March 2013, last 6 month update!

This year seems to be racing away with us.  I still am not able to ride at any great level because of my injury so we have had few changes.
Last year I sold my eventer to a lovely young rider and we wish them all the best.
Magic Moments had a beautiful foal by Stanhopes Magician, called Magic Bravo.  He is an upstanding colt that now has a new home in Cambridge.  Once weaned he will be making his way north.  We hope that he will be out and about at the in-hand shows as he really is a stunning boy.
Stanhopes Magician offspring are now starting to make their mark in the show ring.  The lovely filly bred and owned by Nicole Bulford was Supreme Pinto at Canterbury A&P 2012, which is amazing for a yearling.  Both this filly's parents have taken out this title so nice to keep it in the family!
Also the stunning yearling colt by Stanhopes Magician, bred by Joanne McGregor and now owned by Marie Bullivant in the North Island had a great show at The Horse of The Year Show 2013.
BV Windrivers Magician won the pinto foal/yearling class, and were 4th in the Pinto Horse of the Year title class.  Again, amazing results for a yearling.  This is very encouraging as a breeder and we are very proud of all our youngsters.
We loved this youngster so much, that we bought his dam off Joanne.  She is a lovely black mare by Voltaire II and she is now confirmed in foal to Whats Colour aka Tomtom.  So we await this foal with anticipation.
Our lovely mare Magic Moments is also back in foal.  This time to Andretti, the Grand Prix show jumping stallion that was imported from Europe.  My trainer Vaughn Jefferis is a huge fan of this boy and he encouraged us to use him.  We are sure this foal will be a gorgeous, athletic, and not to mention pinto :-)
Stanhopes Magician is now my riding horse. While I was recovering he had some time with Vaughn Jefferis and then later with lovely show jump rider Teegan.  He proved to be a bold careful jump.  Really good infront and lets go behind.  He was not worried about fill either, so I am looking forward to hopefully getting out and about with him in the not too distant future!
Magic Fluke is now started under saddle with Bert Elstob and now home for a rest before his first breeding season.  We hope to stand him to the public this season, and we also have a limited number of frozen semen available for Stanhopes Magician.

Photos are BV Windrivers Magician (by Stanhopes Magician)
Magic Fluke
Magic Bravo (by Stanhopes Magician out of Magic Moment/Whats Colour)