Breeding operations and stallion stations — find a farm to stand your mare or shop the next generation.
Corscaron Stud (Bridfa Corscaron) near Tregaron, Ceredigion is a small family stud breeding Welsh Ponies and Cobs Sections A and D. It was formed in 1978 with the foundation mare Vernal Moonray. Foals and young stock are offered for sale.
Chapel Stud near the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire is a thoroughbred stud owned and managed by Roisin Close. It stands stallions including Eldar Eldarov, Subjectivist and Hellvelyn. It offers boarding for mares and young stock, foaling, breaking, sales preparation and spelling.
Shade Oak Stud near Ellesmere, North Shropshire is a privately owned thoroughbred stud established in 1973 and run by Peter and Emma Hockenhull. It stands National Hunt stallions including Dartmouth and Logician. It offers fertility work, stud deals for visiting mares and a private foaling unit.
Elwick Stud at Sheraton Farm in County Durham is a thoroughbred stud founded in 1998 by Geoff Turnbull, set in over 200 acres. It breeds racehorses and offers foaling, broodmare boarding, sales preparation and spelling. It stands the stallion Mondialiste.
Springfield Stud near Shrewsbury, trading as Performance Stallions, stands high performance sport horse stallions for breeders. It has over 20 years of breeding experience, with homebred horses competing at international level. Horses are also offered for sale.
Fairlight Stud in the Gordano Valley near Bristol breeds sports horses and ponies, established in 2003. It stands the stallions Sir Shutterfly, Rubicell and Jonkers Metyo and supplies semen to breeders. It also offers broodmare livery and veterinary-supported breeding packages.
Romanno Stud near Elsrickle, Lanarkshire breeds sports and show horses and ponies. It stands riding pony stallions and performance stallions and has full AI facilities with its own laboratory. Horses and ponies are offered for sale.
Eyarth Stud breeds Welsh Section B ponies at Clegyr Mawr near Melin-y-Wig in the Vale of Clwyd, founded in 1968. Its ponies have been shown in hand and under saddle and exported worldwide. Foals and young stock are offered for sale.
Capital Stud near Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny is a thoroughbred stallion stud established in 2020. It stands five National Hunt and flat stallions, including Authorized. It is run as a syndicate of industry figures.
Pen-Llyn Lusitano on the Llŷn Peninsula in Wales offers classical dressage lessons on trained Lusitano and Spanish PRE horses. Lessons take place in an indoor arena with mirrors, and mountain hacks are also offered. Its horses have appeared in films and commercials.
Longacres Stud near Rochdale is owned by Mandy Sanderson. It breeds coloured performance horses with Hanoverian and other stud book registrations. It stands stallions including First Impression and Standing Ovation.
Marlhill House Stud in Tipperary was established in 1998 by Eddie and Eimear Irwin. It is a boutique thoroughbred breeding and consigning business selling yearlings at major sales. Its graduates include stakes winners.
Boardsmill Stud near Trim, Co. Meath is a family-run thoroughbred stallion farm founded in 1935. It currently stands Arrest, Poet's Word and Sumbal. Visiting mares and foals are cared for on site.
Rathbarry Stud near Fermoy, Co. Cork is a family-owned stud run by the Cashman family since the 1930s. It stands flat and National Hunt stallions including Kodi Bear and Old Persian. Mares visit from around the world.
Cairnview Stud in Kells, Co. Meath breeds and sells Irish cobs, Irish sport horses, Irish draughts and hunters, exporting to mainland Europe. It stands Irish cob stallions such as Cairnview Jackpot. Foals and youngsters are offered for sale.
Knockenduff Stud is a family-owned stud in Tramore, Co. Waterford with two farms over 300 acres. It breeds thoroughbreds from a band of quality broodmares and has bred winners such as Breton Rock. Facilities include an American barn, horse walker and sand gallop.
Barronstown Stud on the Kildare and Wicklow border was established in 1980 by David and Diane Nagle. It is a commercial thoroughbred breeder on 500 acres whose horses have won 44 Group 1 races. It sells yearlings at Goffs, Tattersalls and Arqana.
Moortown Stud in the south east of Wexford has bred and raced thoroughbreds for over 30 years. It stands the stallions Watar and Life Force alongside its broodmare operation. Horses for sale are listed.
Ballykeppogue Miniature Horses in Co. Wicklow breeds miniature horses and American Shetland ponies. It stands imported and champion stallions such as JCs Distinction. Mares, foals and horses for sale are listed.
Airlie Stud near Maynooth, Co. Kildare is a family-owned thoroughbred stud founded after the war. It breeds Classic and Group 1 winners and offers mare boarding, sales and yearling preparation and pasture management. The stud has horses in training with leading trainers.
Ashwood Stud is a family-owned business near Arklow, County Wicklow, established in 1996. It is run by Patricia and Billy Doyle with their son Conor. The stud offers a horse sales prepping service in the Wicklow and Wexford area. It has prepared horses for the main sales at Goffs and Tattersalls since 1996.
Kedrah House Stud near Cahir, Co. Tipperary stands thoroughbred and sport horse stallions such as Lux Z and Ricardo Z. It offers livery and foaling services for visiting mares. An equine veterinary clinic established in 1977 is attached to the stud.
Tathren Stud and Riding School is in Glossodia in the Hawkesbury district of NSW, about an hour from Sydney. It offers private and group riding lessons from nervous beginners to competitors on school horses from its own breeding program. It also stands stallions at stud and holds on-site competitions.
Overbury Stud near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire is a thoroughbred stallion stud on the Overbury Estate. It stands stallions including Ardad, Golden Horn, Jack Hobbs and Frontiersman and takes visiting mares. The stud bred Derby winner Grundy.
