Equines of Silver Vale

10/12/2024

This coloured friesian sporthorse filly is the culmination of a decade's worth of concentrated breeding goals - Geminid is the perfect combination of athleticism, uphill movement, power and wow factor. Bred for working equitation. Blemish free and registered with WPCS - PWM22367.
Preference given to a competition home. Gem has an active mind and will thrive with a workload and a job to do. DOB 13/12/22. Genetics EeaaZz (black silver).
Ready to begin in hand work and saddle prep. A sad sale of an exceptional young horse.
located Toowoomba
Just brought in to prep for show season and for a handling crash course - price will increase 2025
Offered for a short time at 5k
Please check her photo album for more pics and info

10/12/2024

Fergus is not even a year old yet - have you ever seen a young horse with such a mane?! Talk about luscious! Had such a nice visit with his fabulous humans. He's settled into the new home well and is a very happy boy.

04/12/2024

Exceptional ladies priced for quick sales..

https://www.horsedeals.com.au/listings/black-splash-appy-mare

https://www.horsedeals.com.au/listings/mira

https://www.horsedeals.com.au/listings/silver-vale-geminid

Black silver sporthorse filly. Exceptional, athletic, smart and fiery. Movement plus, straight legs and fantastic hooves. Gem has WPCS rego. Baroque in type. Bred for working Equitation. Experienced/competitive homes only

04/12/2024

Whenever I called the yearling girls up 😍 🥹 The girl gang has since been jostled up a bit and they have different paddock companions now but was so nice to have this trio together. Pretty as a picture

02/12/2024

Yearling Geminid. Delightful filly built for athleticism and with a strong work ethic.
Gem is available - details in her album description

02/12/2024

Updating Gem's album because I realised there's about 2 years of photos missing and it's a quiet year on the foal front this year 🥹

27/11/2024

Yearling QH
FS
check album details :)

27/11/2024

Can't believe I haven't taken proper photos sooner.. She's a whole month old now! Finally, we have a name for Sailor's filly - Kiara

06/11/2024

9 days old today 🥹

02/11/2024

Pics at 5 days old - hard work of a decade nearly all worth it when bubbas turn out this nice

01/11/2024

29/10/2024

A total of 5 dun bums now but the newest darling is my 2nd home bred grulla. Such a good feeling to be blessed with a super filly. Get settled in for daily foal spam team

29/10/2024

After seeing multiple videos posted by various breeders bragging about their 2 ½ year olds/recently turned 3 year olds and sharing videos of them cantering around in the arena, I have decided to once again circulate the below article.

First of all, breeders *should* have the knowledge to understand a horse’s fragile and slow maturing musculoskeletal system. Breeders should not condone their own horses let along anyone’s horses being cantered around under saddle at an incredibly young age. Period. This sets a terrible example and is quite honestly animal abuse. Just because a horse does not object does not mean it is right. And quite frankly, most of the videos posted show animals that are already in pain or developing pain…

As breeders, we should strive to produce healthy and sound animals. We should promote horsemanship that produces long term soundness. No, starting a horse later does not guarantee soundness. But it certainly helps.

I am a firm believer in scientifically backed approaches to horsemanship. You can’t argue with science that has been proven time and time again. Let’s dispel some stupid rumors:

1. There is no such thing as a (skeletally) slow maturing horse or one that is fast maturing. No horse is skeletally mature before the age of 6. And that is on the low estimate for age.

2. Growth plates are not just in the knee. Every bone behind the skull has a growth plate. Not every single one needs to be converted to bone before starting. There is a schedule of when bone fuses…this is the information needed to know when to start a horse. Not their outward appearance. It is a known fact that during growth, proprioceptive awareness can regress, greatly increasing the risk of injury.

3. Starting a horse is not the same thing as riding a horse. Starting a horse does not mean cantering it 3-4 days a week in an arena.

4. Injecting a horse that is in pain does not mean you fixed a problem. You masked it.

5. You can build correct muscle and teach a horse how to move their body from the ground. This creates a solid foundation to work from once your horse is ready to actually be backed. Teach a horse to use its body correctly before backing and you’ll save yourself a lot of vet bills down the line.

Hocks are “late” for maturity. The growth plates on the tibial and fibular tarsals do not fuse until a horse is 3-3 ½. Ever wonder why so many horses seem to have hocks issues?? Horses need to learn to carry themselves and their own weight well before adding a rider.

The growth plates that are LAST to close are at the base of the neck. This area is where we ask a horse to raise the base of their neck and come round. If under too much stress, the growth plates can fracture or be permanently damaged.

There are DOZENS of activities you can do with a young horse to build healthy muscular development. None of them involve a saddle or your weight on their back. Teaching a horse to carry themselves correctly BEFORE adding a rider is essential and cannot be done in a week. A 2 ½ year old horse is a baby. Mentally and physically. We see far too many injured performance horses at VERY young ages - broken down and/or sour from work. It’s wrong. Period. They need slow and steady work and need time to recover from even the slightest of injuries.

PLEASE, if you are considering when you should start your horse and what that work load should look like, please read the below. There are some wonderful things you can do with your young developing horse. Please don’t rush a year out of greed.

http://www.equinestudies.org/ranger_2008/ranger_piece_2008_pdf1.pdf

29/10/2024

Welcoming the newest addition - a BIG strong, healthy filly. Photos at a few hours old! Sailor being the exemplary first time mum I knew she would be. Absolutely stoked 😊 EEaaDd by heritage. Will test for cream

19/10/2024

Last cosmo baby due this week .. I’m so excited 🥹
Sailor is feeling super over it so she will be relieved to take the load off Im sure! Boy or girl do we think? I’ll be really pleased with either

18/10/2024

Blossoming spring coats are the biggest glowup of the year! Syl is turning 4 soon 😳

17/10/2024

EOI- I would be so happy to keep her but now have a vet bill looming so pushing some very reluctant sales.

HOMOZYGOUS DUN yearling Filly- these are not made available very often. Means she has very loud dun expression and gorgeous frosting on a long curly mane ! dream pony. EMH 14.3hh
Mira was born 10/07/23
EeaaDDCrn (smokey Grulla)
Please note - Tested pos for one copy of IMM.
Well handled (had rug on, floats, leads and good to trim). Gorgeous nature and pretty face. Comes when called. Unregistered.
Mira will make someone really happy - bestie material. Plodder not a zoomer. She is just the sweetest 🙂
Located southbrook SE QLD
4 5 🥕🥕

album - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.798551615795752&type=3