Stud Facilities & Services

This section is for horse owners and professionals who wish to use the Colony Stud services.

On this page you will find...

Our Stallions

Image of stallion Besthorpe Achilles Suffolk Punch horse with ribbons at a horse show

Besthorpe Achilles

Passport Number

8961


Date of Birth

8/4/2005


Colour

Chesnut


Height

17.2hh


Dam (Mother)

Besthorpe Pearl (28438)


Dam's Sire (Grandfather)

Robeck Classic The First (8848)


Sire (Father)

Springtime Hector (8868)


Grandsire (Grandfather)

Golden Grandchild (8810)

Image of stallion Colony Eli from the Suffolk Punch Trust with a trainer at a show

Colony Eli

Passport Number

9186


Date of Birth

19/02/2018


Colour

Chesnut


Height

17.0hh


Dam (Mother)

Vumba Deeanne (28619)


Dam's Sire (Grandfather)

Besthorpe Achilles (8961)


Sire (Father)

Eyke Viscount (9063)


Grandsire (Grandfather)

Euston Bobby Dazzler (8974)

Image of stallion Colony Gremlin from the Suffolk Punch Trust with winning ribbons alongside his trainer

Colony Gremlin

Passport Number

9237


Date of Birth

08/04/2020


Colour

Red Chesnut


Height

Still growing...


Dam (Mother)

Withersfield Daisy (28687)


Dam's Sire (Grandfather)

Euston Malachite (8903)


Sire (Father)

Hessett Horatio (9064)


Grandsire (Grandfather)

Highpoint William (8836)

BEVA Approved

Our Natural Cover and Artificial Insemination (AI) services are supported by a British Equine Veterinary Association approved practice.

Serious About Safety

Utmost safety procedures for horses, attendant grooms and veterinary surgeons.

Secure Stabling

Secure stabling for visiting stallions, mares and foals, including five extra-large foaling units, each with CCTV to enable 24/7 live monitoring. 

Designated Areas

120 acres with secure paddocks. This enables us to segregate visiting horses from our resident stock.

Services and Fees

Veterinary, farrier and other third-party costs will be billed as incurred or passed to the owner for payment. 


The Stud Services fees including VAT.

  • Natural Cover

    We can arrange for your mare to be naturally covered by a stallion of your choice at The Colony Stud. This could be one of The Colony Stud stallions, or another - we can help to make all the necessary arrangements with your chosen stallion’s stud. 


    Traditionally, when a mare comes into season she is covered every other day until she goes out of season. Alternatively for some mares, it may be preferable for the vet to examine her and determine the optimum time of covering.


    We offer a unique, professional trying area which ensures the safety of your horse, the stallion and handlers safety at all times.


    There are other options such as Artificial Insemination; this is a specialised process so please get in touch with us for some more information.


    Fees:

    Pure Suffolk Mare: £450

    Other breed of Mare: £350

  • Foaling

    You may bring your mare to our Stud for foaling. We recommend you bring the mare to us at least 4 weeks before the expected foaling date to allow her to become well-settled.


    We offer secure stabling for visiting mares and foals, including five extra-large foaling units, each with CCTV to enable 24/7 live monitoring, and an experienced team of grooms.


    Fees: £300

  • Handling

    Once your foal has been born and the mare and foal have recovered from foaling, we regularly handle the foal to train it to get used to being led and having its feet picked up. 


    Regularly handling while the foal remains at The Colony Stud will help to make the foal easier to handle when you take the mare and foal home.


    Fee: £25 per week

  • Weaning

    As we usually have groups of similar aged foals, we can offer to wean the foal from the mare before they return home. Alternatively, we can take-in foals specifically for weaning.

  • Livery

    In addition to livery for breeding services, we also offer general livery services for Suffolk Punch horses and Suffolk cross-bred horses, or other breeds by arrangement.


    Fees:


    Stabled £17 per day

    At Grass £12 per day

  • Breeding of Suffolk Mares

    We can take-in mares for breeding by natural cover.


    A Mare's Cycle


    Timing is crucial to successful breeding. A mare releases an egg (ovulates) every 18 – 24 days (a process called cycling). Each egg forms inside the ovary in a structure known as a follicle. 


    A mare is in season (oestrus) for 5 – 7 days, and is then out of season (dioetrus) for 14 – 15 days. 


    During a mare’s season, follicle growth coincides with an increase in the fluid (oedma) within the lining of the mare’s uterus.


    When the follicle reaches a key size (usually over 50mm in Suffolk mares), an ovulation-inducing drug can be administered. A mare should then ovulate within 24 – 48 hours, which is the window of time within which the mare should be presented to a stallion (natural cover).


    Stress


    Mares are more likely to conceive if they are not stressed and well-settled into the breeding environment. 


    We recommend bringing a mare for breeding to The Colony Stud at least a few days before breeding. Maiden mares or mares prone to stress may need longer to become settled.


    Health


    Mares for breeding will need to need to meet the following additional health requirements:


    • Equine viral arteritis (EVA) and equine infectious anaemia (EIA) - a negative blood test taken after 1st January of the current year


    • Contagious equine metritis (CEM) – a negative clitoral swab taken after 1st January of the current year


    Ultrasound


    A mare may have routine rectal ultrasound scans pre- and post-covering or insemination.


    A mare will have a first pregnancy scan at 15-16 days from insemination or the last covering, and an in-foal heartbeat scan at around 28 days. We recommend that the mare stays at The Colony Stud at least until this scan. 


    A further scan at around 42 days can also be performed at the owner’s discretion.

It is thanks to a generous donor that we are able to offer the facilities for artificial insemination (AI)

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Livery Requirements

Before bringing your horse(s) to The Colony Stud, please discuss your requirement and plans with us, and complete our admission form with all of the necessary details.


Passport - We will require to see the horse’s passport, which should accompany the horse.


Good Health - We require all horses coming to The Colony Stud to be in good general health, up-to-date on worming and farriery, and to meet the following health requirements:


Equine Influenza – all horses, except foals, must be fully vaccinated against Equine Influenza, and a booster must have been given within 12 months, and no less than 7 days, of arrival. If a booster is due while the horses are at the Stud, it will be given unless advised otherwise.


Freedom from infection – a signed declaration is required for each horse stating that it has not been in contact with, nor has it shown any signs consistent with Strangles or any other infectious disease, or that there have been no signs of infectious disease at the premises of origin.


Insurance - Please note that it is the owner’s responsibility to have their own insurance cover for their horse(s), if required. The Suffolk Punch Trust does not insure visiting horses. 

Contact the Stud Manager Admission Form

Terms and Conditions

The Suffolk Punch Trust provides Colony Stud Services on the basis of the following Terms & Conditions. 


The owner (or their agent on behalf of the owner) must fully complete and sign the attached admission form for a horse(s) being brought to the Colony Stud for any Stud Services. By completing and signing the admission form you are agreeing to these Terms & Conditions. 


The Suffolk Punch Trust reserves the right to terminate any agreement to provide Colony Stud Services if we believe there may be an unacceptable risk to other horses or to grooms or other handlers, or in the event that the owner breaches any of these Terms & Conditions.


While every care will be taken, The Suffolk Punch Trust is not liable for any damage, illness or injury to any horse(s) brought to The Colony Stud. It is the owner’s responsibility to have their own insurance cover for their horse(s), if required - The Suffolk Punch Trust does not insure visiting horses. 


We will require to see the horse’s passport, which should accompany the horse. 


We require all horses coming to The Colony Stud to be in good general health, up-to-date with worming and farriery, and to meet the following health requirements: 


Equine Influenza – all horses, except foals, must be fully vaccinated against Equine Influenza, and a booster must have been given within 12 months, and no less than 7 days, of arrival. If a booster is due while the horses are at the Stud, it will be given unless advised otherwise. 


Freedom from infection – a signed declaration is required for each horse stating that it has not been in contact with, nor has it shown any signs consistent with Strangles or any other infectious disease, or that there have been no signs of infectious disease at the premises of origin. 


In addition to the health requirements for all horses coming to The Colony Stud set-out above, mares for breeding will also need to need to meet the following additional health requirements: 


Equine viral arteritis (EVA) and equine infectious anaemia (EIA) - a negative blood test taken after 1st January of the current year 

Contagious equine metritis (CEM) – a negative clitoral swab taken after 1st January of the current year 


Owners are advised to bring any mares to The Colony Stud for Breeding Services in sufficient time before services are to be provided to ensure that they are not stressed and they are well-settled, and for mares to remain at The Colony Stud until after a successful ~28-day scan (unless otherwise agreed). 


The owner will be charged for agreed Colony Stud Services provided on the basis of our current schedule of fees, which can be found on our website at www.suffolkpunchtrust.co.uk, and which may be updated from time- to-time. Veterinary, farrier and other third-party costs will be billed as incurred or passed to the owner for payment. 


In the event that urgent medical intervention is required, we will use reasonable endeavours to contact the owner to inform them of the measures required and to obtain their consent to proceed, but we reserve the discretion to proceed in the best interests of the welfare of the animals involved and to bill the owner for any costs involved. 


Any outstanding invoices for Colony Stud Services provided and any associated costs must be settled in full before the horse(s) leave The Colony Stud. If outstanding invoices remain unpaid, we reserve the right to sell horses and any associated tack, rugs and equipment left at The Colony Stud in order to try to recoup our costs. 

Stud Admission Form

Please fill in the form below.


Alternatively, download the Stud Admission Form, fill it in, and return the completed form via post to: Tracey Pettitt, Sink farm, St Davids lane, Hollesley, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3JR. Or email it to: tracey.pettitt@suffolkpunchtrust.org

Download Admission Form

Stud Admission Form

Equine viral arteritis (EVA) and equine infectious anaemia (EIA): Please provide evidence of a negative blood test taken after 1st January of the current year.

Contagious equine metritis (CEM): Please provide evidence of a negative clitoral swab taken after 1st January of the current year.

Please provide below: Date Bred; Natural Cover or AI Type (fresh, chilled, frozen); Cycle Conceived; Outcome (eg foaled - colt or filly, not carried, full-term, etc); and Date Foaled:

Please tick all that apply below:

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The Suffolk Punch Trust

St David's Lane, Hollesley

Woodbridge, IP12 3JR

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Contact The Stud Manager

Need to discuss further?

Contact the Stud Manager

If you require further information on our Stud or any other equine enquiry, please contact the Stud Manager, Tracey Pettitt, to discuss your tailored requirements:


Send a direct message: Fill in the form and Tracey will get back to you.


Email Tracey: tracey.pettitt@suffolkpunchtrust.org


Phone Tracey: 07776 210238

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