Got to start somewhere...

Jimblebar Percherons was a dream. A few years back we were contacted by a man who had not one but two Percheron stallions, half brothers, who needed somewhere for them to go. A love for the breed gave us a love for the people who love the breed. We agreed to take on the two boys and so ended up with three stallions on our property...and that's where things started to get a little tricky. Needless to say it didn't work out. The boys only stayed on our property for six or so months before I had to swallow my pride and ask the owner to take them away...but that is another story...maybe another blog :)

So Jimblebar Percherons has only the one Percheron but he is such a delight and credit to the breed we will overlook that. Maybe one day down the track I will be able to get a Perchie mare, it has been my goal for many years now but circumstances keep changing and I fear sometimes that time will run out before it happens.

Kamilaroi Bombardier A264(M)

Registered Percheron Stallion

It was the year my husband and I got married that we bought 'Bardie' as we call him. I suggested 'The Bomb' as a shortened name, my husband gave me one of those "don't be ridiculous" looks and said that we would call him Bardie, "like the little grub."

I had never really seen a Percheron let alone spent time handling or riding one but I went along with it. I still had my childish fantasies of Friesians and they were almost like one without the huge price tag. Ben had spent time with them. Some of his favourite stock horses where Perchie crosses, working up in the gulf, bronco branding and such. We were after something to breed ourselves bigger workhorses for the cattle station we were on. Something that was solid, could do a full days work with no nonsense. He knows his horses so I trusted him with this call.

I've fallen in love with the breed now, you can have your Friesians :) The Percheron is an amazing horse, built for strength, agility and brains. They have been used through the ages, for knights, in wars, for farmwork, cattlework, vaulting, eventing and the mounted police. Their history shows that they are a versatile breed and for all that, highly under-rated. Part of this journey has been meeting like minded people. Anyone who has spent time with this breed always holds special memories in their heart and, quite often, still own at least one Perchie X. 

So I hope you enjoy this new adventure of mine, mixing horses with this technology thing. It is time I kept up with the world and the breed deserves more praise than it gets. I fear I am a poor writer but hopefully some great pics of our horses will make up for it :)