Rosebrook Shantung is the son of Rosebrook Marquisette, possibly the best mare I have ever bred. A mare with a tonne of speed, with terrific stop and the ability to manoeuvre herself into any position you wanted. She won many positional horse prizes as well as champion on many occasions. A very good mare after cattle, as was her dam Lisa.
Lisa has bred on with Rosebrook Marquisette producing Rosebrook Shantung, Rosebrook Marquita and Rosebrook Bewitched, as well as the next generations, Rosebrook Vienna and Rosebrook Ferrari. All these horses have performed extremely well at polocrosse, campdrafting and in the show ring including Sydney RAS, National ASH Championships and good horses to work on the property. Lisa, Marquisette, Bewitched and Vienna make up four generations who represented NSW and all played at Sydney Show.
Shantung’s sire, Rosebrook Abou, won campdrafts and placed many times. He was also a very good show ring horse having won champion stallion on many occasions. He was the most successful sire at the Hunter Branch show six times and at the Eastern Branch show five times. At the ASH National Championships at Tamworth in 1999 he was the most successful sire once again. There are many good performance horses by Shantung.
Rosebrook Piper placed third in the 2001 Warwick Gold Cup for Robert Clark from Victoria.
Rosebrook Serene placed at her only campdraft start from a large field of horses. Serene won the 2002 NSW Open Ladies Horse for polocrosse. She has won many positional and champion awards, In 2007 she won the Champion ASH of the Sydney Show polocrosse. She finished the season off by winning the Champion Ladies ASH at the NSW Zone Championships at Grafton.
Rosebrook Maria has been a highly successful polocrosse mare for Bruce and Glynis McAlister in Queensland. This mare won the Champions Veterans Horse at the 2004 Albury Nationals and then again at the Sydney Nationals in 2006. What a great achievement.
Dales Shameless has been a very consistent mare for Ray Davis. She has represented Hunter Valley and NSW at polocrosse. She won the Champion Horse at the 2007 Sydney club Carnival.
Rosebrook Concerto won a maiden and novice campdraft at her first start. She has also shown great promise in her first season of polocrosse.
Rosebrook Meccano owned by the Turner Family in Tasmania has played polocrosse for Hunter Valley and NSW. He won the best No 1 horse at Sydney Show in 2007.
Rosebrook Shantung sustained an injury in the paddock and, under veterinary advice, was put down on November 1 2007.
There are limited stock still available for purchase.
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