Alyssa from Discover The Horse has one big dream - to ride every breed of horse in the world! Better yet she's having a real good go at it and we were thrilled to be Alyssa's 77th breed - The Australian Draught Horse. We had the difficult decision to choose a horse for her to… Continue reading Discover The Horse YouTube Series
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2022 Sydney Royal Easter Show
Marlie Draught Horse Stud had the privilege of being part of the lunch time and night time entertainment, everyday at the 2022 Sydney Royal Easter Show. Together with Steve Johnson, Bruce Bandy and Aleks Berzins, a 20 horse team was put together to pull a wool wagon around the main stadium as a 'Tribute To… Continue reading 2022 Sydney Royal Easter Show
200th Year of Royal Agricultural Society Parramatta Parade
Early morning on the 9th of April 2022, Aleks, Karina and the Marlie Stud draught horse team were at Parramatta Park getting ready for a once in a lifetime highlight - driving horses 14km down Parramatta Road to Sydney Olympic Park for 200 years of the Sydney Royal Easter Show and the Royal Agricultural Society.… Continue reading 200th Year of Royal Agricultural Society Parramatta Parade
Murrumbateman Field Day
Marlie Stud attended Murrumbateman Field Day 2018 as part of the Yass Antique Machinery Club on the 20th and 21st of October. Aleks took Hank, Will, Grace and Clyde. Although the heavens broke and it rained on the first day, we were fortunate enough to have the sun out on the Sunday. Aleks mentioned that the highlight of… Continue reading Murrumbateman Field Day
Preparing a paddock for Oats
Its no secret that at Marie Stud we are passionate about farming with our Draught Horses. When preparing a paddock for seed we used a 4 step process with our horses - ploughing, discing, scarifying and seeding. Ploughing The paddock was ploughed with 'Hank' and 'Will.' Ploughing turns the upper layer of soil over. The primary benefit of… Continue reading Preparing a paddock for Oats
Marlie Troy
We are pleased to announce the arrival of our newest foal Marlie Troy. Born in the early hours of the 9th of November 2017. Yet another great foal from Sire Woodbarn Hector and Dam Marlie Meg.