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14th July 2010
LAST CHANCE FOR EARLY BIRD SPECIAL OFFER
Our Early Bird Offer ends tomorrow, so this is the last opportunity to secure Stallion Services at the 15% Discounted Rate.
Royal Hit - Normal Price $2640 - Early Bird Price $2244 - Savings $396
San Rubin II - Normal Price $2310 - Early Bird Price $1963.50 - Savings $346.50
Fürst Love - Normal Price $2310 - Early Bird Price $1963.50 - Savings $346.50
Fiderstern - Normal Price $1870 - Early Bird Price $1589.50 - Savings $280.50
Our Breeding Contract is available from our Downloads page or Bookings can be made Online.
22nd June 2010
Fiderstern's information page has now been uploaded and is available for viewing. Please go to the Stallions page and follow the link.
18th June 2010
SERVICE CERTIFICATES
Service Certificates will be issued over the next few weeks for the 2009/10 season. Please remember I cannot issue a certificate until the Mare AI Form has been returned, so if you haven't already done so, PLEASE post or fax a copy to me asap.
7th May 2010
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL - 15% DISCOUNT
Our Early Bird Special is on again, and applies to all stallion services booked and paid for before 15th July 2010. The discounted rates are as follows:
Royal Hit - Normal Price $2640, Early Bird Price $2244.00
San Rubin II - Normal Price $2310, Early Bird Price $1963.50
Fürst Love - Normal Price $2310, Early Bird Price $1963.50
Fiderstern - Normal Price $1870, Early Bird Price $1589.50
(All prices are gst inclusive)
12th March 2010
Auction Previews have been strong over the past week but a reminder to those of you intending to visit us for an inspection, you MUST contact us to make an appointment. We need to co-ordinate visitors and horses each day, so appointment bookings are essential. Please call Axel direct on 0408 744 064.
5th March 2010
Video Clips are now online for our Auction Horses. Click here to go to the Auction Horse List page.
Auction Horses are available for previewing / inspection from TODAY. Please contact us to arrange an inspection time.
21st February 2010
Auction Horses are now Online. Click here to View the Collection.
19th February 2010
Auction Horses Ready to Go Online
Our collection of Auction Horses will be uploaded to the website over the weekend. Please check our Auction pages for updates. The full catalogue will also be published in the March issue of Horse Deals, and hard copies along with DVD's, will also be available via the stud from Monday 1st March. Order your copy here.
Royal Hit's Lease Extended!!
We are very excited to confirm that our Lease Contract has been extended again, to allow Royal Hit to stay in Australia for another season. European breeders are now requesting supplies of frozen semen from us, as the frozen semen stock has sold out! German breeders have recently been making comments such as "Royal Hit is the best of the three half brothers, but stood in the shadow of Sandro Hit and Diamond Hit, being the younger brother. Now Australia is reaping the benefits of having such an incredible stallion standing at stud."
ACE Assessment Tour 2010
The ACE Assessment Tour completed earlier this month and again the Royal Hit progeny have been exceptional. Three colts were awarded Elite (80% and above), including 3rd place overall, and another five colts were awarded Premium (78% - 79.99%). Out of a total of 28 Elite and Premium Colts, no other stallion had more than one representative awarded Premium and/or Elite in this Section. With Royal Hit having 8 representatives, it is a great indication of his consistency.
Royal Hit fillies also did very well with two being awarded Elite, including 3rd place, and another three awarded Premium. Royal Hit was again the most represented sire of Elite and Premium Fillies.
5th February 2010
New Photos of Fürst Love
The Fürst Love page has been updated with a few new photos. Please click here to go to his page.
Fürst Love during the Jan/Feb Clinic with Kris De Doncker
28th December 2009
Kris De Doncker Clinic
Kris De Doncker will once again return to Bloomfield Farm in January 2010 for 9 days of coaching. The clinic has been divided into 3 x 3 day clinics, (which were booked out months ago). Kris is growing in popularity with every visit, and with the results evident in horse and rider, it is easy to see why.
Clinics dates are: 24th January - 26th January, 27th January - 29th January, and 1st February - 3rd February.
Spectators are welcome at a cost of $15 per day and bookings are essential.
24th December 2009
21st December 2009
AUCTION DATE ANNOUNCED
We are excited to announce our Young Horse Auction will be held on Sunday 21st March 2010, (immediately after Dressage and Jumping With The Stars 2010). A great selection of young horses will be on offer, from weanlings to four year olds. Catalogues and DVD's will be available by end February and details will also be available online.
16th October2009
2009 Stallion DVD
Our 2009 Stallion DVD should finally be ready for distribution within 2 weeks. A number of unexpected interuptions have caused delays in production, but everything is now on schedule for a mailout within 2 weeks. We apologize for the delay and thank you for your patience.
6th October 2009
Another Foal
The first of our Royal Hit's for the year arrived at the beginning of the month. A very elegant, leggy colt out of a maiden Whisper mare. Continuing the Royal Hit tradition, he is super friendly with loads of confidence.
4 Days Old
Our San Rubin II / Capone filly is looking superb and is happily enjoying life. These photos were taken at 3 weeks old.
3rd October 2009
Top Price at Schockemohle's AOS Auction in Germany
Fürst Love's half brother was sold on Thursday at the AOS Auction in Germany for the record price of 380,000EU ($650,000 AU). The half brother, Dark Hit, is sired by Diamond Hit (half brother to Royal Hit) and is another fine example of the exceptional progeny that is produced when breeding from quality mare families.
Dark Hit - Sold for 380,000EU
Fürst Love's half sister, by Don Primero, was also sold in the auction, making the top priced Broodmare.
September 2009
Kris De Doncker Clinic
Kris De Doncker is heading home to Germany today after another successful week of clinics at Bloomfield Farm. Horses and riders of all levels from Novice to Grand Prix participated, with the majority of riders from the first clinic in January this year, being the first to book in again.
Kris is a Klaus Balkenhol trained 'Master Bereiter', and the word is quickly spreading of his exemplery coaching and riding skills. The positive changes in the 20+ horse and rider combinations was evident over each of the 3 day clinics. All riders are looking forward to his return in Jan/Feb next year.
If you wish to be placed on the stand-by list please email us. At this stage the Jan/Feb clinic is already fully booked.
Above - Kris De Doncker & Fürst Love Above - Hayley Gilbert & Odiana K Above - Nicole Vanatta & Lucy Above - Rachelle Wilson & Will Above - Judy Smith & Duchess Exciting Start to the Season!
It has been an exciting start to the Breeding Season with our first foal arriving earlier in the month. A San Rubin II / Capone filly who is the result of an Embryo Transfer, is extremely pretty and elegant and shows the characteristic traits of San Rubin II; compact, powerful hindquarter and super front.
First Season Sire - Fürst Love
Fürst Love has had a busy start to his first season, including a number of embryo transfers with positive pregnancies. The semen quality is excellent and his attitude toward 'stud duties' is brilliant.
Being only three years old, he has now just started some light work under saddle. Kris De Doncker had a couple of rides during his recent visit and cannot speak highly enough of the young stallion. He has three super gaits, a brilliant work ethic and the feeling of a highly trainable dressage horse.
18th August 2009
Due to a major computer problem, our 2009 Stallion DVD will be delayed by a couple of weeks. We expect the DVD's to now be available in September. Please reserve your copy here.
27th July 2009
Oldenburger State Championships
The 2009 Oldenburger State Championships finished over the weekend. On Saturday the Final for the 3 year old class was held, with the Top 6 from the qualifying round competing. The Royal Hit son, Royal D'Accord finished 3rd in the Final, ahead of the 2009 Rastede Brilliant Ring Champion Mare, Carlotta. A Don Primero gelding won the class, followed by a Sunny Boy mare.
25th July 2009
Royal Doruto - Oldenburger Champion 5 Year Old!
Royal Doruto has won the Final at the Oldenburger State Championships with a score of 8.3, making him Oldenburger State Champion for the second year running.
In second place was the Fürst Heinrich son, Froschkonig 3 with a score of 8.1. Froschkonig is a close relation to our Fürst Love, also descending from the famous Love Story mare family.
A Don Schufro / Rubinstein son ended in third place on 8.0, followed by San Amour finishing 4th on 7.9.
Royal Hit offspring are also doing well in the 3 Year Old class. Two Royal Hit's have made it through to the finals with Royal D'Accord finishing equal 4th and Royle Mystique finishing 7th.
24th July 2009
Royal Hit Progeny News from Europe
Royal Hit progeny are continuing to do extremely well under saddle in Europe.
The Royal Hit daughter, Comtessa recently competed at her first ever show and has immediately qualified for the 2009 Bundeschampionate.
In Holland another of Royal Hit's offspring, Zero Gravity (out of a Contango mare) is one of six representatives who will compete in the 5 Year Old class at the World Championships for Young Horses.
Royal Doruto is currently competing at the Oldenburger State Championships, where he won his qualifying round (ahead of San Amour) with a score of 8.3. This result has also qualified Royal Doruto for the 2009 Bundeschampionate. Last year Royal Doruto was Oldenburger State Champion after winning the 4 Year Old Stallion class with a score of 9.17, the highest score of the entire competition!
15th July 2009
We recently visited San Rubin II at Brett and Melinda Parbery's property in NSW. San Rubin II has continued to impress Brett since his arrival in June, with his fantastic work ethic and lovable character. San Rubin II is progressing well, under Brett's classical training methods, and is showing great promise in continuing a steady climb up the Training Scale. We are already looking forward to our next visit!
29th June 2009
Early Bird Offer Ends Tomorrow!
15% Early Bird Discount Ends at Midnight 30th June 2009
Royal Hit Service Fee: $2640 or Early Bird $2244 (Savings: $396)
San Rubin II Service Fee: $2200 or Early Bird $1870 (Savings: $330)
Fürst Love Service Fee: $2200 or Early Bird $1870 (Savings: $330)
Download a Contract or Book Online
24th June 2009
San Rubin II is now in training with Brett Parbery, who is highly impressed with his quality, and in Brett's own words is "really excited about this stallion".
Brett goes on to say "San Rubin II is a very exciting young stallion carrying the magical cross of Sandro Hit and Rubinstein. He has a wonderful trainable character with a terrific work ethic and unlike many, he has three very adjustable paces. If you are looking to breed a future Grand Prix horse, then breeding to San Rubin II would be a great place to start".
Top competition horses at any level need to have temperament and trainability/rideability, and this is where San Rubin II excels. From what we've seen so far, it seems these character traits are also evident in his offspring.
San Rubin II and his progeny also have amazing strength through the back and hindquarter, are expressive in their movement, and in years to come are sure to prove themselves as serious competition horses.
San Rubin II will be available for the 2009 Breeding Season, with shipping via Brett and Melinda Parbery. Semen ordering will be as normal, through Bloomfield Farm.
18th June 2009
Early Bird Offer Ending Soon!
Our 15% Early Bird Discount for all Stallion Services purchased ends 30th June 2009. This offer is available on all Royal Hit, San Rubin II and Fürst Love services. Multiple bookings are welcome.
Download a Breeding Contract here, or Book Online.
15th June 2009
New photos of Fürst Love have just been uploaded to his information page. Click Here to view.
25th May 2009
Fürst Love Has Arrived!!
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of Fürst Love at Bloomfield Farm. After six weeks of quarantine, the wait was finally over last week, when we made our way to the Spotswood Quarantine Station to pick up our sensational new stallion.
We are pleased to report that Fürst Love has immediately settled in to his new home, enjoying some sunshine and a grassy paddock during the day and stabled alongside Royal Hit at night. His temperament is awesome; such a relaxed character with great personality, and his looks are simply stunning.
We would like to thank Crispin Bennett / Klatte International Horse Transport for taking such good care of Fürst Love during quarantine and the trip to Australia.
We also have a Fürst Love DVD available now. Please click here to request a copy.
Fürst Love - Settling in to life at Bloomfield Farm
29th April 2009
More Royal Hit Progeny Success!
The AWHA have recently had their Gala Show in South Australia, and Royal Hit progeny have again dominated the show.
Cheryl Hatswell entered her Royal Hit foal 'PS Royal Salute' and won Champion Filly Foal and then went on to become Supreme Champion Foal. Her yearling filly 'PS Royal Dancer' was awarded Reserve Junior Champion behind the 3 year old Champion.
Cheryl also entered 'PS Royal Dancer' in the SA Main Event where she won Champion Dual Registered Horse 3 years and under, and also won the One Year Old Futurity and Best One Year Old Exhibit of the Show.
Congratulations to Cheryl and her two fillies on their fantastic results.
Both Cheryl Hatswell with her South Australian Champion Foal (by Royal Hit) and Lynne Morrison with her Victorian Champion Foal (by Royal Hit) will receive a half price service fee and $500 cash.
As part of our Breeders Incentive Program the Champion Foal at any AWHA Gala Show throughout Australia is awarded a half price service fee and $500 cash, (providing the foal is the result of services purchased through Bloomfield Farm.) Click here to view full details and conditions of our Breeders Incentives Programs.
Supreme Champion Foal - 'PS Royal Salute'
26th April 2009
Early Bird Discount until 30th June 2009
Once again we are offering our Early Bird Discount of 15% for all stallion services booked and paid for between now and 30th June 2009. A completed contract and payment must be received by 30th June 2009 for this discount to apply. Our Breeding Contract can be completed Online or by downloading a PDF version of the Contract.
16th April 2009
NEW STALLION ANNOUNCEMENT
It is with absolute pleasure that we introduce our new stallion, Fürst Love. This sensational young stallion is Oldenburger Licensed and Performance Tested and will arrive at Bloomfield Farm during winter, in readiness for the 2009 Breeding Season. From his looks, to his movement, to his pedigree, Fürst Love is first class all the way. Full details can be found via our Stallions page.
10th April 2009
Our Young Horse Auction has been scheduled for 21st June 2009. Progeny by Royal Hit, San Rubin II and Sirocco will be proudly presented, with previews beginning 2 weeks prior to the Auction Day. Horses on offer will range from weanlings to three year olds (under saddle). Full catalogue and videos will be available in May.
Please contact the stud for more details.
6th April 2009
Royal Hit Champion Foal
The Annual AWHA Gala Show was held on Saturday at Werribee Park. It was great to see increasing numbers of exhibitors at the show, along with an increase in quality of the horses and standards in presentation. Four of our clients entered their Royal Hit foals and all four had excellent results.
The Filly Class was dominated by Royal Hit's with Lynne Morrison's Royal Hit / Our Poetic Prince filly finishing in 1st Place. Anne Turner's Royal Hit filly was awarded 2nd place and Jenalle Duffy's Royal Hit / Ronaldo filly finished 3rd.
Shantelle Cardwell-Smith presented her Royal Hit foal in the colt class and after showing some fantastic walk and trot, was awarded 2nd.
Lynne Morrison's filly, Her Royal Rhythym went on to win Champion Foal with Reserve Champion being awarded to a Fidertanz foal owned by Catherine Unkenstein.
Congratulations to Lynn, Anne, Jenalle and Shantelle!
Congratulations also to Wendy Ansell / Coldstream Park for winning Junior Champion with her Sirocco / Donnerheist 2 year old colt.
Champion Foal - Her Royal Rhythym
12th March 2009
Photo Galleries Updated!
Please click here to go straight to our Photo Gallery page. More foal photos (including clients' foal photos) will be added in the coming weeks.
6th March 2009
Oldenburger & ACE Assessment
The Ace & Oldenburger Assessment Tour visited Bloomfield Farm last Sunday and we are delighted to report some outstanding results. We presented 8 colts by Royal Hit and had all 8 awarded Premium with scores up to an impressive 85%.
The consistent quality of our Royal Hit progeny was proven with the results and with another dozen quality foals still in the paddock, it was a hard task to resist the urge to bring in some of our other favourites for assessment.
Four colts were assessed for Oldenburger registration with Premium status and 'Stallion Prospects' being awarded. After assessment the Oldenburger branding was completed.
OLDENBURGER COLTS
Royal Hit / Jazz / Voltaire Royal Hit / Cordoba / Weltmeyer (ET2)
11th February 2009
Victorian Fire Disaster
We would like to sincerely thank all of you who have contacted us and/or sent messages, emails etc since Saturday, with concerns for our safety. The offers of help have been overwhelming, and we are very grateful to every one of you.
Bloomfield Farm has escaped the fires and all horses (including visiting mares) are safe. Saturday afternoon was a frightening experience which intensified as reports came in that we were in the direct line of fire. Had it not been for a change in wind direction in the early evening, it would have been a very different story.
Our fire plan was put into action in the early afternoon, with sprinklers keeping the grounds around the house and barn wet. Tractors and 4 wheel bikes were equipped with spray units ready to extinguish any spot fires. When things were looking really grim the sprinklers were moved to the roof tops and horses were brought into wet yards.
In the end we were very lucky, with only burnt leaves and a layer of black ash being evidence that the fire was near.
Our roads are still closed at present, but if we can do anything to help anyone that has been affected by the fires please let us know.
28th January 2009
Our recent Kris De Doncker Clinic has been a great success. All riders were extremely impressed and more than satisfied with the results that were obvious in their horses' performance and their own riding skills. Horse and rider combinations varied, from just broken to Prix St George, and Kris coached each combination with the same level of enthusiasm. The knowledge and coaching skills of Klaus Balkenhol were evident in Kris's coaching and combined with his own amazing feeling and training techniques, gave riders an invaluable 5 days of top European coaching.
Kris also made some very encouraging comments regarding the high quality of many of the horses he was presented with, and said he would happily have a number of them in his barn back in Germany.
Kris will return to Bloomfield Farm again for another clinic in September.
13th January 2009
Kris De Doncker Clinic
The 3 day clinic and 2 day clinic are both Sold Out. Spectators are welcome to attend at a cost of $15 per day. Bookings are essential. Please contact us to reserve a seat.
5th December 2009
Wedding Bells at Bloomfield Farm
It was with pleasure that Bloomfield Farm was yesterday, host for the wedding of Kelly Jansen and Martin Bauer. Kelly is an employee at Bloomfield and also worked with Axel some years ago before making the decision to travel to Germany where she worked for Ulla Salzgeber. While living in Germany she met and fell in love with Martin. Both Martin and Kelly will return to Germany (Kelly after our breeding season) where they will begin life together as a married couple.
Congratulations to Martin and Kelly, and best wishes for a wonderful future together.
24th December 2008
We wish all of our clients and website visitors a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We hope 2009 is a happy, healthy and prosperous year for you all.
19th December 2008
Congratulations to buyers at our recent Internet Auction. We wish you all the best with your new purchases.
Horses who did not sell at auction are now offered for sale privately and can be viewed on our Young Horse Sales page. Please contact us to arrange a time to inspect.
11th December 2008
FREE INSURANCE FOR AUCTION HORSES
Our Internet Auction Horses will be sold with two weeks insurance cover included in the final bid price. Horses will be insured through Logans Insurance (www.logans.com.au) until 31st December 2008, when their new owners will have the option to continue the policy. You will have peace of mind knowing that your new purchase is completely covered during the transport and settling in period, at no extra cost!
11th December 2008
Wildcard Entries Announced
Our two foal entries for our Internet Auction have just been uploaded.
We are very proud to offer a San Rubin II / Capone filly and a Royal Hit / De Niro colt.
Please click here to view our Auction Horse List for full details.
10th December 2008
2 DAYS TO GO
Our Online Auction is scheduled to start in 2 days. All interested parties are welcome and encouraged to arrange a time to inspect the horses in the flesh. Please call Axel on 0408 744 064 to make an appointment or to answer any questions you may have.
Our Auction/Bidding section of the site will re-open on Thursday 11th December.
Details of our Wildcard Entries (foals from this season) will be uploaded shortly.
4th December 2008
AUCTION VIDEO CLIPS NOW ONLINE
The majority of video clips for our Auction Horses are now online and available for viewing on each Auction Horse's detailed page. Please click here to go to the Auction List and access individual horse details by clicking on their name or photo.
28th November 2008
KRIS DE DONCKER CLINIC
Kris has just confirmed his availability for Clinics in January 2009. The first clinic will be a 3 day starting 20th January to 22nd January. A second clinic running for 2 days will follow on 23rd & 24th January. Bookings are essential. Enthusiastic Riders who book for both clinics (ie 5 days of coaching) will receive a 10% discount. We expect these clinics to sell out quickly so to ensure your booking please complete the online booking form or alternatively you can download the booking form.
26th November 2008
INTERNET AUCTION HORSES UPLOADED
Our Internet Auction Horses are available for viewing on the website. Please click here to view the Auction List. All horses will be available for viewing/inspection by appointment from 5th December. If you have any queries relating to the horses or the auction please contact us via email or phone 0408 744 064.
17th November 2008
Kris De Doncker Clinic
The Kris De Doncker clinic that was originally scheduled for December has been delayed until Jan/Feb. Kris is hoping to be able to confirm dates with us shortly. Those of you who have already registered for the clinic will be notified as soon as dates have been set.
25th October 2008
Our Darnum property is currently on the market! Our property in Crossover provides all that we need to run our horses, therefore the Darnum property is now offered for sale.
The smaller breeder, professional rider/trainer, mixed hobby farmer, city commuter and equine specialists such as veterinarians will find this property highly suitable for their needs. The property consists of 75 acres, with paddocks ranging from smaller 1/4 acre paddocks through to 2-3 acre paddocks and up to 15 acre paddocks. There are 7 paddocks with shelters and water is supplied from 4 large dams, as well as huge water catchment areas. Pastures have been fully renovated with excellent fertilizer history and weed control. There are 8 stables with room for at least another 5. The 60 x 20 metre arena is half indoors and also has an adjoining round yard. Other shedding includes a large multi purpose / storage shed, machinery shed with lockup workshop, hayshed and undercover truck parking.
The property is located only 10km from Warragul and 6km from Princes Fwy.
Please contact us if you would like any further information.
22nd October 2008
The latest arrivals at Bloomfield Farm
15th October 2008
INTERNET AUCTION DATES
Dates for an Internet Auction have been set for December. The auction will be open for bidding from Friday 12th December, and will close on Wednesday 17th December at 8pm. All horses will be available for inspection/preview by appointment from 5th December and all horses will have veterinary reports available. We encourage any interested parties to make the time to inspect the horses in the flesh. Progeny by Royal Hit, San Rubin II and Sirocco will be offered in the auction with ages ranging from foals to 3 year olds.
Auction Horses will be available for viewing on our website by late November. Our Online Auction site is open now for anyone wishing to Register.
14th October 2008
Many of our clients already have foals born and we'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate the following breeders:
Judy Smith (Royal Hit colts x3), Heather Clegg (Royal Hit filly), Sonya Hancock (Royal Hit colt), Sharon Lang (Royal Hit filly), Dellarose Baevski (Royal Hit colt), Debbie Van Iersel (San Rubin II fillies x2), Jami Hurley (Royal Hit filly), Leona Kostos (Royal Hit filly), Bruce & Debbie Williams (Royal Hit colt), Shantelle Cardwell-Smith (Royal Hit colt), Sharon McCombe (Royal Hit colt), Gritje Franzenburg (Royal Hit colt), Kim Martin (Royal Hit colt), Meaghan Standfield (Royal Hit filly).
I apologize to anyone I have missed. Please remind me (with photos)!
Above - Cooramin Roxy Hit (Breeder: Heather Clegg)
Above - Royal Hit colt bred by Sonya Hancock
26th September 2008
2008 Stallion DVD now complete!
I have just completed the 2008 Stallion DVD and Stud Brochure and the first batch should be available in the next week or so. Please order your copy via our Enquiry Form.
16th September 2008
First Foals Born!
Our breeding season begun on 1st September and by the next morning we had our first foal born. An impressive colt by Royal Hit out of the imported mare Comtesse (Cordoba/Weltmeyer) owned by Judy Smith.
The following morning our second foal for the season arrived. An extremely elegant Royal Hit colt out of the imported mare, Duchess (De Niro / Reggazoni), also owned by Judy Smith.
Both of these foals are owned in partnership between Bloomfield Farm and Judy Smith. A third embryo transfer foal is due in the next week from Comtesse.
We have also had an exquisite Royal Hit filly born out of an Arabian mare. She is all class, with her long elegant legs, super movement and personality plus.
More photos of these foals and new arrivals will be added to the News Page and the Photo Galleries throughout the season.
Breeding Season Begins!
The breeding season is in full swing with orders for chilled semen already strong and visiting mares arriving almost daily. We would like to remind breeders that due to the high demand, it is imperitive that you keep us informed when you plan to breed your mare (ie when you plan to pg or when she is due to come into season etc), so that our collection days can be coordinated accordingly.
Royal Doruto - Bundeschampionate Finalist
The Royal Hit son, Royal Doruto was the only 4 year old Oldenburger Stallion to qualify for the Bundeschampionate and again displayed his amazing talent to qualify in equal 5th place for the Final. Unfortunately he didn't advance in the line up of the Final round but is still to be congratulated on an extraordinary effort at such a prestigious event. We will keenly await the 2009 Bundeschampionate and Royal Doruto in the 5 year old class!
Kris De Doncker Clinic Update
Kris is hopeful that he will be back in Australia in early December. Dates will be confirmed shortly. The registration of interest after our last News Update indicates that Kris will have no time for sleeping during his stay!
14th August 2008
Our good friend and brilliant rider, Kris De Doncker recently visited from Germany and during his stay he enjoyed a ride on both Royal Hit and San Rubin II. While Royal Hit is such an easy and elastic ride, he was also highly impressed with the quality of San Rubin II. The trainability is astounding and Kris is convinced, a very exciting competition career is ahead for San Rubin II when he returns to Germany.
Kris began riding at age 8 when he would ride his grandfather's Belgian Work Horse in the fields on his farm. He now has his own business training horses of all levels up to Grand Prix. He was a star pupil of the German Master, Klaus Balkenhol and is a qualified Bereiter with a Pferdewirtschaftsmeister (Master's Degree). Kris coached the Korean Equestrian Team in the Asian Games 2002 where they won team gold and individual gold.
With a very busy schedule at home in Germany, Kris has limited time available for trips to Australia, but he has promised he will try to make them more regularly and during his visits will be based at Bloomfield Farm and will be available for clinics. Access to the knowledge, coaching and advice from Kris will be a huge benefit to Australian riders.
While we look forward to Kris's next visit towards the end of the year, please contact us via email or our Enquiry Form to register your interest in attending future clinics. Priority will be given to those who register first.
Photos : Sandy Morphett
31st July 2008
LAST CHANCE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR EARLY BIRD OFFER.
Our Early Bird Discount of 15% for stallion services purchased ends today. That's a saving for Breeders of up to $396. Terms and Conditions of the Service are as per the Breeding Contract.
See the Stallions page for more details.
27th July 2008
Royal Doruto - Oldenburger Champion at Rastede!
Royal Doruto has just put in another brilliant performance to take out the Oldenburger 4 Year Old Stallion Championship at Rastede with a score of 9.17, a full point ahead of second place getter, Rohjuwel (Rohdiamant / Castro). Third place went to the Florencio / Donatelli son, Fragoli with a score of 8.08.
Royal Doruto's score of 9.17 was the highest score awarded over the entire event in the young horse classes.
Royal Doruto is attracting a lot of attention throughout Europe and is consistently talked about, being described as having absolute stand out qualities in terms of his rideability, movement and looks.
Congratulations to Royal Doruto and his breeder/owner, Volkhard Folkers.
24th July 2008
Royal Hit son Qualifies for Bundeschampionate!
The Royal Hit son, Royal Doruto has just blitzed the 4 Year Old Stallion Class at the Oldenburger State Championships in Rastede. Just minutes ago we watched the scoring live on the internet and Royal Doruto won with an impressive score of 8.67 becoming the 4 Year Old Winner and qualifying for the Stallion Final on Saturday as well as the Bundeschampionate.
The Final Scores after Thursday Competition
Royal Doruto Royal Hit / Rubinstein 8.67 1st Rohjuwel Rohdiamant / Castro 7.75 2nd Fragoli Florencio / Donatelli 7.67 3rd Cassius von Nymphenburg Clay / Sir Caletto 7.58 4th Antinori Amidou / Volturno 7.25 5th San Piave Sunny Boy / Donnerschwee 6.92 6th Sterling Hit Stedinger / Lanthan 5.92 7th
5th July 2008
We are thrilled to announce that Royal Hit will stay in Australia for one extra season, returning to Germany in February 2010. After months of negotiations we can now confirm this exciting news and are delighted to be able to offer Australian Breeders the extended opportunity to breed to Royal Hit. Being a direct descendant of the most influential broodmare in Oldenburger history, Elite mare Loretta, he carries the genetics for consistently producing exceptional horses. On top of the dam line is a sire line packed with super stars (Royal Dance, Rohdiamant, Donnerhall, Rubinstein) who are well known as consistent sires, as well as having successful careers in the competition ring.
News from Germany
The Royal Hit daughter, Comtessa has sold at the CHIO Auction for 92,000 Euro. She was second top price of the auction after a Licenced Stallion by Lord Loxley. Comtessa is out of a Dream of Heidelberg mare and is from Royal Hit's first foal crop.
The Royal Hit son, Royal Doruto is gaining a reputation, not only for his outstanding competition performances but also for his first foal crop success. At a recent show a Royal Doruto foal scored 9.5, 9.5 and 10.0 to easily qualify for the German Foal Championships. Breeders of these foals are over the moon with the resulting progeny. The temperaments are perfect and the movement sensational. There are 9 Royal Doruto's entered in a German Foal Show later this month.
The genetic influence of Royal Hit in consistently stamping his progeny, is also being reproduced by his progeny. He is a Sire that will reproduce through generations!
We often describe Royal Hit as a Genetic Masterpiece.
He has the QUALITY to BE It...ie He is the perfect example of his pedigree.
He has the ABILITY to DO It ...ie His 'Producer Power' is phenomenal.
He has the PROGENY to PROVE It! ...ie Consistent quality foals and his oldest are now consistently producing quality.
30th June 2008
Royal Doruto (Royal Hit / Rubinstein) is having an exceptional year in the competition ring as well as the breeding barn. He won at a recent competition with a score of 9.0, (scored 10 for the walk, 9.0 for the trot and 9.0 for the canter.) In the breeding barn he is in high demand, with semen been shipped throughout Europe. As a sire he is proving to be very consistent, with his foals showing the same quality traits that he has himself: impeccable temperament, super movement, correct conformation.
31st May 2008
The Royal Hit / Rubinstein son, Royal Doruto is continuing to be the Hot Topic in Germany. He is impressing all who see him (including the larger stallion stations), with his incredible movement and outstanding rideability/trainability. These qualities are consistent through the progeny of Royal Hit and are an absolute must for successful competition horses.
View a Video Clip of Royal Doruto Here
19th May 2008
Early Bird Discounts!
We are running our Early Bird Special again this year, where all service fees purchased before 31st July 2008 will receive a 15% Discount off the 2008 Stud Fees for San Rubin II and Royal Hit.
Bookings can be made online or by completing our Breeding Contract and faxing or posting to us.
15th May 2008
ROYAL HIT FILLY WINS SUPREME CHAMPION
Congratulations to Cheryl Hatswell and her Royal Hit filly, PS Royal Dancer on their recent success at the AWHA Gala Day in South Australia. PS Royal Dancer was winner of her class, Champion Filly Foal and Supreme Champion Foal. Her dam, PS Lolita is by Lontano and Cheryl has confirmed she is breeding her back to Royal Hit in the coming breeding season.
10th April 2008
San Rubin II has begun training with Rob Goodwin after having time off for our breeding season. He has now had 5 rides and is continuing to show the incredible willingness and trainability that he displayed during the breaking in process.
29th February 2008
Our Foal Gallery has been updated with more photos of client's foals. The Royal Hit page has also been updated with some more photos.
25th January 2008
Ron Paterson Clinic
Ron Paterson will be conducting a clinic at Rob and Ebony's from 2nd - 4th February. Limited places are available so make your booking now with Ebony 0417 118 817.
21st January 2008
Our last foal for the season was born in the early hours of yesterday morning. A beautiful Royal Hit filly out of an Aachimedes mare. Once again the stamping qualities of Royal Hit are evident in this filly; the modern look, super shoulder and neck, leggy, uphill and super friendly nature. It is great to see the same quality traits are coming through, over a variety of mare types - from the older fashioned heavier type warmbloods, the more refined warmbloods, warmblood/thoroughbred crosses, straight thoroughbreds, and even straight egyptian arabians.
14th January 2008
We have recently given our website a facelift and invite you to browse the pages and send us your comments. Any feedback can be emailed to km@bloomfieldfarm.com.au
29th December
The New Photo Gallery Pages have now been uploaded. There are plenty more photos to come, but this is a start.
Click Here to go to the Photo Gallery
9th December
Over the last week we have had numerous calls from excited clients with news of their Royal Hit and San Rubin II arrivals. Everyone has been extremely impressed with their foals, and now we patiently await some photos!
I am currently putting together a new "Foal Photo Gallery" which should be uploaded by the end of the week. As the name suggests this will be a gallery of foals from our 2007 crop. We invite all of our clients to send us their foal photos to include in the gallery.
Royal Hit x Contango II Filly
30th November
The Royal Hit page has been updated with some new progeny clips and photos. Click Here to View
Please Note: The New Clips are marked
and are located half way down the page.
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We have some more additions to our foal crop, with the births of two more fillies. A stunning Royal Hit filly from a maiden Contango II / TB mare, and the first of our Embryo Transfer foals by San Rubin II / Argentinus / Grannus. Photos will be uploaded in the next few days.
26th November
Royal Hit has another 2 Licenced Stallion Sons from this years Licensing in Germany. The Oldenburger Licensing awarded the Royal Hit / Don Schufro son with the Licensed status, while in Mecklenburg, the Royal Hit / Sandro Hit son was also Licensed.
Royal Hit now has a total of 5 Licensed Sons over his first two seasons.
The Oldenburger Licensing was again dominated by Sandro Hit, with Champion awarded to a Sandro Hit / Donnerhall / Classiker son. Reserve Champion went to a Sir Donnerhall / Rubinstein son whilst Second Reserve was awarded to a Florencio / Feinbrand son.
Of the 55 Dressage Candidates, 33 were Licensed and of those 33 Licensed an amazing 17 carry the invaluable blood of the Elite mare, Loretta (dam of Royal Hit, Sandro Hit and Diamond Hit). A total of 9 colts were awarded Premium with 6 of them being descendants of Loretta. There is no surprise that Loretta is described as the most influential dam in Oldenburger history.
Another pleasant reminder of how lucky we are to have her son, Royal Hit, here in Australia in the flesh!!
14th November
The second San Rubin II foal was born last night. Delighted clients from Western Victoria, phoned this morning with the exciting news of a stunning black filly. She is described as elegant, leggy, a wonderful type with head and neck similar to San Rubin II's first born colt. We are anxiously awaiting photos to upload to our site.
In the meantime, another photo of the San Rubin II colt.
11th November
The first San Rubin II foals have been eagerly awaited and it has been well worth the wait, with his first foal impressing all who have seen him. We are now keenly awaiting more foals later in the month.
San Rubin II / Irish Sport Horse (Born 7/11/07)
9th November
Royal Hit son has Performance Test Success!
The Royal Hit son, Royal Doruto has just completed his 30 Day test and has outscored all participants overall for his Movement. His scores of 9.0 for walk and 8.75 for canter were the highest out of the group of 30 young stallions which included the 2006 Reserve Champion Oldenburger, Swarovski (by Sandro Hit) and the Diamond Hit son, Diamonit. Royal Doruto also had impressive scores of 8.38 for the trot and 8.5 for rideability.
It is great to see this young stallion doing so well, especially in the gaits (walk and canter) where it is so important in the competition arena, to have natural talent.
7th November
San Rubin II's first foal was born early this morning. A black colt that is beyond all our imaginable expectations. He is the most typey foal we have ever seen, ultra modern with long elegant legs, supurb body and an incredible head and neck. He resembles a beautiful porcelain figurine!
Photos will be uploaded shortly.
The mare is owned by Paul Jaeger and is an Irish Sport Horse who has been a permanent member of our broodmare herd for the last few years. She is currently for sale (details on our Broodmare page).
5th November
Our first Royal Hit foal was born in the early hours of Saturday morning. The beautiful chestnut filly out of a Falkland Victory mare is simply stunning. She is an elegant type with excellent conformation, and an abundance of confidence which is allowing her friendly personality to shine through. At this early stage it appears that her movement will also be of top class.
The quality traits of Royal Hit have definately come through in this filly and we are extremely excited about the coming arrivals over the next couple of months.
Royal Hit / Falkland Victory
Within 30 hours of her birth, we had 58mm of rain so the above photo was taken on Day 2.
20th October
A Royal Hit / Don Schufro son has joined the stables of Tony and Sarah Pidgley in Windsor, Great Britain. Also joining the Pidgley stables are the stallions, Rosario and Diamonit, and the 2007 Bundeschampion, Samira (Sandro Hit), the stunning black mare who achieved record scores from judges at the Bundeschampionate.
With an obvious eye for talent, Mr Pidgley took no chances and bought the Royal Hit colt before he was due to be auctioned recently in Germany.
We will keenly watch as he matures and begins his career under saddle in the next few years.
18th October
We are thrilled to announce the news of our new neighbours, Robert Goodwin and Ebony Tucker. Robert & Ebony recently purchased the adjoining property, and will be known as Windsor Farm. They have huge plans to expand their already successful business, which includes breaking in, training and preparing horses as well as agistment.
Windsor Farm and Bloomfield Farm are now able to offer clients the complete package; from breeding or purchasing young horses through to breaking in and training.
12th October
Encouraging Start to the Season
Feed Production is vitally important at Bloomfield Farm, and the crops and pastures that were seeded in the Autumn have resulted in an abundance of high quality feed for our horses. We have already baled half of our year's requirements with more paddocks on target to produce the remainder in the next 2 months.
Barley / Rye Grass Crop
Positive Pregnancy news is always wonderful to hear and so far this season we have had 100% success in our own mares and clients mares.
Embryo Transfers have also had great success this season, with positive pregnancies confirmed in 100% of embryo flushes so far.
This Season's Foals will soon be arriving with the first group of mares due early November. The mares are looking exceptionally well, with some showing signs of foaling sooner. We are eagerly awaiting our first crop of Royal Hit and San Rubin II foals.
Equine Influenza has had a disastrous effect on a large number of horse studs as well as the smaller breeders, and competitors in NSW and QLD. Our thoughts are with you during this stressful and sad time, where the losses of mares and foals along with loss of income needed to survive is having a detrimental effect.
21st September
Equine Influenza / Chilled Semen Update:
We have just had confirmation that as from Tuesday 25th September, Western Australia will be allowing Chilled Semen into the state provided it is not coming from Restricted Areas (RA), Dangerous Contact Premises (DCP) or Suspect Premises (SP).
Tasmanian breeders will need a Permit before tranporting Chilled Semen into the state. Click Here to go to the Tasmanian DPI site to download the form.
Currently all other States and Territories have no restrictions on accepting Chilled Semen from Victoria.
17th September
Important Notice for WA Breeders:
The Western Australian Department of Agriculture has recently decided to ban all chilled semen from entering the state, regardless of where in Australia it originates from and regardless of the fact that EI is not transferrable through semen. It has been confirmed that the decision will be reviewed on 30th September 2007. Please contact us if you require further information or the contact numbers of the relative department for updates.
10th September
Royal Hit has some very exciting 2 year olds coming through this year and will be well represented at this year's Oldenburger Licensing. Please click below to view short clips of two sons.
5th September
Equine Influenza Update
After confirmation from the DPI we are pleased to be able to assure breeders that chilled semen will continue to be available for supply Australia wide as per the normal procedure.
Due to the potentially high risks involved and under guidance and advice from the DPI and veterinarians, we have decided not to accept visiting mares to the stud at this stage. Apart from the risks to our own horses, there is considerable risk with visiting mares being in contact with other visiting mares. We would not be able to guarantee your mare's health amongst other visiting mares etc.
We have no choice but to ensure the health of our stallions, thus ensuring the availabillity of semen via transported chilled semen. Whilst EI is unlikely to be transferred through semen, the quality of the semen is greatly reduced if stallions become infected, and can take up to 2 months to return to normal. It is vital that we take every precaution necessary to ensure our stallions are able to meet the demands of the breeding season, whilst also meeting our obligations (duty of care) with Schockemohle.
As we are a stud farm and given the timing of the situation, we have many foals (which can be fatally afftected by EI) so every effort to keep our farm free from Equine Influenza must be taken.
We will be reviewing the situation weekly and will announce any changes to our decisions on this News page.
We sincerely apologize to those breeders who were planning on sending their mares to the stud. We will be going out of our way to make sure everything still goes smoothly with your mare's breeding through your preferred veterinarian.
If you have any queries in regards to breeding your mare and EI please contact Axel on 0408 744 064.
2nd August 2007
2007 Stallion DVD Available Now
We have just finished designing our 2007 Stallion DVD. Please Click Here to Order your copy.
28th July 2007
Photos of Royal Hit's Elite daughters from Rastede arrived this morning.
Above: Comtessa (Royal Hit x Dream of Heidelberg) Top 10 in Brilliant Ring
Above: Rosenprinzessin (Royal Hit x Prince Thatch xx) Finished in Brilliant Ring
24th July 2007
Royal Hit Results at Westphalen Elite Mare Show
Two Royal Hit daughters were presented at the Westphalen Elite Mare Show, with the Royal Hit/Florestan daughter, Recife achieving 1b, and Royal Rose (Royal Hit/Larome) awarded 1i in their heat.
The Final was dominated by Westphalen Sires with the Fidermark daughter, Fergana, awarded Champion.
20th July 2007
Royal Hit Daughters' Success at Rastede
Once again, Royal Hit has made headlines with the success of his daughters at the famous Elite Mare Show in Rastede. Of the 55 mares qualified for the show, there were 3 Royal Hit daughters. Only 22 mares qualified for the Brilliant Ring, with 2 Royal Hit's in the line up.
We are delighted to report that one of the Royal Hit daughters, Comtessa, out of a Dream of Heidelberg mare, finished in the Top 10. The other daughter, out of a Prince Thatch xx mare also did extremely well to finish in the Brilliant Ring.
Royal Hit was the only 'first season sire' to have multiple representatives in the Final. Sandro Hit was represented by 3 mares in the Brilliant Ring however none of them made it into the top 10. Another popular stallion, Stedinger, was tipped to do very well with 4 mares qualified for the show, but only one made the Brilliant ring and finished in the bottom half of the 22.
The success of the Royal Hit mares is extremely exciting, even more so when you consider these mares are from Royal Hit's first foal crop, where as a first season sire, wasn't as heavily used as stallions such as Stedinger, and other proven sires such as Don Schufro and Sandro Hit. To have Top 10 Success AND Multiple Representatives in the Brilliant Ring is just awesome. It's hard to believe this extraordinary Stallion is here in our barn!
The Westphalen Elite Mare Show is being held on Monday 23rd July. Two Royal Hit daughters are qualified to compete for Elite Status. We will eagerly await the results.
30th June 2007
The AWHA recently held their GALA show in Queensland with a great display of warmbloods. A Royal Hit yearling filly, Jaybee Royal Princess out of an Aachimedes mare won her class and then went on to win Champion Led Warmblood. Congratulations to John and Bev Edwards from Jaybee Farm on their lovely filly.
25th June 2007
San Rubin II has now had 22 sessions since the beginning of the 'breaking in' process and is making fantastic progress. From day one he showed great rhythym and was extremely balanced even with the new weight of a rider. This rhythym and balance has continued to improve with every ride, and his self carriage and willing attitude makes him a very rideable horse. San Rubin II has 3 quality gaits which have not been compromised under saddle. Robert Goodwin is doing a fantastic job with him and is also highly impressed with the qualities of the young stallion. The base of the Training Scale is now very well established, with every ride further consolidating the imperitave requirements, relaxation, rhythym, freedom of movement and contact.
31st May 2007
Royal Hit Sires Third Licensed Stallion son.
A third son from Royal Hit's first foal crop has been Oldenburger Licensed. Royal Doruto was not presented at the main licensing due to an illness at the time, but has since been assessed and Licensed. A conversation with the owner has revealed Royal Doruto is another fine example of the exceptional qualities Royal Hit is producing in every area. The three year old is now under saddle and oozes rideability along with 3 absolute correct gaits, and a faultless temperament. Royal Doruto is from a Rubinstein/Trakehner mare family who has also produced highly successful dressage horses.
During Axel's telephone conversation, the owner also mentioned that he had been to the recent mare performance testing and confirmed the Royal Hit daughters were stand-outs, possessing the same charismatic qualities of their father. Anyone who has visited our stud will be aware of the amazing aura that Royal Hit exudes. It is something that really can't be descibed in words.
The owner of Royal Doruto summed it up at the end of his conversation with Axel by saying "You have a stallion in your barn that is like no other in this World".
More photos of Royal Doruto on the Royal Hit page.
31st May 2007
The construction of our new stables is well under way, with Axel once again working tirelessly to have them finished on schedule. His constant striving for improvement, has seen Axel design and build a number of stable complexes, each time improving on the last. His latest design is certainly no exception, with safety and comfort of the horses a priority. In the coming weeks when the first stage of the stables is complete, we will upload some photos to the Photo Gallery.
4th May 2007
Royal Hit sires State Premium mares from his first foal crop!
The progeny of Royal Hit are gaining popularity at an amazing pace, due to the consistent quality he is producing. At Germany's Oldenburger mare performance testing of 3 and 4 year olds, Royal Hit was well represented with 5 daughters from his first foal crop (all 3 year olds). Four mares were awarded State Premium status with three of them being selected for the Oldenburger Elite Mare Show in Rastede. The four State Premium daughters are out of Classiker, Dream of Heidelberg, Prince Thatch xx and Donnerschwee mares. Another daughter out of a Prince Thatch xx mare was awarded Verband Premium.
Having five daughters from his first foal crop gain Premium status is a sensational result for Royal Hit and a pleasant reminder of the world class stallion we have standing in Australia.
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