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BIG NEWS!!
After many months of planning we now have our two new English Imported Shires at home, here in Australia. Stonemoor Silver Lady and Ddrydwy Bombers Beauty, both purebred Shires were imported from England in October 2009. Lady is confirmed in foal to the fantastic black Shire stallion Ddrydwy Drayhorse Ace of Spades and is due to foal on the 1st of August 2010. Read more about these wonderful horses on the Mares page.
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The history of the Shires of Luscombe begins in early 1992 when we purchased our first Shire cross gelding, Toby. He was sired by Cedars Albert and out of an Australian Draught Horse Mare. The search for purebred Shires begins much earlier than this though.
Since my early teens I had been interested in having Shire horses. Having grown up with the knowledge that my Grandfather had a team of "shires" on the dairy. Though not purebred they were still referred to as the shires. My father also used "shires" while he was delving bore drains in north western Queensland. I never considered any other heavy breed, it always had to be Shires.
Unfortunately the fact that there were no Shire Horses in Australia was a major stalling point. That was until I read with great interest in 1981 one young colt was imported from England. A little while later 13 mares followed along with another stallion. They were to become the foundation stock for purebred Shire Horses in Australia.
Unfortunately these mares were not available for sale nor were the initial group of foals from them. So it was a 12 year wait until we located the first two registered Shire mares to have as our foundation stock. We purchased the only two available for sale in Australia at the time. They were Cedars Annabella and Cedars Natasha.
Since purchasing Annabella and Natasha we have gone on to purchase two imported English Shire mares called Aldreth Lady Jane and Middlecott Victoria. Jane came to Australia as a six month old foal in 1986. We then imported another Shire mare called Middlecott Victoria in 1996. Victoria was the first grey mare imported into Australia since the early 1900's. These four mares went on to become the foundation mares for The Shires of Luscombe. Our mare Victoria was imported in foal, she produced our stallion Luscombe Whats Wanted.
Many years have gone by since we purchased our first purebred shires, we are breeding quality foals and they can be found in QLD, NSW, VIC and SA. Some of our stallion Teds progeny can be found in the South Australian Police Force as Mounted Police horses.
We produce quality foals with imported bloodlines. Our foals are well handled prior to leaving home. They are all registered with the English Shire Horse Society in England.
We are located between Brisbane and the Gold Coast in Queensland, in the picturesque Albert Valley. This is an ideal location for growing strong healthy foals. The night temperatures in winter drops to below -3 degrees which helps to produce horses with strong dense bones.
We do have visitors to the horses by appointment only. We are only too happy to help others on their journey towards owning or breeding Shire Horses.
The Shires of Luscombe is the home of Luscombe Whats Wanted the first grey Shire stallion in Australia. Now, joining Ted is his son Luscombe Magnus, who is also grey. Both Ted and Magnus are registered with the Shire Horse Society in England and hold current service books. They are the only grey shire stallions in Australia. Magnus will stand his first season in 2009 to outside mares.
I hope you enjoy reading about our horses and the interesting history of the Shire Horse, enjoy the pictures on the Gallery page. Remember to visit regularly as the website is always updated. Enjoy your visit.
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