Foals '10

Several of the mares have been scanned in foal, some havent! Most of the mares have only been covered once so who knows how many will have held. But potentially I am expecting several welsh cob foals and welsh mountain pony foals. Yet again, I have been privileged to use some of the best stallions in the country, and possibly the world, this year and I must say a huge thank you to all the stallion owners for letting me use their lovely boys. Stallions used this year include: Royal Welsh and Prince of Wales Cup Winner Danaway Flash Jack, Royal Welsh winner and Prince of Wales Cup Winner Gwynfaes Cullhwch, Royal Welsh winner and multiple Supreme Champion Danaway Tango, Supreme Champion and sire of countless Royal Welsh winners Trevallion Valentino, Dutch prizewinning stallion Ysselvliedts Golden Boy and our own medal winning Friars Golden Mark. As any breeder knows, using exceptional stallions and mares doesnt guarantee exceptional foals - BUT - it certainly gives you the best chance! So I consider myself very lucky to own Friars Golden Mark, been able to lease Ysseldliedts Golden Boy and to have used the lovely stallions at Danaway and Gwynfaes Studs. A genuine and heartfelt thank you to the stallion owners. Please click on the photos of each mares to see more information and pedigrees of the expected foals.

Taraco Chiquita
Section A filly

Gorgeous and very precious chestnut sabino filly foal out of the multiple supreme champion and five times medal winning mare and by our medal winning stallion Friars Golden Mark. This foal is a sister to the Royal Welsh winner Tallares Sandpiper, the multiple Champion Taraco Crossfire, our retained filly Taraco Cherish, and many other wonderful mountain ponies. She is a very special filly featuring Penual Mark, Friars Lleuci-Llywd, Forlan Brigadier, Revel Saled and other greats in its immediate pedigree.
Foaled 5.30pm 8th March 2010

Taraco Riff-Raff
Section A colt

This is a gorgeous chestnut sabino colt out of Vervale RaRa (by Vervale Gangster) and out of the Blackhill Picalo son Ysseldvliedts Golden Boy. A lovely strong colt from superb bloodlines he is linebred to the Springbourne "G line" through both sire (out of Blanche Glisten) and dam (by a Blanche Glimmer son) and features several fantastic stallions in his immediate pedigree. This foal is brother to the prizewinners Taraco Rosetta, Taraco Rockstar (sold to France), Taraco Renegade, Taraco Razzmatazz (leased to Holland) and Taraco Rioja.
Foaled 4.30am 1st March 2010

Danaway Cherimarie x Danaway Flash Jack
(Section D)

One of my favourite mares Danaway Cherimarie has been covered by Danaway Flash Jack - this hugely successful cross has already proved to be a winning combination producing my stunning foundation mare Danaway Fantasy, the super stallion Danaway Flashback (in Germany), Taraco Fiasco (retained), Taraco Fabio (sold to Denmark) and Taraco Fernando (retained). Cherimarie has also produced the stunning fillies Danaway Riviera (in Ireland) and Taraco Fiorenza (sold to Holland) - I am hoping for another beautiful filly to retain!
Due 4th May 2010 - Scanned in foal

Danaway Fantasy x Danaway Tango 
(Section D)  

For 9 long years I have dreamed about Fantasy x Tango foals in my fields so it is no surprise to those that know me that Fantasy (Danaway Cherimarie cross Danaway Flash Jack) has been covered by my favourite stallion Danaway Tango (by Tireinon Triple Crown). Fantasy's first foal for me, Taraco Fireblade, a stunning chestnut colt, has been retained as a future stud stallion and her second foal by Tango (Taraco Firecracker) has also been retained. A huge thank you to Matt and Jose for letting me use Tango this year. It is genuinely a dream come true to have a Tango x Fantasy foal in my fields and hopefully another one on the way!
Due 7th May 2010 - scanned in foal

Danaway Carolina x Danaway Tango
(Section D)

This lovely new addition to the stud is out of one of my favourite of Danaway Stud's old mares Rhosygarreg Brenhines (by Nebo Brenin) and out of Trevallion Valentino. With a wealth of fantastic stallions and breeding to choose from it was a difficult decision to choose the right stallion but eventually I settled on Danaway Tango, deliberately linebreeding to Nebo Brenin. This foal features multiple Royal Welsh winner and Supreme Champion Danaway Tango as its sire, a medal winning mare as its dam and has Supreme Champion Trevallion Valentino, Royal Welsh winner Tireinon Triple Crown as its grandsires and Nebo Brenin, Cippyn Real Magic and Brynymor Welsh Magic as its great grandsires. I am very excited about this foal!!!!
Due 18th May 2010 - scanned in foal

Danaway Ribbon x Gwynfaes Culhwch
(Section D)

Having had a couple of years where she hasnt held to coverings Ribbon was packed off to Gwynfaes Stud in Wales at the start of the covering season. Culhwch has won every main show and won the coveted George Prince of Wales Cup as Champion Welsh Cob at the Royal Welsh. He has also qualified for the Horse of the Year Show, won the Royal Welsh Sire Points Scheme and sired countless champions and medal winners both in the UK and abroad. With stock in America, England, Wales and throughout continental Europe we are thrilled to have had the opportunity to cover Ribbon with such a fantastic young stallion. Massive thank you to Meirion and family for successfully covering Ribbon.
Due 5th May 2010 - scanned in foal

Mathfred April x Danaway Tango
(Section D)

This gorgeous mare by Prince of Wales Cup winner and multiple Supreme Champion Danaway Flash Jack has been covered by the mutliple Royal Welsh winning supreme champion Danaway Tango. Another foal that has been linebred to Nebo Brenin this foal will feature Nebo Daniel, Nebo Brenin, Tireinon Triple Crown, Cippyn Real Magic, Trevallion Flash Jack and many more top class welsh cobs in its immediate pedigree. It is an absolute privilege to have yet another daughter of Danaway Flash Jack in the field, let alone one hopefully in foal to Danaway Tango.
Due 19th May 2010 - scanned in foal 

Paith Magical Rockset x Danaway Flash Jack
(Section D)

This gorgeous smokey cream mare has been covered by the Prince of Wales cup winner Danaway Flash Jack. Having had a superb colt by Flash Jack's son Storm last year we are looking forward to another special foal next year. This foal could be palomino, buckskin, dilute black, cremello, perlino or smokey cream so from a colour point of view this is quite an exciting cross - and from a breeding point of view it is a VERY exciting cross! With greats like Danaway Flash Jack, Trevallion Flash Jack, Thorneyside Flyer, Paith Magical Meredith, Llanarth Braint and more in its pedigree this foal is another one with big 'hooves' to follow in!
Due 28 May 2010 - Scanned in foal 

Blanche Glisten x Friars Golden Mark
(section A)

Glisten is by the wonderful Royal Welsh winning stallion Breachwood Marwyn and out of the lovely mare Springbourne Gemma making her a half-sister to Vervale Stud's Blanche Glimmer. Imported from Holland in 2008 she had a beautiful filly by Friars Superman in 2009 and has been recovered by the medal winning stallion Friars Golden Mark.
Due 9th April - not scanned in foal

Taraco Cherish x Friars Golden Mark
(Section A)

This lovely five year old mare was covered once last year by the medal winning stallion Friars Golden Mark, we didn't scan her and assumed she had not held. However, recently she has started to look a little rotund so she is either expecting a foal OR she is eating far too much ha ha ha! If Cherish is in foal then it is guaranteed to be a palomino and with both parents being very well bred it should be a great section A as well. Friars Golden Mark is a medal winning stallion and 2010 sees our first foals by him arriving. Watch this space to see if she is or is not in foal!
Due 13th May 2010- not scanned

Last year's foals (2009)

Last year was a very special year with some exceptional foals including Taraco Fabio (by Danaway Flash Jack), Taraco Firecracker (by Danaway Tango), Taraco Bonita (by Trevallion Valentino) and Taraco Ghazaleh (by Friars Superman) as well as many other top class foals. Please click on the photo to see more details

Other foals

Established in 1998 I am proud to say that I have bred some wonderful ponies and cobs - despite only being a small stud I have bred countless prizewinners including Royal of England winners Taraco Renegade and Taraco Fiasco - please click on the photo to see information on other foals I have bred.

Taraco Stud, Canterbury, Kent

A small stud specialising in breeding quality palomino and buckskin welsh ponies and cobs