Archives: August 2023
Titian
By Tomatillo, the clone of Badminton winner Tamarillo, and out of Annaliese the winner of a BE Intermediate class at Aston le Walls. Winner of his 2 year old Part bred and Anglo Arab class at the AHS National Championships in 2023.
Dolan Pete
Dolan Pete was bred in Connemara, his sire having won the stallion class and becoming Champion at Clifden in 2006. Pete has left some good daughters at the Dunlewey Stud in Ireland, is now hunting in Wiltshire and has commenced a career in competition under saddle.
Dunlewey Red Kite
Dunlewey Red Kite is a home-bred stallion by Ashfield Plover out of Dunlewey Ruby. We bought Ashfield Plover at the dispersal sale of the Ashfield Stud which followed the death of its owner the well-known Co Carlow breeder Jimmy Jones. He is by a Carna Bobby stallion and out of a Macdara mare so has… Read more »
Tellima
By Tomatillo, the clone of Badminton and Burghley winner Tamarillo, Tellima is also a granddaughter of famous SJ sire Indoctro through her dam who evented up to Intermediate level. She has been backed and is going nicely and seems to have a lovely temperament and way of going.
Halston Crocodile
Halston Crocodile is a 7-year-old Connemara/Thoroughbred gelding who has recently arrived from Ireland. A lovely eventing prospect he has already gained experience in the hunting field as well as having showjumped and hunter-trialed. Both of his full brothers event and with his lovely paces he is sure to follow suit. Crocodile is very honest and… Read more »
Prosecco
Prosecco is a two year old gelding who is by our Anglo Arab stallion Persiflage, who evented to Advanced level, and out of Turkish Candle, who evented to Intermediate level and has become a fantastic broodmare for us. Prosecco is bred for the upper ranks of eventing.
Incense
Incense is a lovely two year old gelding by our young stallion Incognito and out of Tadorna, a glamorous Anglo Arab mare by the Australian Thoroughbred eventing stallion Tower of Magic. Although bred for eventing he has the looks to make a show hack.
Dunlewey Charlock
Dunlewey Charlock is a seven year old Connemara gelding by Ballybeg JJ who was by Castleside JJ who was by Westside Myrah – a famous line of jumping ponies. He is out of Dunlewey Catkin by Dunlewey Rigmarole. Charlock has been broken into the harness. He is now making a very competent jumping and hunting… Read more »
Dunlewey Caraway
Dunlewey Caraway is a six year old Connemara gelding by Ballybeg JJ who was by Castleside JJ who was by Westside Myrah - a famous line of jumping ponies. He is out of Ashfield Carly (a mare that was bought at the Ashfield dispersal sale) by Ormond Oliver. Caraway has been broken into the harness… Read more »
Pimpinella
Pimpinella is a lovely yearling filly by our Anglo Arab stallion Persiflage and out of Give a Lot, a big Thoroughbred mare by Derby-winner Generous. Pimpinella has outstandingly free movement.
Redshank
Redshank is a lovely yearling gelding by our Connemara stallion Dunlewey Red Kite and out of Tringa, a tall part bred Arab by Dhruv and out of Tiger Lily, an Irish Sport Horse by Euphemism.
Botaurus
Botaurus is a pure bred Arab yearling gelding out of our glamorous mare Branta, who has foaled several endurance champions (notably Bakst and Gnocchi) and by Penstemon, the winner of the Sports Horse class at the AHS National Show in 2016.
Ambika
Ambika is a glamorous yearling filly by our Australian Anglo Arab eventing stallion All That Jazz and out of Guava, a fantastic mare who hunted with the Masters and Huntsman of the Tedworth for years.
Dunlewey Rioter
Dunlewey Rioter is a 5 year old Connemara gelding who was brought over to England as a 3 year old. He has been brought on and hunted quietly and has proved to be a very safe and unflappable pony. Rioter has been bred for performance with show jumping in mind as he is by the… Read more »
Biddesden Panache
Panache is a three year old gelding by our homebred Anglo Arab stallion Persiflage and out of Guava, a fantastic mare who was ridden by the Masters and Huntsman of the Tedworth for many years. She is by the Polish part bred Arab stallion Grafik who evented to Intermediate with Marcus Reid.
Scorzonera
Scorzonera is an elegant and athletic mare by our Arab stallion Sisyrinchium and out of Teasle who was by the Malopolski (or ‘Polish Anglo Arab’) Tarnik. Scozonera competed as an eventer and proved herself a light and graceful mover and a good cross country horse before turning to stud duties.
Betonica
Betonica is an athletic Pure bred Arabian mare. She is an active and willing ride and a keen jumper. She has completed hunter trials, pony club, endurance rides and is half sister to the famous endurance mare Ballota.
Palila
Palila is a lovely three year old filly by our Anglo Arab eventing stallion Persiflage and out of our home-bred mare Branta by Dhruv, who was successful in the show ring as a youngster including being Champion Filly at Towerlands and has proved herself as a dam of excellent performance stock. Palila has excellent endurance… Read more »
Nerini
Nerini is a lovely mare, rising four, by our home bred stallion Sisyrinchium and out of Nefertiti Bint Nayifah who was bred and is still owned by Manon Somerville of Co. Wicklow in Ireland. Nefertiti comes from the Naseel line of Crabbet Arabians and shows the beautiful eye, neatness and correct limbs that are characteristic… Read more »
Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle is a lovely three year old filly by Persiflage and out of our bold jumping mare Estrilda, a daughter of famed showjumping sire VDL Emilion and a half sister of Erodium who has competed at three star level in Canada and the USA. She has just begun her training.
Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh is a lovely three-year-old gelding who is by The Stallion Company’s famous sire Grafenstolz and out of Thais, a half-sister of Tamarillo who evented up to Intermediate level in Canada before coming back to Biddesden as a broodmare. Gilgamesh is about to be backed and then will be turned away to start work next… Read more »
Ganache
Ganache is a lovely yearling gelding who is by The Stallion Company’s famous sire Grafenstolz and out of Turkish Candle, our fantastic Anglo-Arab mare who evented up to two star level before becoming a broodmare.
Ipsissima
Ipsissima is a beautiful three-year-old filly by our young stallion Incognito and out of our Anglo-Arab mare Tadorna. She has now been backed and is proving to be an easy ride with an exceptional temperament. As well as being suitable for eventing she would also suit someone interested in showing.
Piperade
Piperade is a three-year-old gelding by Persiflage and out of the Thoroughbred mare Give a Lot by Derby-winner Generous. He is about to be backed and will be shown later in the summer.
Calimeer
Since being bought as a youngster, Calimeer has excelled for his owner Karen Dewey Mustey of GKJ Arabians both in hand and under saddle in the show ring.
Simpatico
Simpatico is an Anglo Arab gelding by the German-bred Thoroughbred former sprinter Sirillio and out of our home bred Tadorna who is by the Australian Thoroughbred Eventing sire Tower of Magic or Woodmount Magic. He was sold to Anna Podger as a young horse and is now competing at Novice level.
Penstemon
Penstemon is a glamorous Pure Bred Arab two year old colt by Sisyrinchium and out of the Russian mare Perfect Kossack. In 2016 Penstemon was made champion of the Sporthorse classes at the Arab Horse Society National Show.
Elam
Elam is a son of Sisyrinchium, scion of the Biddesden Stud family. His dam is Ecstatic, from Holmes Farm, whose pedigree traces to Etna, famous matriarch of the Polish studs. Elam is just beginning his career under saddle and his good front and light movement bode well.
Thevetia
Thevetia is a lovely mare, rising 5, by the Thoroughbred stallion Templar Spirit. She has been backed and is being hacked quietly. Her dam is by Tamarillo’s sire Tarnik and she evented in Canada before returning to be a brood mare at Biddesden.
Tomatillo
Tomatillo is a clone of Tamarillo. He was born on 20th June 2013. It is hoped that he will be a breeding stallion at Biddesden in fullness of time. Breeding from Tomatillo should be the equivalent of breeding from Tamarillo, with the attendant uncertainties of normal breeding but also the potential to perpetuate what made… Read more »
Isis
Isis is a lovely four year old Part bred Arab by our stallion Incognito (by Indoctro) and out of Scorzonera who evented up to Intermediate level. She has just been broken in and is hacking out, popping logs and taking everything in her stride. Isis has lovely movement and has a brilliant attitude who looks… Read more »
Paulownia
Paulownia is a glamorous young Arab mare by Sisyrinchium out of our Russian mare Perfect Kossack. She is in light work and going nicely.
Barwani
many wonderful achievements including World Endurance Championships 1998 Dubai.
Borago
Borago is a race winner, an Open endurance horse and has been placed Show Jumping and in Hunter Trials. In 1997 he broke his back in a freak accident. His amazing temperament enabled Brian and Andrea Boulton of All Around Arabians to help him stand when ever he tried to get up and after six… Read more »
Drongo
Drongo was sold as a 4 year old to Brian and Andrea Boulton of All Around Arabians. With the Boultons Drongo won 7 races, became an Advanced Endurance horse, had many wins BSJA show jumping, won many Hunter Trials and Working Hunters and although he was gelded to be able to enjoy his retirement he… Read more »
Stracciatella
Stracciatella is a 6 year old, 16h1 Part bred Arab mare by our Pure bred Arab stallion Sisyrinchium who has sired many sport horses and out of Sedaza, a Dutch showjumping mare who is a granddaughter of the 1996 Olympic gold medal winner Jus de Pomme. Stracciatella has already had some success in the show… Read more »
Piquante
Piquante is a 5 year old, 15h Part bred Arab mare by our Advanced eventing stallion Persiflage and out of Thais, a close relative of Tamarillo’s, who evented up to Intermediate level. Her bloodlines also make her ideal for endurance. Piquante has begun to compete at a low level, is a keen jumper, good mover… Read more »
Schokolade
Schokolade is a rising 6 year old, 16h Part bred Arab gelding by the Thoroughbred stallion Sirillio (by Dashing Blade) who is now a well-known sire in Co. Westmeath in Ireland and out of our Part bred Arab eventing mare Scorzonera. Schokolade has performed in public in unaffiliated events and has won a dressage competition… Read more »
Sorbet
Sorbet is a 7 year old, 16h2 Anglo Arab gelding who is by our Pure bred Arab stallion Sisyrinchium who has sired many sport horses and out of a Thoroughbred mare called Fairies Farewell who was by Broadsword. Sorbet is a superb mover and is now based with the Irish event rider Melanie Young who… Read more »
Porphyry
Porphyry is a stunning 3 year old Arab filly by our home bred stallion Sisyrinchium and out of Perfect Kossack by Balaton. Porphyry has been backed and turned out for the summer.
Mellita
Mellita was an Anglo Arab mare by the top Thoroughbred event stallion of the day, Master Spiritus, and out of our Arab mare Darya. Mellita was a classic, showy Anglo type and had a late career, after the birth of Tamarillo, as an eventer with Diana Burgess and rose to Intermediate level over the course… Read more »
Tarnik
Tarnik was a Malopolski or Polish Anglo Arab Stallion who was bred at the Janów Podlaski Stud in Eastern Poland. Brought to the UK by Mr and Mrs T Sutcliffe, he was produced, trained and showed by Patrick Kempe. Tarnik won the Part bred Arab Stallion class at the AHS show at Ascot in 1977… Read more »
Dhruv
Although Dhruv died some years ago he is still remembered for his three wins in his stallion class at the AHS National Show. By the world famous sire El Shaklan, Dhruv inherited excellent traits from both sides of his pedigree including light and graceful movement and superb Arab type. His progeny have gone on to… Read more »
Tamarillo
Tamarillo was one of the world’s most successful eventing horses. Tamarillo’s part-Arab pedigree gave him a light and extravagant movement in dressage, and speed, endurance and nimbleness in cross-country and showjumping. He has been an ambassador for both British breeding and Arabian blood. Tamarillo’s breeding is a blend of Arabian and Thoroughbred blood with a… Read more »
Scomber
Scomber is a big Part bred Arab 3 year old (the photographs were taken as a yearling) who we expect to mature at well over 16h. Scomber was showed at The Arab Horse Society National Championships in Malvern in late July 2014 and was second in his class.
Palladio
Palladio is a lovely 3 year old gelding by our home bred stallion Sisyrinchium and out of Perfect Kossack by Balaton. He has recently been backed and shows enormous amount of promise as a ridden horse due to his excellent attitude.
Anjali
Anjali is a Part bred Arab yearling filly out of Branta and by a Connemara stallion of Dunlewey bloodlines called Ardnagrath Grey. She has an exceptionally nice front and good limbs.
Ptolemy
Anglo Arab gelding by Persiflage and out of Tadorna who is by the Australian Thoroughbred eventing stallion Tower of Magic (also known as Woodmount Magic). Ptolemy has had a fun year learning a lot and has rarely been out of the rosettes when competing. At the AHS National Show he won the Arab Horse Society… Read more »
Poseidon
5 year old silver bay (grey mane and tail) Part bred Arab gelding by Persiflage and out of our mare Scorzonera who evented up to Intermediate level. Poseidon had a couple of months off during the summer to grow and mature. Since coming back into work he spent the autum competing at unafilliated evets and… Read more »
Resonance
4 year old Anglo Arab mare by Sisyrinchium and out of ex-hurdler Rattina. Resonance has been lightly schooled and appeared in preliminary classes at the Arab Horse Show at Malvern. She appears to be a high class Show Hack in the making or a competition horse. Resonance also won her first showjumping class in late… Read more »
Halston Pompey
Halston Pompey is a Connemara cross gelding who was brought over to the UK from Ireland. He has a fantastic forward going attitude and is a keen and safe jumper. Pompey has been hunted extensively and has done several local competitions–both hunter trials and one day events. He has a sweet temperament and would make… Read more »
Halston Jerome
Halston Jerome is a Connemara Thoroughbred cross with enormous potential. Jerome came to us in May 2016 to start his competition career. Standing at 14h2 this pony has lovely paces and there is no jump too big to face him with. He was placed at Sapey and Calmsden BE90s before finishing his season jumping clear… Read more »
Insouciance
Insouciance is a stunning three year old filly by our young stallion Incognito by Indoctro and out Tadorna, our Anglo Arab mare by the Australian Thoroughbred eventing stallion Tower of Magic (also known as Woodmount Magic). Insouciance has had some success in the show ring including being made Part bred youngstock champion at the Wessex… Read more »