Archive: April 2013 - Darkmoor Shire Horse Stud

Sydney Royal 2013

Sydney Royal 2013 was our first year exhibiting at the Sydney Royal Easter Show – and what an experience it was! We took Darkmoor da Vinci, our five-month-old colt, along for the ride. He was exceptionally well behaved, handling the people, noise and new situations in the several days prior to the show tremendously well. da Vinci was very popular with everyone who met him and we are ridiculously proud of him.Watch movie online The Transporter Refueled (2015) Emma had her first attempt at leading a horse out and did a great job despite a lot of nerves. While in the show ring, da Vinci did his best...

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Canberra Royal 2013

Canberra Royal was a fabulous success for Darkmoor Shires, with Darkmoor da Vinci winning the Shire Colt/Stallion class! As is becoming the norm, da Vinci handled what could have been a very stressful situation with ease and grace. He received incredibly positive remarks from the judge, who commented that da Vinci was, “…a typical foal on the day, but with no obvious faults…particularly impressed with his feet and joints, flat bone and lovely quality hair.” He went on to say that he feels da Vinci has a lot of potential for the future. Perhaps it’s because this is all so new to us, but we are once...

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