Richardson Broodmare Agistment

08/03/2026

With a few clients retiring their older broodmares we now have a couple of vacancies for resident mares, infoal, dry or with foal at foot.. DM for info or come for a walk over our farm to check us out ...photo credit Suzanne Martin

26/01/2026

With the foaling season behind us, now we focus on handling foals. Having them relaxed for the farrier helps in their education.

30/08/2025

And we are underway with the first foal born on Friday night. A lovely sport horse c**t.

09/04/2025

Grab a bargain.. beautiful mare with foal at foot and infoal
https://gavelhouse.co.nz/lot/440934/onehundredcaves

09/04/2025

I've grown fond of this filly and would love her to find a home to give her a chance...aussie owner who is giving up breeding

Check out this horse on Gavelhouse. Turn Me Loose filly out of lightly bred Fastnet rock mare. Australian owner who is dissolving his NZ breeding operation. She has developed a sway back which should not hinder her racing prospects, the photos don't do her justice, she moves well and I welcome anyon...

27/01/2025

SOLD to an awesome racing/breeding home. One of my clients is downsizing his breeding operation and therefore Misty is up for sale. She is scanned infoal to Shocking and due early around 31st August. She is a lovely mare, easy to have on the farm, 16hh (or a cm under) moves nice. She has a decent pedigree page with 2nd and 3rd dams leaving black type.. she will go on gavel house but I thought I would try and find her a home first. Priced at one thousand dollars (the service fee to Shocking is 10K) so this is a bargain...

24/12/2024

Merry xmas! This is my current mood today 🤣

08/11/2024

We made it through another guy fawkes with no injuries... always a stressful week when looking after clients horses. One cute foal born amongst the fireworks

15/09/2024

Spring is here and I'm going to give you a money saving, grass growing, w**d control recipe! I use UPTAKE FOLIAR fertilizer AND in the liquid fert I put tordon pasture boss BUT this is the thing... 20litres fert and 500mls Tordon per hectare..(normally your use 2litres of tordon per ha) so this is a huge saving as the fert increases the uptake of the w**d killer in the plant... one application spring n autumn....the UPTAKE fert is amazing... been using it for 6yrs now...my soil tests and foliage tests are excellent with no recommendations... no dock and I hammer my property pretty hard with horses... Graham arrives with water on board, we add the UPTAKE and tordon pasture boss and he drives around spraying, he is happy to come for 2ha then when I'm ready he does the rest.. this truly is a winning combination for horse properties.... and I thought ya all should know! Heidi Richardson

18/07/2024

As we head into the breeding one of my clients is looking to lease out her Fastnet Rock mare.. 15.3hh 16yrs.. lovely mare to have on the farm.. good doer, great feet...pedrigee page catalogues up well...pm me if interested

19/03/2024

First day of gradual weaning process, mum goes out for breakfast and they spend less than an hr apart, then gradually lengthening the time each day depending on how they go... I've been weaning this way for 5yrs more and it's such a calm way to do it. I recently attended the International Society for Equitation Science conference held here in NZ and the research proves the foals are better adjusted and less fearful when weaned like this...

10/09/2023

First foal of the season for me...filly by Circus maximus... glad to get one on the ground as paddocks are filling up fast with pregnant mares