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Free Services to New Season Sires
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
We are keen to get these young sires off to a good start and are giving away a number of FREE services to these exciting young sires for the coming 2011 season. Your mare may be eligible! APPLY with details of your mare, her pedigree, performance and performance of any related offspring or siblings. The stud fee is valued at $1200 + gst and could be yours for free if your mare is judged one of the best to apply!
Watchamacallit LS – 2007 Chestnut Stallion by WATCHMAN xx ex Denise LS by DISTELFINK
Lord Larino LS – 2008 Grey Colt by LARINO ex Top Lady LS by TRIBUNE xx
Applications must be in by 31 August 2011 notification will be made in the few days following.
2011 Longspring Tender
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Longspring Sport Horse Stud is offering 6 quality sport horses with top bloodlines for tender and we invite prospective buyers to submit a tender on the lots listed in this catalogue They MUST go to make room for 3 & 4 Yr olds coming on!
A truly black Friday for Longspring
Friday, May 13, 2011
It is with much sadness that today we report the loss of one of our stallions. Sunset Sam LS (by Sam I Am LS out of Delta Dawn LS by Distelfink) had to put down after a sudden and severe hernia. Sam was in good spirits this morning kicking his heels up and enjoying another beautiful autumn day in the Wairarapa but that all changed suddenly when he ruptured his abdominal wall – we are not sure how. While only small to start with the swelling and pain became ever more obvious. The vet was called and on his recommendation the hard decision was made to have Sam put down.
It is very saddening how fast things can go from good to bad. Sam will be greatly missed at the stud - his oldest progeny were only 5 year olds and were showing a fabulous talent for jumping just like Sam himself. With his last foals due this season it will be a difficult year but we will look forward to getting out the ones that we have so they can show off what a special stallion Sam was.
