Taraco Stud



	Section As
	I initially vowed never to get involved in Section As, but they proved irresistible and in 2003 the decision was made to branch into Welsh Mountain Ponies as well as Cobs. After much searching I purchased three wonderful foundation mares - the delightful multiple medal winning Ringstead Charming Lass (C-line), the fantastic mare Vervale Rara (R-line) from Barry Shepherd and the lovely old-fashioned Granby Lacewing (L-line). Unfortunately I was to lose Lace in 2005 but not before she produced a beautiful buckskin filly foal, Taraco Louisiana who has been retained. In 2008, after 5 years of searching, I am thrilled to announce that I will be adding a final foundation mare to my small herd of section As - the absolutely delightful Blanche Glisten who will hopefully found a new G-line of welsh mountain ponies at Taraco to complement the other foundation mares I already have. I genuinely cannot thank Jan enough for letting me persuade him that Glisten should come back to England. 2008 also saw the arrival of the absolutely delightful stallion Friars Golden Mark . Having searched the length and breadth of first the UK and then Europe for that 'perfect' stallion that combined bone, depth, grace, character and a temperament befitting the best of the welsh, I was nervous when he popped up in the Fayre Oaks High Flyers catalogue! Bred in the purple with unrepeatable breeding this gorgeous stallion was no disappointment in the flesh and I was thrilled when at the fall of the hammer he was mine! I firmly believe that temperament is essential in a Section A and have very carefully selected both mares and stallions for their potential to produce top quality children's ponies. I hope that I have sought out ponies that epitomise the Welsh Mountain Pony - kind-natured, intelligent, pretty, with a good length of rein and limbs set square with good flat bone and tail set high - and our foals so far have not disappointed. All foals that have been shown so far have been prizewinners at the highest level with Taraco Crossfire (multiple supreme champion and prizewinner); Taraco Renegade (multiple prizewinner including Royal of England); Taraco Razzamatazz (prizewinner at medal level); Taraco Rioja (prizewinner at County level); and most importantly now the first foals are growing up its great to see that Taraco Crossfire (now 4 years old) is continuing his winning ways under saddle and in hand with his young 5 year old jockey! With 3 beautiful broodmares, 4 wonderful young fillies retained and now one of arguably the best bred stallions in the UK, I hope I have set the foundations for the future - I will leave you to decide if I have been successful! I genuinely consider myself incredibly priviliged to own such wonderful broodmares and I hope that over the years I can do them (and their breeders) justice by selecting stallions to suit them to enable them to throw foals that reflect the quality of these mares and their breeding. Thank you so much to their breeders for breeding such lovely mares! Please click on the photos to see more information, pedigree and pictures of the ponies.
	Friars Golden Mark Section A stallion foaled 2000 This is a stunning champion chestnut section A stallion by renowned stock getter Penual Mark and out of the Royal Welsh winning mare Friars Lleucu-Llwyd. He has an exceptional pedigree and is very closely related to a whole dynasty of medal winning and supreme champion ponies. Lovely old fashioned pony with a superb front, amazing depth, bone and feather and an unbeatable temperament . AT STUD 2010 STRICTLY LIMITED NUMBER OF MARES.
	Ysseldvliedts Golden Boy Section A stallion foaled 2002 By kind permission of Harold and Yvette Zoet. This gorgeous little stallion is a very welcome addition to the stud for the 2009/ 2010 season and joins Taraco Stud courtesy of his owners Harold and Yvette Zoet from Holland. His sire is the multiple Royal Welsh winner and multiple Supreme Champion Blackhill Picalo and his dam is the delightful mare Blanche Glisten (by Breachwood Marwyn). A winner in the show ring and accepted into the Dutch stallion book in first place after 2 days of grading, this lovely stallion combines colour with quality and I am very excited about covering mares with him in 2009. AT PUBLIC STUD 2010 - PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL 07941487616.
	Blanche Glisten Section A Mare foaled 1995 I am absolutely delighted to announce that this beautifully bred mare has just arrived from the renowned Centannial Stud in Holland, I had been keeping an eye on their website for some time and then plucked up the courage to ask if they would consider selling her to me earlier this year. Some emails later and I am thrilled to say that, she is every bit as beautiful as I expected! She is exceptionally well bred being by the multiple champion show mare Springbourne Gemma (by Penual Mark) and by the great little stallion Breachwood Marwyn. Successfully shown in Holland this mare is a top prize winner, national champion and great producer and I am thrilled she is in foal to Friars Golden Mark for 2010. Thank you Jan and family - I am still smiling!
	Taraco Ghazaleh Section A Mare foaled 2009 This utterly delightful filly is by the top stallion Supreme Champion Friars Superman (exported to Holland) and out of the champion show mare Blanche Glisten (National Champion mare in Holland). Guzzles, as she is known at home, has been successfully shown already and is a beautiful filly with loves action, realmountain pony type and quality. Thank you Jan and family - I am still smiling!

	Vervale Rara Section A Mare foaled 1998 This is a beautiful chestnut sabino mare by Supreme Champion Vervale Gangster and out of Supreme Champion Neuaddparc Welsh Lady (by Penboeth Raffles). Rara has founded the R-line at Taraco and she has had four stunning foals for me including 2005 RASE winner Taraco Renegade (sold to Sweden as a foal), the prizewinning filly Taraco Razzmatazz (retained) and her half sister Taraco Rosetta (retained). Her first 3 foals were all prizewinners at County Level or abovewhen shown so fingers crossed that her 2008 filly by the Springbourne Boy Blue son Lapstone Paragon follows in their footsteps. Thank you to Barry Shepherd for making a dream come true when he let me buy this stunning mare. I adore her, and my R-line babies! RaRa is scanned in foal to Ysselvliedts Golden Boy for 2010.

	Taraco Razzmatazz Section A filly foaled 2005 An exquisite grey filly by the Supreme Champion Vervale Grenade and out of Vervale Rara (by Vervale Gangster). Razzle is full sister to the 2005 RASE winner Taraco Renegade and a prizewinner herself. She is a massive moving filly with an exquisite head and a real 'look-at-me' attitude so typical of her breeding. Born in 2005 this lovely filly has been retained as a future broodmare. She is currently on lease to Holland where she will be shown!

	Taraco Rosetta Section A filly foaled 2008 Beautiful chestnut filly by Champion Lapstone Paragon and out of Vervale Rara (by Vervale Gangster). Line bred to Springbourne Boy Blue this filly has been retained to be shown and in the future join her sister and dam as a broodmare.Rosetta has heaps of presence and a real 'look at me attitude' and was successfully shown as a foal and a yearling including winning the Marsh Cup for best yearling filly at Edenbridge and Oxted 2009.

	Ringstead Charming Lass Section A mare foaled 1987 A beautiful palomino mare, multiple medal winner, by Forlan Brigidier and out of the Supreme Champion mare Ringstead Waitress (by Revel Saled). Charm was my foundation section A mare and has founded the C-line at Taraco. She has had three fantastic foals for me including the multiple prize-winner Taraco Crossfire and the lovely filly Taraco Cherish (retained). Charm has been scanned in foal to Friars Golden Mark for 2010.

	Taraco Cherish Section A filly foaled 2005 Big-moving cremello filly foal by the lovely young stallion Tynyfid Carwyn and out of Supreme Champion Ringstead Charming Lass (by Forlan Brigidier). This filly has been retained as a future broodmare and will be covered by Friars Golden Mark in 2010.

	Granby Lacewing Section A mare (1993 to 2005) Delightfully old-fashioned perlino mare by Granby Moth and out of Granby Belinda (by Twyford Shrimp). Unfortunately she died in May 2005 but not before she had the beautiful filly Taraco Louisiana who has been retained to continue the L-line. It was a privilige to own such a kind, gentle and old-fashioned mare and not a day goes by when I do not miss her and wish she was here, I am just grateful every day for the time she was here, and for her beautiful daughter who reminds me so much of her dam in every way.

	Taraco Louisiana Section A filly foaled 2005 Stunning buckskin (dun) filly by the Youngstock Champion Friars Liberty and out of Granby Lacewing (by Granby Moth). Retained as a future show filly and broodmare to carry on her dam's line. Now 5 years old Lulu had a gorgeous prizewinning colt (Taraco Lionheart) by the RWAS winning driven stallion Teifi Frankie Flanagan in 2009 and will be covered in early 2010.


Taraco Stud, Canterbury, Kent A small stud specialising in breeding for colour without compromising on quality