Athens Mumbo Jumbo at Arena UK

Another outing for our young stallion Athens Mumbo Jumbo, ridden by Michael Potter, to Arena UK on Tuesday 8th June. After a super double clear and a winning time in the British Novice he had an unfortunate pole down in the Discovery but, another tick in the box, he behaved superbly and per...  read more >>

Macedonio-Mac at Herts County Show, Sissons Equestrian Centre and the Breed Show

On the 29th May Macedonio-Mac made the trip to Herts County Show, and, apart from the weather, had a super day out. He won the Iberian In-Hand Class.  He was Champion Iberian In-Hand and the Highest Placed PRE. His owners Sue Taylor and Kieron Owens were really pleas...  read more >>

Athens Mumbo Jumbo Competing

As Jumbo has recently been out competing with Michael we thought a couple of up-to-date pictures were in order.  We are very proud of our young stallion, as you can see he is really stepping up to the mark and proving himself in competition.  Photographs courtesy of David Sellar...  read more >>

Athens Mumbo Jumbo BS report

  Since having been based with Michael Potter of Lambley Sport Horses in Nottinghamshire, Jumbo has become a grown-up!  Michael whom was a very successfuil young rider, qualifying twice for the young riders at Olympia, being placed both times.  He has also jumped successfu...  read more >>

2010 Foals

We here at Brackenspa are pleased to introduce you to our new additions for 2010.  We will endeavour to keep this page up-to-date so you can see our new arrivals as they are born. June 13th began as a normal Sunday, all the broodmares went out and we got all the visiting mares ready...  read more >>

Immortal Significance Qualifies NCPA Champs

On 11th May we recieved a super update on one of our past foals.  Immortal Significance (2006), by Resident Gypsy out of our coloured mare Pretentious Mover, qualified for the NCPA Championships by winning his class at Vale View EC.  He has qualified not only in the Ridden Coloured b...  read more >>

1st Foal for 2010

At 11.17pm on Friday 26th February our first foal for 2010 was born. The filly by Crowns Wonder Pearl out of our own broodmare Annie (Sire Tullibards Shakespere) is a welcome addition as last year we only had colts born from our own mares!  We are yet to give her an official name but...  read more >>

ECHA Stallion Grading and Foal Inspection

In 2008 Crowns Wonder Pearl was presented to the ECHA for initial inspection.  The initial inspection must be followed up by performace test the following year.  On September 20th 2009 the ECHA came to Brackenspa Stud to performance test Crowns Wonder Pearl, complete the initia...  read more >>

Brackenspa Stud Farms New Foaling Barn is Under Construction

The end of the breeding season appears to have arrived.  All our mares have had their final scans and weaning is not far off.  What better a time than to start building!  It seems that year after year my husband and I say 'No more building' yet every year another project needs t...  read more >>

OLDENBURG FOAL GRADING

On September 16th we set of for Larkshill Stud in Buckinghamshire where, by the kind permission of Heather Stack, Oldenburg Verband were holding a foal inspection. Szoszke and her buckskin colt foal, Brackenspa Rubesk, by Rubin Star N were first in to see the judges.  Once again this sup...  read more >>

ZfDP Stallion Grading at Moulton College

A big day for our stallions on 29th August.  We took Multicolor II GF, Crowns Wonder Pearl and Ameretto M to the ZfDP Stallion Grading.  The ZfDP is a WBFSH Continental Studbook and this was the first ever stallion grading to take place in the UK. It was a long day, which seemed to ...  read more >>

EQUIFEST 2009

On the morning of 20th August Brackenspa Stud set out for Equifest 2009 at Peterborough Show Ground.  Not only did we take two mares and foals, Braeburn, and Brackenspa Multi-Concept, Silver Sixpence, and Brackenspa Grafs RD but we also took two of our yearling fillies, Brackenspa Bramble...  read more >>

Ameretto Arrives at Brackenspa

A new stallion has arrived at Brackenspa - Ameretto M - a 16.3hh, 4yr old,bay, KWPN by Cassini II.  Ameretto was imported from Holland at the end of May and has settled in very well.  He has under gone his dummy training with Tullis Matson at Stallion AI and will be standing at stud ...  read more >>

BEF at Arena UK

  On Thursday 30th July we set off at 6.30 am with Silver Sixpence and her colt foal by Athens Mumbo Jumbo, Braeburn and her colt foal by Multicolor II GF and Szoszke with her colt foal by Rubin Star N to the BEF Futurity Young Horse Evaluations. What a day was had by all - it made the ...  read more >>

Pennys Puppies

Pennys puppies arrived Thursday 28 May.  ...  read more >>

May 2009 News

Athen's Mumbo Jumbo and Athens Abercadabra have very kindly been invited to the Stallion Parade at Rutland Show on 7th June. The stallion parade is being sponsored by Gemini Stud ( ) so lets hope for a lovely day. Penny and Tupence are both expecting puppies in the first week of June. ...  read more >>

2009 Foals Part 3

April 12th, Hector finally arrives! 18 days late but well worth it. Maiden mare Cest La Vie produced a stunning colt by Erhaab.   April 17th - Graf's Way - half sister to Athen's Mumbo Jumbo gave birth to a super bay filly by Tornado FCS. Full of character, Tilly, appears t...  read more >>

2009 Foals Part 2

The first colt of 2009 - half brother to Revel - who arrived on 14th April. A super chap with lots of character who has already decided that half pass is his thing!   The first dun foal born at Brackenspa - a fabulous filly by Crown's Wonder Pearl out of a pure bred Perchero...  read more >>

Open Day 2009

Once again the worst of the weather held off enabling Brackenspa's annual Open Day to be an allround success. We had the pleasure of opening our doors to over 80 people, many of whom had travelled from other counties including Cambridgeshire, Yorkshire, Heartfordshire and Norfolk. The six st...  read more >>

2009 Foals

Revel arrived on 20/03/09. She is the first foal born at Brackenspa this year and is a very friendly little filly. Her Dam has taken to motherhood very well and is loving all the extra attention that baby Revel has brought.   Crown's Wonder Peal's first foal arrived on 23/03/0...  read more >>

Athen's Mumbo Jumbo and Crown's Wonder Pearl have another successful dressage outing.

Athen's Mumbo Jumbo and Crown's Wonder Pearl have another successful dressage outing. Crown's Wonder Pearl scored an impressive 69.5% to win the Prelim 13 section. The judge commented on what 'A super test' he did.   Athen's Mumbo Jumbo once again showed his consistency by pro...  read more >>

Sally Lister and Andrea Price have recently qualified as Artificial Insemination Technicians

Sally Lister and Andrea Price have recently qualified as Artificial Insemination Technicians. This is a DEFRA approved course run at Twemlows Hall Stud Farm in conjunction with the Royal College Of Veterinary Surgeons....  read more >>

Brackenspa Stud Farm Open Day, March 28th 2009

Brackenspa Stud Farm are please to announce an open day on March 28th 2009. Gates open 11 am - 3 pm. We hope to see you there.   read more >>

Macedonio Mac attends a clinic with Anita Sheldon

attends a clinic with Anita Sheldon. Having had a break over Christmas Mac has started the next level of his education. Having participated in numerous clinics through 2008 the first one of 2009 gave a good indication of how he is developing. Anitia could see great improvement in his rhyt...  read more >>

First outing of 2009 for Athen's Abercadabra and continued success for both of our four yr old stallions

Athen's Abercadabra competed in his first dressage competition for 2009. His maturity, temperament and good manners shone through as he warmed up for his test. The judge Sue Thompson commented on how 'straight and positive' he was as he entered the arena and how throughout the test he mai...  read more >>

Second outing for Athen's Mumbo Jumbo.

After the successful trip to the dressage competition at the weekend it was time for some showjumping. We decided that a clear round clinic would be a good place to start. The morning of the 13th arrived with Jumbo well rested from his dressage outing and ready for another challenge. The co...  read more >>

Athen's Mumbo Jumbo and Crown's Wonder Pearl have their first outings as Four yr. olds.

Saturday morning arrived very early with a very bitter chill in the air but the boys were clean and prepped for their first dressage competition. The day was a great success. Both boys were impeccably behaved, if a little noisy at first and reaped the reward when they both came home with ros...  read more >>

Collection service for fresh and chilled semen.

After huge success with our own stallions' chilled and frozen semen collection, we have decided to offer a service to trained external stallions. Stallions can be brought to our dedicated stallion yard for semen collection. Which, in turn can be inseminated fresh on site by Roger Lee MA, VETMB...  read more >>

Weaning Service

The weaning of your mare and foal can be a stressful time for all involved. It is our aim to make it as stress free as possible. To do this we try and wean foals in pairs or more. We introduce all visiting mares to one or two of our own mares and foals. As the foals grow in confidence it becom...  read more >>

Foaling Service

As mare owners ourselves we understand the anxieties related to the birth of your foal. Here at Brackenspa we have purpose built foaling boxes 15'x20', CCTV linked directly into the House (kitchen, office and bedroom!!) and all mares are fitted with foaling alarms at least 3 weeks prior to the...  read more >>

Winter News

As our 2008 season comes to an end and winter fast approaches we thought it time for an update. The start of our seasons seems a distant memory with our first foal arriving at 11.45pm on 1 st March but since then we have had many more – 18 in total and many more sleepless nights. Our last ...  read more >>

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