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.

Horses in Partnerships > DIRECTOR LS DirectorLS Older 5+ (9) DirectorLS 1/2 DIRECTOR LS 2016 Black gelding by DARKMINSTER LS DIRECTOR LS is in full work with Beth Wilson in Auckland. He has evented successfully earning a 4th in his first start. An extravagent mover and talented jumper. He is currently being marketed by JOANNE BRIDGEMAN so contact her at 027 472 0902. BLOODLINES DARKMINSTER by DISTELFINK was bred by Maurice Beatson for a showjumping career but an injury meant he retired to stud. His oldest progeny include DARK SIDE OF THE MOON LS who is eventing in the UK with Bundy Philpott and DIRECTOR LS who is a 2** eventer with Beth Wilson. DIRECTOR LS is also for sale and now being marketed locally and overseas by Joanne Bridgeman. DARKMINSTER is by the foundation sire DISTELFINK whose progeny hold a record in terms of success in all equestrian disciplines. DABOO is from one of LS top families. Her dam TABOO was the sister to 3 jumpers sold overseas - THE MINDER to Japan; DOW JONES LS to California & a young rider horse to Holland. Daboo is also the dam of sucessful WC Jumper Larinium LS & is still breeding.

Young Stock for Sale > DOLCE LS 20250317_193248 Two Year Olds (4) 20250317_192330 20250317_193248 1/4 DOLCE LS 2022 Chestnut colt by DARKMINSTER LS DOLCE LS is a 2 year old colt by DARKMINSTER out of TYRA by TIGER MOTH LS. His dam has produced the talent dressage horse ??? With ??? We can expect this horse with his jumping pedigree to be a top eventing prospect. BLOODLINES DARKMINSTER by DISTELFINK was bred by Maurice Beatson for a showjumping career but an injury meant he retired to stud. His oldest progeny include DARK SIDE OF THE MOON LS who is eventing in the UK with Bundy Philpott and DIRECTOR LS who is a 2** eventer with Beth Wilson. DIRECTOR LS is also for sale and now being marketed locally and overseas by Joanne Bridgeman. DARKMINSTER is by the foundation sire DISTELFINK whose progeny hold a record in terms of success in all equestrian disciplines. TYRA is a tall brown mare that has already produced a top class dressage horse. She retired to stud as we valued her VOLTAIRE heritage. She seems to throw size and lovely movement as required for top jumpers.

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.

Young Stock for Sale > WORSHIP LS Picture1 Two Year Olds (10) 20250317_164412 Picture1 1/5 WORSHIP LS 2022 Chestnut colt by WATCHAMACALLIT LS WORSHIP LS is another stunning looking colt from the family that produced SUPER MOTH. With exceptional movement and jumping ability, he would be a good addition to any jumping/eventing stable looking to bring on a young horse. 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 loose jumping. 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. DEVOTION LS has a double cross of DISTELFINK making her an outstanding prospect to produce some classy jumpers. The TB lines on her sire's line go back to top TBs SOVEREIGN EDITION and BOLD RULER and on her dam's sire to a full sister of SUPERMOTH.

Horses for Sale - 3 years and older > CHICAGO LS ChicagoLS Describe your image ChicagoLS Describe your image LongspringNZSmall Describe your image ChicagoLS Describe your image 1/3 CHICAGO LS 2017 Brown gelding by CRUSADER LS 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. DASH OF CLASS LS has a double cross of the legendary sire DISTELFINK in her pedigree. A young mare, she has produced an outstanding talent with her first foal CHICAGO LS. She did not compete but showed tremendous scope and power in loosejumping. Download Chicago LS.pdf

2024 Foals for Sale > CENTURION LS centurionLS Four Year Olds centurionLS 1/2 CENTURION LS 2024 Brown colt by CRUSADER LS CENTURION LS is a foal by CRUSADER LS (EUROSPORT CENTAVOS/BRILLIANT INVADER) out of the DISTELFINK mare DABOO LS. She is the dam of LARINIUM LS a horse that jumped at WC level with Georgia Massie. A well put together young colt he will be something special! 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. DABOO is from one of LS top families. Her dam TABOO was the sister to 3 jumpers sold overseas - THE MINDER to Japan; DOW JONES LS to California & a young rider horse to Holland. Daboo is also the dam of successful WC Jumper Larinium LS.

Young Stock for Sale > CONSTELLATION LS ConstellationLS Two Year Olds (3) ConstellationLS 1/2 CONSTELLATION LS 2022 Brown Colt by CRUSADER LS CONSTELLATION LS is 2 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! Has been withdrawn with an injury that will require an extended recovery period. 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.

Older Horses for Sale > LORD DELAMERE LS LondonLS_edited LondonLS_jumping Three Year Olds (6) LondonLS_edited 1/8 LORD DELAMERE LS 2020 Grey colt by LORD LARINO LS LORD DELAMERE is the ideal eventing prospect. By LORD LARINO LS from the SUPER MOTH family and out of a thoroughbred mare by COLOMIA. As a 3/4 TB horse, he will have plenty of speed and scope to make it to the top at NZ's gold medal sport. BLOODLINES Sire of Lord Delamere 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 and went on to earn the 6 Year Old title the following year. LORD DELAMERE is our first foal out of the TB mare CHARAYA by COLOMBIA. COLOMBIA produced classy looks and lovely movement in his progeny making the bloodline popular with eventers. He represents top racing performance through is mother EIGHT CARAT. This cross with LORD LARINO LS will prove popular.

News Blogg View archived news Stay up to date with the latest news, stories and everything happening at Longspring! Handling Project 04 July 2026 - Miriam Ingelfinger Today we brought six young horses in from the back hills to kick off our new handling project. We have a group of 10 four- and five-year-old horses, but as we can't start working with all of them at once, we came up with the idea of putting all of their names into a hat. Read more... After the Dutch Auction 2025: The story continues... 26 July 2026 - Miriam Ingelfinger The Dutch Auction was fantastic success! Six horses found new homes and three entered exciting new partnerships. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram as we share updates on our sold horses, partnerships and everything happening at Longspring Sport Horses - including 12 new foals, four new horses now under saddle, and seven more beginning their journey into work!

Young Stock for Sale > WITCHCRAFT LS 20250309_173713 Two Year Olds (9) 20250309_173951 20250309_173713 1/4 WITCHCRAFT LS 2022 Bay Filly by WATCHAMACALLIT LS WITCHCRAFT LS is like her mother's name … something special. She is a 2 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! 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. SOMETHING SPECIAL is from one of Longspring's top families. Her mother 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.

Older Horses for Sale > BEIRCHEART LS Beircheart Pony (2)_Moment 20230208_110155 Beircheart 1/10 BEIRCHEART LS 2015 Liver Chestnut PONY by CROSSIEBEG BRENNAN BEIRCHEART LS has it all - looks, movement and jumping ability. He is bold & will make a super allrounder. Bear has been extensively schooled & is ready to step up. He is half Connemara - on his dams line goes back to DISTELFINK & WC jumper LARINIUM LS. He is a pony with big horse movement. BLOODLINES CROSSIEBEG BRENNAN is a Connemara stallion standing in the Wairarapa. BRENNAN is a Purebred Connemara Class 1 Studbook Stallion with the CPSNZ he is by the imported sire, Capparis Casanova out of Taihoa Cloudy. Brennan stands at 140CM. He has a fantastic attitude to life and is an attractive, intelligent and friendly pony. He has a number of ponies jumping very successfully on the circuit including recent winner TF STRAIGHT TORQUE who won jumping and hunter showing classes at the Wanaka Show in March 2025 Candoo's sire was a flashy TB colt purchased for his movement and temperament. Her dam represents some of the studs best bloodlines - dam of WC Jumper Larinium LS. Her grandam TABOO was the sister to 3 jumpers sold overseas. Candoo sucessfully jumped too.