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23 May 2008

We are very excited to annouce our recent purchase of Hip N Vested from Callaway Performance Horses in northern California. Hip N Vested is an overo yearling colt sired by Vested Pine AQHA Congress champion, Congress and World Champion sire and sire of the 2007 $250,000 Reichert champion, Invest N Vital Signs, AQHA. His APHA dam is by Paint Me Zippo and is a full sister to the 4 time World Show buckle winner Zipman. Hip N Vested is remaining in the US under the care and guidance of Julie Thompson-Martell of JTM Performance Horses for the Yearling Lungeline futurities in 2008 and then for the commencement of his ridden career in the 2yo WP futurities in 2009. We thank Katie and Matt for the opportunity to purchase this outstanding young colt, and also Julie and Dale for their hospitality during our recent visit to the US to inspect "Harley". Keep an eye on our Show Team page for updates and photos when they become available.

 

19 May 2008

Position Vacant

We currently have a position available for a stablehand/stud groom. Duties including feeding horses, cleaning stables, saddling/unsaddling and general grooming. Also mowing and basic groundskeeping etc. Applicants should have competence in all areas of horsemanship, including handling young horses. An interest in western horses and also natural methods of horse handling highly desireable. Applicants should be competent in the operation of a 4 wheeled motorbike and the ability to competently operate a small tractor would also be highly regarded. Applicants must demonstrate a high level of independance, initiative and be able to work unsupervised. Hours are Monday to Friday from 7am to 11am and from 4pm to 5:30pm, as well as Saturday from 7am to 10am. The occasional Sunday may also be required. These hours are negotiable and it is likely that the position will become fulltime in the near future. For more information or to apply please contact us or Tanya at Workhorse Recruitment on 07 4637 9611 or email tanya@workhorserecruitment.com.au

 

 

For more stud news and previous show results please visit our News page.

 

Radically Hotnblazing 2007 Australian Halter Showcase Yearling Lungeline Champion Photo: Julie Wilson	Barpassinova 2007 NPHA 2yo Western Pleasure 3rd place (highest placed paint), 2007 NPHA Limited 2yo Western Pleasure 4th place (highest placed paint). Photo: Mark Childs

Welcome to Dominion Equine and Dominion Paint Horses

Incorporating Dominion Show Horses and Dominion Paints, we are one of Australia's leading breeders of ridden Paint Horses for western performance events, including Western Pleasure, Trail and other associated western disciplines. Our bloodlines are based on the best performed and proven Paint Horse and Quarter Horse bloodlines that both Australia and the world has to offer and we are very proud of the progress we have made towards improving the overall quality and type of ridden Paints here in Australia.

First and foremost is our desire to produce good quality horses that are competitive in open company. Paint Horses are a stock type breed in their own right, not just a colour, and as such we strive to produce the best type of horse we possibly can, with colour as a secondary consideration. We evaluate our solid coloured horses with as much enthusiasm as our coloured horses and have no hesitation in selecting a solid or paint bred horse to be on our show team if we believe it to be a better performance prospect than a coloured counterpart. That said we have been very blessed to have produced some exceptional coloured horses in recent years and oh they are so pretty to look at! It's the best of both worlds really..... the awesome ability and temperament of the Quarter Horse infused with the extra chrome and sparkle of the Paint!

Our breeding program to date has been exclusively Paint Horse to Quarter Horse. At present we see little point in breeding Paint to Paint and we will not breed overo to overo as there is no better chance of producing colour and we believe the 25% risk of producting a lethal white foal to be unacceptable. Some of our Quarter Horse bloodlines include Cee A Barpasser (Barpasser), HF Somethin Hot, Tall Dark n Radical (Radical Rodder, Tahnee Zippo, Hotrodders Jet Set, Zippo Pine Bar), Ten (Ace of the Deck, Morn Deck) and we have crossed these with what we believe to be the best of ridden Paint Horse genetics here in Australia offered by the great Loots Image (Gran Loot) and Burnin Love (C-Notes Playboy).

So please enjoy your browse around our site. Our News and For Sale pages are regularly updated, as are other pages as required. We are very passionate about developing the depth, quality and consistency in the bloodlines of ridden Paint Horses in Australia and welcome comment and discussion on this fabulous breed of horse.

Home to the 2005 Paint Horse Association of Australia
High Point 2 Year Old

Lootscootin KC

PHAA Champion #182

ROM Halter, Western Pleasure, Western Horsemanship

Superior Trail.

 

 

We breed 'em to ride, and ride they do... all the way into the winners circle!!

Proudly bred, owned and trained by Dominion Equine Services.