Taraco Stud



	Taraco Stud -breeding for colour without compromise- A small stud, established in 1998, specialising in breeding top quality palomino and other dilute colours (e.g. cremello and buckskin/ dun) Welsh ponies and cobs from top class stock by champion stallions. Despite only breeding for a hobby, foals bred here have been very successful in the show ring already including both section A and D wins at the Royal of England. The aim is to breed true to type cobs and ponies with excellent temperaments, conformation and action, that have the temperament and ability to excel in any sphere - in hand, under saddle, or in harness – If they end up palomino that is an added bonus! As many people know, there aren't many guarantees in breeding palominos (other than the fact that your favourite palomino mare will consistently throw you chestnut colts, but when you sell her she will have an outstanding palomino filly the following year) but it is nice to have a focus as a small stud. The range of palomino and dilute colours is fully evident at the stud with mares ranging from cremello and perlino (Celeste, Cherish and Magic) through pure golden (Beauty, Charm and Storm) to dark dappled (Fantasy), buckskin (Lulu, Fernando and Fiasco) and chestnut (Ribbon, Rara and Cherimarie). Please visit the photo gallery for more pictures of the different chestnuts, palominos and cremellos at Taraco Stud and don't hesitate to email me for more information on any of the ponies or cobs! To that end, and after several false starts, I have carefully selected the foundation stock, each of which has been chosen specifically for their bloodlines, conformation, action and temperaments. The Section Ds are primarily based on combining Trevallion Flash Jack with Nebo Brenin bloodlines and nearly all the Welsh Cobs feature one or both of these stallions in their pedigrees. There are presently nine wonderful welsh cobs at Taraco four the mares - Danaway Fantasy (by Supreme Champion and RWAS winner Danaway Flash Jack), her dam Danaway Cherimarie, Danaway Ribbon (both by Royal Welsh winner Tireinon Triple Crown), Terackie Golden Beauty (by Royal Welsh winner Nebo Thomas) , Paith Magical Rockset (by Supreme Champion and top stock-getter Paith Magical Meredith), and the two superb colts - Danaway Orlando (palomino) and the buckskin Taraco Fiasco (both by Danaway Flash Jack). It took several years to find (and breed!) these fantastic horses and I have been thrilled with my foals. Unfortuantely, homebred cob fillies are thin on the ground as in 10 years I have only bred 3 section D fillies all of which have been sold! Pendam Sally is a very old fashioned addition by Farian Prince (currently on lease from Huw and Ann). Temperament is essential and all the welsh cobs at Taraco are kind and gentle whilst retaining that classic welsh character that makes them so much fun. Danaway Desert Storm has been sold to Ruth and Barrie at Deicin Stud and I wish them all the very best with this lovely colt who is hugely missed at Taraco. Please visit the Section Ds page for more information on these Welsh Cobs. 2003 was a very exciting year and after much debate saw the start of the Welsh Mountain Pony side of the stud with the arrival of the Supreme Champion and medal winning palomino mare, Ringstead Charming Lass (by Forlan Brigadier) and the fantastic mare chestnut sabino mare, Vervale Rara (by Vervale Gangster) also joined the stud in 2003 (thank you to Barry Shepherd). I hope that I have been successful in seeking 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 was thrilled when this seemed to pay off with two cracking foals in 2004, 3 wonderful fillies in 2005 (all retained)! Both Taraco Renegade (by Supreme Champion Vervale Grenade) and Taraco Crossfire (by Supreme Champion Larapinta Oystercatcher) have been multiple winners in the show ring already, with Taraco Renegade winning RASE 2005 for his owners! 2004 saw the unexpected arrival of a little perlino mare, Granby Lacewing, who I unfortunately lost in 2005, not before she left me the stunning buckskin filly Taraco Louisiana who will hopefully take her mother's place at the stud in the future. In 2006 the lovely old stallion Ringstead Major (Forlan Brigadier x Ringstead Merry Maid) joined the Welsh Mountain Ponies and finally in 2008 I was to get my dream come true - Blanche Glisten (Springbourne Gemma x Breachwood Marwyn) is to join the stud later this year. I have always been a huge fan of Barry Shepherd's gorgeous mare Blanche Glimmer and have searched high and low for the right mare of the same breeding to join my stud and in 2008 a cheeky email to Centannial's Stud in Holland saw me able to persuade them to sell me this lovely mare later this year. Thank you so much to Jan for Blanche Glisten, Barry for Vervale Rara, Helen for persuading me to buy Charm and to all the mare's breeders for breeding such superstars! With three wonderful fillies in 2005 I have also been lucky enough to retain one stunning filly out of each of my foundation mares. Please visit the Section As page for more information on these Welsh Mountain Ponies. The Section As are based on combining the old-fashioned lines with Penual Mark and Springbourne bloodlines. One of the most wonderful things about breeding welshies is the lovely people you meet – some of my 'best friends' are now people I have actually never (or rarely) met but spent hours talking to on the phone, by text and by email. I love the way a mutual obsession with welsh ponies and cobs can bring you together with like minded people from all over the World and UK; how easy it is to talk to people you barely know purely because you both adore your ponies and cobs! I would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has helped me over the years – to name but a few (the list really is endless!): My friends and family for their patience and for helping out when I want to go wandering round the countryside in pursuit of ponies and social life (thanks Mum, Midge, Ali, Simon and Hannah!); my 'landlords' (The Mitchell Family) for keeping an eye on the ponies for me and for their ongoing support and friendship; my farrier (James) for always being there and being so patient with my cheeky welshies; my vets (Clifford George and Chris Freed) for their invaluable advice; Jan Hazeleger (Centannial Stud in Holland) for letting me buy the beautiful mare Blanche Glisten; Matt and Josie Attrell (Danaway Stud), for allowing me to have the stunning cobs, Danaway Fantasy, Danaway Ribbon, Danaway Desert Storm and Danaway Cherimarie, and also for all the encouragement they have given me over the years; Barry Shepherd (Vervale Stud) for trusting me enough to buy one of his fantastic ponies and for the never ending supply of advice and support; all the stallion owners for letting me use their lovely stallions over the years; Jackie McEwen (Terackie Stud) for sharing the ups and downs of breeding palomino welsh cobs with me; Jean Smith (Jebeth Stud) for keeping me sane and giving me the confidence to believe in myself and my horses; Ruth Thacker (Farchynys Stud) for starting me on the slippery slope to welsh addiction by selling me the delightful filly Farchynys Cristal; Helen Tattersall (Runshaw Stud) for providing unlimited laughter and support over the years; Helen Vaughan who leased Farchynys Cristal and did such a wonderful job of bringing her on under saddle; Rebecca Jarvis for backing Bennie so brilliantly – and to everyone else (you know who you are!) without whose friendship, support, help and advice I would not be happily breeding welsh ponies and cobs today: THANK YOU! The biggest thanks of all must go to my ponies for being such superstars in the first place, and for all those magical moments I spend with them, and of course to my mum for getting me into horses in the first place!


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