Foals '12

I cannot believe that we are looking at 2012 just round the corner! It is another exciting year for me with five wonderful cob foals and three very special pony foals expected. Every year I am humbled by the fact that I am able to use some of the best stallions in the country and this year is no exception. A massive, 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 of England winner Taraco Fiasco, the young up and coming stallion Gwenllan Samson (son of Prince of Wales Cup winner Gwenllan Sali), Supreme Champion stallion Springbourne Elmer and the Royal Welsh winner and multiple Supreme Champion Heniarth Quip. I know I say it every year but I cannot emphasise how lucky I am to be able to use such truly exceptional stallions. Any breeder is only as good as the mares and stallions they choose to use - and it is only because so many wonderful people allow me to use their stallions that I am able to truly select the very best for each of my mares. Please click on the photos of each mares to see more information and pedigrees of the expected foals.

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 retained filly Taraco Fanfare, the super stallion Danaway Flashback (in Germany), Taraco Fiasco (retained), Taraco Fabio (sold to Denmark), Taraco Fernando (sold to Scotland) and Taraco Figaro (sold to Australia). Cherimarie has also produced the stunning fillies Danaway Riviera (in Ireland) and Taraco Fiorenza (sold to Holland) - and this time I am hoping for another beautiful filly to retain!
19 April 2012 - Scanned in foal

Mathfred April x Gwenllan Samson 
(Section D)  

April has been covered by the stunning young stallion Gwenllan Samson - a son of the Prince of Wales Cup winner Gwenllan Sali he is by another son of Sali, Gwenllan Sam. Deliberately chosen for his two crosses of Gwenllan Sali, I am confident that he will really suit April and am very excited about this foal. Samson is already the sire of medal winning and champion stock including Northwick Elektra (Silver medal winner 2011). April is a HOYS qualifying champion mare in her own right and her two foals for us have both been exported. I am hoping for a filly by Samson to keep!
Due 24 March 2012 - scanned in foal

Danaway Carolina x Taraco Fiasco
(Section D)

This lovely mare is out of one of my favourite of Danaway Stud's old mares Rhosygarreg Brenhines (by Nebo Brenin) and by Trevallion Valentino. With a wealth of fantastic stallions and breeding to choose from it is always a difficult decision to choose the right stallion but having had a gorgeous colt this year, I decided to use Taraco Fiasco. This foal will feature Royal of England winner Taraco Fiasco as its sire, a medal winning mare as its dam and has Supreme Champion Trevallion Valentino as its great grandsire.
Due 3 May 2012 - scanned in foal

Danaway Ribbon x Danaway Flash Jack
(Section D)

I have always wanted to cover Ribbon with Flash Jack but for various reasons it was not meant to be until this year. This foal will be a 3/4 sibling to our very successful "F-line" foals out of Cherimarie and by Flash Jack. Ribbon is a phenomenal mare, a really deep bodied, leg-at-each-corner mare and I am very excited to see her foal by multiple Royal Welsh winner and Prince of Wales Cup winner Danaway Flash Jack. This foal will be a maternal half sibling to Taraco Diablo (successful driving trials pony), Taraco Donatella (retained at stud) and Taraco Daioni (Llyncathbury Stud).
Due 17 May 2012 - scanned in foal

Paith Magical Rockset x Danaway Flash Jack
(Section D)

This gorgeous smokey cream mare had a superb smokey black colt by Prince of Wales cup winner Danaway Flash Jack in 2010, named Taraco Mourinho (the'special one') this colt was sold to USA at less than a month old where he has been very successful winning several championships and classes already. Sadly Magic lost her 2011 filly foal by Trevallion Conan and we decided to cover her with Danaway Flash Jack for 2012. Dam to the lovely Taraco Morocco, Taraco Montana and Taraco Mourinho this special mare is a great outcross to my Flash Jack lines and we are hoping for a filly.
Due 28th April 2012 - Scanned in foal 

Vervale Rara x Springbourne Elmer
(Section A)

Safely scanned in foal to Springbourne Elmer (by Springbourne Caraway) this lovely mare is one in a million. A daughter of Supreme Champion Vervale Gangster (full brother to Vervale Galileo and Vervale Gabbana) she is a fantastic broodmare and dam to Renegade, Rioja, Rosetta, Rockstar, Riff Raff, Ramiro and Razzmatazz many of whom have been big winners in hand. I am very excited about this special foal by Elmer.
Due 3 May 2012 - scanned in foal

Blanche Glisten x Springbourne Elmer
(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, a wonderful colt by Friars Golden Mark in 2010 and a superb daughter by the medal winning stallion Friars Golden Mark in 2011. Dam to Ysselvliedts Golden Boy who was exported to Australia in 2011 she is a wonderful stockgetter.
Due 30th April 2012 - not scanned in foal

Taraco Cherish x Heniarth Quip
(Section A)

A full sibling to Taraco Chilali (2011 palomino filly) this foal features Royal Welsh winner and many times champion Heniarth Quip as a sire. Cherish herself is out of the five times medal winning mare Ringstead Charming Lass and by the Champion stallion Tynyfid Carwyn (exported to Sweden). This foal will be a half sibling to some phenomenal section As including Sunwillow Jubilee - and features several Royal Welsh winners in its immediate pedigree.
Due 27th March 2012 - scanned in foal

Last year's foals (2011)

2011 saw five lovely cob foals including Taraco Fanfare and Taraco Cracker Jack (by Danaway Flash Jack), Taraco Foxtrot (by Danaway Tango), and the first ever filly by Taraco Fiasco - Taraco Daioni. The Section As did not disappoint with 3 stunning palomino fillies and 2 super colts. 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