The Horses at The Caramel Stud
We have a huge variety of horses, ponies and miniatures here at the Caramel Stud, ranging from our tiny Falabella to the huge Drum Horse Stallion and pretty much everything inbetween! We have miniature and standard Shetlands, a Falabella, a mini cob, Sports horses, a Thoroughbred, Welsh Cobs (section D), and drum horses. Every horse born at the stud is given the prefix Caramel (after our foundation mare) and is named after something sweet.
Caramel Flapjack
SPORTS HORSE
Jack is the youngest horse born to the stud. His dam is Daisy and his sire was Fudge. Although very popular with everyone that visits the stud, he is not for sale as he is destined to be Jo's eventer as he has an excellent temperament like his siblings.
Jack is a big lad and stands at 16.2hh. His colouring is known as a Palomino skewbald, which consists of beautiful big gold and white patches. He is the image of his father and we are extremely proud to own him.
He has such a lovely character and his antics constantly make us giggle.
Caramel Fudge
SPORTS HORSE
Fudge was the son of Caramel, the foundation mare of The Caramel Stud. Unfortunately we lost Fudge in the summer of 2014 but he still lives on in our other horses.
Fudge was our prize stallion with incredible breeding and was sire (Dad) to all of our young sports horses.
His sire was Country Top Gun, the Elite graded and most successful coloured stallion in the UK.
Fudge had amazing rare and unique Palomino markings, which combined with beautiful movement and conformation made him one in a million! He was Jo's weekend steed, being reserved for the days where a more spirited ride was called for!!
As you can see from the pictures though, Jo and Fudge had a very special bond with mutual respect and understanding from both rider and stallion. We miss him dearly.
Hayfield Colour Sergeant
DRUM HORSE
Sergeant, or Serge as we call him, is our Drum Horse Stallion. Champion Shire x champion Gypsy Vanner, he stands at 17hh and is a fully registered and licensed stallion with the International Drum Horse Association (IDHA). He is a gentle giant and is the horse that Andy learned to ride on. He is known as a Piebald which is colouring consisting of big patches of black and white.
The criteria that must be met to gain Drum horse status is extremely strict in order to maintain a high standard of breeding. Sergeant certainly meets every criteria. He is a very special boy.
Drum horses are a relatively new breed so Serge is an important asset to the breeding programme and will help to create fantastic future generations of this magnificent class of horse .
Caramel Marble
SPORTS HORSE
Marble is Jo's everyday riding horse. Her dam is Daisy and her sire was Fudge.She has the sweetest, kind nature and is an absolute love. She is slightly stockier than her siblings and stands at 16hh, but is just as agile and is a really fun horse.
Marble is also a skewbald like her siblings and sire, but she is a Chestnut skewbald.
Caramel Brandysnap
SPORTS HORSE
Brandy is Jack and Marble's sister.She stands at 16.1hh and like her siblings has a wonderful attitude to life. She is for sale as we are sure she would make a fantastic eventer. Just like her sister Marble, she is a chestnut skewbald.
Moondaisy
IRISH DRAUGHT X THOROUGHBRED
Daisy is our brood mare, pictured here with Jack aged 2 days old.
She is a beautiful 16.3hh Palomino and the dam to all our sports horse young stock. She is a fantastic mare and is a brilliant mother. She was sired by Henderson Dex who was a Chestnut showjumping stallion competed by the famous Whittaker family.
She has bred lots of wonderful foals for us at the Caramel Stud and we are hoping to put her to our Drum stallion Sergeant, to see what we can produce from them. We are hoping to get a Palomino or Palomino skewbald heavy type of horse with lots of mane tail and feather.
Shar
THOROUGHBRED
Shar is our old thoroughbred that we have had with us for many years and is now aged 21.
Jo used to work for his breeder and has known Shar since he was 6 months old. He was bred from very good quality racing stock and was destined to be a steeplechaser, hence his huge 16.2hh stature, but unfortunately his breeder passed away so he was never sent for training.
One of his close relations ran in the Grand National and was winning until he jumped a loose horse AND Beechers Brook didn't quite make the landing! Both jockey and horse were fine.
Shars role is the CSC nanny! He keeps all the young horses in check, teaches them good manners in the field and is Daisy's best friend.
He isn't quite sure if he is a stallion, gelding or a mare but has the most gentle temperament and even though he never made it as a racehorse, we still love him!