Silvabak Stud

13/01/2024

An absolutely stunning buckskin Jovi c**t available right now, details below!

Stunning 56.1% Arab 25% PRE buckskin c**t by Fames Dakota & out of Fables Sunrise. To make around 15.1/15.2h, passported AHS (premium progeny) and eligible for overstamping Pre fusion. Dakota, affectionately known as Ken to his friends (he's such a Barbie horse) is one very fancy boy with super potential to excel in any sphere, backed up by flashy looks & a cheeky personality to match. He carries red and cream so could produce palominos as well as buckskins and is homozygous for ND1 (primitive markings) sporting a funky dorsal stripe not commonly seen in partbred arabs. Super eye catching prospect for someone wanting to show PBA, Spanish classes, foreign breeds or just compete later on as he would make a fab little eventer with his floaty paces and jumping and dressage horses on both sides, however I am equally as happy for him to be a pretty happy hack for to anyone who will love the bones of him as that is of course, all that matters. Late born 2023 foal so not ready until end of Feb, dep secures until then. He will come well handled having been taught to lead, catch, tie up, lift feet for trimming and load on a box. Can deliver anywhere in the UK at cost and possibility of keeping on livery longer if needed. Serious enquiries only and please only those with experience of warmblooded youngsters need apply, he's very sweet but not a cob. Based Northeast England.
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/ljs+dakota+sunrise

01/01/2024

I am coming into 2024 for the first time in my life as officially a 2 horse owner!!!!

Oh how this last year has changed my life, I honestly so far have no regrets with my decision, the year has definitely had its ups and downs. Losing Togo broke my heart. But knowing the horses I’ve sold are in amazing homes doing amazing things fills me with so much happiness and I couldn’t be happier with the freedom the past year has given me. Giving up a business of 12 years isn’t an easy decision but it’s one I’m embracing and loving!!

The past few weeks I’ve been a bit silent on here as we’ve been super busy with an incredible trip to Scotland for my birthday and a little solo trip to Cornwall shortly after, travel plans for this year are slowly falling into place and I am so excited to see where the next 12 months take me.

I’ve been working behind the scenes on trying to make some plans for Jovi for this stud season, he will be standing at stud all of this year, but will be on slightly different terms and the facility is yet to be confirmed. (Some of his season will still be here, and some will be away)

My heads been a bit all over the place with trying to figure out the best options for him, one where he will be happy, where I will be happy and that are affordable aren’t easy to find…. I want to try my absolute hardest to keep him in my life - a successful and busy breeding year or a lease/ loan home would be the ideal but finding these are harder to come by than I’d hoped. Amazing riders with no stud facilities, stud facilities with no riders the hurdles seem to be plentiful but we will keep pushing on until we find the perfect solution for him 🫶🏼

But for now, Happy New Year to you all, thank you to all my past clients for trusting in my breeding and my boy I honestly can’t thank you enough! I hope anyone due foals have an incredible and successful season and those going through hard times with horses right now, just know it’s ok to change you’re path and it’s ok to decide on a different direction in life. I hope this year is everything and more you are all dreaming of 🤍

And to those who want to follow the travels:

https://www.instagram.com/robyn_explores?igsh=bHMwbWF3cmdjaHU2&utm_source=qr

And for those who are interested in using Jovi for 2024, or could offer a ridden/ stud home please do feel free to message me 🫶🏼🦄

20/11/2023

We’ve gone barefoot!!

I’ve debated doing this change with Jovi for a while now. Since being in ridden work from the age of 6 he’s had a full set 24/7, and whilst I have nothing against shoeing and have never had any issues with Jovis feet, I’ve always had this ni**le to want to try him barefoot!

I had spoken to my farrier about doing it as some point this year, and with the ground now softened, last month we thought we’d give it a go.

I’m lucky Jovi actually has nice strong feet, but for added protection on longer rides I’ve just purchased him his first pair of boots 🫶🏼 excited to see how he goes over the next 6 months or so without shoes, but so far so good 🦄

16/11/2023

🫶🏼 Jovi 🫶🏼

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆!🐴🌎 Let's take a moment to celebrate these magnificent creatures who have captured our hearts and souls.
In honour of this special day, I want to see all of YOUR beautiful horses. Share a photo in the comments below and let's fill our feeds with the beauty of horses. 📸

12/11/2023

Raven 🤎 one of Jovi’s beautiful fillies from this year making her showing debut 🤩 excited to see this little one out and about next year!!

When it’s love at first site 🖤 I remember the night she was born and wondering where her white bits were 🤷🏻‍♀️😆 Sassy madam who won’t be told but may listen if she’s asked nicely! We have the same knees 🤣

11/11/2023

Lest we forget ❤️
11.11

25/10/2023

Jovi’s plan….

Well, he doesn’t really have one.

Travelling the world and owning a breeding stallion don’t really go hand in hand.
Not that I assumed they would!

(and il be honest the biggest issue I’m facing is trusting anyone else with the apple of my eye 🥹)

But…. My plan has always been to try and keep Jovi regardless of what I do with my life, of course I can’t promise this and I have no idea where the next few years will take me, but for now he is staying, of course this does mean things will need to change a little with him whenever I go away.

Right now, I don’t have anything set in stone. I’ve been in contact with a few AI studs (any recommendations, feel free to post below) who could potentially have him on livery over the breeding months that I am not here, and I am toying with the idea of loaning/leasing him to a rider, mostly because he loves working and I don’t like the idea of him being wasted when he still has so much to give but I won’t be rushing into any decisions just yet!

Next year, I will likely be away for most of May & June (subject to the van being completed 😅) so the first step is looking into options and a plan for him to be on livery where he can still fore-fill his stud duties for 2024. 🦄

22/10/2023

Winter Grass Livery available in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

Currently have 3 spaces available -

1x Gelding space, would suit a youngster, retired or resting. Out in small herd, lots of natural shelter and grass, with ad lib hay over winter.

2x Weanling spaces, with a retired nanny mare, field shelter and ab lib hay over winter. Available to fillies or geldings.

Please message for more details.
Silvabak Stud

19/10/2023

Thank you 🙏🏼

Thank you to every one of you who messaged or commented on my last post, I sat with tears in my eyes reading some of the comments 🫶🏼

I have always tried to be fairly open and honest on this page about everything going on in my life with the horses, and one question a few of you have asked is;
“Are you worried you’ll regret giving up the stud?”

So, I thought I’d answer it here.

In truth, no, I’m not worried.

Why? Because I am choosing this ‘regret’.
This choice is mine, it’s not being forced in any way (which I also feel incredibly lucky about, but it has meant it’s taken longer to decide as I had a choice) but what it does mean is I have processed the pros and cons and thought about several possibilities that may come from giving up breeding, and it’s definitely not been an easy choice.

I don’t believe in a life with ‘no regrets’ but I do believe in a life where we can choose our regrets.

I have two choices right now - regret giving up breeding horses, or regret not giving up the horses when I had the chance and travelling the world. After a few years of really digging deep, I knew I’d regret the latter more if I didn’t do it. Which is ultimately how I came to my decision. Of course I will regret aspects of it at times, I already hugely miss the horses I have sold, I get jealous seeing everyone’s foal photos (who knows I may end up full circle and breeding again one day 😉) but for now, it feels like the right thing to do and I am happy with that.

And yes, to those who have asked - I still have Jovi (Fames Dakota) 🤍 il do another post about the main man next 🦄

10/10/2023

Why the sudden change of direction, why did I quit my job and close the stud?

In February this year I broke. I was done.
I hit the wall, the lowest I have been in years and I knew something needed to happen.
When I turned 30, life suddenly felt like everything changed. People always used to say when you’re in your thirties you see life differently, and I never understood them… Until now.

The sudden panic to settle down, get married, buy a house and have kids engulfed every minute of my life.
Everywhere I looked everyone was ticking these huge things off their life goals, and I felt like I was sat here falling behind in the ‘rat race’ not really going anywhere…. Worse, I didn’t actually even want any of those things?
I have never actually wanted kids, I still don’t think I do. Since dad died, the idea of getting married no longer excited me. I don’t want to buy a house and get trapped by a huge mortgage and I definitely don’t want to be doing the same job for the next 30 + years - especially now my love for it had gone. So I was sat stressing over other people’s lives, who were doing things I didn’t even want to do! So, what did I want?

I sat down with Cal one evening and told him something had to change!! I wanted to build a camper van, become a photographer and travel the world (start small I know 😂) so we set some life goals that we both actually wanted to achieve, some together and some alone. I just needed to start to feel like I was at least working towards a life I wanted…!

After making the call to walk away from everything I’d been building for the past 12 years, I spent the money I’d saved (for the house I didn’t even want) and bought a van, sold the last horse I had bred and spent the money on a camera (which I currently have no idea how to use 😅) and set my sights on travelling the world… 🚐

‘Robyn Explores’ made me feel like the next Chapter of my life was official, like I was actually taking a step towards the life I now wanted. It’s become a way to document to myself, my journey of change. And yes, I set my goals high with plans to ship my currently unconverted camper-van to Canada in less than 18 months, because if not now. When? 🌎

Incase anyone still wants to tag along - https://instagram.com/robyn_explores?igshid=NzZlODBkYWE4Ng%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

12/09/2023

YOUNG-STOCK LIVERY in Tunbridge Wells, KENT 🦄

We currently have some spaces available at Silvabak Stud for grass youngstock livery - C**T or GELDING ONLY.

Weanling’s to 3 years old.

24/7 turnout, field shelter, auto water drinkers, possibility of stabling/ handling over winter if required.

Message to discuss details or arrange a viewing 🌳

25/08/2023

He may not of been with me for all of my life, but I was with him for all of his 🤍

30/07/2023

10 years of having Jovi babies 🤍🤎🖤

Please feel free to post photos below if you own, have owned or bred a Jovi foal 🥳🤩

22/07/2023

Bit-less is going well.

First proper solo hack today meeting cars, buses, motorbikes, lorries and we even met a new horse - the boy was foot perfect 👌🏼 turns out a bit really doesn’t make much difference to him…other than he can get so much more grass in when we snack 😆 so he’s happy!!!

Finished with a little canter up the drive! 🏇🏽