Manorvale Stables

10/08/2024

All weaned and acting like very grown up young ladies - our now yearling Riding Pony fillies “Tahnee” (by Rhyl Palace Music) and “Pixie” (by Argyl Stars).
These bay beauties are the first ever fillies produced by our mares Kolbeach Fleur and Manorvale Diamond Diva.
Now the question is; to show or not to show this spring?
I guess I need to come up with some fittingly special show names. 💜

21/04/2024

Congratulations to Nickie Roberts and her talented daughter Jaz on their purchase of beautiful Manorvale Show Me.

This young galloway is sired by our stallion Manorvale Royal Show out of the legendary broodmare Helden Park Fantasia.
Show Me is a half sister to the Fricker family’s multiple Royal show and Grand National champion Manorvale After Five and a full sister to Sara Johnstone-Love’s Barastoc newcomer HOTY and multiple royal and national champion Manorvale Blue And Royal and Gracie Humphrey’s grand national top 10 Manorvale Show Girl.

We are excited to see the many honours that Show Me adds to the family’s record in the years to come. 💜

06/04/2024

So another show season has drawn to a close - this one Manorvale’s first exclusively showing our little team of off the track thoroughbreds.

What an exciting and satisfying challenge it’s been re-educating these former speed machines (some more speedy than others!) to the ways of the well fed show horse.

In the spring we showed three newcomers - SLM Art of Excellence (race name Art of Excellence, formerly trained by Amanda Turner), Courting (race name Usain Bowler, formerly trained by John Sadler) and Think French (who raced under that name for Logan McGill Racing ).

Arty’s spring was hampered by an unfortunate paddock injury, accelerating Think French’s elevation to the show team.
Ultimately all three chalked up enough wins to qualify for the Royal Shows.

Due to family and business commitments our last big event was Canberra Royal.
Our showie newbies exceeded all our expectations with SLM Art of Excellence taking out 1st prize in a strong novice hunter hack class and dear little Think French winning reserve champion led thoroughbred mare!

Well done Tex Flack on doing a super job with Arty, his first off the track horse.
Thanks must also go to our super backpacker Katie Mulhern for all her hard work bring Lilly from racehorse to Royal show winner in six short months.

Away from the shows we welcomed two beautiful Riding Pony foals out of Manorvale Diamond Diva and Kolbeach Fleur and both were fillies!
These little girls are virtually identical and are possibly the last Manorvale Riding Ponies we will breed.

Here’s looking forward to spending the off season working with our next team of OTT Thoroughbred newcomers.

25/05/2023

So proud of our gorgeous off the track thoroughbred, SLM Art of Excellence, for taking out champion hack at the 2023 Dubbo Show, beautifully ridden by Mia Wright.

Arty was found for us by the one and only Paris Merry at Amanda Turner Racing, where he had an almost 8 year racing career.
Thanks to the excellent foundation given to him by Mandy, Arty has made a super transition from racing to showing. 🖤 🦄🏆

14/05/2022

What a little star is the first foal sired by our young stallion Manorvale Party Trick!
Named Ashtan Park To Remember this stylish c**t is owned by his breeders Allan and Chris Symmons and shown by Fox Equestrian.

⚜️Ashtan Park A Night To Remember⚜️
Riding Pony, Part Welsh C**t Foal
Sire: Manorvale Party Trick
Dam: Ashtan Park Miracles N’ Dreams
Bred & Owned by: Chris & Allan Symmons of Ashtan Stud
(Sporting his lovely new DQ David Quale Bridle)
🏆 Champion Open Male Foal
🏆 Reserve Champion Part Welsh Male Foal