About Us

Our services are based on:

• Over thirty years experience at the top levels of equestrianism in three highly competitive horse countries : USA, Italy and Ireland
• Knowledge of what kind of horse is needed for modern competition: what is internationally marketable and why
• A lifetime working with the world's best trainers from the USA, England, Hungary, Germany, Ireland and Italy
• A strong track record breeding, riding and selling top horses for international jumping and eventing competition

We offer:

• Top Irish thoroughbred sport horses for competition
• Top Irish thoroughbred jumping pedigree mares for breeding
• Irish thoroughbred mares in foal to top warmblood stallions
• Frozen semen from the top Holsteiner bloodlines
• Consultation to breeders and producers of sport horses: How to breed and produce horses for the sport horse market: workshops and private consultation services
• Marketing advice: how to sell your horse, for what and to whom
• Training of trainers: clinics to educate riders how to produce saleable horses
• Training of riders from intermediate to international level eventing and show jumping.
• Consultation to riding clubs to design training programs to make teams more competitive: Team coaching strategies

Joan McLaren at the 2009 China International Horse Fair in Beijing

Managing director, Joan McLaren, was a candidate for the US Olympic Show Jumping Team, short-listed as national trainer for the Irish International Junior and Young Rider Eventing Teams, and Assistant Instructor to Head of Italian Federal Show Jumping Sector, Duccio Bartalucci. She has trained with U.S. Show Jumping Team coach Bertalan de Nemethy, English Eventing Olympic medalist and multiple Badminton winner Ginny Leng Elliot and U.K, Swedish, and Irish International Dressage Team trainer, Conrad Schumacher, amongst others.

McLaren ranked and won national championships in the USA in show jumping and competed successfully in combined training events. She has produced both young horses and Young Riders to international levels in the U.S., Italy and Ireland. She is currently based in Dublin Ireland where she stands the Holsteiner stallion Calzada, the only son of Caletto I, in the country. Fresh and frozen semen is available worldwide.