The Cornmill Stud - Rocky Mountain Horses

19/08/2024

Can’t wait to be there! This is such an amazing festival, a show like no other

15/08/2024

A Level Results in for Julian for those here who are his fans and followers 🙂

A* Chemistry
A Further Maths (done in a year)
A Physics
A Maths (which he did in a year last year)

Whilst the lack of A*s in maths means Cambridge is definitely out, he is considering his options. So, slight *less based disappointments, but as I reminded him, everything happens for a reason and he’s just not meant to go there now at least.

Congratulations to all A level students, they deserve all our respect for a very interrupted education and zero allowances made.

09/08/2024

So this afternoon we waved au revoir to lovely Flame and Beetle, who have gone up the road to Janet Cochrane. We know they will have the very best time with her at Ride Yorkshire.

Flame will also be adding to the breed when the time is right, which is just the best result for the breed in the UK. So pleased to have yet another home who will be making baby Rockies!

Good luck Janet, we can’t wait to see these two grow up with you!

20/07/2024

11/07/2024

So today the lovely Tsuki (Dreamy x Tess) and Rae (Choco x Raven) headed off to pastures new in Dartmoor to other lovely Bridget Collins and family.

Sorbet is already there, so that’s 3 more Rockies in this fine part of the world!

Tsuki has taken Rae along for the ride so she has a friendly face with her to play with. We will have Rae back one day when she’s older so that she can offer something to the continuing of this fabulous breed in the UK.

We wish Bridget, Gary and all the family the loveliest time with these very special Rockies. It has truly been special getting to know you all.

21/06/2024

We are so looking forward to this foal being conceived in the very near future, and are delighted to announce that this beauty is already sold.

Watch this space for exciting embryo pictures !

Lola is off to stud tomorrow so Naomi needs new paddock mates. I decided on these two as she knows them already as neighbours (neigh-bours 😂) and she'll still be right next to the yard so I can work with her easily.

Never tried introducing new horses on a track system before so last week I shut my two in the middle and walked Naomi around so she could learn the lie of the land. Today I shut my two in again and left her on the track for a bit while I put up every haynet we have to minimise scrapping, then opened up the middle as everyone was just snoozing in the sun.

I was expecting a bit of a rush through the slip rails but nope, noone seemed to notice that they were together until a few minutes later when there was a big horse race with bucking and squealing.

Settled down very quickly though, although I'm quite surprised to see Naomi is definitely moving Calypso around. I expected the opposite, but perhaps Naomi is sick of being pushed around by Lola and is going for a fresh start!

10/06/2024

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10/06/2024

Lola’s last endurance ride before she has some time off to make her first foal. We have decided on Sorbet for her.

Thanks Nikki Parsler for the footage !!!

07/06/2024

Feeling very spoilt today! Had a lovely visitor to see the Rockies and she came with the most beautiful and unexpected bunch of flowers. If only you could do smells on Facebook, those peonies smelt absolutely divine! Thank you so much xx

01/06/2024

Some of our mare herd having a hooley this evening! Yes, very over-exposed, but they are always so lovely to watch.

19/05/2024

Lovely report from Rebecca Parsler Endurance Rider Becca Parsler of a lovely PR with young Lola today.

So nice to see this gorgeous girl out and about!

Lola will be put in foal soon; we may make a champagne c**t available to a breeding home. A non champagne filly may also be available, again to a breeding home. The choice of stallion remains up for discussion!

Lola’s champagne lines are unrelated to any other Rocky in Europe other than her dam, who now lives in Spain.

12/05/2024

Hallelujah! The Irish have seen the light! I applaud them.

For actual examples of dun, see those who have lived at our stud and/ or been bred here:

MI Dream of Wonder (silver black dun)
Cornmill Dream Big (black dun) Cornmill Liberty Bell (silver black dun)
Cornmill Illuminata (silver smokey black dun)
Cornmill Firestarter (red dun)
Cornmill Dandelion Moon (silver smokey black dun)

Not forgetting our Dreamy sired filly now in Spain, Amani! Also black dun

For a chance to own your own dun Rocky, PM for details. Or, if buckskin is your thing, let us know, we can breed those too!

12/05/2024

This year we are only breeding a small handful of mares either for ourselves to keep, or for those who wish to reserve a foal for themselves from a pairing of our wonderful horses.

For the last two years, Tess has given us a silver smokey grullo filly from two entirely unrelated stallions - Holy Smoke (EeZzDd) and Dreamy (who has the exact same colour genetics). Pictured below is Tsuki aka Cornmill Dandelion Moon, reserved in utero by the lovely Bridget Collins and soon off to her new home.

If you would like a well built Rocky with great gait and incredible colour options, then get in touch. Tsuki will only be covered on reservation, so the buyer has a choice of all 4 of our stallions, including Dreamy our silver grullo. Deposit required to secure.

30/04/2024

Cornmill Firestarter aka Flame is a stunning red dun, non silver pure bred 2 year old Rocky Mountain filly.

By Dreamy (Sundown Cowboy) out of Nehi (by Choco Dock)

30/04/2024

Castration day!

29/04/2024

Cornmill Demi Lune aka Lucky is a four year old (5 in August) mountain horse mare.

She has full Rocky breeding on both sire and dam side, but we are awaiting her dam to be certified by her current owner. Till then she is KMSHA eligible, and once her dam is certified she can obtain full RMHA papers.

Lucky was backed and lightly ridden away in walk last year by Rebecca Parsler Endurance Rider. She had been on some small outings and seen a little of the world, and has displayed her very stoic happy go lucky nature.

Lucky would suit a person needing a quiet dependable mountain horse who isn’t terribly fussed about new surroundings. She wasn’t bred by me, but her sire was my first stallion and her dam has very nice Classic Farm lines. She will cross well with any of our stallions should someone want to breed from her, or else she would be the perfect family horse.

Standing at 14.1 approx, Lucky would suit a small adult rider or a competent child. She can either be finished by someone with sufficient experience or else she can return to Becca Parsler for additional schooling and an agreed cost.

Low 5 figures. Can be seen in Yorkshire, and plenty of videos available of her training upon request.

Pictures of her sire and dam enclosed.

27/04/2024

Just such a stunning sunset at the yard tonight

16/04/2024

Lovely results from Bryony Parsler Para Endurance Rider who took Lola out for something a bit different and did fabulously! I think Rockies offer the best walk and are such a wonderful option for para riders in so many ways. Well done to Rebecca Parsler Endurance Rider too for starting Lola and getting her to where she is today.

Stole Becca's young horse for a bit of RDA dressage. Lola was a very good girl even if she was a bit confused by the change of rider and having to go round in circles. Very happy with this for a first time! Surprise Marie Brittenden !!

09/04/2024

Lola out on more adventures with Rebecca Parsler Endurance Rider

Bit gusty out today, there were a few minutes when I wondered if I'd made a very poor choice to go out as she was feeling so wired but after a brisk march up a long hill it started feeling much more relaxed 😂

Just a short one anyway, Clippy did polework this afternoon too, physio is coming tomorrow so I wanted them loosened up but not tired.

I've been requested to have them all clean and dry when the physio arrives... Not sure I'll manage but I'll certainly try!

03/04/2024

The post I never thought I’d write. Chloe has decided to transition to one of our mares pending her young boy growing up as her personal horse.

As a result the incomparable Maui is sadly available as we seek to downsize before our house move. He needs no introduction, having helped countless people ride their first steps in gait.

https://youtu.be/uN1H3LjWQRE?si=YSvWDbMzWxxYsKtH

Maui is 12 years old this year, in the prime of his life, and loves his endurance. The most special of homes please for this adored boy.

Maui is based in Yorkshire and is available at low 5 figures. VAT free price if exported. Can be transported to Calais for the right home.