OUR STORY

Our stud is the realisation of a lifelong dream!  A passion and a determination to breed outstanding horses has taken literally years and years to reach fruition. There were countless setbacks in the beginning that meant having our first successful live foal took far longer than we anticipated.  But once we got there, the wait, the heartache and the sacrifice delivered what we set out to do.  Quality over quantity  has certainly become our motto here at Paperbark Lodge.

 

Horses have always featured in Katrina's life, as an amateur rider and as part of her family background.  As a child based on a north west cattle station, stock horses were part of the working team, chosen for their temperament, conformation, hardiness and willingness to work. Some years later, with her young daughters competing in eventing and dressage, the first warmblood horses joined the family.  They quickly become an increasing focus as the girls in the family began to concentrate on dressage as their chosen discipline.  Her first two foals received first and second place on the Australian All Breed Tour 2020 in the Open Horse Halter with huge scores from the International FN breed judge and assessor. The next and only foal bred in 2021 was Westphalian Champion and the highest scoring colt on the 2022 ACE Assessment Tour.

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We are also importers and suppliers of IFS for those in the market that wish to breed their own superstar!

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