Tuahiwi Sport Horses began breeding in 2001. The decision to breed ourselves stemmed from dealing with the problems and behavioural issues of the many horses who have come to us over many years. Along the way we have been fortunate to also acquire horses of a completely different calibre –horses that have been carefully bred and just as carefully developed. It is amazing just what a pleasure it is to own this type of horse!
Our aim is to produce sane, sensible mounts with the conformation, movement, brain and trainability to excel in any discipline. Our philosophy is that good training and preparation (plus that little bit of hard work) will always come out on top. With this in mind we like to breed to quality stallions, focusing on a “blood over bone” mix, and train them ourselves right from the start.
Initially we were more interested in eventing, however more recently we have focused on dressage. We also like to show our youngstock in hand, and when they are old enough under saddle, at A & P level. All of the working horses get a lot of variety. We find galloping and jumping keeps them fresh and happy in their work, with Genie (Te Peka Galston) in particular enjoying a gallop around the track.
Tuahiwi Sport Horses is run by mother and daughter Pip and Kerry Hume. Pip’s role is to get us from A to B, organising where horses are supposed to be at any given time, as well as the breeding and early training of young stock. Kerry focuses on the ridden side of the stud. Having trained with some of the world's best known trainers, Kerry breaks in all our young stock, and competes them before they are available for sale, as well as competing the Grand Prix schoolmaster Te Peka Galston (Genie) at Advanced level. Kerry also breaks in and schools outside horses.
At present Tuahiwi Sport Horses has two broodmares, three youngsters and three horses in full work (Genie, and Cozarney). To see more about them, please check their respective pages.
Please, if you see us out and about competing, do stop and say hi!
