VF Sporthorses

14/10/2026

Very sad news for us reading that Balou Du Rouet has passed away. We are very lucky to have bred the most stunning foals by him from our also passed on mare Hurlingham Landlady.

Lanson VF, who sold as a foal, is now a 4 year old and we can’t wait to see him out competing in the coming years.

Mayfair VF is a lovely leggy yearling growing into herself and has been retained by us to go into sport and eventually take her mum’s spot in the broodmare herd.

11/10/2026

Any day until foal number one arrives for the season. Kiara is rather large!

Very excited for our second generation VF foal to arrive.

23/09/2026

Arguably the most exciting foal for the season to come, due mid November.

Denise is expecting a Corofino II foal. Denise is a daughter of Indoctro and super mare Flower Power, making Denise a half sister to superstars Delphi and Django II, along with other 1.60 horses. Denise is also a half sister to Fairview Cambridge (by Corofino II) who has jumped world cups in Australia.

21/09/2026

Capriole (Cassini II x Locato) is working hard on growing her Euro Sport Exclusive Diamond ML foal.

So excited to see what this cross produces, there’s some lovely types bred off the Emerald and Cassini II cross.

20/09/2026

It won’t be long before Kiara VF (Carrera VDL x Denise) is moved to the foaling suite.

She’s due in a months time to Euro Sport Diamant B. We’re so excited to see the first of our second generation foals to arrive from a super bloodline.

Our main focus in our breeding programme descends from the legendary mare Flower Power, whom Kiara is a granddaughter of.

This year we have two foals due from this bloodline along with Denise (Indoctro x Flower Power) carrying a Corofino II foal due mid November.

20/08/2026

How stunning is our yearling c**t Maverick VF. He has come back in for some more education along side our resident standardbred c**ts.

Maverick is by Conthalou, (Conthargos x Balou Du Rouet x Chacco Blue) out of our lovely mare Capriole (Cassini II x Locato x Farnese)

14/06/2026

Getting excited to meet Kiara VF’s Eurosport Diamant B foal in 4 short months! Kiara has some serious scope seen here as a 5 year old.

Kiara VF is by Carrera VDL out of Denise (Indoctro x Flower Power).

12/03/2026

Absolutely delighted to see we alongside Walton Dressage Stables scored third highest for the breeders award.

Along with our individual foals scores and the combined total it’s exactly the direction we want our breeding programme heading.

🏆 Leading Breeder of the Tour

One of the final awards of the New Zealand Warmblood Classification Tour is one of the most prestigious — the Leading Breeder Award.

This award recognises the breeder whose three highest-scoring horses across the entire tour achieve the greatest combined score. With such a huge number of horses inspected during this year’s tour, having three horses rank among the very top is an outstanding achievement and a testament to the strength and consistency of a breeding programme.

This year’s Leading Breeder of the Tour is
✨ Gloriann Mullen – Wembleybrook Sport Horses ✨

Gloriann secured the title with three exceptional foals:
• Scarlet Witch WSH — by Supra Marvel WSH — 84.5%
• Carnyx Air WSH — by Cornet’s Air — 82.25%
• Supraman WSH — by Supra Marvel WSH — 80.25%
Total: 247 points

This year’s competition was extremely close, highlighting the strength of breeding programmes across the country:
• Catherine Smith — 246.75
• Paula Brocklehurst & Gregory Kingsley-Wilkins — 245.25
• Kieryn Walton from Walton Dressage Stables and also the team at VF Sporthorses
— 244.75
• Sandy Fryatt & Ross Beaven — 244

A special mention must also go to Murray Riches, a first-timer presenting foals on tour, who finished on an impressive 242.5 — an outstanding result and a very exciting debut!

When the margins are this tight, every decimal point counts — and it shows just how competitive and progressive sport horse breeding in New Zealand has become.

Congratulations to Gloriann Mullen and Wembleybrook Sport Horses on being named Leading Breeder of the Tour.

02/03/2026

Better late than never, Capriole (Cassini II - Locato - Farnese) has had a 52 day positive scan to Euro Sport Exclusive Diamond ML.

Breeding season is now all ticked off for the year and we’re onto weaning.

22/02/2026

Congratulations to Tanya Hansen and Finesse VF placing fourth at Takapoto in the 4 year old final on Wednesday.