About the Judaroo Pony Stud
The seeds for Judaroo Pony Stud were sewn in the late 1940’s
and 1950’s when a young Jan decided that she wanted a horse. Her father saved an ex-trotter from the knackers and Jan had her horse
on the family farm at Yealering.Then in the early 70’s, now married to David and with daughters of her own, the desire for ponies
was still there. David was more interested in cattle so Jan went off and bought an aged Welsh Mountain mare of Koojan stock
named Warrine Number 11 or “Tiny” as she was affectionately known. In the mean time Tiny was seized by the bailiff as her
previous owner had not paid for her.This lead to David becoming involved and Tiny became a member of the family.
This was the beginning of Judaroo Pony Stud. Once we had a pony David’s cattle took a back seat to setting up what has become Judaroo Pony Stud. There had also been two horses bought for the girls to ride.“Dusty” was a lovely little horse who gave the girls, particularly Judy much enjoyment. The other a mare, Honey was the grand daughter of a Perth Cup winner - England’s Dust. She was a bit of a challenge to ride and Carey was not known for her great bravery so Honey was put into foal using Retford Doublelight a stallion owned by the late Margaret Campbell. She produced Judaroo Honeybee who was a Foundation B mare and produced many lovely ponies for the stud. There is still, and will be in the years to come, evidence of Honey’s contribution to the stud.
Anxious to get more ponies David, Jan and two week old Kathryn took off up north with an old friend John Price. There they bought 12 unhandled Koojan ponies many descendants from the famous Greylight. They came to Perth by train and then truck. Although none of our current ponies are descendants of these lovely ponies they gave us a base to start our stud.
The girls were very fortunate to have holidays at Margaret Campbell’s Balmoral Pony Stud in Serpentine where Delys Watt was working at the time and these trips taught them a lot and much fun was had by all.
Now, having a group of mares it was time to purchase a stallion, and as it was almost impossible to buy Welsh Mountain ponies in Australia, our first purchase of pure bred stock was from New Zealand.
This was the beginning of Judaroo Pony Stud. Once we had a pony David’s cattle took a back seat to setting up what has become Judaroo Pony Stud. There had also been two horses bought for the girls to ride.“Dusty” was a lovely little horse who gave the girls, particularly Judy much enjoyment. The other a mare, Honey was the grand daughter of a Perth Cup winner - England’s Dust. She was a bit of a challenge to ride and Carey was not known for her great bravery so Honey was put into foal using Retford Doublelight a stallion owned by the late Margaret Campbell. She produced Judaroo Honeybee who was a Foundation B mare and produced many lovely ponies for the stud. There is still, and will be in the years to come, evidence of Honey’s contribution to the stud.
Anxious to get more ponies David, Jan and two week old Kathryn took off up north with an old friend John Price. There they bought 12 unhandled Koojan ponies many descendants from the famous Greylight. They came to Perth by train and then truck. Although none of our current ponies are descendants of these lovely ponies they gave us a base to start our stud.
The girls were very fortunate to have holidays at Margaret Campbell’s Balmoral Pony Stud in Serpentine where Delys Watt was working at the time and these trips taught them a lot and much fun was had by all.
Now, having a group of mares it was time to purchase a stallion, and as it was almost impossible to buy Welsh Mountain ponies in Australia, our first purchase of pure bred stock was from New Zealand.
Judy and Scott’s children Jane and Mark have both enjoyed the ponies in various ways. Jane has ridden ponies throughout her
childhood and teenage years and is having a break from competitive riding at the moment while she is attending university in
Perth. She is also enjoying showing in hand the youngster Judaroo Aztec Rose (affectionately known as Delta) the daughter of one
of her pony hacks Kirreway Aztec. Mark rode as a child and enjoyed in hand showing. Recent years have seen him volunteer on the
arena staff at the Perth Royal Show. He started this while his grandfather David was Ringmaster. In this area Mark has moved from
a runner to Ring Steward. Although he doesn’t have much to do with the ponies at home he seems to really enjoy this interest.
Lisa and Jason’s young family also enjoy the ponies and have several living on their small property in Serpentine. Their 5 acres has become a retirement village for some of out much loved oldies. Meg (5) loves riding and wants to ride like her cousin Jane but can only ride for a short time as she is allergic to them. James (5) also enjoys his ride but like most boys prefers bikes and is easily distracted. Kate at almost two loves going out to help feed the ponies and pat them.
These years Judaroo is working alongside Kathryn’s Morwynt Stud. After returning from a holiday in the United Kingdom Kathryn’s enthusiasm was so great she registered a prefix and bred some ponies the most notable the multi supreme Champion winner Morwynt Ladybird.
There is no way that Jan and David could ever have dreamt all those years ago what a wonderful interest they were providing for the family. A wonderful legacy of pony breeding has been the opportunity to develop friendships with pony enthusiasts from all over Australia and overseas.
We are all very grateful to David for his infectious enthusiasm for the Welsh breed making it possible for us (Judaroo) to purchase significant bloodlines which have proved very successful in our breeding program.
We always welcome visitors to our stud.
Lisa and Jason’s young family also enjoy the ponies and have several living on their small property in Serpentine. Their 5 acres has become a retirement village for some of out much loved oldies. Meg (5) loves riding and wants to ride like her cousin Jane but can only ride for a short time as she is allergic to them. James (5) also enjoys his ride but like most boys prefers bikes and is easily distracted. Kate at almost two loves going out to help feed the ponies and pat them.
These years Judaroo is working alongside Kathryn’s Morwynt Stud. After returning from a holiday in the United Kingdom Kathryn’s enthusiasm was so great she registered a prefix and bred some ponies the most notable the multi supreme Champion winner Morwynt Ladybird.
There is no way that Jan and David could ever have dreamt all those years ago what a wonderful interest they were providing for the family. A wonderful legacy of pony breeding has been the opportunity to develop friendships with pony enthusiasts from all over Australia and overseas.
We are all very grateful to David for his infectious enthusiasm for the Welsh breed making it possible for us (Judaroo) to purchase significant bloodlines which have proved very successful in our breeding program.
We always welcome visitors to our stud.