From Austria with Love – Haflinger Horses in Australia
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/
The Old Guard and the Haflinger Youngsters
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…
Calendar Event Coming Up
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…
Farm Life in 2020
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…
Spring is here! New Foals, Events and Ride & Stay with us.
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…
2020 Horses, Clinics and News
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…
Spring in the Vines at Fernances Creek
Only 3 weeks until Spring in the Vines! Looking forward to catching up with Robert Stewart and Jade Findlay. The courses are looking great, although I still have 15 SJ poles left to paint. We are so excited to see the foal from Lima x Artus. Most of the foals are due in November but we have…
Ride & Stay at Fernances Creek
Contact us on fernancescreek@gmail.com to ask about Ride & Stay and availability dates, You can now book the Back Forty Cottage on air B&B: If you have a group larger than 6, you can also book the Clubhouse and Deluxe Tents. For the past few years we have been running clinics and events at Fernances…
Jump in the Vines- Top Coaches, Great Food and Beautiful Location
Have a weekend away with your horse, family and friends at Jump in the Vines in the beautiful Hunter Valley. This year we have a great line up of top coaches. Each rider will receive 2 hours of Showjumping with Robert Steward and 2 hours of cross c country with Charlie Brister. You and your…