Hello Everyone,As of Monday, Fernances Creek will be out of lockdown and we are ready! I won’t elaborate on our Lockdown Blues but we are looking forward to seeing our friends again and welcoming peopleback to the farm again. Paul’s birthday is Monday and we are looking forward to just going out again,The HorsesIn spite…
Fernances Creek Riding Club is an Equestrian Australian (EA) affiliated Club. If you are not an EA member, you can join our Club and ride at our events on www.nominate.com.au under Clubs. https://www.nominate.com.au/Clubs/MemberRegistration.aspx?CID=24
Looking outwards to the rest of the world from the Farm, increases the gratitude I have for everything and everyone around me. Fromthe beauty of the valley that cradles us each morning when we wake up to the tight knit community of Laguna and Wollombi,I feel grateful to be here. We have our dosage…
VISITING CLUBS The past few months have gone by in a whirlwind of activity. We have hosted some grading days and Squad Development Clinics for Pony Clubs, These events were exciting for us as the caliber of riders and horses attending were so amazing. The range of ponies and horses were really diverse and jumped…
See the latest article from Equestrian Life on Haflinger Horses and their history in Australia https://eqlifemag.com.au/issues/63/from-austria-with-love-the-golden-horse/
For the last 16 years, we have bred with our stallion Nutella. He has produced many wonderful offspring, many with great temperaments and athletic abilities, ranging from trailhorses, cart and buggy to showjumping and trick riding. Last year we gelded him to make way for our new, modern type stallions Spartacus and Artus and to…
On the Farm and the Horses It’s been a busy time on the farm over the Christmas break and unfortunately a bit too hot to run an event. We were lulled into a long spell of cooler weather and rain and it was tempting to run an event but the weather was a scorcher on…
We have had lots of lovely rain at Fernances Creek. The paddocks are super green with lots of grass for the horses. The breeding season has kicked off with lots of visiting mares for our stallions Artus and Spartacus. Many more people are working from home or remotely so we have met some lovely visitors…
It’s been a very full 10 months at Fernances Creek! It all started in December 2019 with the bushfires and finished up late January. Our farm was surrounded by 3 large fires but we had such great support from the firefighters that nothing burned on the farm. The smoke was really bad and we had…
Out of the Smoke came four lovely foals, all born during the fires. We evacuated all 17 horses and the foals were birthed and looked after by some wonderful friends around Newcastle and Yarramalong. Bring your horses on holiday and stay with us! Book the cottage or the clubhouse with your EA member friends and…