Gypsy Cobs

What an amazing adventure the Watermark Gypsy Cobs had at The Melbourne Royal Horse Show.

Our journey started all too precariously, the float not working in total harmony with the Jeep, and all too soon we found ourselves snaking our way down through Tamworth, already three hours into the journey with another 23 hours to go. However, once we arrived in Mudgee where we would meet up with the stunning Demore Park Samson and travel together in convoy. Things were set right and the balance of the float re-assesed, we set off feeling a great deal happier.

With regular stops to rest up the ponies, water offered, a light feed offered, we finally arrived in Melbourne at 2am on Saturday morning, exhausted but excited, we settled the boys into there stables and tried to get some sleep ourselves.

Saturday would be a complete rest day for all the stallions, they were walked out and llightly lunged to stretch tired muscles, washed and cleaned up. All stallions would be presented for one class on Sunday morning, after that, more resting down time.

Monday was a hive of activity, brushes and grooming equipment flying, harness and bridles carefully put on, once we were totally happy with the overal effect, all three stallions made there way to the arena. The effect those stallions had on bystanders as they walked past them to get to the showring was breathtaking.

The Whistleblower takes Champion Cob with Demore Park Samson standing Reserve Champion Cob. The Whistleblower takes the Supreme Championship Heavy Horse title.

Watermark was thrilled to bits for Featherdale Drums when they saw the first filly born on the 30th December 09  to The Whistleblower. The filly named Featherdale Whistling Dixie is out of a stunning registered purebred Clydesdale mare, Engleson My Girl. The filly will be registered with the APSB - Drum Horse Catagory and is for sale.

Engleson My Girl has been bred back to The Whistleblower for a 2010 foal.

Featherdale Drums is one of the largest breeders in Australia along with Demore Stud.

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Watermark is pleased to announce that Clononeen Silk Bouquet arrived
safe and sound into Australia and is now home in NSW.

Clononeen Silk Bouquet - imp. UK
Sire: Clononeen Silky Boy GS: Lenny Horse, GGD: The Black Mare GGS: The White Horse.
G.D: Dulux Horse, also known as the Old Kent Horse
Dam:........................................................... G.S: Dick Smith's Black Stallion

Clononeen Silk Bouquet is a gorgeous 2007 filly by Clononeen Silky Boy who should mature out to approximately 14.2hh. Her Dam is by the same stallion as Dick Smith's Black Stallion and is a known producer of top quality gypsy cobs. It is not often you get such an impressive pedigree to include Lenny's Horse, The Old Kent Horse and Dick Smith's Black stallion, so it is no suprise that Silk Bouquet has everything even at such a young age, a superb topline, short coupled, sweet head and a lovely quality bone.

Silk Bouquet has been confirmed 100 days in foal to the stunning Clononeen 007. The foal is due in September 2010. Watermark is very excited about this mating and either sex will be retained for the foreseeable future.

Clononeen Silky Boy

CLONONEEN TOY GIRL HAS ARRIVED AT WATERMARK

Clononeen Toy Girl - imp. UK
Sire: Toy Boy - G.Sire: Paddy Horse - G.Dam: Pratt Mare
Dam: Molly Malone - G.Sire: The Lion King - G.Dam: Fred Walkers Wagon Mare

Toy Girl has been confirmed in foal to the stunning Clononeen 007 for a 2010 foal.

Watermark will be importing CLONONEEN SAGE from Deirdre and Brian Cash 

Wise well beyond her years - this 2007 filly is a real head turner and already has the stamp of a stallion! Sage is out of one of our top producing mares and a half sister to Bumble (Peach x Tumbleweed). We expect her to mature to approx. 14.1hh and if she continues to mature like this then she will be an incredible mare. Sage is by Mike Nash's stallion (Checkity Horse Grandson) and out of Peach who is also Connors bred.

Sage has been bred to Clononeen 007 and will foal down in the UK with Deirdre Cash, Sage will be re-bred before leaving England, the lucky stallion has yet to be chosen...watch out for exciting news on the future prospect.

In the darkness of night, I could here in the distance a crescendo of neighs welcoming the newcomer. Eventually I could here the footfalls of hooves as they get closer and closer to the barn, but not be able to see him, I wait with quite anticipation. The shafts of light coming from the barn sparkles on his tiny nose and the darkest of ears and into my life walks my beautiful new boy Clononeen Double Tumble.

Watermark will be importing Clononeen Baby Eireann from Deirdre and Brian Cash


Clononeen Baby Eireann - imp. UK
Sire: Clononeen Tumbleweed
Dam: Clononeen Eireann G.Sire: Paddy's Horse
Tri Coloured Filly

Simply known as the Sire of Sires - Clononeen Tumbleweed