“In riding a horse we borrow freedom”
Grouse Nest Farm is nestled in the heart of Hunt Valley on five and a half beautiful acres we affectionately call horse heaven. We are only 15 minutes from the city of Victoria and 15 minutes from the transportation that takes you to and from Vancouver.
I was fortunate enough to grow up in this area and was able to train with top show jumper, Bo Mearns, and work at a top quality TB breeding facility for a number of years.
I spent three years in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, training horses and teaching, as well a showing in their local shows. I then moved on to Australia and worked for two top show jumpers, Sue and Jamie Coman. I spent two and a half years traveling around with them to all the world cup qualifiers, loving every minute of it.
Our horses at Grouse Nest Farm all have high quality care and our broodmares are constantly monitored by cameras at foaling time. We are one of the only breeding farms around in the area.
The future of any breeding program lies in the accomplishments of its youngsters.
We are exceptionally proud of Wallen’s Expresso’s (aka Mocha) first foal, Ratu. He has amazing movement and is on his way to becoming a quality stallion. He won his inspection and was Grand Champion Foal as a weanling, has shown and won Reserve Champion in Futurity Colts as a yearling, and as a three year old, Ratu has won us the prestigious LT. GOVERNORS CUP.
Through the use of top bloodlines, our breeding program produces horses for top competition with special attention placed on temperament and ride ability. At the moment we have fillies and mares by Sandro Hit, Salieri, Donnerschlag and Consul as well as other youngsters by Rotspon and Wolkentanz.