Small scale breeders of quality horses in Southern Tasmania
Agfest 2024. Tashkent Djaquila was Sam's main mount over 3 days and performed beautifully. A crowd favourite, and a great demonstration of the ability and presence of the Warlander breed.
Photos thanks to Neil McCarthy Photography and Steve Barnes Photography.
It's been well over a month since I last hopped on this girl, though she's still been in work with my husband. Three children, two who don't nap and one going through teething and a sleep regression, means that setting aside the time to ride can be hard! Thankful for a late night session yesterday evening.
She did an excellent job at Agfest this year (photos coming soon) so deserves a bit of a relax over the long and wet winter.
Anzac day 2024 with the Tasmanian Lighthorse.
I am very proud of all the work that troop members put in. From attending a troop training day to focus on parade drill and desensitisation (plastic bags and bagpipes featured heavily!) to spending the days leading up cleaning, polishing, mending, ironing etc, then camping overnight so as to attend the early dawn service with horses in marching kit, it is our main event of the year. This year we had 8 horses attend, with 7 under saddle. Very pleased to report that Tashkent Djaquila didn't put a foot wrong and has cemented her place as a troop horse now.
Photos courtesy of RSL Tasmania, Flowline Photography and Malcolm Bull.
Big thanks to Emma's horse supplies and rug repairs for doing a big batch of rugs just in time for winter! With nine horses on the property, including a few young and destructive ones (*ahem* Maximus), we always have repairs to be done. Highly recommended Emma for affordable and quick repairs.
Elouera Maximus is looking stunning as he continues to fill out.
Not so patiently waiting for dinner.
It is too easy to forget that the purchase price is by far the cheapest thing about owning a horse.
Specialised feeding, hay, worming, triming/shoeing, vet checks, rugs, well fitting tack, bodywork, dentals, supplements etc are not cheap but are essential for a healthy and long-lived horse. Not to mention mental stimulation and companionship.
RIP Kim.
Kim needed worming, shelter from the sun and rain and cold. She and her friends needed access to clean water- for some time they had dead cows rotting in the dam. They needed better fences, a fourth horse was shot recently because she was injured and caught in a fence.
These precious old horses had to wade through mud to get a drink without getting bogged or falling, they needed lucerne hay and lucerne chaff and crushed lupins, minerals and trugain and rice bran and LOVE and compassion and empathy and kindness.
I am so sad to have to let everyone know we lost Kim. We rescued Kim and her 2 remaining friends Missy and Rejoice yesterday. They are severely malnourished and starving.
Kim was so emaciated and so sick. She had blood coming out of her nose when I found her and she walked in slow motion towards me past bones scattered all around her. She and her two friends suffered terrible neglect.
I feel so sad for her. I feel like I failed. I failed to make her happy. I have rescued so many horses like Kim and I have never had one die or have to be put down after rescuing them. Each one has made an incredible recovery no matter how old or sick they were.
Please please contact us if you know of horses in trouble. Don’t leave it until it’s too late like it was for dear Kim.
Thank you to everyone who donated to help us help feed rescued starving horses this year. Winter is a daunting thought. 💙 Emma
Tashkent Djaquila joined the Tasmanian Lighthorse over the long weekend at Sheffield Steamfest, for her first ever skill-at-arms display. While the first few displays were spent getting her to run straight and true, (whilst also ignoring the crowd, loudspeakers, traction engines, trains, pony carts and helicopter overhead), by the end of the weekend she was tent pe***ng, tilting the ring and carrying a flag like an old hand. 'Kili' will hopefully be a second mount for the troop Riding Master, Sam Downes.
It was a great opportunity to showcase the versitility of the Warlander breed to an audience that otherwise might be unaware. I had so many people approaching me to ask "what breed is she?" and it was so lovely be able to use the background of Australia's history of horsemanship as a stepping stone to introduce this exciting, new and Aussie-born breed.
Photos thanks to Mitchell Brown and Liv Ikkala.
First outing for Djaquila today, joining the Tasmanian Lighthorse in a demonstration at Huon Pony Club. While she wasn't ridden in the display, it was a great opportunity for her to gain experience and also practise the manoeuvres after the display had ended. She did exceptionally well in such a highly stimulating environment!
(Ridden here in her Lumiere anatomical bridle, rather than a military bridle, due to being in training and not on display.)
Sam doing some of his routine arena work with Max.
Big beautiful Maximus.
Mother and daughter. ❤
No sooner do you undertake a new venture then another one comes along. 😆 Here's our beautiful c**t, Elouera Maximus, saying hello to 2024's new and updated plan. ❤
Miss Morwenna is now over 6 months! Time to start considering weaning....
How it started (Autumn) vs currently (beginning of Spring)
Won't be much longer before the girth extender will be redundant!
Happy birthday to all the beautiful horses that we are blessed to share our lives with today.
Jabez
Breezy
Calibre
Khan
Tazzi
Maximus
Djaquila
Morwenna
And hopefully many more to come!
Equine love starts early here!
Our 3 Warlanders enjoying some rare winter sunshine today.
Bright winter sunshine and time with my beautiful girls.
Someone is going to be a very pretty mare!
Another Anzac Day completed for the Tasmanian Lighthorse. Hopefully some of our Warlander horses will feature in future parades.
Making the most of today's sunshine with my helpful assistant 🌞
Khan is being ridden in a Lightrider bitless bridle and a treeless Ghost saddle - both are awesome and used regularly here.
Our 2 yr old c**t, Maximus, has been helping today with the new arena fence.
Franklin, TAS
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Sam doing some of his routine arena work with Max.
Khan has been doing a lot of beginner/confident beginner rides recently so when I hopped on today and started asking for some collection and impulsion, he obviously was not too impressed. 😅 But after pushing him through his sky-gazing, super slow beginner trot, we started to get a more fluid movement. (Khan is a rising 8yr old Quarab gelding, who I purchased as a 2yr old and broke and trained, whilst also having 2 children) Ridden in a Ghost saddle and Flexible Fit bridle. #quarab #equestrian #palominohorse
Big Mumma and Morwen were keen to come in for a groom and some gentle arena work today!
