Lakota
Bay Mare, 16.1hh, born 1997

Lakota was bred by John Smith of Herons Ridge Sport Horse Stud, she is a tall, elegant refined mare with outstanding movement and a quick athletic jump with ample scope, proven performer as a show jumper who would have equally made an outstanding dressage horse.

Lakota is by the thoroughbred stallion Argonaut Style whom produced some excellent eventers and show jumpers in NZ including another of our mares HR Rubaiyat.

Lakota’s grand dam Sorceress is by Old Soldier, Old Solider was a noted sire of jumpers and eventers out of a Fairs Fair mare.  She also produced one thoroughbred to race named Single Shot by Imperial Seal who won his way through to Class 1 status. Sorceress was also the dam of New Zealand National Warmblood Champion Dreamtime, the enormously successful International eventer Danzar by Distelfink, the approved NZWB stallion Wonderkind by Wohler II and Lakota’s dam Sorello by Allermund, Allermund by Absatz by Abglanz who was by Termit, a Trakhener stallion. He and his progeny did much to bring about the desired improvement in the head and neck of the Hanoverian breed. The blood line is very popular in Germany with well over 20 descendants from the male line standing at stud today and considerable numbers elsewhere in Europe, Great Britain and America. Allermund only stood in New Zealand for two seasons but still managed to leave some noted horses including the very successful show jumping mare Antipodes.

Lakota's dam, Sorello was a National Warmblood Champion herself and dam of approved NZWB stallion Magistad.

Lakota Breeding History:

2006 Starlight Dakota bay colt by Damontez LS

2008 Starlight Deloo bay filly by Damontez LS

2009 Starlight Dalaman chestnut colt by Damontez LS

Huntington Aberash
Grey mare, Sport Horse, 16.1hh,1992

Huntington Aberash Grey mare, Sport Horse, 16.1hh,1992 Huntington Aberash (Pearl) is an outstanding type of mare, with fantastic gaits and even better jump. She leaves absolutely stunning foals and was successful in show jumping herself up to 1.30m.

Pearl is by the absolutely brilliant event horse sire Aberlou, a thoroughbred whom left numerous eventers/jumpers in NZ and world wide, a few of his most famous get being World Champion Eventer Messiah, Delta 2nd at Badminton and Burghley, Alibi 5th at Badminton, Gemima Puddleduck a Grand Prix show jumper and the list just simply goes on and on.

Pearl is out of a mare by Polarschnee, a Trakehner performance tested in Germany and campaigned brilliantly at Grade A show jumping in Australia under Vicki Roycroft, his most famous progeny been Jagermeister II, an eventing bronze medallist under Andrew Nicholson at the Atlanta Olympics and later show jumped to Grand Prix level under Jody-Ann Nicholson.

Huntington Aberash breeding history:

2001 Grey colt foal by Charlton Javlin

2005-06 Starlight Jewel, grey filly by Damontez LS

2007 Starlight Dublin, bay colt by Damontez LS

2008 Starlight Duello, by Damontez LS

HR Rubaiyat
Bay Mare, 16hh, born 1996

HR Rubaiyat was bred by John Smith of Herons Ridge Sport Horse Stud. HR Rubaiyat is a lovely mare with a wonderful temperament and kind out look, a beautiful mover with soft rhythmical strides in all three gaits which she passes on to her offspring. Successfully evented and show jumped herself, she proved to be a versatile and talented sport horse.

HR Rubaiyat is a half sister the approved NZWB stallion Never Never whom has left successful show jumpers such as Airforce one and HR Serious Moonlight. HR Rubaiyat is by the thoroughbred stallion Argonaut Style whom produced some excellent eventers and show jumpers in NZ.

HR Rubaiyat’s dam Songline is by the Hanoverian stallion Wohler II, Wohler II was by Wohler whom was the top graded stallion through the testing for his year—noted for his good temperament and extreme movement. Wohler produced international stallions Wenzel, World Cup I, II and III and Woerman whom had 21 graded sons serving in West Germany by 1989. This line was primarily a dressage line.

One of HR Rubaiyat’s great dam sires Mt Everest was one of the original Hanoverian Stallions brought to New Zealand and stood at the Berkham’s Kauriland Stud. Mt Everest was by Ferdi by Ferdinand, one of the all time great performance sires with earnings of over one and a half million Deutschmarks. This is a top performance line, primarily jumping, but Ferdinand did produce Olympic Gold Medal winner for dressage Mehmed as well as Ferdi who won a Team Show Jumping Gold Medal at the 1960 Olympics.

HR Rubaiyat’s grand dam Dreamtime out of Sorceress was a New Zealand National Warmblood Champion and a half sister to the enormously successful International eventer Danzar by Distelfink, also half sister to the approved NZWB stallion Wonderkind by Wohler II and Sorello by Allermund, Sorello was a National Warmblood Champion herself and dam of approved NZWB stallion Magistad. HR Rubaiyat’s great grand dam Sorceress is by Old Soldier, Old Solider was a noted sire of jumpers and eventers out of a Fairs Fair mare. She also produce one Thoroughbred to race named Single Shot by Imperial Seal who won his way through to Class 1 status.

HR Rubaiyat Breeding History

2000 Bay colt foal by Valintino (Stallion by Valiant)

2004 Starlight BamBam, bay colt by Damontez LS

2005 Starlight Dyami, chestnut colt by Damontez LS

2006 Starlight Delmontie, bay colt by Damontez LS (Fatal injury)

2008 Starlight Dabado, bay colt by Damontez LS

2009 Bay filly by Ricardo Z

Inner Beauty
Dark Brown thoroughbred mare 16.3hh, 1997

(Pictured with a 1 day old foal at foot)

Inner Beauty is a tall scopey mare, with tremendous movement and power. A lovely neck set and a long sloping shoulder. She was a race winner herself and comes from a tremendously successful race family.

Although she is not proven herself, her movement, power, conformation and size is ideally suited to producing outstanding performance horses for the serious rider.

Her first foal by Damontez LS (pictured above at one day old) is in a class of his own and we look forward to his maturity and future foals out of this mare.

Inner Beauty Breeding History:

2004 Phoenix, dark brown filly by Pyrus

2006 Starlight Dirigo, dark brown colt by Damontez LS

Julie Andrews
Bay Thoroughbred mare, 15.3hh, 2001


Julie Andrews is a very attractive, refined, yet strong and agile mare of a sweet, sensitive disposition. Due to injury as a foal she was never able to be ridden so therefore never raced.

Julie Andrews is from a notable thoroughbred family and her dam Spanish Rose was a race winner herself.

Although not big herself, her first foal by Damontez LS (Starlight Dolly) is outstanding, she is a tall, leggy, strong, superbly conformed, elegant filly, whom is very intelligent and absolutely loves her humans. Her new second filly foal is beautiful and full of quality like her sister.

Julie Andrews Breeding History:

2006 Starlight Dolly, bay filly by Damontez LS

2007 Starlight Diva, bay filly by Damontez LS

2008 Starlight Dice, bay colt by Damontez LS

2009 Starlight DeeDee, chestnut filly by Damontez LS

Phoenix
Dark Brown thoroughbred filly, 2004

(Pictured as four year old on the left next to Starlight Dancer)

Phoenix is an interesting filly, with an intelligent and mature outlook on life. She herself processes outstanding movement for a thoroughbred filly and tremendous athletic ability.

 

Phoenix is out of one of our most exciting broodmares Inner Beauty.

Foaling History:

2008 Starlight Iron Knight, bay pony colt by Glynmawr Ironbark

Respectful
Grey Mare, 15.3hh, born 1987

Respectful is a lovely thoroughbred mare, with a soft kind eye and temperament, long floating movement and athletically conformed. Her dam Court Rising was the dam of eleven foals, ten to race and nine were winners. Including and 3/4 brother and Group 1 winner Lurk.

Respectful did not race due to injury. Dam of four foals to race including the successful Range Trader by Truly Vain. Horses such as Resurgent and Court Martial feature closely on Respectful’s dam side as notable producers of jumping horses as is her sire Standaan, whose grand sire is the mighty Grey Sovereign.

Respectful Breeding History:

Starlight Pebbles

Bay/Dark Brown mare born 04/10/04
(Pictured April 2009 and full brother Starlight Darius pictured below right in April 2009)

Starlight Pebbles Bay/Dark Brown mare born 04/10/04 Starlight Pebbles; an elegant refined filly with a sweet and sensitive personality, yet brave and forward. Athletic mover, balanced and agile. Will be talented and versatile within her chosen sphere. Full sister to Starlight Darius.

This filly to be retained by Starlight Farm.

Foaling History

2008 Starlight Glamor Girl, bay filly by Kinnordy Gym Bello (pictured below)

 

Starlight Desta

Chestnut mare, born 06/12/05
(pictured 3 years old with foal at foot)

Full sister to Starlight Draco, very correct elegant filly with a sweet yet forceful and determined personalitly stamped from her dam. Very talented, with already proven jumping ability and scope, jumping the Starlight Farm gates cleanly with flawless technique and ease as a yearling. 

Foaling History

2008 Starlight India, chestnut filly by Glynmar Ironbark

Starlight Divinity

Bay mare, born 20/9/05
(Pictured as a 3 year old with 6 day old foal at foot.)

Charismatic energetic and agile mare, lovely conformation, moves with bounce and shows tremendous power and jump at play, can certainly put a lot of air between herself and the ground!

Foaling History

2008 Starlight IlDivo, chestnut colt by Glynmawr Ironbark

Lichita

Bay pony mare 145cm/14.1hh

(Pictured Show Jumping Horse of the Year Show and with six week old foal 'Starlight Dazzle Razzle')

 

Lichita is a well proven stationbred pony mare of unknown parentage.  Originally brought as a pony for Julia Fagan, she show jumped successfully with many NZEF wins and also was a successful Show Hunter with numerous wins before being leased to Gracie Taylor of Cambridge whom also enjoyed many successes on Lichita, particularly in the Show Hunter ring.

Lichita is a beautiful eye catching pony that has an almost faultless technique over fences and lovely rhythm. 

Lichita has had one beautiful bay warmblood pony by the NZWB WonderKind and currently has a stunning chestnut warmblood colt by Damontez LS.

Lichita produces exquisite ponies/small hacks that are sure to be fabulous Hunter/Jumpers.

Lichita Breeding History:

2003 Starlight Lichita's Secret, bay colt by Wonderkind

2007 Starlight Dazzle Razzle, chestnut colt by Damontez LS

High Tide
Dark Brown/black mare 16 hh, born 1994

High Tide is a beautiful and very athletic mare, she is a full sister to an advanced eventer Turtle Creek and show jumped to 1 star Grand Prix level before injury forced her early retirement to stud.

High Tide is wonderfully bred, by the very popular thoroughbred stallion Crested Wave out of a Telereign mare (Vicky Marie).  Telereign has been an exceptional sire producing top international jumpers......his most famous get being the international show jumping stallion Telegraph.

Foaling History

2008 Starlight Dejonero, dark brown filly by Damontez LS

 

Kiteroa Ruby
Chestnut Mare, 16.1hh, born 1994

Along with the bloodline connections with Chesterfield, Reddy Teddy and Mayhill, Kiteroa Ruby's dam Dueran carries the bloodlines of New Zealand's most renown eventer, three times indivividual gold meadalist Charisma. Charisma's sire Tiara Mink was by Faux Tirage, one of the most influential sires in New Zealand. Faux Tirage was by Big Game who was also the sire of Head Hunter and in turn the sire of Dusky Hunter. This line has been as influential in Show Jumping and Eventing in Australasia as the Agricola/Precipitation line.

At stud Kiteroa Ruby has produced four impressive foals:

2000 Kiteroa Ice: Brown filly by Half Iced, eventing with Sarah Ingham, Sydney.

2003  Pedro:  Chestnut colt by Haajiisan, sold to Laura Darval, Marine Park Stud, Melbourne, Victoria

2004 Chestnut filly by Haajiisan

2006 Chesnut colt by Norwood Dereck (Hann)

2008 Starlight Donatella, bay filly by Damontez LS

Crunchy Granola
Chestnut Mare, 16.2hh, born 1988

Crunchy Granola (Holly) raced as a 2yr old.  She then entered the riding industry where shes was lightly evented, hunted and competed at regional dressage competitions where she often won or placed.  Since retiring to stud she has produced three quality colts.

2003 Chestnut colt by Haajiisan

2004 Chestnut colt by Haajiisan, sold to Elsie Richards (Young Show Jumper of the Year, Tasmania, Aus.)

2006 Bay colt by Norwood Dereck (Hann)

2008 Starlight Dollar Girl, bay filly by Damontez LS

Crunchy Granola is a lovely moving large framed mare whom will be put in foal this season to Damontez LS, keep an eye on this space for the results.

Natural Vision
Chestnut Mare, 15hh, born 1982

Natural Vision is by the thoroughbred sire Mighty Oak carries the bloodlines of numerous successful sport horses internationally, a producer himself of racing hurdlers and steeple chasers. Her grandsire Oakville is also a well noted producer of jumping horses in NZ. Might Oak’s dam line goes back to Blue Peter and other influential bloodlines such as Precipitation that can be found in jumping bloodlines internationally, particularly that of the Holsteiner jumping horses, through such horses as Lady Killer.

Not much is know about the dam of Natural Vision except that she was a Palomino Pony, this would account for her small stature, her quick, intelligent nature, strong robust constitution and a her huge generous heart. Competed successfully in Young Rider classes (1.25m—1.40m) and a consistent open 1.30m show jumper, she also evented, proving herself also to be brave and clean. Powerful energetic high stepping movement and a positive attitude to work.

Dam of two live foals for Starlight Farm.

2004 Starlight Zing, bay filly by Corlando

2005 Starlight Davante, chestnut colt by Damontez LS

Tidal Wave

Chestnut Thoroughbred mare, 16hh, 1997

Tidal Wave (Hidie) is a lovely mare, very correct, sound and strong.....lovely topline, never being ridden undersaddle, athletic with a great constitution. Fantastic mother, has foaled unassisted, produces very correct athletic foals.  

Tidal Wave Breeding History:

2006 Starlight Ducatti Monster, chestnut colt by Damontez LS

2008 Starlight Divine, bay filly by Damontez LS

Chikitika
Chestnut mare, 16.1hh, 2000

(Pictured with her 3 week old foal at foot)

Chikitika is a very big large framed strong mare with a sweet sensitive nature. She moves with bounce and lightness which is unexpected in such a big mare. Injury has meant she is no longer suitable as a riding horse and was retired to stud early.

Chikitika is by the NZWB stallion Wonderkind (by Wohler II), whom evented successfully himself and was half brother to the international eventer Danzar (by Distelfink). Wonderkind is out of the immensely successful broodmare Sorceress, Sorceress is by Old Soldier, Old Solider was a noted sire of jumpers and eventers out of a Fairs Fair mare.

Sorceress also produced one thoroughbred to race named Single Shot by Imperial Seal who won his way through to Class 1 status. Sorceress was also the dam of New Zealand National Warmblood Champions Dreamtime and Sorello.

Chikitika is out of Rosena Copper, her info can be found on this web page.

Chikitika Breeding History:

2005 Starlight Donata, bay colt by Damontez LS

2007 Starlight Dobbin, bay colt by Damontez LS

2008 Starlight Domino, bay colt by Damontez LS

Ngarina
Grey Warmblood mare, 16.1hh, born 1985

Ngarina is tall very attractive mare whom in her hey day had a elegant body and large frame with lovely movement. Ngarina was shown very successfully in hand as a youngster and later ridden in dressage successfully up to Medium level and Evented. She has been well proven as a broodmare (seven foals to date), her most successful a filly (by Falkensee) sold to Australia and became a successful dressage horse herself before retiring to stud.

1st Filly foal by Falkensee Bred by Vanessa Hart                                              

1993 Colt by Oldenburg Bred by Susie Stubbs

1998 Colt by Master Bred by Susie Stubbs (Daggfeldt, pictured below)

2001 Colt by Ramirez Bred by John Cottle

2003 Colt by Maestro Bred by Susie Stubbs

2005 Filly by Never Never Bred by Anne Marie Morgan

2007 Starlight Dancer, grey colt by Damontez LS   Bred by Starlight Farm

Ngarina is by Polarschnee, a Trakehner performance tested in Germany and campaigned brilliantly at Grade A show jumping in Australia under Vicki Roycroft, his most famous progeny been Jagermeister II, an eventing bronze medallist under Andrew Nicholson at the Atlanta Olympics and later show jumped to Grand Prix level under Jody-Ann Nicholson. Ngarina is out of a lovely big thoroughbred mare whom was competed successfully under saddle in sport herself.

Ngarina has had her first foal for Starlight Farm by Damontez LS, an absolutely equisite colt named Starlight Dancer.  

Pictured left at 22 years of age and right as a 4 year old approx.

                                                                                                                                                               

P Pictured left Daggfeldt

                           

Starlight Kalan
Chestnut mare, 16.2hh, born 2003

(Pictured as a 3 year old, and below with Starlight Luxus at foot)

Starlight Kalan is a long lined attractive mare with a fantastic topline and beautiful head. A wonderful calm outlook on life, powerful with adequate gaits and excellent form over fences, currently in training for sport and had one foal for last season for Starlight Farm, Starlight Luxus by top performer and producer Lux Z.

Starlight Kalan is by the NZWB stallion Never Never, a proven producer of show jumpers in NZ like Air Force One and HR Serious Moonlight. Never Never’s dam Songline is by the Hanoverian stallion Wohler II; Wohler II was by Wohler whom was the top graded stallion through the testing for his year—noted for his good temperament and extreme movement. Wohler produced international stallions Wenzel, World Cup I, II and III and Woerman whom had 21 graded sons serving in West Germany by 1989. This line was primarily a dressage line.

Never Never’s great grand dam on both sides Sorceress was a thoroughbred mare and the dam of New Zealand National Warmblood Champion Dreamtime (Never Never’s grand dam), the enormously successful International eventer Danzar by Distelfink, the approved NZWB stallion Wonderkind by Wohler II and Sorello (Never Never’s grand dam) also National Warmblood Champion herself by Allermund, Allermund by Absatz by Abglanz who was by Termit, a Trakhener stallion. He and his progeny did much to bring about the desired improvement in the head and neck of the Hanoverian breed. The blood line is very popular in Germany with well over 20 descendants from the male line standing at stud today and considerable numbers elsewhere in Europe, Great Britain and America. Allermund only stood in New Zealand for two seasons but still managed to leave some noted horses including the very successful show jumping mare Antipodes.

Starlight Kalan’s dam Vallings was competed lightly in sport and hunted, she was by the notable sport horse thoroughbred sire Fox Valley. Her grand dam Winnewitz was by the Winnetou son Witzbold, whom had one of the most significant influences on the NZ Hanoverian breed so far in NZ, producing many well performed horses and being much sought after as a dam sire in the 1990’s. His progeny include the Olympic dressage mare Waikare, and also in dressage Mosaic and Playskool. Monopoly was a world ranked show jumper, representing Canada at the Olympics, and Witzmarc represented The Netherlands at the Olympics in eventing.

Further down Kalan’s dam line features another Winnetou son Winnebago whose most notable progeny include dressage horses Felicitation and Waldebago, and the NZ Show Jumper Bago whom represented NZ at the Olympics ridden by Mark Todd.

Starlight Kalan Breeding History:

2006 Starlight Luxux, bay colt by Lux Z

Rosena Copper
Chestnut Warmblood mare, 16.1hh

Rosena Copper is a lovely mare and an excellent example of a traditional warmblood. A beautiful sweet sensitive temperament, balanced rhythmical movement and a large strong frame with good muscling.

Rosena Copper is by the hanoverian stallion Wohler II; Wohler II was by Wohler whom was the top graded stallion through the testing for his year—noted for his good temperament and extreme movement. Wohler produced international stallions Wenzel, World Cup I, II and III and Woerman whom had 21 graded sons serving in West Germany by 1989. This line was primarily a dressage line.

Rosena Copper is out of a half sister (Rock Rose) to the fabulous dressage mare Waikare (by Witzbold) whom represented NZ at the Olympics. Rock Rose is by Polarschnee, a Trakehner, performance tested in Germany and campaigned brilliantly at Grade A show jumping in Australia under Vicki Roycroft, his most famous progeny been Jagermeister II, an eventing bronze medallist under Andrew Nicholson at the Atlanta Olympics and later show jumped to Grand Prix level under Jody-Ann Nicholson.

Rosena Copper has a long breeding history and has had one absolutely stunning foal for Starlight Farm, Starlight Diamond.

Sayfwood Gift
Chestnut Mare, 15.3hh, born 1996

(Pictured with her 1 day old foal)

Sayfwood Gift is a very correctly conformed athletic mare, a excellent mover, with a somewhat reactive, determined yet very trainable personality.

A lovely mare to ride and a producer of excellent foals. By Ultimate Aim a noted producer of sport horses off the race track and a dam line that traces back to Trictrac also a noted producer of jumping horses.

Sayfwood Gift foals are attractive exceptionally athletic that move with light springy gaits and jump with excellent form.

Dam of two foals for Starlight Farm:

2004 Starlight Draco, chestnut colt by Damontez LS

2005 Starlight Desta, chestnut filly by Damontez LS

Currently owned by Tracy Horton she has had another lovely chestnut filly to Damontez LS.

Gai Tango
Chestnut Mare, 16hh, born 1989

(Pictured with a 3 day old foal at foot)

Gai Tango is a large framed powerful thoroughbred with a tremendous heart, kind temperament and out look. Produces large strong scopy foals branded with her own temperament.

Dam of five thoroughbred foals to race, four winners most notable Can you Dance by Rhythm. Gai Tango pedigree features a classic Irish pedigree on the sire line and traditional English pedigree on the dam line all producing notable thoroughbreds on and off the track as jumpers.

Gai Tango Breeding History:

1995 Count Basie by Bassenthwaite

1997 Commando Bay by The Commander

1998 Can You Dance by Rhythm

1999 Rhythems Boy by Rhythem

2000 Jawideva by Rhythem

2001 Filly by The Commander

2004 Starlight Dorado by Damontez LS

2005 Starlight Delta by Damontez LS

2006 Filly by Damontez LS

Tha’Lassie
Chestnut Warmblood mare, 15.2hh,

Tha’Lassie is a lighter warmblood type with the lovely extravagant Wohler moment, very athletic mare whom proved her scope undersaddle as an eventer.

Tha’Lassie is by the hanoverian stallion Wohler II; Wohler II was by Wohler whom the top graded stallion through the testing for his year—noted for his good temperament extreme movement. Wohler produced international stallions Wenzel, World Cup I, III and Woerman whom had 21 graded sons serving in West Germany by 1989. This was primarily a dressage line.

Tha’Lassie is a half sister to the successful show jumper Airforce One (2nd in 2003 7 year old series)(by Never Never) later sold overseas to Japan. Her dam carries strong thoroughbred blood for producing notable sport horses, most famous being Head Hunter. Tha’Lassie has had one foal for Starlight Farm, Starlight Damascus.

Pictured left half brother to Tha'Lassie 'Airforce One' .

Lena Lowrie
Chestnut Mare, 15.3hh, born 1994

Lena Lowrie is an exceptionally kind, generous mare. Strong muscular short coupled which she often reproduces in her offspring.

By Sculptured Arch whom has been an exceptional thoroughbred for producing eventers and show jumpers, his most famous son been the World Cup and Grand Prix show jumper Vita Power Swinger.

Dam of three foals for Starlight Farm:

2003 Starlight Aramis by Wonderkind

2004 Starlight Superfly by Damontez LS

2005 Starlight Dixie Chic by Damontez LS