Sunspot Appaloosa Sport Horse Stud

04/05/2025

01/10/2023

At long last we have managed to get some resonable photos of the three horses we currently have in work. Getting a good weather day, rider, and a photographer all to coincide has taken quite alot of effort. I hope you will enjoy viewing them. First four photos are of Waps Graduate a 9year old gelding approx 16hands. We have recently discovered he has an apptitude for jumping. He is fine to ride alone or in company, floats, shoes, and is a pleasure alround. Would excel in any discipline Grad is fully registered with aphanz.

Second lot of photos are of Whaps Jewel a 5year old mare approx 16.2 hands. A delightlful mare showing alot of potential for any discipline. Jewel is still green at this stage, but is happy to accept what we askof her. Jewel is also registered with Aphanz.

Third lot of photos are of Whaps Galaxie a 9year old mare approx 15.2 hands. A lovely alrounder (family horse) has been to PC. Loves to go for farm hacks, but is inclined to be a little lazy at times. Galaxie is fully registered with Aphanz

Please call Carole Davis on 027 292 8027 if you would like further information on the above.

07/01/2023

With all the wet weather I have spent some time in trying to master the art of moving photos around with the help of my daughter, causing much frustration. Here is the result. Photos of Graduate Grad for short. a nice young gelding who will soon be looking for a new place to live.

31/12/2022

03/10/2022

Well this is the continuation of the story of the birth of Assetts foal Sorry but it seems that the new rules put on by Facebook make it much harder to write news letters. Wvwntually with much effort a large chestnut filly was wriggling on the floor. She was huge and very fat.. with a neat white blanket. It was touch and go for the survival of both mare and foal for several days. The foal was short of colostrum and had a bag of plasma and Assett had large doses of anti biotics and anti inflamatorys but with much care they are both out in a grassy paddock. with the foal making successful atempts to copy her mother and graze. have never seen that in a 3 day old foal before. I really hope that the other two foals due in a couple of months make a more normal entry into this world.
Unfortunatly both the part time workers I have been lucky enough to have for some time will be leaving by Christmas both for totaly different reasons. I will be sad to see them go but thats what happens. So I will have two vacancies I try to organise hours to suit. The work is not just horses we have a few cows and sheep, Applicants must be able to ride and be confident in handling young horses. Anyone interested in finding out more details please apply with your contct details and CV to [email protected]

02/10/2022

At long last the long awated foal By Sundays Xtra out of Noble Assett arrived under extremely dramatic circumstances. Assett showd normal signs of labour at around 6pm 19th SeptThis continued untill around 11pm with little apparent progress. My gut feeling told me that this was not OK. So I rang the after hour service of my usual vet clinic. Vet on duty said I had better come and have a look! might be a positioning problem. With mare sedated first exam produced the info that yes cervix was open so in labour BUT no foal could be felt in the birth canal. in fact was almost out of reach but seemed to be alive. Another vet was sent for as more manpower needed. It took over 2 hours of really hard work for both vets working together to re position foals legs and head so that this very over sized foal could be born. I didnt know who to feel more sorry for. The foal being pulled and pushed this way and that the mare inspite of drugs obviously very uncomfortable the vets working really very hard or me. Well I wont go into that!!!

23/03/2022

Well at long last we have had some rain the first for more than 3 months. It seems that the paddocks are turning green while we watch of course it will be a few weeks before we have plenty but its a big relief as its now with a big autumn flush that we get a good grass cover to at least last part of the winter. Of course now we can get on with the jobs that we could not do like harrowing w**d killing pruning etc. With lightning and thunder over head seems like we will soon be saying stop enough rain. mean while we have been working Graduate a lovely big gelding just under 16hh. He has a lovely nature willing to try his best. Not been shown yet as every time we have tried the event has been cancelled due to covid. but he loves going round the farm and has learned to swim in our river. He is fully reg with Aphanz and is NN Also Galaxie a full reg filly NN 15.2hh. She is well bred and could be a future broodmare. They are both 8 yrs For further info give me a call. Mean while our 3 foals are growing well about to come in for some handling.

12/12/2021

Hi we have a rainy day so I thought I would spend some time catching up with all the things I have neglected over the past few months. Firstly we have had 2 foals so far with 2 more to come. One due on boxing day and one is a mare who ran with Xtra and so not sure of the date. The beautiful c**t who's photo I have already put on this page is growing fast. He is very friendly and loves a pat. I still think he will be worth considering as a future stallion. The other foal is by Xtra and is a very sprightly chestnut filly. will need patience to get nice photos of her as when ever I appear with a camera she is either asleep or sets off at a very smart gallop bucking and kicking with sheer delight at being alive. lovely to watch but hard to catch on a camera. Have done lots of work with Waps Graduate, he gets ridden at least twice a week Happy to be ridden out by himself or in company. Keen to go forward occasionally lacks a bit of confidence. Needs a confident rider. He is 15.3hh Fully reg with ApHANZ Will get busy with the camera when the sun comes out again. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to every one. Carole