We breed horses of superb temperament, conformation and performance ability with a focus on black colour breeding.
Our motto "Breeding Quality not Quantity" is strictly adhered to and as a result our breeding stock is of the highest quality including imported bloodlines.
We have been involved in exhibiting, riding and breeding Spanish Performance Horses since 1992 and in 1997 Black Horse Manor was established. Our commitment to the breed will ensure that Black Horse Manor fulfils its vision of breeding internationally competitive Spanish Performance Horses.
Black Horse Manor is located at Mount Fairy, on 140 acres of beautiful Australian landscape approximately 9 minutes from the boutique town of Bungendore, 30 minutes from Queanbeyan and 40 minutes from Canberra Airport.
About me - Sabina Callaghan
I am the owner of Black Horse Manor (BHM), which is a professional breeding stud for Pure (PRE) and Derivative Spanish horses. Although BHM was officially established in 1997, I have been involved in this breed since the 1970’s.
I have imported Pure Spanish horses and frozen semen from Spain and as recent as February 2024, I imported Pure Spanish frozen semen from the UK.
I hold a BA of Science Majoring in Equine Science and hold numerous qualifications in both breed and performance horse judging.
BHM Pure Spanish Breeding Program
Galero XIV (Imp) (Dec), Kenia FC (Imp), BHM Black Porcha were BHM’s foundation imported Purebred breeding stock and the homebred CS Marieta joined this foundation breeding herd. Since Galero’s passing I have continued to import the best Pure Spanish frozen semen available to Australia. This is by no means easy as not may Spanish Studs prepare frozen semen for Australia. However, I have been fortunate to travel to Spain a few times and arrange excellent, proven frozen semen to import and have some lovely youngsters to show for the hard work. In 2024, I will import Pure Spanish stallion frozen semen from the UK to compliment my breeding program.
BHM Derivative Program
The BHM Derivative Program plays a fundamental role in the stud’s breeding program. It is well known that the Spanish horse produces a superb cross and we love the challenge of producing high quality open company purpose bred derivatives.
Only top quality mares are chosen to be crossed with our PRE stallions. Although we have our preferences for particular breeds, we will never disregard a mare if her movement, conformation, temperament and quality are what we are looking for.
We have an additional branch to our derivative program by using imported Warmblood semen to use with our top PRE mares. The stallions chosen are the world’s number one sires of European dressage horses and include stallions such as Tolegro and Fürst Heinrich. Fillies from these breeding will be retained and crossed back to our PRE stallions. This is an exciting venture for us and we look forward to see the results when the best of one breed is crossed with the best of another.