Kirkbys Stud Stock Horses

07/10/2025

Discover how ancient DNA reveals the genetic secrets that made horses rideable and shaped the cool minded, athletic horses we know today.

Read more here: https://kirkby.au/2025/10/07/ancient-dna-reveals-how-horses-became-rideable/

06/10/2025

Don’t forget to do your Keith & Districts Campdraft Club entries today!

We are very pleased to have KIRKBYS STUD STOCK HORSES as a SILVER sponsor
KIRKBYS STUD STOCK HORSES are proud to be sponsoring the Keith campdraft—our favourite SA event on the campdrafting calendar!
For more than 70 years, Kirkbys Stud has been dedicated to breeding versatile horses that excel in campdrafting. The breeding program focuses on exceptional mares, producing foals that are athletic, good-natured, and dependable under pressure.
The stud is proud to support the Keith Campdraft and the wider rural community, celebrating the traditions of horsemanship and teamwork.

30/09/2025

Thank you to Swan Hill & District Campdraft Club for a fabulously run weekend of drafting, to Long Haul Trucking for their sponsorship, and congrats to the other placegetters. Huge thanks also to David Murphy for giving Ovi a great introduction to campdrafting at her first draft. Can’t wait to see what’s next for you two!

29/09/2025

Coolum Ovation made her 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙩 at Swan Hill on the weekend, coming home with 3rd place in the Maiden B, showing plenty of style and ability for her first outing. Ovation has immense talent across disciplines, having previously played A grade Polocrosse and jumping over 1 metre. I’m looking forward to seeing what’s ahead for this talented mare.

Ovation is by Westons Yakka (2010 Warwick Stallion Campdraft winner) and out of Coolum Omen (multiple open campdraft, challenge and working champion), making her a maternal sister to Jason and Katie Birney‘s successful Open Campdraft mare Coolum Liberty, Ben Newbury’s Open Campdraft stallion Coolum Quartz, and John Lyons’ open campdraft mare Coolum Dream.

Thanks as always to the talented David Murphy from Murphy Performance Horses, you have Ovation working cattle beautifully. Thanks also to Swan Hill & District Campdraft Club Inc, the cattle donors, and sponsors.

24/09/2025

Spring has kicked off in style with the arrival of our first foal for 2025—a filly…finally!

It’s been a long wait since 2022 for another filly, and this one’s arrived with plenty of style and class, and she’s already showing off her moves.

She’s by 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙢 and out of 𝙆𝙞𝙧𝙠𝙗𝙮𝙨 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚, and this young lady carries campdraft-winning performance on both sides. We’re excited to have her and look forward to watching her grow.

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21/09/2025

Kaspers Versace has taken out the 𝙎𝘾𝘼 𝙉𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣 – a well-deserved recognition for a mare that keeps stepping up every run.

Versace only competed for half the SCA season and missed the Championship by half a point, and is now an Open winning mare—a testament to her and David Murphy’s consistent partnership. We’re incredibly proud to see her representing the stud and to watch her make her mark in the campdraft arena.

Versace also won Novice Horse of the Year and All-Round Horse of the Year for the SCA Zone 5 Championship. Clearchoice Contiki, who was also only campaigned for half the season and is now a Novice winner, won Maiden Horse of the Year and 5th in the All-Round Horse of the Year for Zone 5.

Big congratulations to Versace, Contiki, and Murph – this season will be another exciting chapter for them!

Thank you to the Southern Campdrafting Association and David Murphy - murphyperformancehorses

19/08/2025

Exciting news for Josh, breeding a beautiful filly with a pedigree full of performance, including Omega, Reflect, Ivory, Spinifex, and Romeo in the first 4 generations! 😊

19/08/2025

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗙𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 - lets hope for some fillies!

I always find winter slow, not because it’s filled with rainy days in the Adelaide Hills, but because I impatiently anticipate the foals due in spring. Despite trying for more foals, the drought means we’ll only have three foals due in 2025. I am desperately hoping there are some fillies this year, as we’ve had only two fillies born since 2022.

The first mare due, 𝗞𝗜𝗥𝗞𝗕𝗬𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗘 - 𝗛𝗦𝗛, is by CHEVIN IVORY – HOF HSH and out of open campdraft mare, KIRKBYS STUD ROSALIE. Rosie is in foal to 𝗠𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗢𝗡 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗠 - 𝗛𝗦𝗛 (by HAZELWOOD CONMAN – IS HSH and out of KIRKBYS STUD BLUE MOON – HSH), which means this foal carries a double cross of Omega, four crosses of Romeo, and nine foundation or impact ASH mares in the first four generations.

The second mare due to foal is 𝗞𝗜𝗥𝗞𝗕𝗬𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗧 - 𝗛𝗦𝗛 who is by One Stylish Pepto and out of open-winning mare, KIRKBYS STUD GLEAM. Stardust is in foal to the open-winning campdraft stallion 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗔 𝗔𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗩𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗦 (by ACRES DESTINY – IS and out of COLWAY CRYSTAL – HSH). Crystal has been described as a super producing dam.

The last foal is from 𝗞𝗜𝗥𝗞𝗕𝗬𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗟 - 𝗛𝗦𝗛 who is by HAZELWOOD CONMAN – IS HSH and out of KIRKBYS STUD MIRACLE. This foal will also be by 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗔 𝗔𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗩𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗦. Miracle is a open-winning campdraft mare and maternal sister to open campdraft stallion KIRKBYS STUD ECHO – HSH. Their dam won 10 campdrafts and was second in the Canning Downs at Warwick.

There’s more info at 𝙬𝙬𝙬.𝙠𝙞𝙧𝙠𝙗𝙮.𝙖𝙪 including young colts/gelding for sale.

17/08/2025

What a fantastic weekend at Eumamurrin Campdraft!

Clearchoice Contiki placed 3rd in the Novice Campdraft, scoring an 88 and 89. Contiki just keeps stepping up and showing her class. Very proud to see Contiki and David keep building on their partnership with results like these.

Kaspers Versace continues to show her quality and consistency, scoring an 86 in the Open for Open and backing it up with an 88 in the Open, but without luck in the final. Although there was no joy this time, she showed her consistency and grit.

Big thanks to the Eumamurrin Campdraft committee for a well-run event—they were excellent cattle. Thanks always to David Murphy from Murphy Performance Horses for a top job and to everyone who cheered us on. Couldn’t be happier with how the mares are going, and can’t wait to see what they achieve next!

12/08/2025

31/07/2025

Happy Birthday to the Kirkby’s Stud horses! Hoping for another year of strong runs and filly foals.

30/07/2025

A big thank you to Kady from .media for this fab video of Kaspers Versace at Skipton Campdraft earlier in the year, where she placed 2nd in the novice and 4th in the open….just watch her dance!!