NEWS 2010

December

11th - I'd like to introduce Double Dutch CKV, a 2 year old KWPN mare by Indoctro x Colino x Cadmus xx. She is line bred to Capitol I & Calypso I and her pedigree is brimming with top performance stallions. Her dam jumped successfully at 1.20m and has a daughter currently competing at 1.40m. Double Dutch will have a couple of foals for us initially prior to becoming my jumping horse or being sold to a competition home.

November

21st - Aruba is next to leave and joins Tracey and her horse family in the Midlands. Good luck and keep in touch.

14th - The lovely Akiko (aka Dream) leaves home to start her new life with her new family, good luck Nina.

1st - We'd like to introduce 3 new girls to join our herd.
This is Suzy who is a professionally backed three year old, who we will be out competing on next year. She has fantastic Show jumping blood running through her veins, U'Grand Jete who is the USA's greatest Galoubet son, Voltaire, Romeo by Ramiro Z and Fantastique by Ibrahim, to name but a few. So her pedigree is absolutely brimming with top 100 world ranked performance stallions.

This is Jess, who is just a yearling. Also fantastic bloodlines including, Renkum Valentino (Concorde x Marco Polo x Fresco), line bred to Its the Business, Renville, Nimmerdor, Brunswick who is by Calvados who of course is by Cor de la Bryere. So lots of world top 100 performance stallions too. Jess's dam Showbiz II has healthy winnings in all three main disciplines and was well on the way to becoming an advanced eventer before injury ended her career early.

And last but not least is Libby. Libby is a twelve year old KWPN (samber lines of course) x ISH, who has had a couple of years off and produced two stunning foals. We will now bring her back out under saddle, have a bit of fun putting her through her paces before putting her up for sale. We have already had a little ride on her and she is proving to be beautifully schooled and well mannered. If you are interested in purchasing Libby please do not hestitate to contact us. There is no reason she couldn't continue as a broodmare either.

October

23rd - Well its got to that time of year again when this years babies start leaving for their new homes. First to leave this year is Boh, and here he is below filling his belly in preperation for his moon lit departure to the Emerald Isle. He was a super star loading on the lorry and we hope he had a smooth crossing. We wish you great success with him Brian.

12th - Thanks Kath for this picture of the lovely Rubin. Kath purchased Rubin from us as a yearling. He is now competing successfully at showjumping and Kath has plans to event him in the future.

September

12th - Thanks Helen for the update on Halona Ashkii (2006 Red Hot Spot x Halona Gizmo), below are Helen's words on him.

I am just updating you on Ashkii, he is doing fantastic, now standing at 16hh and just turning four, he has filled out a lot more and his training is coming along super!! He naturally has a fantastic outline without using any equipment he goes on the bit himself in a normal snaffle. I have popped him over one or two cross poles and small jumps at home and decided to take him into a beginners jumping class today at 1ft height, and he did fantastic! placed fourth overall and really impressed us with his jumping skills!! I am made up with his lovely (but feisty) nature and his potential and am hoping to event and show him when he is older. Also we qualified for and got 7th at the UK Showing Championships last month I have included some photographs of his recent adventures :)

12th - Thanks Karen for the photo of your stunning boy. This is Holly's 3rd foal to Alba, all Buckskin boys and another one with a quirky blaze that Alba seems to produce and flashy leg markings.

8th - Thanks Lynne for theses photo's of Alba's offspring, 2009 colt out of Dakota and 2010 filly out of Firely.

3rd - Thanks Claire for these photos of Halona Malakie (2009 Alba x Halona Gizmo), he looks seriously huge and stunning. Give him a hug from me.

August

28th - Thanks Karen for this photo of Elvis born this week, out of Bertha a pure Belgian Draught and by Alba - what a cracker.

25th - Three more visiting mares have foals by Alba, just Holly left to go now. Diamond had a Dunskin filly, Bertha a Palomino colt and Mona a buckskin colt. Pictured below is Bailey out of Mona. Congratulations Nichola, Karen and Caroline.

July

13th - Visiting mare Rosie foals a stunning buttermilk buckskin colt. Lisa also own's Halona Zakera (2009 Alba x Hanes), photos below, what a stunning lad he is too.

8th - Thanks Joan for these lovely photo's of Halona Tocho (2008 Alba x Copperfield Gold Reserve) from Alba's first crop of foals. What a lovely big lad and a stunning colour too.

June

25th - 8pm Bianka foals a lovely cremello colt, welcome to the world 'Halona Amaree'.

5th - Thanks Tania for this lovely photo of Kajika, Kajika is sire of Halona Kuba and Halona Kenzo born this year, and Halona Kofi, Halona Kneka and Halona Kizabella born in 2009.

5th - Thanks Tania for the pictures of Hanes and her buckskin filly by Alba, Hanes and her foal have now joined Kajika in the Cotswolds, we wish you all the best with them.

4th - A couple of pictures of foals by Alba out of visiting mares, a buckskin filly for Firely and a palomino filly for Trudy. Congratulations Lynne and Karen.

May

21st - Elfi produces a spotless palomino filly, Halona Akiko.

21st - Thanks Debbie for this lovely picture of Ciqala (2008 Alba x Elfi vom Birkenhof), he's looking fab,

14th - 11.58 pm Halona Bohemian is born, a perino colt with no white out of Mandolina and by Alba. Someone forgot to flat pack this foal, no wonder he was difficult to get out, he's a proper chunk, more like a two week old foal. Hopefully my muscles will have recovered by the time the next foal puts in an appearance.

9th - 1.45 am Halona Aruba is born, Buckskin Sabino Filly out of Rockett and by Alba

April

29th - Well they say anything worth having is worth waiting for and boy did we have to wait for this one. Anyway, finally he is here and he's massive, buckskin and white - Halona Kenzo.

27th - Thanks Sarah, Claire and Kerry for these lovely photos of some Halona bred youngsters, firstly Sprig (2008 Alba x Enola), then Malakie (2009 - Alba x Halona Gizmo) and lastly Amazula (2009 - Alba x Halona Tinkerbell).

15th - Thanks Donna for this lovely photo of 'Alba's Gold Dust', Copperfield Gold Reserves 2009 foal by Alba. Cant wait to see him when he's finished shedding his winter coat as I cant decide if he will be Buttermilk or Bronze.

10th - 4.30am Halona Kuba is born. This one as good as hit the floor running, up on her feet within 15 minutes and cantering around the box at only 40 minutes old. Just shows how wrong you can be, I predicted a Palomino Colt with no spots and am delighted to have a Chestnut filly with a few spots (white markings on rump). Very friendly and leggy. Mum and baby both doing well.

February

5th - Thanks Carly for this lovely picture of Matilda (Alba x Rockett - 2008), she's enormous.

January

26th - Thanks Kerry for this lovely picture of Amazula (Alba x Tinkerbell - 2009), she's getting a big girl now.

17th - I'd like to introduce two new Dutch mares to join the herd. Nirvana (Ixion (Inschallah) x Saluut x Onxy), who has competed successfully BSJA and in Holland. Zeta (Concorde x Ramiro Z x Joost) who has competed successfully BSJA and BE. Both mares will be my competition horses for now before becoming broodmares in the future.