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Kelseys Sports Horses

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About Kelseys Sports Horses

Jill is all our Christmas's together in one horse as her breeding is a list of the Irish greats! She is by William Micklem's stallion, Jackaroo, who is by the great Master Imp, but is also full brother to 5* legends High Kingdom and Mandiba. Her dam line boasts Cruising, King of Diamonds and Sky Boy! Her full brother has recently been bought by Irish Olympic rider, Sam Watson. Her uncle has just completed the 4* International at Boekelo 2023. She is currently being rehabiliated for a field injury, but we are hoping she can return to full work very soon.

Kelseys Shanbo Jill (Jill)

We bought Heidi as a 2 year old from her breeder, Diana Scott, who stood the great stallion Ben Faerie. Inevitably, Heidi's pedigree reads like a Who's Who of eventing. Her great granddam is full sister to the legendary 5* and Olympic/European/World champion, Priceless. Other eventing greats in her family include Welton Louis, who was an advanced eventer and competed up to Prix St George dressage with Pammy Hutton, It's Without Doubt sired numerous eventers including the 5* Doubtless, William, Abbeyside Mist was an advanced eventing mare a descendant of the legends Sky Boy and King of Diamonds, and of course she has the home stallion Ben Faerie in her family tree twice (4x4). She has a kind temperament and a trainable attitude.  Heidi is in foal to the Group 2 winner, thoroughbred stallion, Mildenberger, for 2024.

Brendonhill Highley Probable (Heidi)

Kelseys Red Kite

Archie is our very handsome but leggy rising 5 year old, out of Holly (Future Dark Art) by the award winning  and life graded stallion, Future Guilty Pleasure. Archie has a wonderful temperament, 3 correct paces and a superb jump. He is going to be a big chap so we will take him slowly in his education. He was awarded a Gold in his Futurity Assessment in 2020.  We are now backing him and are also looking for syndicate owners for him who would like to be part of his journey right from the very start! His sire is now competing at Intermediate level Eventing so we have high hopes for Archie.

Future Dark Pleasure (Archie)

We bought Annie in April 2021. Her owner was unable to look after her any more and we were very happy to give her a permanent home. She is a beautiful mare who has had a difficult start in her early life, before her previous owner rescued her. She is by the great eventing and showjumping sire OBOS Quality 004 who competed at Grand Prix and Nations Cup showjumping. His offspring include showjumping Olympian Castlefield Eclipse and Nations Cup mare Lisona. In eventing his progeny are renowned for massive paces and being super brave. They include Pippa Funnell's MGH Grafton Street and Piggy March's Brookfield Quality, with numerous others also.
Annie's dam is by the great thoroughbred Mister Lord who has produced top event horses worldwide. Annie has enough TB blood (65%) to breed some super eventers and show jumpers.  We haven't seen her jump, but know she can clear at least 1.2m over an electric fence without touching it!
Her foals are Bobby (by the connemara Glencarrig Tempest) and Ziggy (by the prolific showjumping sire and Nations Cup winner, Billy Congo). She is having a break in 2024.

Kelseys Star Quality (Annie)

We are very excited about our broodmare, Holly. She has produced 3 stunning, quality foals, all with a trainable and kind temperament (Archie, Mavis and Mabille). She passes on floating paces combined with a natural ability to jump and is descended from some of the best thoroughbred lines in the world. In 2023, she has had a proper supermodel, Mae, by Chacco Bay, born on the day Tina Turner died. She is having a break in 2024.

Future Dark Art (Holly)

Ridden by Bruce Haskell to 4* level. Long listed for Tokyo olympics. Kind nature and lovely attitude.

Amiro Sky

Kelseys Meadowsweet

Freddie was our first foal,  born in lockdown in May 2020. He is by the multiple 5* eventing stallion, LePrince des Bois and inherits his wonderful temperament. His mum is Alice, our lovely broodmare by the great British sire Mill Law, out of a Coevers Diamond Boy mare. He is growing to be a very strong and sturdy boy and is great at babysitting the younger horses.

Kelseys Prince (Freddie)

Percy is an honest, leg at each corner Irish Sports Horses, Richard has bought to produce for sale. He has a wonderful calm temperament, is very trainable, hacks out on his own etc. He is also very talented, and whilst the dressage is work in progress while he grows and strengthens, he has a correct and bold jump and loves his cross country. He would make a wonderful event/all rounder horse for a competitive amateur of young rider.

Casanova Lad (Percy)

Traditional Irish Sports Horse by Jackaroo (full brother to Zara Tindall's 2012 Olympic and WEG horse, High Kingdom) and Karen O' Connor's 2008 Olympic horse, Mandiba), out of a Clover Brigade mare with Sadlers Wells also in the mix. She is 88% thoroughbred and appears to be very willing, trainable and has a wonderful temperament.

Kelseys Skylark (Wilma)

Teddy is an exceptionally well balanced 5 year old with 3 correct superb paces and an impressive jump, his lovely trainable temperament is something that will take him to the top. His breeding cries out "top event horse",  with 3 legendary eventing sires in his blood, Grafenstolz, Heraldik and Welton Crackerjack.

Teddy was entered into the British Futurity eventing section in 2020 and came 3rd nationally in the 2 year old section. He has a very exciting future ahead of him. He is being produced for sale by Richard and we would love to find some syndicate owners for him so he can stay here!

HVS Royale Graffiti (Teddy)

Very excited to announce the arrival of a new broodmare Amiro Sky.
Tiggi competed at 4* level very successfully by the New Zealand rider Bruce Haskell. We are looking forward to what the future holds for her as one of our broodmares as she has excellent breeding and the temperament and attitude to match.

We are so pleased to welcome Helen as an owner of our exciting rising 5 Year old Archie (Future Dark Pleasure). Archie has 3 fabulous paces and huge scope over a jump. he also has a affable temperament and is very trainable. We still have a couple of shares in Archie available. 2024 will be very exciting!

Delighted to welcome Helen Pearson as an owner to our team

My name is Emma Hallam. I have been involved with horses for the last 20 years. I spent several years working for a national saddle supplier where I  gained a huge amount of knowledge about saddles and saddle fitting. I have since branched out on my own so that I can extend the service I offer by supplying several different makes of saddles to suit all budgets. My main focus is customer service and 98% of my work comes from recommendations from existing clients. I offer a full money back guarantee and no obligation saddle consultations. I am a fully qualified SMS saddle fitter and a qualified SMS saddler. 

Calton Saddlery

Hilary Vernon has, over the last 20 years, worked as a full time Bitting Clinician travelling over the U.K and parts of Europe lecturing and demonstrating the art of Bits and Bitting. She works closely with Richard both with the horses and training Richard in her craft.

Hilary Vernon - Informed Designs

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Tamsyn Lafferty BSc(Hons), MSc Vet Phys, MCSP, HCPC, ACPAT Cat A. Chartered Physiotherapist and Veterinary Physiotherapist. FEI Permitted Therapist

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