Young Stock for Sale > LADY LUCK LS Two Year Olds (5) Two Year Olds (5) 1/1 LADY LUCK LS 2022 Ch/Gr filly by LORD LARINO LS LADY LUCK LS is a 2 year old filly by LORD LARINO LS and is a half sister to the showjumping CHICAGO LS with Simone O'Connell who is doing well in the Amateur Series up north. A flashy chestnut, this young filly is a good deal for those looking for a horse to get on with over winter. She is currently ON HOLD from an injury but will be relisted when healed. BLOODLINES LORD LARINO LS represents top jumping blood from overseas with the family of NZ's successful showjumper SUPER MOTH LS. LARINO is by the legendary CONCORDE. His oldest youngsters FLORENCE now jumping WC after being Ch 5 & 6 Yr at Young Horse Show. DASH OF CLASS LS has a double cross of the legendary sire DISTELFINK in her pedigree. A young mare, she has produced a talented & calm jumper with her first foal CHICAGO LS who is now competing successfully in the Amateur Series with owner Simone O'Connell. DASH OF CLASS LS did not compete but showed tremendous scope and power in loosejumping.

Older Horses for sale > CINDERELLA LS CinderellaLS Three Year Olds 20250309_152449(0) CinderellaLS 1/5 CINDERELLA LS 2021 Grey Filly by CRUSADER LS CINDERELLA LS is a pony destined for a career with an ambitious young pony rider. She is out TATTLE TALE LS who was a full sister to the phenomenal jumper TIGER TALE LS, 2nd in the Pony of the Year class with Emily Fraser. Both were out of DRESDEN a full sister the grand prix jumper FALCON. She is a small grey filly so we expect CINDERELLA will stay a pony. She has been broken in in April 2026 by Miriam Ingelfinger and is currently being ridden at Longspring by Izzie Martin. BLOODLINES CRUSADER LS is a young sire by Eurosport Centavos a licensed Hanoverian from the top bloodlines in Germany. His dam DIAMOND INVADER, a NZTB is by legendary BRILLIANT INVADER who sired the WEG gold medallist Ready Teddy & more. The mare jumped to 1.30m and in Young Rider classes. TATTLE TALE is a full sister to the pony TIGER TALE LS that was 2nd in the HOY show with Emily Fraser. She is also a pony. Her sire TIGER MOTH LS is one of the studs top producers and her dam DRESDEN LS by DISTELFINK was a full sister to FALCON.

Horses in Partnerships > WOODSTOCK LS ChicagoLS Describe your image ChicagoLS Describe your image LongspringNZSmall Describe your image ChicagoLS Describe your image 1/3 WOODSTOCK LS ??? Chestnut Gelding by WATCHMAN CHICAGO LS is a promising young horse with a great calm nature and beautiful expressive eyes. He shows lovely movement and a real scope and ability loosejumping. A new family line that is proving real talent. EMH 163 cm. Unbroken but trainable. BLOODLINES CRUSADER LS is a young sire by Eurosport Centavos a licensed Hanoverian from the top bloodlines in Germany. His dam DIAMOND INVADER, a NZTB is by legendary BRILLIANT INVADER who sired the WEG gold medallist Ready Teddy & more. The mare jumped to 1.30m and in Young Rider classes. DISTELGOLD LS is a full sister to DABOO LS who is the dam of LARINIUM LS - a talented young showjumper ridden by Logan Massie and then his sister Georgia. He jumped at World Cup height before sale to a young rider in NZ. TABOO, the dam of DISTELGOLD LS was the last foal of DONNA, who produced showjumpers in NZ and overseas. Her NZ offspring included DONATELLO who won the style section as a 6 year old of the National Breeders Show with Philip Steiner. TABOO (by TRIBUNE) was the sister to 3 jumpers sold overseas - THE MINDER (J Cottle) to Japan; DOW JONES LS to California, USA and another young rider horse to Holland.

HORSES FOR SALE > 3yr old & 4yr old horses 3yr old & 4yr old horses These 3 and 4 yr olds are ready to start their handling journey - some of them are even ready to be broken in very soon as they have had a good amount of handling over the last couple of months. Read below for further information on those future stars! LAVENDER LS - 2022 filly by LORD LARINO LS By LORD LARINO LS out of Poppy (TB) by COLUMBIA LAVENDER LS is a 4-year-old filly by LORD LARINO LS out of TB mare by COLOMBIA is an interesting cross for eventing with extravagant Colombia dressage paces. She is herself a lovely filly with a great conformation and legs. She is one of the taller ones! LAVENDER had lots of handling practise over the last couple of months and is progressing very well with her lunging. She has a very kind temperament and is ready to be broken in. LADY LUCK LS - 2022 filly by LORD LARINO LS By LORD LARINO LS out of DASH OF CLASS LS by DISCERN LADY LUCK LS is a 4-year-old filly by LORD LARINO LS and is a half-sister to the showjumping CHICAGO LS with Simone O'Connell who is doing well in the Amateur Series up north. A flashy chestnut, this young filly is a good deal for those looking for a horse to go. CLEOPATRA LS - 2022 Black filly by CRUSADER LS by CRUSADER LS out of Distelgold LS by DISTELFINK CLEOPATRA LS is the last foal of the DISTELFINK mare DISTELGOLD. She is a full sister to CRYSTAL GOLD LS also in the auction. She is by (EUROSPORT CENTAVOS/BRILLIANT INVADER) and is out of a mare by DISTELFINK. Great future broodmare after competing. NITTY GRITTY LS - 2022 Bay filly by NASHVILLE LS By NASHVILLE LS out of Dark Lady LS by DARKMINSTER NITTY GRITTY LS was an accident when a much younger NASHVILLE LS jumped into the mare paddock, this filly was a welcome surprise. She is kind and easy to deal with, a fabulous mover and shows great jumping potential like her sire NASHVILLE LS. NITTY GRITTY had lots of handling practise over the last couple of months and is ready to be broken in very soon. CONSTELLATION LS - 2022 colt by CRUSADER LS By CRUSADER LS out of LUNAR ECLIPSE LS by LORD LARINO LS CONSTELLATION LS is a 4-year-old colt by CRUSADER (EUROSPORT CENTAVOS/BRILLIANT INVADER) out of a LORD LARINO mare from one of the best-looking families on the farm - DISTANT MOON by DISTELFINK. With the CRUSADER calming influence, CONSTELLATION is a good prospect! WHITNEY LS - 2022 filly by WATCHAMACALLIT LS By WATCHAMACALLIT LS out of Philips (TB) by COLUMBIA WHITNEY LS is a 4-year-old filly by WATCHAMACALLIT LS out of a mare by COLOMBIA. She is therefore 3/4 TB in background to make for an ideal eventer. A beautiful looking filly with nice paces she will be a star in any eventing stable. WHITNEY also took part in our handling project (check out our News Blogg) and showed great potential to be an amazing eventing PONY! DOLCE LS - 2022 colt by DARKMINSTER LS by DARKMINSTER LS out of Tyra LS by TIGER MOTH LS DOLCE LS is a 4-year-old colt by DARKMINSTER out of TYRA by TIGER MOTH LS. We can expect this horse with his jumping pedigree to be a top eventing prospect. DOLCE also took part in our handling project and was progressing very well but will need a little more handling before he can be broken in! WITCHCRAFT LS - 2022 filly by WATCHAMACALLIT LS By WATCHAMACALLIT LS out of Something Special LS by SUNSET SAM LS WITCHCRAFT LS is like her mother's name … something special. She is a 4 year old filly by WATCHAMACALLIT out of the mare SOMETHING SPECIAL LS by SUNSET SAM who had a double cross of DISTELFINK in his pedigree. If you are after DISTELFINK lines, she is it! LOLA LS - 2023 filly by LORD LARINO LS by LORD LARINO LS out Senza Pari (TB) by PER INCANTO LOLA LS is a 3-year-old filly by LORD LARINO LS out of the TB mare SENZA PARL who did well on the racetrack for several placings. The filly's movement is extraordinary with super jump! She is a great prospect to train & ride or breed from eventually. BRAVEHEART LS - 2023 colt by CROSSIEBEG BRENNAN by CROSSIEBEG BRENNA out of Candoo LS by CHROME (TB) Like his full brother BEIRCHEART (also in sale), BRAVEHEART LS is a 3-year-old colt with lots of potential for the pony rider. A kind and willing horse. With a pedigree tracing back to DISTELFINK and on the mare side to top jumper LARINIUM LS. WINCHESTER LS - 2023 colt by WATCHAMACALLIT LS By WATCHAMACALLIT LS out of Faberge LS by WODAN WINCHESTER LS is a 3-year-old colt with an interesting bloodline as he is out of a mare by frozen semen hanoverian sire WODAN out of VOGUE LS who is by a VOLTAIRE II colt - the bloodline that has proven to be an asset in the mare lines in NZ. WILD WEST LS - 2023 colt by WATCHAMACALLIT LS By WATCHAMACALLIT LS out of Tilly LS by TIGER MOTH LS WILD WEST LS is a playful 3-year-old colt and with WATCHAMACALLIT as his sire will be a great talent jumping in future. He goes back to SUPER MOTH on his dams' side who was out of EDELWEISS by DISTELFINK. EDELWEISS won the 6 Yr old Championship with Philip Steiner when it was held in Taupo. LILAC LS - 2023 filly by LORD LARINO LS by LORD LARINO LS out of Poppy (TB) by COLOMBIA LILAC LS is a 3-year-old filly by LORD LARINO LS out of the TB mare POPPY by COLOMBIAN. She displays the extravagant movement of both sire and dam and shows a super jumping talent.

Young Stock for Sale > WILD WEST LS WildWest2 WildWest1 Yearlings (5) WildWest2 1/3 WILD WEST LS 2023 Brown colt by WATCHAMACALLIT LS WILD WEST LS is a playful yearling colt and with WATCHAMACALLIT as his sire will be a great talent jumping in future. He goes back to SUPER MOTH on his dams side who was out of EDELWEISS by DISTELFINK. Colt is a full brother to WILD FOX LS the eventer. BLOODLINES WATCHAMACALLIT LS was an outstanding stallion by the stakes winning TB sire WATCHMAN. WATCHAMACALLIT LS is a superb jumping talent - he has an amazing quick action with his front legs keeping them well away from the jump. While extravagant in the air he gives over the jumps, he is still keen and showed no hesitation in the loosejumping. He is bold, careful and really tucks up those knees - all the things you need to produce top horses for eventing and jumping. Remember, he is 3/4 thoroughbred so has that "blood" that the overseas riders have found valuable in their top jumping horses. WATCHMAN was a top racehorse with 10 wins from 1200 to 2450m including 2 Stakes wins & Aus $147,000. He was a very athletic horse with beautiful paces and excellent muscling. His pedigree is impeccable including AGRICOLA (dam sire of Brilliant Invader the sire of WEG Champion Eventer READY TEDDY and is of interest recently as the sire of the dam of NZ’s showjumper of the moment, DELPHI who placed 6th = in the World Cup finals) and to top NZ thoroughbred broodmare sire ONCIDIUM. A real bonus is that his female (bottom) line traces directly back to MAUREEN who was the dam of FURIOSO xx - acknowledged as the most influential TB sire used in warmblood breeding in Europe. His pedigree includes a similar cross of Precipitation as the great Furioso xx but with the added value of Hyperion in the dam line as well. Tilly's sire TIGER MOTH LS is out of a full sister to the legend SUPER MOTH who won 44 at GP level his grand sire TRIC TRAC had notable progeny NATIONWIDE who won the HOY title twice & MR KINCAID once; KIWI who was on the AUS Event Team with Andrew Hoy.

Young Stock For Sale > WHITNEY LS 20250314_140735 Two Year Olds (8) 20250314_140208 20250314_140735 1/4 WHITNEY LS 2022 Bay Filly (PONY) by WATCHAMACALLIT LS WHITNEY LS is a 4 year old filly by WATCHAMACALLIT LS out of a mare by COLOMBIA. She is therefore 3/4 TB in background to make for an ideal eventer. A beautiful looking filly with nice paces she will be a star in any eventing stable. She MAY stay a pony size but has a huge jump. BLOODLINES WATCHAMACALLIT LS was an outstanding stallion by the stakes winning TB sire WATCHMAN. WATCHAMACALLIT LS is a superb jumping talent - he has an amazing quick action with his front legs keeping them well away from the jump. While extravagant in the air he gives over the jumps, he is still keen and showed no hesitation in the loosejumping. He is bold, careful and really tucks up those knees - all the things you need to produce top horses for eventing and jumping. Remember, he is 3/4 thoroughbred so has that "blood" that the overseas riders have found valuable in their top jumping horses. WATCHMAN was a top racehorse with 10 wins from 1200 to 2450m including 2 Stakes wins & Aus $147,000. He was a very athletic horse with beautiful paces and excellent muscling. His pedigree is impeccable including AGRICOLA (dam sire of Brilliant Invader the sire of WEG Champion Eventer READY TEDDY and is of interest recently as the sire of the dam of NZ’s showjumper of the moment, DELPHI who placed 6th = in the World Cup finals) and to top NZ thoroughbred broodmare sire ONCIDIUM. A real bonus is that his female (bottom) line traces directly back to MAUREEN who was the dam of FURIOSO xx - acknowledged as the most influential TB sire used in warmblood breeding in Europe. His pedigree includes a similar cross of Precipitation as the great Furioso xx but with the added value of Hyperion in the dam line as well. PHILIPPOS was a race mare but was acquired by our stud as her sire Is COLOMBIA is highly prized in eventing circles. She is an attractive mare with lovely movement. There is a double cross of SIR TRISTRAM in her pedigree another top bloodline.

Horses in Partnerships > COLOMBIAN PRINCE LS ChicagoLS Describe your image ChicagoLS Describe your image LongspringNZSmall Describe your image ChicagoLS Describe your image 1/3 COLUMBIAN PRINCE LS ???? Brown Gelding by COLOMBIA CHICAGO LS is a promising young horse with a great calm nature and beautiful expressive eyes. He shows lovely movement and a real scope and ability loosejumping. A new family line that is proving real talent. EMH 163 cm. Unbroken but trainable. BLOODLINES CRUSADER LS is a young sire by Eurosport Centavos a licensed Hanoverian from the top bloodlines in Germany. His dam DIAMOND INVADER, a NZTB is by legendary BRILLIANT INVADER who sired the WEG gold medallist Ready Teddy & more. The mare jumped to 1.30m and in Young Rider classes. DISTELGOLD LS is a full sister to DABOO LS who is the dam of LARINIUM LS - a talented young showjumper ridden by Logan Massie and then his sister Georgia. He jumped at World Cup height before sale to a young rider in NZ. TABOO, the dam of DISTELGOLD LS was the last foal of DONNA, who produced showjumpers in NZ and overseas. Her NZ offspring included DONATELLO who won the style section as a 6 year old of the National Breeders Show with Philip Steiner. TABOO (by TRIBUNE) was the sister to 3 jumpers sold overseas - THE MINDER (J Cottle) to Japan; DOW JONES LS to California, USA and another young rider horse to Holland.

ABOUT US > Honour Roll Honour Roll SUPER MOTH LS Distelfink's most famous show jumping offspring was Super Moth who formed a formidable partnership with Olympic rider John Cottle. By the end of Super Moth’s career, he had won 75 classes including 44 at Grand Prix level. The prize money he collected amounted to more than $92,000 and he was New Zealand Show Jumper of the Year four years in a row. He was named Horse of the Year in 1998, National Champion in 1999 and won the New Zealand North Island Championship twice. Super Moth also won the Bell Tea Grand Prix title at the Horse of the Year twice, the Norwood Gold Cup and the Wanganui Class twice in a row, and the Auckland Easter Classic three times in succession. SUPER MOTH LS was a small horse at 15.3hh and was sold as a dressage horse where he competed successfully to medium level with Amelia White under the name DISTELSTEIN before his jumping career started. John Cottle bought him as part of a consignment to go to Japan but decided after seeing him jump that maybe he should stay in NZ. And the rest is history! Photo shows John Cattle jumping Super Moth LS - the pair took home 44 wins at Grand Prix level! FALCON LS FALCON LS was bred by Tony Vallance out of his old mare QUIVER LS who dam was by the same sire KIRITEA that was the sire of the mother of NZs most famous horse CHARISMA, double Olympic gold medallist. KIRITEA stood at Longspring before it was Longspring! A beautiful big horse, FALCON LS did a bit of eventing before sale to Catriona Williams (nee McLeod) where she took him to the top in showjumping including a trip to Europe where the combination qualified NZ to send showjumpers to the upcoming Olympics. DUTY FREE LS DUTY FREE LS had a big jump but was somewhat un-orthodox style. Maurice Beatson, NZ's veteran show jump rider got the best of DUTY FREE LS and went on to ???? DENVER LS Richard Sutherland spotted this horse as a prospect for Catriona Williams as she moved from ponies on to horses. As a jumper, DENVER LS was very successful and jumped up to B Grade and was one win off A Grade when Catriona discovered he was even better at eventing! The duo clocked up many wins - most notable of which was winning the Australian National Championships and placing 2nd in the 3*** Werribee International Event. He was a powerhouse cross country beating full TBs - who said warmbloods can't gallop! KIWI LOGIC LS DOW JONES LS TOWNSHEND LS Townshend LS (Tiger Moth LS – Dolly LS by Distelfink) is out of a mare bred on a similar cross to the international eventer GV Braveheart (Distelfink – Aureatta by Aureate II) that was placed 7th in the 1998 WEG with Australian rider Olivia Bunn but with a cross to Novel Kingdom being the sire of John Cottle’s Grand Prix showjumper Watch Me. He is a beautiful big strong horse much like his older brother Troy LS. His movement is outstanding as is his jumping. Townshend LS was a beautiful big horse with a kind and willing nature. LARINIUM LS LARINIUM LS is out of the Distelfink mare DABOO by frozen semen from the Dutch Warmblood Sire LARINO. He was broken in as a 4-year-old by Longspring and sold to Logan Massie who started him under saddle. With Logan travelling to Ireland for a stint riding there, his sister Georgia took over and had great success with him including at World Cup level in NZ. He then sold on to a promising young rider where he is much loved. DAMONTEZ LS DAMONTEZ LS is carrying on his fathers legend as a sire of great offspring. He has produced more than 70 youngsters now making their way through in equestrian sport. DAMONTEZ LS was sold as a colt at foot with his mother DUCHESS LS and has since grown into an outstanding individual with a record of success in competition as well as a sire. NZ HORSE OF THE YEAR HONOURS And it doesn't just stop at horses bred by Longspring! Check out how many champions we have had over the years at the most important show of the season with link above. Photo is Dom Visini jumping Townshend LS.

Horses in Partnerships > LORD OF THE RINGS LS Older 5+ (11) Lord of the Rings Jump Older 5+ (11) 1/2 LORD OF THE RINGS LS 2017 Grey gelding by LORD LARINO LS LORD OF THE RINGS LS is a flashy young colt with extravagant movement and nice show hunter jumping style. He is a combination of bloodlines of the 2019 NZ National Ch 5 year old (both by Lord Larino) out of NZ National Ch 6 yr old (by Colombia). EMH 160cm. LORD OF THE RINGS himself is more than 50% thoroughbred so would be an ideal eventer as well as all round jumping and dressage prospect. BLOODLINES Sire of Lord of the Rings LS is LORD LARINO LS who represents great value and has inherited the best bloodlines in NZ through his dam TOP LADY LS who is out of a full sister to the unbeatable SUPER MOTH LS who in the 1990s with rider John Cottle won more than 75 classes including 44 at Grand Prix level. He was NZ Showjumper of the Year 5 times. SUPER MOTH LS was a little horse at 15.3 HH but had the right attitude to take on the big fences. LORD LARINO LS is by the keur KWPN sire LARINO by the legendary CONCORDE making this stallion a good cross of European and NZ bloodlines. LORD LARINO'S oldest youngsters are now rising six and already include the winner of the NZ National 5-Year-Old title FLORENCE with rider Logan Massie at the NZ National Young Horse Championships in 2019.

Young Horses for Sale > NITTY GRITTY LS 20250315_155307 NittyGrittyLS 20250315_155546 20250315_155307 1/5 NITTY GRITTY LS 2022 Bay filly by NASHVILLE LS NITTY GRITTY LS was an accident when a much younger NASHVILLE LS jumped into the mare paddock - this filly was a surprise but a very pleasant one! She is kind and easy to deal with, a fabulous mover and jumps with power and speed like her sire NASHVILLE LS who is also listed for the auction as a stallion with a jumping career possibility. One to watch for the future. The filly is a good looking youngster with great jumping potential like her sire. BLOODLINES Her sire NASHVILLE LS is by the frozen semen sire NUMERO UNO is a KWPN stallion licensed for 8 European studbooks. He is one of their leading jumping sires with a pedigree and performance test results that earned top ranking. His progeny are proven popular with top riders the world over. Nashville LS's dam was DISTELGOLD LS is a full sister to DABOO LS who is the dam of LARINIUM LS - a talented young showjumper ridden by Logan Massie and then his sister Georgia. He jumped at World Cup height before sale to a young rider in NZ. NITTY GRITTY LS is out of the DARKMINSTER mare DARK LADY LS. She was out of one of the stud's best looking mares conformation and size wise TIME WILL TELL and goes back to the TB sire TELEREIGN who sired a number of top performers including SQUIRREL HILL who represented NZ eventing at the Olympics with Sally Clark. Nashville LS

CURRENTLY STANDING > Lord Thomas LS LORD THOMAS LS LORD LARINO LS X Tom Girl X DISTELFINK Born: Breed Registration: Colour: Height: Stud Fee & Conditions: 26 December 2018 NZ Sport Horse Grey 16.1 HH $1200 This young stallion will be covering his first outside mares this year. He is a tall horse so if height matters to you, Lord Thomas LS is the one! BLOODLINES LORD THOMAS' LS sire LORD LARINO LS is a son of LARINO, a Grand Prix Showjumper in his own right. LARINO is a son of the sports horse producer of the 21st century, Olympic CONCORDE. Concorde already has a great number of children that perform at international level. Larino has in his pedigree four famous and successful showjumper producers. At Ermelo during the 70-day Performance Test, Larino was described by the jury as a stallion who jumps with a very good foreleg technique and a very good use of the back. Larino shows a lot of scope and has a superb canter. Under Peter Geerink, Larino became a successful Grand Prix jumper. In the fall of 2001, the grey stallion made his Grand Prix debut and placed second in The Hague, finished second and third in Valkenswaard, and posted a fantastic clear round in the team competition at Rotterdam, in addition to tying for sixth place in the Grand Prix. Furthermore, Larino ended sixth in the Dutch Championships in Mierlo, the youngest horse to show at that venue. The stallion's other achievements include finishing fourth in the Grand Prix of Hickstead, fifth in the Grand Prix of Bremen and first in the team competition. Larino also won the VHO Trophy competition in 2003. Lord Thomas is out of the mare TOM GIRL by DISTELFINK. DISTELFINK was the leading sire of showjumpers and events in NZ for more than 15 years. See link here PROGENY Lily of the Valley LS, Lolliepop LS

2024 Foals for Sale > COUNTING STARS LS countingstarsLS Four Year Olds (3) countingstarsLS 1/2 COUNTING STARS LS 2024 Brown Colt by CRUSADER LS COUNTING STARS LS is a colt foal by CRUSADER LS (EUROSPORT CENTAVOS/BRILLIANT INVADER) out of LUNAR ECLIPSE LS by LORD LARINO LS. A bloodline proven to jump on both sides of the family. BLOODLINES CRUSADER LS is a young sire by Eurosport Centavos a licensed Hanoverian from the top bloodlines in Germany. His dam DIAMOND INVADER, a NZTB is by legendary BRILLIANT INVADER who sired the WEG gold medallist Ready Teddy & more. The mare jumped to 1.30m and in Young Rider classes. LUNAR ECLIPSE is a tall elegeant mare by the talented LORD LARINO LS and represents the top bloodlines of SUPER MOTH (by DISTELFINK) combined with the KEUR KPN stallion LARINO who also showjumped at top level.