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…
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…
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…
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…
Put your 2019 breeding plan into action and book your mare in with Spartacus or Nutella. Breeding starts in September and finishes mid-January. There are a variety of options with the stallions available to match the mares and breeding objectives in Australia. First look at the conformation of the mare that you will be breeding…
The new stallion Spartacus is certainly producing some nice off-spring. We crossed him with our foundation stock and he is producing some wonderful, modern, athletic foals with great temperaments. The foals are so friendly but we are not surprised as Spartacus (Sire) has one of the nicest nature of any stallion that we have ever…
In late November Elsa Marchenay Photography held a photography workshop at Fernances Creek. The group was a mix of seasoned photographers and beginners all keen to learn Equine photography We started with theory, horse portraits then stallions and mares and finished with photographing the herd. Everyone went away with some new skills and everyone had…
Haflinger Stallion “Artus” comes to the Hunter Valley, Fernances Creek Farm in Australia as a new breeding and sporting prospect. Artus is a modern type stallion with excellent breeding lines from the Carinthia region of Austria in the eastern Alps. Watch Video: https://youtu.be/ZEGzEbE2luc