Greenbrook Gyps Cobs

15/08/2024

I hate tax time when you are registered as a Primary Producer, it means you have to submit livestock numbers for tax purposes, so the ATO can tax you on Natural increases.
When asked how many horses I have, I always say a few, but this time of year I actually have to count them up and look at real numbers LOL.

07/07/2024

So who else has Cobs who turn into Yacks in the winter sporting 3" of coat? Greenbrook Wyndenvale now 15hh at 2 1/2 yrs old

06/07/2024

Spent the morning doing housework so I could spend the afternoon working young horses. As soon as we sat down to lunch it started raining :(

12/06/2024

14/05/2024

So I had Greenbrook Wyndenvale in on the weekend, for a bit of a clean up and training session. He is now 27 months old and has had another growth spirt. Just a tad under 15hh, just the size I love. Will be exciting to see him at his mature height in the future :)

06/05/2024

So Gatton is over for another year and what a Gatton it was. I made a call this weekend that I never though I would make and asked to be excused from a Supreme Champion Class. SD Bombay had Greenbrook Midnight Rose alongside him all night and Rosie was in season stirring him up, and due to my recent shoulder surgery I an limited to a 2.5kg weight limit on my left hand. Greenbrook Midnight Rose won Reserve Champion Mare and SD Bombay won Champion Stallion. SD Bombay forgot his manners and just wanted to go back to his mare so we withdrew from Competition and returned to the stables, no ribbon is worth blowing up a young stallion or upsetting my rehab on my shoulder. See pics below. I would like to thank the Committe, the Judges and other competitors for making it a brilliant and friendly great weekend 😍

02/05/2024

A few more pic of SD Bombay at the Burrum Active Ridders All Breeds show last Sunday. Was a great show with 150 horses entered. Enjoy!

28/04/2024

So today I took SD Bombay out to the Burrum Active Riders All Breeds Show. It was his first outing in 12 months and he was a tad over excited and fresh. He still managed to win the following:
1st Best Presented Heavy Horse
1st Heavy Horse Stallion
Champion Heavy Horse
Supreme Champion Led Stallion All Breeds.
Could I have done without his over exuberance at times, yes and towards the end he was stretching out as he will not relive himself in hand even if he is bursting. Upon returning to his yard post classes he stretched out and produced an impersonation of Niagra Falls LOL I would like to say a big thank you to all associated with this show it was a fantastic day despite the intermittent showers. Also a thank you to the competitors of the Heavy Horse classes and Special Thanks Rebekah Melrose for the pics.
Results:
1st Best Presented Heavy Horse
1st HH Stallion
Champion HH
Supreme Champion Stallion All Breeds

It rained all the way there and all the way home however 90% of the time at the show was dry :)

07/04/2024

Once again I have been asked if i could do a breed demonstration session at Gatton. In the past I have shared my demonstration time in the indoor arena with the Drums, this year I would like promote the versatility of the partbred. Who is bringing partbreds to Gatton who would like to be involved with their horse? Would like some different types of crosses and some pures that are both ridden and led to keep the crowd visually entertained whilst listening. And as per in past years we will have some on the fenceline to allow people to get up close and pat them over the rail.

07/04/2024

So still raining, has rained every weekend for a month, no photos of foals as promised for interested parties and no training for Gatton for the forth week. The only one enjoying this rain are our kitchen herbs and salad vegies.

11/02/2024

A couple of phone pics of Greenbrook Wyndenvale today, now 2 yrs old last month and 14.2hh, love this big boy, will mature 15hh+. Wynn is out of Bob's Blossom by The Butler. A big thank you to Kate and Brock of Rylin Park Gypsy Cobs for visiting for the weekend and assisting me with washing my boys and handling some young stock whilst I am out of action with my shoulder post surgery. 3 weeks post surgery on Tuesday and another 3 weeks to go before I can start active physio on my arm, with a 6 to 8 month recovery. So I hope you enjoy the phone pics of Wynn as much as I do. Taken through the fence as he is an in your face type of boy, I edited the fence out.

29/01/2024

Preg tested SD Bombay's mares yesterday.
Greenbrook Phantom's Lilly 14.2hh, Greenbrook Southern Arrow 15.2hh, Greenbrook Isabeau 15hh and still growing and Greenbrook Phantom's Dreamtime 15.2hh all preg tested in foal :) can't wait to see what Bombay does with these big girls.

03/12/2023

I moved some horses around today, so I took a couple of phone pics of the foals. We have finally had 37mm of rain so the dust bowl is now short and green. I am really impressed with SD Bombays foals, he was given a selection of differing types of mares and stamped them all. We finished the season with a Ted partbred boy, more the type of foal I am used to looking at in my paddock LOL.

03/11/2023

It's a filly, a tribay filly, after 3 c**ts we have a girl this season. Sire SD Bombay and Dam Watermark Dolly aka Dora. Born at 2.15am today pics taken at 6 hrs old

31/10/2023

Greenbrook Silver Siam today playing with Ghost my Anatolian Shepherd, but the love of his life is people including my 4 yr old grandson Ronan. Such a great temperament on this lad :)

30/10/2023

Greenbrook Quinns Cover Paige foaled a Tribay c**t to SD Bombay at 3.30 am yesterday. He is a big framed strong boy with good foal feather, he was about 5 hrs old in the pic, name to follow.

22/10/2023

This morning's arrival, a solid silver c**t, to SD Bombay and Greenbrook Coco Novela, just under 2 hrs old. Currently being supervised by 10 month old grandson Dom.

01/10/2023

SD Bombay, taking a break between serving mares today. Glad it is not show season, as he is now in his working clothes LOL. His feather may take some scrubbing to get white again. Pic complements of Bel.

06/09/2023

Really crap grainy phone pic of Wynn (Greenbrook Wyndenvale) on the weekend, now 20 months old. Really love how this boy is maturing, even if he does look a little like a Yack at the moment LOL

22/08/2023

Just wondering can anyone tell me when Bob The Blagdon died and what was his last crop of foals? I have Bobs Blossom foaled Jan 2005 are there any younger progeny still living here in Australia?

05/08/2023

SD Bombay, was 5 in May, how time flies. Does not seem that long ago that Janey Downs sent me a pic of a week old c**t foal lol

30/07/2023

Greenbrook Wyndenvale, Buckskin / Tobiano c**t will be 2 years old in December 2023, but man look at the depth of body and bone on this c**t. Already 14.2hh, he will mature over 15hh. Had him in today to knock some extra hair out of him, such a sweet boy, looking forward to him maturing as a Stud Sire. He is out of Bob's Blossom and by Windenvale's Sire The Butler.

08/07/2023

So stressful when you have babies on long distance transport. Travel safe Greenbrook D Anjou Illusion. I know your new mum is in WA both nervous and very excited awaiting your arrival. She has been waiting for months to meet her, yet agreed to wait till she was 9 1/2 nearly 10 months old before subjecting her to such a long trip. I love new owners who put the babies welfare over their own excitement.

10/06/2023

QLD Gypsy Cob 2023 get together is hosted by Windenvale Gypsy Cobs this year, this is a great opportunity to meet up with like minded people and discuss all things Gypsy Cob with QLD Breeders. Great Networking opportunity and a great social weekend, Come join us and a have a great Gypsy Cob weekend

01/06/2023

The first 6 of the foals are in for weaning and training, getting ready to go to their new homes :) now they are away from the dams and long grass we may even start to regrow some feather lol

30/05/2023

Ok so finally got Frank home from hospital today post infection and heart surgery. Maybe now life may return to some sort of normally

02/05/2023

I don't normally post personal things on FB, however, this impacts heavily on both our personal life and the stud commitments. Upon arriving home from Gatton on Monday afternoon Frank was not well. He had a heart attack and was rushed to hospital in Bundaberg on Monday night by ambulance. After finally being stabilised yesterday morning he was transferred to the Friendlies Hospital for heart surgery. When I left the hospital last night he was stable and sleeping off the effects of his ordeal. After almost 35 years together the thought that I could lose him was just horrific. We will have to make changes to our lifestyle going forward and to his workload during his convalescent period. I may be a bit slow to respond to commitments and communications over the next few weeks whilst we adjust to our new reality, as his recovery needs to be my number one priority. To all our friends who have offered support, I am deeply touched and will be forever grateful. It truly is heart-warming to have the friendship and support of such lovely people. Also a thank you to my boss at Bundy Sugar for her concern and understanding as I was due back at work yesterday after annual leave for Gatton. It really is truly comforting to know there are a lot of good caring people in this world.

01/05/2023

So Gatton Heavy Horse Field Day - Clydesdale and Heavy Horse Field Day is over for another year. I would like to thank the committee and all the Judges and helpers for the wonderful job they do every year to make this event happen. This year we had an interesting run into Gatton with the truck off the road and Greenbrook Wyndenvale getting sick and having to be scratched. He is still at the Warwick Equine Vet Hospital but on the mend. For the first time ever we rolled into Gatton with one Horse on our show team, SD Bombay. Bombay was out showing for the first time in two years and was a bit overwhelmed but held his own to take Reserve Champion Stallion to Indian River of Mountaion Park. Congrats to Mountain Park Gypsy Cobs for taking Supreme Champion Gypsy Cob with their boy. It was great to catch up with everyone and we had a really enjoyable weekend. Photo credits to Col of TriColby Cobs

23/03/2023

The Greenbrook livestock guardian dogs do a great job of alerting us to & warning off wild dogs, protecting the herd. Today they're enjoying a frozen chicken carcass lunch & cool down 😋🐔💧