Downlands
Clydesdale Stud
Downlands
Clydesdale Stud
ESTABLISHED 1994. OWNERS : LIONEL, JILL AND KAREN MOSS
OUR CURRENT HORSES .SHOWRING SUCCESSES..CONTACT US..LINKS
.NEWS ..FOR SALE / WANTED ..SCRAP BOOK .PREVIOUS HORSES
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DOWNLANDS CLYDESDALES - A BRIEF INTRODUCTION
BAMBI, 'GINA & SHANIA, PART OF THE "DOWNLANDS" TEAM
A FAMILY-RUN OPERATION BASED SOME 12 MILES SOUTH OF LONDON, WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH CLYDESDALE HORSES SINCE 1994. I (KAREN MOSS) HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN HORSES FOR OVER 30 YEARS, HAVING STARTED TO RIDE AS A 2 1/2 YEAR OLD. ALTHOUGH MY FATHER, LIONEL, CONSIDERS HIMSELF TO BE A RELATIVE LATECOMER TO HORSES, HAVING ACQUIRED HIS FIRST HORSE AT THE AGE OF 54, HE HAS RAPIDLY BECOME A HIGHLY PROFICIENT HORSEMAN. MY MOTHER, JILL, PLAYS AN IMPORTANT SUPPORTING AND ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE, SUCH AS HELPING TO ARRANGE VETS AND FARRIERS VISITS.
SUPPORTED BY HUGH LOWE FARMS OF MAIDSTONE, KENT, ONE OF ENGLAND'S PREMIER STRAWBERRY PRODUCERS, WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER A TEAM OF CLYDESDALES. AS WELL AS EXHIBITING AT SHOWS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT SOUTH EAST ENGLAND UNDER THE "DOWNLANDS CLYDESDALES" BANNER, WE ALSO HAVE OUR BREEDING PROJECT, WHICH WE AIM TO DEVELOP EVEN FURTHER IN THE FUTURE. ALTHOUGH OUR PART OF ENGLAND IS NOT REKNOWNED FOR ITS STRONG LINKS WITH THE CLYDESDALE HORSE, WE AIM TO DO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF THE BREED BOTH IN GENERAL TERMS, AND IN SOUTH EAST ENGLAND IN PARTICULAR.
WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE, AND AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF BOTH THE CLYDESDALE HORSE SOCIETY AND THE BRITISH HEAVY HORSE DRIVING TRIALS CLUB, I FEEL THAT AS ONE OF THE "YOUNGER GENERATION" OF HEAVY HORSE PEOPLE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO HELP SECURE THE FUTURE, NOT ONLY OF THE CLYDESDALE, BUT ALL OUR HEAVY HORSE BREEDS AS WE MOVE FURTHER INTO THE 21ST CENTURY, PRESERVING OUR HEAVY HORSE HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND DEMONSTRATING EXACTLY WHAT THESE WONDERFUL HORSES CAN DO.
I DO HOPE YOU ENJOY VISITING OUR WEBSITE. IT IS ALL MY OWN WORK, AND WILL HOPEFULLY TELL YOU A LITTLE ABOUT US AND OUR HORSES.
THE "DOWNLANDS CLYDESDALES" TEAM AT WORK, REST AND PLAY
DOWNLANDS BAMBI
SINCE HE JOINED US IN 1994 AS A THREE YEAR OLD, HE HAS GROWN FROM 16.3HH TO OVER 18.1HH AND NOW WEIGHS ABOUT A TON. HE IS THE ORIGINAL "GENTLE GIANT" AND SELDOM USES HIS SIZE AND STRENGTH TO HIS ADVANTAGE. A VERY VERSATILE HORSE, HE HAS PARTICIPATED IN A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES FROM IN-HAND AND RIDDEN SHOWING TO HUNTER TRIALS AND LONG DISTANCE RIDES. THIS YEAR WE ARE ALSO PLANNING TO COMPETE IN HEAVY HORSE DRIVING TRIALS WITH HIM AS WE HAVE BROKEN TO DRIVE, AN ACTIVITY HE SEEMS TO ENJOY VERY MUCH.
JUMPING IN FINE STYLE AT A CHARITY RIDE IN 1999 (PHOTO COURTESY OF SUMMERS PHOTOGRAPHIC) AND HIS FIRST PROPER DRIVING SESSION. APRIL 2002
HILLSIDE BONNIE 'GINA
WE PURCHASED 'GINA IN MAY 2000. BRED BY SHONA HARRISON OF HILLSIDE CLYDESDALES, MIDDLEHOLM FARM, LESMAHAGOW, LANARKSHIRE, HER PEDIGREE TRACES BACK TO SEVERAL TOP MARES BRED BY SHONA'S GRANDFATHER AT MIDDLEHOLM. A HORSE WHO IS ALREADY SHOWING A LOT OF POTENTIAL, SHE IS BROKEN TO SADDLE, WILL SHORTLY BE BROKEN TO DRIVE AND WILL ALSO PLAY A PART IN OUR BREEDING PROGRAMME.
CANTERING ACROSS THE FIELD AT HOME (PHOTO COURTESY OF PETER ROBINSON), AND ENJOYING AN EARLY JUMPING SESSION, APRIL 2002
MOLLINSBURN LADY TARA
TARA JOINED THE "DOWNLANDS" TEAM IN OCTOBER 2002. SHE WAS BRED IN SCOTLAND BY GAVIN STEWART OF MOLLINHILLHEAD FARM, MOLLINSBURN, CUMBERNAULD AND PURCHASED IN-FOAL. AN EXCITING ADDITION TO OUR TEAM, LAST YEAR TARA PRODUCED A BEAUTIFUL FILLY FOAL BY GAVIN'S POPULAR STALLION MOLLINHILLHEAD MAJESTIC. SHE HAS NOW BEEN BROKEN TO RIDE, AND WILL SPEND 2004 BEING SCHOOLED FURTHER.
TARA, JANUARY 2003, AND SHORTLY AFTER HER FOAL'S BIRTH, MAY 2003
DOWNLANDS MISTY DAWN
BORN ON MAY 14TH 2003, MISTY IS TARA'S DAUGHTER, AND THE MOST RECENT ADDITION TO THE DOWNLANDS TEAM. THE FIRST FOAL TO BE BORN AT DOWNLANDS STUD AND HOPEFULLY THE START OF OUR LONG-TERM BREEDING PROGRAMME, SHE IS OUR GREAT HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.
MISTY AT 18 DAYS OLD, PICTURED WITH FAMILY FRIEND ELAINE CULLEN (PHOTO COURTESY E. CULLEN), AT 10 DAYS OLD IN HER PADDOCK, AND WITH ME, AGED 6 WEEKS..
FOR A LIST OF OTHER INTERESTING CLYDESDALE AND HEAVY HORSE-RELATED WEBSITES, CLICK ON THE "LINKS" OPTION AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.
ALONG WITH OTHER FELLOW CLYDESDALE ENTHUSIASTS, WE ARE ALWAYS INTERESTED IN CLYDESDALE-RELATED ITEMS, BOTH FROM BRITAIN AND OVERSEAS, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY UNWANTED STUD BOOKS, BOOKS, MAGAZINES ETC YOU MAY BE WILLING TO SELL, PLEASE E-MAIL US DETAILS BY CLICKING ON THE "CONTACT US" OPTION AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE.
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