Raycroft Stud

01/03/2025

Raycoft Stud invites you to join us for an exciting project happening right here amongst our beautiful rare breed Dales Ponies.

As part of an ongoing plan to regenerate parts of our property, we are a taking part in the Koala Safe Spaces Programme that has identified our property as being inside the Kimbriki Koala Arch.

Our 40acres of land lacks shade and feed trees for native fauna, and we are located between two busy roads where limited corridors are available for safe Koala passage.

By planting a corridor of native trees we hope to increase shade, repair errosion and provide a safe habitat for Koalas and other native animals in the future.

Local Land Services and Landcare are supporting this project and we anticipate planting over a 200 trees and shrubs!!!

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

Join us as we take on the challenge to plant a Koala friendly zone on WEDNESDAY 16TH APRIL 2025, you can checkout the ponies while your here!

Bring your boots, shovel, hat and gloves. A BBQ and refreshments will be provided. (RSVP or comment below).

https://haveyoursay.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/koala-safe-spaces-program

18/02/2025

Dales Pony breeders are now able to use the very sophisticated SPARKS program to research and analyse the DNA of potential matings in order to assess the resulting Kindship of each pair and that of the resulting foal.

This helps breeders to consider DNA matching, inbreeding and DNA loss through their programs. The program is linked to the registration records, so ponies and their owners can be found easily, enabling much easier contact between breeders and their animals information.

A truly wonderful advancement.

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05/02/2025

I know I'm bias, but when your ponies look as pretty as this girl you can see why!

Raycroft Daleyza, whole bay filly to make 15hh - FOR SALE

Raycroft Daleyza Whole Bay yearling filly to make 15hh Exceptional potential for Showing, Eventing, Dressage, and Equitation. A true 'Allrounder'. Registered Dales Pony Partbred - by Raycroft Achilles (Registered Dales Pony Society UK) out of Murrarhoon Stormcloud (Registered Waler Horse Society of....

05/02/2025

Raycroft Stud proudly presents 'Raycroft Daleyza' FOR SALE - Fabulous whole bay yearling filly to make 15hh.

31/01/2025

Raycroft Stud proudly presents 'Raycroft Desiree' FOR SALE - Fabulous whole black yearling filly to make 14.2hh.

31/01/2025

FOR SALE - Raycroft Desiree

Raycroft Désirée Whole black yearling filly to make 14.2hh Exceptional potential for Showing, Eventing, Dressage, and Equitation. A true 'Allrounder'. Registered Dales Pony Partbred - by Raycroft Achilles (Registered Dales Pony Society UK) out of Mountweld Governess (Registered Waler Horse Society...

29/01/2025

Today the team and I did a photo shoot ready to launch the next advertising campaign on these two beauties.

For a while now they have been ugly ducklings 🐥 but look at them now in the high of summer, just one year old!!

Both are from our home breed registered The Dales Pony Society stallion, Raycroft Achilles out of Purebred Waler Horse Society of Australia Inc. mares.

Raycroft Daleyza (Bay)
Raycroft Désirée (Black)

Sensational 😍

18/12/2024

Catch me if you can!
We've made the decision to put Astraea and Ace together for a 2025 foal 😍

It might take some time for her to agree with our plan but in the meantime they will dance around each other until the time is right. Astraea is a maiden mare so Ace will have to do some smooching and strut that gorgeous mane about to convince her.

15/12/2024

Did you know that Dales Ponies make the most awsome ride and drive workers?
Here's Roandale Rowley working the chains in the forest. This type of work is called Snigging. It's a traditional way to fell and remove timber without heavy machinery.

This is a preferred method of forestry management where less invasive and selective felling is required.

It's truly amazing to see ponies performing traditional jobs. Chain driving skills need to make it to my bucket list.

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13/11/2024

Raycroft Stud is seeking a casual stable hand 3 days per week (aprox 10hrs) with immediate start.

Duties Include:
• Making feeds and putting out hay
• Grooming ponies
• Checking and changing rugs
• Handling ponies in & out of stables
• Cleaning stables and sweeping
• Stacking hay
• Caring for our dogs and chickens in our absence

We are a working stud and have young stock, foals and a well mannered Stallion. You must have ABN and previous experience.

Days and times can be negotiated. Location: Dyers Crossing NSW, 2429.

12/11/2024

This little lady finally has a name!
Raycroft Echo is the spit of her full sister Davina and we just couldn't resist naming her as her sisters reflection.

Watch out for a photo glut of this black beauty coming soon. Just need the rain to pass long enough to let her dry out 🌧

23/10/2024

Two weeks old tomorrow. Foal games are in full swing. This little man has a name!

Meet Raycroft Elliatt, he's going to be a cracker! Legs to the sky, friendly and brave.

He will make 14.3hh and has SOoooo much future potential. He will be for sale as a gelding after weaning. All enquiries welcome. Deposit secures.

17/10/2024

Some recent comments on my shared posts got me thinking about how our equine breeds are connected. There have been many studies of equine DNA and there will be many more for years to come with compulsory DNA testing and breed societies using DNA to protect precious and rare lines that make the modern day purebreds.

This image fascinates me. It's from a veterinary study that compared horse breeds by strands of protein and microsatellite. I cant pretend that I absorbed every paragraph but this image really caught my attention.

Each of the labelled sections A-H shows its connection to those breeds nearest to it, then the larger tree shows the breeds connection to each other.

The point of me sharing this is to value why Dales Ponies are so unique and why I'm passionate about sharing them. I love all horses, the history of how horses have shaped and assisted man, and how we still hold such connections to a much wild but tameable beast. Each breed having its own historical story and impact on our modern day horses and ponies, some of which we will never know despite today's technology.

Where does your favorite breed sit on the equine tree?

16/10/2024

FOR SALE - Available now!
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15/10/2024

FOR SALE - Available now!

Raycroft Désirée Whole black yearling filly to make 14.2hh Registered Dales Pony Partbred - by Raycroft Achilles (Registered Dales Pony Society) out of Mountweld Governess (Registered Waler Horse Society). This stunning girl offers an outstanding opportunity to own a Large Mountain & Moorland for ...