Hall of Fame

Bred by Joris de Brabander of world-renowned de Muze stud , Narcotique de Muze II competed internationally at 1.60m level under the saddle of Eric Lamaze.

In addition to a brilliant sporting career during which she has achieved many successes at the highest level, Narcotique II de Muze especially distinguished herself as a great broodmare.

Among her progeny there are no less than six approved stallions, including Querlybet Hero and Quel Hero de Muze, who were the first two brothers born the same year by embryo transfer to be approved during the same expertise, as well as Gaillard de la Pomme and Giovanni de la Pomme.

She also gave birth to Boyante de Muze, Teekiteezie de Muze, Azuela de Muze, Sauterelle de la Pomme, Quechua de Muze and Ferly de Muze, as well as the late Exellentia de Muze, who also proved to be great breeding... More

Halla , a bay mare with the distinctive white spot on her forehead ridden by Hans Günter Winkler, is the only horse ever to win three Olympic Gold medals in the sport of show jumping.

Halla (also known as “Sonnenglanz”) was born in the yard of Gustav Vierling in Darmstadt out of Helene, a French trotter horse of unknown breeding, and the Standardbred Oberst. Initially trained for steeplechase, Halla was discovered by the German Olympic Committee for Eventing. The mare was considered very difficult and changed riders several times.
Despite great talent, she was unsuccessful.

Halla is of humble origins. Of her mother “Helene” it is only known that she was a “booty horse”, ridden in the war by a German officer. Why he allowed her to remain in the stable of Darmstadt farmer Gustav Vierling is unknown. Vierling gave the horse to his son. At country tournaments the son demonstrated that the lady, although getting... More

Kildalton Countess by Ben Purple was one of the most important mares in modern Irish Draught breeding. She was bred in Co Cork by Billy Cotter of Dunmanway from Enniskeane Countess in 1971 and went to Kildalton Agricultural College as a three year old.

Cotter who wanted to keep the female line from Enniskeane Countess was reluctant to sell her. He in fact turned down an offer of twelve hundred pounds from an American lady but came under pressure from the Department of Agriculture's Dick Jennings and the deal was made for fifteen hundred pounds with the proviso that Cotter should be able to buy back a filly foal.

This was Kildalton Rose , the dam of Convent Hill Diamond, which he bought in 1979.

Kildalton Countess became the College's foundation mare for an equine breeding unit managed by Norman Storey which became a model for good breeding... More

This extraordinarily successful stallion was graded Elite with Sport Horse Breeding (GB) and had competed up to International CCI3* level eventing, before becoming one of Britain’s top sires.

By the renowned registered Irish Draught sire Skippy out of the showjumper Betty, who was by the thoroughbred Seven Bells,

Jumbo was bred in Worcestershire by Irish Draught stalwart, the late Archie Smith-Maxwell.

His owner Carolyn Bates of Grafham Stud bought him as a six-month-old weanling from Malvern sales.More