RATHOWEN  STUD 

RIDING PONIES,  ARABIAN RIDING PONIES,  

GALLOWAYS

YOUNG STOCK

This is 2009's second last foal - Very pretty chestnut filly (no white)  foaled 6th December (when I was supposed to be at Werribee).  She is from Royalwood Reflection ( Syon Royal Portrait (Imp) x King's Cover Girl (King Cyrus TB) by Rathowen Right of Way ( Sufton Romany Lore (Imp) x Solitaire of Rathowen) (Photo below by Lorelle Mercer). 

This morning (23.11.09) Radway Royal Sonnet (Imp.) (Sandbourne Royal Ensign (Imp.) x Brights Merry Music U.K.) presented us with a very lovely bay or brown filly by Freedom, white stripe and sox, very scopey. (Below below by Lorelle Mercer).

 4.15 A.M.   16.11.09  TO PATSY AND DINKY  (Sandbourne Royal Ensign x Fairlight Acres Style Pattern)  - A BAY FILLY, WITH STAR, sister to Deanhills Royal Show.   MORE LATER.    Photos courtesy of Robert Cockram

Above - Rathowen Tradition (Kolbeach Freedom x Trappings at 2 months left, and R. Spoken Softly(two) right (Right of Way x Soliloquy ) Photos above and below  Lorelle.  

First photo taken at two weeks,  second photo at nearly two months. 

Mares to Foal 2009 to Kolbeach Freedom :

     Mares to Foal 2009 to Rathowen Right of  Way: 

Also foaled (6.11.09) has been Mrs. Penelope Cobbold's  By Virtue of Rathowen (Courtland Boy-Blue x Rathowen Vision of Spring) to Lisa Smith's beautiful Dainhill Royal Bow (Keston Royal Occasion x Quamby Park Buttons & Bows)  - a diminutive but exquisite bay filly with a white star and little white coronets behind. 

We will  be retaining as entire the colt from Lady In Red, a bright red chestnut (probably Rathowen Red Hot) with considerable chrome, and an equally bright outlook, attitude and action. Another "keep job" will probably be the foal from old Fairlight Acres Style Pattern, dam of all things good (R. Parody, Paladin, Paragon, Pagan, Patriarch, Panache, etc. and Robert  Cockram's Deanhills Royal Show) and back in foal to Sandbourne Royal Ensign (Imp) for one of Dinky's last babies.

Quibble's chestnut filly ( Questions) takes the eye the instant she moves. She adopts the prettiest frame naturally and has a lovely sweeping movement.  She has a nice stripe, and what looks to be one white foot, and should mature similar height to her half-brother Quantum, who is right up 14h, and having considerably more than his fair share of success at present, even though still a Newcomer. (See News)

After sitting in the paddock doing nothing much since her ridden career was cut short from a well-aimed kick to the knee our much loved and successful Soliloquy (LilY) has produced a stunning dark bay filly foal to Rathowen Right of Way (Sufton Romany Lore Imp.) x Solitaire of Rathowen (Syon Royal Portrait (Imp) x Kirreway Soloist).  She was very tiny at birth but has suddenly had a growth spurt and is leggy and beautiful.  Pretty head, good mover. Large Pony.

Another red chestnut filly (R. Sounds of Silence) comes from Solitaire by Freedom. They say if you don't like what you're getting change the sire, but we were always happy with the Harry/Solitaire cross except for the sex.  A filly at last !. She is a substantial filly, could perhaps be more Show Hunter than Show Pony.  White stripe - not sure about the legs yet. Large Pony.

Out of the Blue( Harry x Kirreway Skye, making her sister to Storm Warning, South Wind, Starstruck, Dark Skies, Skye Blue (Exp.) etc.) produced a brother to R. Beyond Blue, Best Part Welsh Gelding at Sydney Royal, and Supreme at the Tasmanian RP Show 2009.  Very upstanding, showy fellow, who moves nicely and seems sensible.  He will probably be gelding togo under saddle. Probably small Galloway.

Rathowen the Pagan has the "midget" of the drop, a very pretty black colt with three white six and star.   "Panther" is her first foal, and will mature probably small pony.

Sepia's (Langtree Valentine x Shades of Rathowen) gorgeous filly from last year, Rathowen Free Spirit now owned by Martine Duncan, has an equally stunning dark brown colt this year, very fine and elegant, with three white feet and a white stripe, and beautiful movement. Mature 13 - 13.2.

Russet's dark liver chestnut filly is currently hospitalized.

Salieri Girl, dam of Kelly Bond's lovely Salutations, Nicci Jamieson's Champion & NSW SHC  HOTY winner, Rathowen Envy, produced a huge dark brown filly for us - very quietly elegant, correct and flamboyant when she moves. Big galloway. 

Trappings of Rathowen (Harry x Nunbilla Token) (about 14.1) foaled to Freedom and bright bay filly with star, and white foot. First foal, probably mature large pony.  Good movement, lovely nature.

Langtree Perhaps Love (Langtree Valentine x Langtree Purrfection)  has a tiny plain bay filly by Freedom, very elegant  - definitely show pony. 

Photos to follow soon (hopefully).

Rathowen Free Spirit (Kolbeach Freedom x Rathowen Sepia Shadings)

owned by Martine Duncan

(Lorelle Mercer Photo 2008)

Full brother, (brown) this year.

We will try to get photos of this years babies as soon as they unscrunch.

2008 Foals

Three only, thankfully the right ones.  27th November, Shades (Radway Right Royal (imp.) x Kirreway Soloist) produced a tall dark brown filly, brilliant mover, no white.  The last naturally conceived filly by Courtland Boy Blue.  Will probably be called Shades of Blue.

4.12.08  Miss Tasmania (Glenrowan Diffinity) produced a look-alike Harry colt, very nice, the image of his father as a foal.  Will probably be called Royal Blue.

The same day Radway Royal Sonnet (Imp.) {Sandbourne Royal Ensign x Brights Merry Music} produced the smart chestnut colt below. (SOLD).  "Freddi-Fox left last week to find his new home in Queensland with Jennifer and Angela Kyle who also own R. Storm Warning.

Photographs taken at 10weeks by Lorelle Mercer

2007 Foals

Rathowen Robed in Red (Kolbeach Freedom x Rathowen Lady In Red (Courtland Boy Blue (Imp.) x Rathowen Russet) - pretty chestnut filly, white stocking and stripe. (below).  Good mover. (SOLD)

This filly went Best Youngstock Exhibit at Brisbane Exhibition 2009 for the George Family of Queensland.

Rathowen Narissa (  Courtland Boy Blue (Imp.)  x   Portia (Jan Murray) ) -bay filly, white star and snip, one white foot behind. Should mature 13.2 - 14.2 ( Photo below)  Lovely nature. Good mover. (SOLD)

Rathowen Narissa

Rathowen Sage ( Courtland Boy Blue (Imp.) x Salieri Girl (Salieri x Jambon Picnic (Lunchtime)) leggy  chestnut colt, star and two white sox behind. To make galloway.  Brother to Rathowen Envy, 2008 NSW SHC large Galloway of the Year.

                                          Rathowen Sage (SOLD)

Rathowen X-Factor (Courtland Boy-Blue (Imp.) x Kirreway Xina (Carolinas Cats Whiskers x TB (Piccolino) ) a leggy chestnut filly with a white stripe and stocking, sister to the very successful and good producing sire Rathowen XL.  Looks to be small galloway in the making (photo below). Very good mover. (SOLD)

SOLD:  Smart bay colt with white stripe and two white sox, from Royalwood Reflection (Syon Royal Portrait (Imp.) x King's Cover Girl (King Cyrus)). By Courtland Boy Blue (Imp.)  Looks very promising, and can move well.

                     RATHOWEN RICOCHET  (Courtland Boy Blue (Imp.) x Royalwood Reflection)                             

         SOLD

Another day, another filly.  This time to Radway Royal Sonnet (Imp.) (Sandbourne Royal Ensign (Imp.) x Brights Merry Music (U.K.)dam of R. Sommersette, (exp. NZ), R. Saxony, R. SummerHayes, R. Song and Dance, R. So What, R. Saratoga, R. Song Sung Blue, etc.  First foal from her by Kolbeach Freedom and she's a cracker.  Mind you, we're getting a bit confused with all the chestnut fillies.... (at three weeks old)  

                       ......And at three months old - Rathowen So Free  (below)

You win some, you lose some. The old adage of "you got livestock, you got deadstock!" is so true.  We don't know whether our "Flu" resulted in problems, not so much from the Flu itself, but the high temperatures and the deep-seated coughing can't have done any of the pregnant mares much good.  Old Skye, dam of Rathowen Storm Warning, Rathowen South Wind, Rathowen Starstruck, and the good producing Rathowen Out of the Blue,  etc., slipped a big black colt early in the piece, and Bite the Boss aka Wishful Thinking in her show days, produced a similar colt - very beautiful but with a cord twisted as you've never seen.  Our thanks to John Parbery of Hawkesbury Equine Veterinary Centre for managing to get the foal out,  dead,of course, but leaving the mare unscathed.

It looks as if Shades has also slipped - she looked enormously in foal, but suddenly deflated as the flu did the same thing.

Rathowen Free Spirit. (Kolbeach Freedom x Rathowen Sepia Shadings  -  (Langtree Valentine x Shades of Rathowen) -  chestnut filly foaled 30.11.07  Very nice. Will be 12.2, by the look of her.  Stripe, two stockings and a sock. Top Show quality. SOLD   

Rathowen Free Spirit foaled 30.11.07  at 5 days old.  (Kolbeach Freedom x Rathowen Sepia Shadings

Rathowen Free Spirit at 5 weeks old.

At three months                                                          Nearly a yearling                        Foal Show

Little Girls grow up - "TINKERBELL" (Free Spirit)

"Rathowen Free Spirit" otherwise known as Tinkerbell has gone to Andrew Buckley, Julie Tayler and Sam Heald of EB Lodge to be prepared and shown.

Rathowen Ruby Red  by Kolbeach Freedom from Rathowen Russet (Chippenham Architect x Kizmaha's Alzena) (dam of Rathowen Scarlet Ribbons (Supreme RP Exhibit 2007 Brisbane Royal, and Champion Large Pony Hack for the George Family) 2007, 2008, Rathowen Lady In Red, Rathowen Red Ruffles, Rathowen True Blue (WA), Rathowen Russell (Q), Rathowen Rustic, Rathowen Rudyard, Rathowen Dudley etc.  First foal by Kolbeach Freedom -  a bay filly up to Russet's normal standard.  Stripe, two long sox behind, two small in front. Extreme Show quality.

Rathowen Ruby Red foaled 27.10.07  at 1 week old (Kolbeach Freedom x Rathowen Russet)

At six weeks

Rathowen Ruby Red at three months old.

Foal Show - Supreme Riding Pony, Supreme Arabian Derivative, Supreme Part Welsh, Supreme Exhibit of Show

2006 Foals

Foaling finished,  the last two weeks ago a nicely marked bay colt from Springs - Rathowen Soprano of Spring (Courtland Boy Blue (Imp.) x Kirreway Soloist) by Imperial Falcon.  Very pretty, lively and energetic, with a lovely personality to make about 13.2.  He will be called Rathowen Sprightly, and will be eligible for three registrations, RPSB, Arabian Riding Pony, and Partbred Welsh, as well as Australian Saddle Pony. He is a bit of a miracle boy because Mum had the dreadful choke which resulted in five weeks at Werribee University Vet. Hospital, and surgery to remove a five inch plug of dried and tangled grass etc., from her oesophagus. 

Rathowen Spritely (Imperial Falcon x Rathowen Soprano of Spring {Courtland Boy Blue (Imp.)}) See  FOR SALE pages for older photos. (SOLD)  Photo below as two year old.

Considerations of Rathowen (Philos) (Courtland Boy Blue (Imp.) x Thoughtful Miss. This is her first foal - a liver chestnut filly by Penmarric Killarney.  She has been given the stable name of Thistle.

Rathowen In Contention (Thistle) (Penmarric Killarney x Considerations of Rathowen {Courtland Boy Blue (Imp.)} Retained.

 TouchStone (Courtland Boy Blue x Rathowen Trinket (Rathowen Bandolero)) presented us with a sensational leggy bay filly by Penmarric Killarney already nicknamed Tabitha , which looks like will be a big galloway.  Tabitha is now owned by Martine Duncan. 

Above  - Rathowen TouchWood -  Filly foal from Touchstone of Rathowen by Penmarric Killarney " Tabitha". (Photos taken at 3months by Ian.)

More photos of Tabitha taken by Lorelle.

 Old reliable, Radway Royal Sonnet (Imp.) (Sandbourne Royal Ensign (Imp.) has produced a stunner, a very elegant bright chestnut filly, tasteful white stripe and one half stocking behind - sister to Rondelay, Blueprint, Somersette (exp N.Z.), Song Sung Blue (dec.), Saratoga, Sorrento, Saxony, Song and Dance, and So What.  She will probably be called SummerHayes. Sonnet will probably  go back in foal to Kolbeach Freedom for a first foal by anything other than Courtland Boy Blue (Imp.)

Above - Filly foal from Radway Royal Sonnet (Imp.) (Sandbourne Royal Ensign x Brights Merry Music)  by Courtland Boy Blue (Imp.) "SummerHayes".

At One year old

Miss Tasmania, nicknamed Taz, whose correct name is Glenrowan Diffinity (King Lodge Court Jester x Westmoor Dignity) gave us a nearly black good sized filly by Harry, which has been called The Diva (Davinia). Owned by Mrs. Sue Lyons of Queensland.

                       Rathowen the Diva (Davinia) (Courtland Boy Blue (Imp.) x Glenrowan Diffinity).  At one year old.

2005 Foals:  

 2005 foal from Rathowen Out of the Blue (brown mare, 14.1) (Courtland Boy Blue (Imp.) x Kirreway Skye (Rotherwood Acrobat (Imp.)  In foal to Langtree Fame and Fortune.  Last Foal Rathowen Beyond Blue – Champion N.S.W. State Titles and winner Riding Pony Show.   Foal born 30.10.05 - Leggy tall bay filly, no white, probably small galloway .  (Sold)  2009 brown colt for sale.

Rathowen Blue Moon  (Langtree Fame and Fortune x Rathowen Out of the Blue). (shown here as foal).

Rathowen Command Performance. (Chestnut filly, 13.3. approx.) (Manorvale Royal Commission x Fairlight Acres Style Pattern). (SOLD)

See For Sale section for further photos.

Rathowen Starstruck  (below)-  2005 foal from Kirreway Skye (black mare approx.14.3) (Rotherwood Acrobat (Imp.) x Downland Jacinth (Imp.)) To Courtland Boy Blue . Dam of Rathowen Storm Warning, R. Out of the Blue, R. Skye Blue (Exp. N.Z.), R. Sky’s the Limit, R. Dark Skies, R. South Wind, R. Shining, Trentlyn Sasha, Rathowen Missouri, etc. Bay or brown filly, Rathowen Starstruck, foaled 24 November, 2005, white star, blemished from fence accident..  Now owned by Double TT Stud.

Rathowen Starstruck (Courtland Boy Blue x Kirreway Skye) (now owned by Double TT Stud.)

Rathowen Marionette, as yearling. (Photograph Lorelle Mercer). SOLD.