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Kiwi Shires

The Southern most Shire Horse Stud in the world! Quality Shires 4 Breeding, Showing/Pleasure & Export
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We are actively breeding top quality registered Shires in NZ. We make and sell our own rope halters and lead ropes and also use the best quality essential oils in the world to support the health of both us and our animals. If you have any questions regarding Shire horses, our hand made soaps or how to use essential oils to support and improve your health and well being send us a message and we will do our best to help you.

07/12/2024

This year we have two colts looking for homes after they are weaned around March/April next year.

They are Mycroft (Mykey) & Sherlock (Lockie)
Mykie is a Grey and Lockie, we think will stay dark but we aren't yet 100% convinced so we won't know until he actually starts to change colour.

With a gelding contract, where you need to geld them they will be available for 6k each. If you want to keep them entire for future breeding please message us to be considered and put your case forward.

Both boys are out of Black mares who are by Southern Cross Dark Knight. And both boys are them selves sired by Deacons Gate Flint.

22/11/2024

This marks the end of our foaling season.
A healthy Grey Filly.
Born at just 327 days Gestation.
That's pretty early by comparison to our normal average of 356 days!

At just 2hrs old she is a high achiever and has already reached of all her first major mile stones.
Stood up, pooped, walked, had a run, changed paddocks, fed from mum, had a sleep, had another drink.

Mum, Bailey has once again done it all with style & grace and produced us a lovely Grey Filly. She might have picked a nice day to foal though, our weather is atrocious!

15/11/2024

What a way to start the day!

15/11/2024

Next up in the foaling paddock we have Matilda

14/11/2024

Calling Flint up for dinner tonight.

11/11/2024

We would like to introduce this little dude to you all.
His name is Mycroft (Older brother to Sherlock Holmes 😆)

Mycroft had a very tough start to like, he was not coming out the right way and during examination his mum started to push her intestines out.
Mycroft was born via c-section and at first was thought to be dead. He then took a wee gasp a fabulous vet jumped into action, she did mouth to nose and worked her heart out on him bringing him to life.
Mycrofts mum was euthanized as she had ruptured her uterus.

So the poor wee chap was brought into this world with no mum to teach him the ropes.
Thankfully for him though, 23yr old Molly, who is the mother of my first ever shire, Nova, has taken it upon herself to watch out for the lonely wee fella. She is teaching him the rules of horse etiquette and she stands watch over him while he sleeps. She nips him into line if he needs it too 😅

Anyway, check out this lovely, lively friendly little chap. He will be available at weaning to a home that will love him and look after him and make him their best mate. He will go with a gelding contract in place if sold in NZ as he is related to all the other shires in NZ.
But if you want to take him overseas, we are open to the prospect of him staying entire.

If you're keen to add him to your family, please get in touch.
He is going to cost a small fortune to raise to weaning age as he is a big lad and drinks HEAPS of milk formula 😉
He will be Grey too when he gets older and you can already see his colour changing around his eyes and muzzle.

Send us a message if you think he might be a great addition to your family.

10/11/2024

New paddock today for Willow & Cheeky

01/11/2024

Well, it seems Willow liked the deal I was offering her.
She gave me a lovely little filly at 12.15 this morning, so in return, I gave her access to the rest of her big grassy paddock.
More pics to come later on.

31/10/2024

I'll do you a deal Willow, I'll move that fence for you as soon as you give me a healthy filly 😍..... deal?

30/10/2024

Not much in my mind during the day at the moment except that I REALLY want to go to sleep!
My nights are spent dozing while keeping an eye on Willow, our 5yr old Grey, Maiden Shire mare

30/10/2024

Kiwis Uncle Cyril is growing like a w**d!
I'm pretty sure he is going to go black rather than Grey. I still haven't found any white hairs around his eyes and now that he's starting to colour up around his muzzle he is showing the characteristic black hair there too.

He will mature around that super convenient 15.2hh - 15.3hh mark
He has a friendly inquisitive nature, just like his siblings.
If you think you'd like him in your paddocks after he is weaned, get in touch with me and we can talk about making that happen.

26/10/2024

I absolutely LOVE getting up dates about foals we've sold and how they are doing in their homes.
I genuinely love seeing the photos of them growing up and the joy they are bringing their owners.

Who remembers Torvi?
Look at this stunning girl now. She is Shire x TB, her sire is Dark Knight and her mum is the beautiful Lilly.

I think Torvi is maturing into a stunning girl.

22/10/2024

Cyril has clearly been sticking his nose where it doesn't belong!

21/10/2024

Is anyone looking for a half Shire stallion?

"Kiwi's Patchwork Teddy"
Was bred here by us.
He is looking for a new home. Now a 4yr old. Located in Manawatu.
His owner has only 1 week left to find him somewhere to go.
See contact details on the attached photos. Please don't message me as I don't have anymore information, please ring the number in the photo directly

Thanks 😊

15/10/2024

Willow coming over for her evening check and dinner

27/09/2024

Last night at 9.20pm we welcomed this wee cutie.
We are sticking with family names & have called him Kiwi's Uncle Cyril.

21/09/2024

Praise The Lord for a quick drying property... (when it's nor raining)
A day and a half of no rain (but a bit of wind yesterday) and we are starting to get dry spots in places.

Here is Katana and her son 3yr old Ranger.
Katana is 20 now and she is the first horse I ever bred. She's half Standardbred, and her Dad was mostly Clydesdale with a wee sprinkle of bizta.
Ranger, as you'll know is a son of Flint.

Address

30 Ferry Road
Invercargill
9879

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm
Saturday	9am - 4pm
Sunday	9am - 4pm

Website

http://www.kiwishires.co.nz/

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Calling Flint up for dinner tonight.

A lot can happen in the span of hrs around here #kiwishires #foalspam

Not much in my mind during the day at the moment except that I REALLY want to go to sleep! My nights are spent dozing while keeping an eye on Willow, our 5yr old Grey, Maiden Shire mare

Whole Lotta dirty, but happy, horses round here today #kiwishires

Willow coming over for her evening check and dinner

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Our Story

We are actively breeding top quality registered Shire horses in Southland, NZ. We make and sell our own rope halters and lead ropes and also use the best quality essential oils in the world to support the health of both us and our animals. We offer a variety of services including horse grazing, training tips and support/confidence sessions (float loading is a specialty of ours), foal handling and basic young horse education.

We also offer horse breeding services from pre conception to foaling down services. Located just 5 minutes drive from the Invercargill airport, we are situated in an ideal spot for collecting semen off flights for agisting mares. We also offer whole horse bodywork sessions. These incorporate a variety of techniques as required by each individual horse we see. Including Equissage, Acupuncture, Equine Touch and gentle adjustments as required. We can also assess your horses hoof trim/balance and make adjustments if required.

Facilities available for hire include:

* 1250m All Weather Training track