News
2010
Lyhill Fools Gold has been sold to Bullhorn Stud in Co.Kildare where she will be used initailly for Western Riding - We wish her and her new owners well
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Drombeg Stud are expecting an heir early 2011!!
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Fleur's 1st Show
1st Thoroughbred Class
2nd Lightweight Hunter
Reserve Champion Mare
Clonshire EC, Adare, Co.Limerick is to host the first Irish Knabstrupper Grading -
| Results:- Drombeg Stud are delighted to say that all mares put forward for grading passed - see below for details
Full results can be seen at : http://www.knab.dk/sider/kaar_2010_Ireland.htm
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2009
October 2009 - Velvet (High Account ex Dolly) wins first out at Dressage in her home in Scotland
August 2009 - Folly is back under saddle and has gone on loan to a local girl for some fun
First Drombeg foal of 2009!
Maiden ex riding mare Cosima produced a healthy skewbald colt - alot whiter than expected!!
More details on the 2009 foals page
2008
Velvet moved to Scotland and is now a 'graded sports mare'
Libby Update - More Spotted Show Success!
Libby (Tikokino Irish Twilight), our 2006 Knabstrupper filly out of Lou by Faust, travelled to the Northern Spotted Horse and Pony Society Show at Carlisle on the 24th June, where she came a creditable 2nd in both her classes with strong entries. Congratulations to Steph and Libby - well done!
Piccies from the SHAPS Northern Show:
and a snap of Libby taking it easy, before she had her bath ready for showing!
2007 KNN Knabstrupper Grading in the UK
There will be two Grading dates for the 2007 KNN Knabstrupper grading; one in Scotland and one in England.
Gradings will be held at Kingswood EC, Wolverhampton, on 5th October and at Balcormo Stud, Fife on 7th October.
Full information, schedules and entry forms are available on the UK KNN Grading Website:
Knabstrupper mare tops the sales at Cavan!
Klarissa, a British bred Knabstrupper mare by Centyfield's stallion, Hamlet Frydenlund, topped the sales on Thursday 22nd February at Cavan Youngstock Sport Horse sales. Jeff Nash travelled over to Ireland and purchased the mare for 18,000 Euros. Klarissa, fully graded by the KNN, is in foal to Klaudius, who stands at Drumhowan Stud in Co Monaghan.
Both Klarissa and Klaudius were bred by Gavin Jones, in Wales.
Relocation of Stallions and Stud
Goshka Sport Horses, who stood Faust af Elmelygaard (sire of our filly Tikokino Irish Twilight) at their Shropshire Stud in 2005/6, have relocated to France.
Faust will be standing at Drumhowan Stud in Eire in 2007
2006 KNN UK Knabstrupper Grading
Libby, our Knabstrupper filly who has been sold to England, is entered for the Foal Show at the 2006 KNN Knabstrupper Grading, which is to be held at Kingswood EC, Wolverhampton.
If you have a horse you would
like to take to be graded or to participate in the youngstock show, please
contact the organisers.
There are entry forms, breed standard and grading presentation information
on the 2006 Knabstrupper Grading website:
http://www.knabstruppergrading2006.co.uk/
Spotted Show Success!
Lou and Libby, our Knabstrupper mare and filly, travelled to Cork Show on the 18th June, where they competed in the Spotted Horse & Pony Class (Sponsored by Ashill Appaloosas & Peter Hynes Equestrian Products)
Libby (Tikokino Irish Twilight) won the foal section
Lou (Sartors Spotted Angela) was 2nd in the adult horse section
a snap of Libby before she went in the ring
Another Knabstrupper Stallion in Ireland!
Rasmus af Skovlund , a 148cm Bay Near Leopard stallion by Rasmus af Hallundbaek and out of Prikkeline is standing with PJ Kearns, Mountmellick, Co Laois.
Rasmus is believed to be the only pure bred Danish Knabstrupper pony in Ireland.
Bongo in Training
Bongo is now in training, and it's hoped he will run his first race later on this summer: