Glenmeadow Shire Horse Stud has been a lifelong passion and is a labour of love for owner and founder Jennifer Durham who started the Stud in 1989 with the purchase of her first Shire Mare “Fennswood Lady Audrey” over the years adding other horses and one very special boy ”Michael” a stunning strawberry roan Clydesdale Gelding who until just recently having just passed away, was the backbone of the whole operation. Here you can see Michael on the outside and Mary at work this was part of a TV Slot that went to air in 2006.  Other times we would roll up in the wagon for birthday parties, and a elegant Landau for the every girls Fairy Tale romantic wedding. It wasn’t unusual to see a stream of cars slow down or stop so children and adults alike could wave as our carriage or wagon rolled quietly by.

The dream of 2009 is to bring Glenmeadow Shire Horse Centre alive, to share this love affair with these Gentle Giants with others. The breeding of the Traditional type of Shire and Clydesdale will be the cornerstone of the centre, it will be  open to children and adults of all ages there will a riding program for those with special needs, in addition plans are in place to set up a working, training and educational program for school groups and other organisations. Promoting these beautiful horses will help to increase their numbers and remove them from the endangered lists, where they both listed as at risk.

The name of the stud comes from an Old farm in Wales and refers to the classic image of an English Meadow in a Glen. Our stable will consist of Shires and Clydesdales primarily concentrating on breeding the traditional type of Shire and Clydesdale the original working horse that used to be called “Dobbin” .   These type of horses are often referred to as  “Gentle Giants.”  As they are tall, gentle but very strong and they can stir up emotions of the days when the horse was not only a means of transport but a valuable and powerful tool for working the land.  Will soon post a few more pictures for you to look at let me know what you think your comments are always welcome.