Longspring Sport Horses

10/02/2025

These three older ones are all broken in and ready to go.

09/02/2025

09/02/2025

Sneak peek of some of the young boys that will be in the auction.

06/02/2025

Drenching day today! All these foal will be avalaible in the Auction 🔨 some stunners here🤩..... half brother to WC show Jumper Larinium LS. A couple of super colts out of a full blood sister and half blood sister to 4* eventer Townsend LS. A beautiful big filly out of a full blood sister to GP Pony Tiger Tale LS and other top families.

11/01/2025

With a renewed vigour in our breeding program what better time to market our amazing young horses that the new year...... We are excited to announce the 2025 Longspring Sport Horses - Dutch Auction

05/11/2024

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX..... desperately in need of a float to get the girls out to some outings this season but am financially challenged (husband and bank manager won't let me buy one). So if anyone has one sitting around that would consider a lease. Alternatively bank manager and husband would be even happier with less horses so keen to trade on a young horse 🐎 🤔

27/10/2024

So horses sorted thankfully!! What people could not see is the sheep yards that make sorting easier 😊

26/10/2024

Mares and youngsters halfway to front of property. Let the fun begin starting with sorting them out tomorrow.

20/07/2024

One small weaning pony that has been boxed for the last few weeks did not like the idea of going back outside 😅

14/07/2024

Whispers – nothing new in the NZ equestrian scene but as I am still hearing whispers around a question that is on many peoples lips while others that have no idea.

It has been a hard 18 months here at Longspring for a number of reasons while horses and children will allways throw curve balls we have been faced with a fair share.

During cyclone Gabrielle we lost our bridge and only access to the back of the farm at a time that meant I was stuck with over 40 horses up the front on around 20ha so very quickly paddocks turned to mud swamps and feeding out took most of the day. Thankfully we did receive some support from ESNZ’s Cyclone Funds which was a huge help.

With the mud behind us from Winter 2023 we are now facing down that aftermath of a major drought (after Feb I did say I would not complain about a lack of rain so this is more of a description of consequential flow on 😊) Even now in the middle of winter we are super dry with little to no grass growth and dams with barely any water in them.

This has put huge pressure on all stock and us to keep everything feed and healthy.

I had planned on having a novel horse sale which has now been postponed due to the drought with a plan to revisit in the spring….. but if you are after any thing before then get in touch there are some stunning youngsters coming through.

So what are the whispers you ask? ….. well for those of you that have not heard my father Rupert made the call in January last year to leave the family farm for a life on the road skiing in the South Island something he loves! He has apparently chosen to leave the equestrian scene entirely which is sad given it has been a life long passion of his.

We were not seeing eye to eye on the horse management and this eventually came to a head. While it has been hard, we are all stronger for it and Mum is fine and still on the farm.

This is not a pity post … far from it! We have some new vigour and exciting gaols and plans for the future – especially now that all the kids are at school!!

22/04/2024

Working with this 4yr old filly is pure pleasure she is broken in and take everything in her stride a true gem. First time ever being lunged and covered - ordinarily the lunging etc happens first but the breakers had an opening, so she went earlier 🙂. Did not bat an eye to either - very intelligent and willing.

19/04/2024

When your husband has fert on the trailer you use for baleage 🤣

17/04/2024

Weaning time all babies learning including mine. This Lord Larino LS filly is such a sweetheart Izzie enjoyed working with her today 💖

15/04/2024

One thing I really enjoy is looking at the old bloodlines and how influential they still are.

"Almost anyone who has even the faintest knowledge of jumping bloodlines knows the name Furioso. Furioso’s son Furioso II is the most influential stallion in modern sporthorse breeding."

Many years ago we were lucky to pick up a older TB stallion that had been standing locally - Watchman. Watchman has impecable Sport Horses Bloodline including, Oncidium, Precipitation and Bay Ronald. What we had not realised at the time is that his dam line goes back to Maureen (the dam of Furioso).

One distingisable trait of Furioso was the splash of white on his belly something that we see coming through our line to this day.

While we did not have Watchman for long we have retained a son Watchamacallit LS out of a Distelfink mare that is producing some stunning progeny.

03/02/2024

Things to be thankful for!!!

1. Paddock had been fully grazed out
2. Horses in the paddock had been moved
3. Rain had arrived before the lightning
4. Neighbour's noticed the fire and called the fire crew
5. An amazing local fire crew

23/01/2024

Girls wanted to work on a young horse so they get the three year old while I get the crazy two year Olds 🤣 think sorting that mane out will ne on tomorrow's agenda but they are doing a great job 🥰👏

31/12/2023

Huge day sorting horses and getting the 14 young fillies drenched so I can put them out on the hills for a month or two before they come back in for marketing 😀 huge thanks to Samantha Stallard for coming and giving me a hand would have been near impossible with out your assistance!! Some of the girls below.

Look out boys your next!!!