some point let’s get into it!” He went and researched on what is the best to do and then I think we even over compensated, but 5 years later here we are, we got it done and it’s awesome, and handling rain really well!! It was a big job, I thank Tracy too cause she lost her husband for a few weeks here and there to this place!!🤣🤣 While doing the drainage Gregg suggested we put conduit through for lights if I ever wanted them, so we did, and then did the lights! I also set up an AEW Horse Walker, Barry was awesome and came and fitted it out, it’s great, then at the same time Gregg and his boys wired up the lights and the horse walker. I’m super stoked with how it’s all turned out!!! A few weekends ago I had my first clinic here and the rain didn’t stop us leading up to it and it all went well!!! So now looking forward to training more horses here, and running more clinics, a couple of my own but a fair few with some top trainers/ competitors and clinicians!! Keep an eye out on my fb page or business page. Also the arena will at points be for hire and the bison and cattle pending when I have them. There is still plenty more to do here but it’s great seeing thi

Here is day 3 and day 4 of handling on 8 month old Colt by Struan Parks Just A Moment, out of Duallys Candy Girl (Sophisticated Catt x Peptoboonsmal breeding) owned by Stephen Kemp. Day 1 and 2, caught and learnt to lead and tie up, Day 3 learnt to lunge, day 4 learnt float load, mane clip and hose off, and head home. Had a few moments but he’s a pretty cool dude! Looking forward to breaking him in later down the track!!

Winter morning frisk for a Struan Parks Just Looking foal, owned by Tahni Morrell-Pullin

A bit of a story behind this horse, but it’s amazing she is here!! A long road but worth it!!! I always wanted a filly/mare by the great stallion ‘One Moore Daddy’!! I bred a couple of mares to him over a couple of years and eventually got a filly out of my home bred Palomino mare Jakeiro Indigo, I was stoked!!! Finally the day came to break her in and start riding her, I had six rides on her and she was going great, I was over the moon! Then, on the seventh day I went to catch her, she was walking on three legs, couldn’t put the bad one down, long story short, she had been kicked in her off side front leg on her Radius bone(fore arm), I got Newcastle equine Vets up to X-ray her, she had a break, a bad spiral fracture from near the bottom of the Radius to near the top, just stopping before the joints both ends. The vet said keep her in a stable, put some wedge boots on her to help the pedal bone from rotating(laminitis) in her good foot and give her 9 months, “IF” improving moving her into bigger yards, but they didn’t give her a good recovery percentage, and “if” she did probably wouldn’t be able to be ridden again!!😕 It was a big “IF” cause at anytime her leg should twist and or shatter it 😕 I had my mate Keith Hollis come down and over a fair few hours we made some special wedged shoes out of plastic chopping boards glued together then cut and grinded to size(cause the vets boots kept coming off). We then had to sedate her and sling her up to put them on, a long process, we got it done! Thanks mate!!! She was slowly improving so I asked the vet to X-ray again, and if she was improving could she handle being in foal,(may as well give her more time off if she was improving), they gave her the tick, but said she still may not get better. So we A.I.ed her and she ended up in foal.👌 and kept our fingers🤞🏻 After nine months, a lot of HI Form Proflamaid Plus and Equissage once to twice a day, we had her X-rayed again, and the vets couldn’t believe it and gave her

No need to tell us to self isolate twice!! Clients Breakers and young horses are getting plenty of solo miles out here!!! And squeezing in a few of our own!

Some of the pregnant mares enjoying some time on the river flats!! They think they are brumbies I reckon!! All these mares and a few more in the other paddocks are in foal to Struan Parks Just Looking, Struan Parks Just a Moment, one to Times up and one to Ironbark Magnet.

First time ride under saddle for Jakeiro Just A Guess(aka JAG), by Struan Parks Just Looking, out of Jakeiro Guesswork. Rising 2 yr old, I didn’t sell him through the Fountain of Youth sale at ASH Nationals because I wasn’t going to give him away. He is hopefully a Landmark Classic Sale prospect. He can have a few rides now and then a spell and come in later in the year and start more training and working some bison and cattle.

6th ride on Gus Rose’s breaker filly by Hazelwood Conman out of Kydras Venus(mother of ABCRA Open horse of the year, Kydras Acres Mercury), this fillies full brother sold at Landmark Classic sale this year for $42,000. She has had a couple days ridden out and up through the Bush and this is her second arena ride

4th ride on Gus Rose’s breaker filly, by Salute(Smart Little Lena clone), not sure what mare she is out of, but knowing Gus it would be a good mare.