our Breeding Programme
Beaumont Station
Quality Sport Horses
yearlings & 2yr olds 2007
Traditionally we have bred Clydesdale Thoroughbred cross horses as this produces a good weight horse with docile temperament for work on the station. This breeding practice is known in New Zealand as “Station Bred Horse” and it is known throughout New Zealand for it toughness.
The Station Bred horse is well known as a powerfully built hunter type and has become a symbol of the rugged high country of New Zealand. We find the gentle temperament of the Clydesdale crossed with the agility, courage and stamina of the Thoroughbred produces an ideal horse for our requirements.
The majority of the mustering at Beaumont Station is still done on horse back today. We find our horses perfect for mustering large hill blocks and our dogs and stock perform better when mustered on horse back. We have found in more recent years that our horses also excel in all branches of equestrian sport as they are very versatile and have a huge ability for jumping.
For the past 15 years we have run a Thoroughbred stallion with half to quarter Clydesdale, Thoroughbred cross brood-mares, this is traditionally called breeding “blood over bone”. Click here to view our Stallions.
The typical conformation of the Thoroughbred is ‘refined head, long neck, high withers (highest part of the back) well-muscled shoulders, clean legs ideal for racing and performance horse. This equine powerhouse can sprint up to 72 kmph (45mph) and, at speed, can jump a length of 10m (30ft).
The typical Clydesdale conformation is straight, broad head, long, thick neck, sloping shoulders, deep body, good feet. The Clydesdale is the pride of Scotland, renowned for his size, weight and activity – the Clydesdale redefines the word ‘horsepower” and was traditionally used as a draught horse. For such a large horse it has very active paces.
The cross between the Thoroughbred and Clydesdale produces a horse that has the innate ability to ‘find an extra leg’ over fences and get itself out of trouble. This makes a perfect sport horse with the more thoroughbred blood, the more strength, speed and scope. We find our horses are very sound, reliable and powerful horse that can keep going all day and take any obstacle in their stride, ideal for work and a wide range of equestrian competition.
In 2007 we purchased a Holstein, Thoroughbred cross colt from Golden Grove Stud named Pedro, click the following link to see further details about our stallion Pedro. We believe the introduction of Holstein blood will refine and complement our Station Bred horses at Beaumont Station.
The typical Holsteiner conformation is elegant head with large, expressive eyes, set on a fine, arched neck, well-proportioned body, good legs. The Holsteiner is the production of systematic breeding dating back to the 13th century, when Gerhard, Count of Holstein and Storman, bestowed grazing rights on the monastery at Uetersen. The Holstein was based on Neapolitan, Spanish and oriental blood, crossed with the heavier native stock.
The Holstein horse was valued by the farmers and landowners for its strength and dependability, and by the cavalry for his courage and stamina. As the need for warhorses declined in the 19th century, English Cleveland Bay and Yorkshire Coach Horse blood was introduced and the breed evolved into a smart, high-stepping carriage horse. After World War II, Thoroughbreds were used for further refinement and to increase jumping ability – and the Holstein became the great German sport horses of today, as well as being influential in the development of other warmblood breeds.
We believe the introduction of Holstein blood (warmblood) at Beaumont Station will help to stabilize and add more elasticity to our station bred horses. We will be breeding type with type instead of the extremes of the Thoroughbred (hot-blood) and Clydesdale (cold-blood).