Ardglen & Tievenny Irish Draught Horses

19/08/2024

Just love getting videos from happy owners of our beautiful horses, this is a little black mare out of an Echo King (RID) dam by Shadow Gate (TB-racehorse) enjoying a gallop past her comrades! She’s the one in front of course! lol 🐎💕

18/08/2024

Was lovely to catch up with Rachel and Ardglen Stardust (Rosie) today after they jumped a super clear round in the Lightweight Working Hunter Class at the Dublin Horse Show, so proud of them both making wonderful memories together and coming in 7th out of a strong class of 25! 👏🐎💕

11/08/2024

Love to see our youngster’s progressing with their new owners..😍🐎

15/06/2024

1 day old C**t foal by Another Pleasure ex Ricardo Z mare, we are very happy with this boy, will be for sale at weaning..

11/06/2024

MILLHOLLOW STARLET 1/3/1997-11/6/2024

My tribute to you Starley: 💔

Spring of 1997, in a field in Downpatrick, Co Down I struggled to choose which foal I wanted to purchase. Having got to know Moira Mc Kenna and the Millhollow Stud mares I just knew that one day I had to bring one home.
“ Home Of Champions” was on the wall and by the look of the mares and foals I saw in front of me that saying couldn’t have been more accurate. Roma Blue Wind, Sheans Lady, Roma Silver Pearl and Pride Of Down but to name a few, I had my work cut out for me and after so much deliberation I picked two foals, Millhollow Starlet and Millhollow Lady. A few weeks later Moira phoned to tell me Starlet had injured her leg on sheep wire and that I didn’t have to take her as she knew I had planned to show them, but I was resolute I wanted the daughter of Roma Bliue Wind even if that meant I couldn’t show her. Thankfully the scar diminished as Starlet blossomed into the beautiful mare that caught the eye of the spectators and judges all over Ireland, as a young mare she was always in the rosettes and as she matured the sashes started coming as she won championships at The Royal Dublin Horse Show, The Irish Draught National Shows, Tullamore Show, Cadtlewellan Show to name a few..

Starlets 1st foal Carrickrock Classic won the All Ireland Yearling Filly Championship at Roscommon Show and her 2nd foal Carrickrock Midnight Dancer was also a show winner and is the dam of the popular Stallion Bannvalley Pride Of Midnight, Starlet continued to breed under our new prefix Ardglen..

Unfortunately as with many grey mares Starlet fell victim to Melanomas and so we decided to retire her at 20yrs (2017).

I would like to thank Moira McKenna and Millhollow Stud for giving me the opportunity to own such an amazing horse.

Starlet was part of the family, she had a unique character, loved to fidget, thrived on attention and cuddles she was extremely loved and will be missed by us and her comrade Millhollow Lady, we were truly blessed to have had her in our lives…

31/08/2023

Congratulations to Mia J Lee, with Tievenny Lady Hawk passing her Class 1 Grading today well done from all at Ardglen & Tievenny Irish Draught Horses 🐎👏👏

12/08/2023

‘Maya’ Ardglen Star Happiness, 6yr old Chesnut Mare, Sire: Road To Happiness (TB) Dam: Ardglen Star Dancer by Crosstown Dancer (RID) @ 16.2hh this attractive mare has won Balmoral as a 4yr old in the 4/5 yr old Performance Class, she has competed successfully at the young horse event classes as a 5yr old and done numerous shows and XC. She has a top class temperament, easy to do in every way, snaffle mouth, suitable for a novice and is ideal for any discipline including a future brood mare. Road to Happiness is the sire of International Eventers such as Big Berry who competed successfully with Piggy French, he is highly regarded as a top producer of jump and movement, now sold to the USA his progeny will be much sought after.
No vices, has passed vet but can be revetted if required, transport can be arranged. PM for more details...

11/08/2023

I always love to see how our babies turn out and thanks to Mia here’s some pictures of Tievenny Lady Hawk from us showing her in the Dublin Horse Show 8yrs ago as a foal. to her now, loving life in her forever home...😍🐎

05/08/2023

Lovely to see Tievenny Showman coming on well with his new owner, he always loved to show off even as a baby...lol

22/06/2023

21/06/2023

The girls out for an evening hack...🐎🌝

21/06/2023

Millhollow Lady and Millhollow Starlet enjoying a bit of haylage, think it’s the first time I’ve had to feed haylage in June and not because of the rain...🤔🙈🌝

17/05/2023

So true...🐄🐎