Featured Image: Location Map of Upper Hunter Thoroughbred Studs

This has not changed dramatically in distribution for over 100 years. However there has been a recent decrease in breeding farms firstly around Singleton and latterly Muswellbrook. It is easy to speculate that this is because of the inexorable northward expansion of the coal mining and energy industries. It is certainly part of the reason. Agriculture in general has also declined in these areas and the dairy industry has all but disappeared except for a few major players.

The Bylong Valley has missed out in recent times. This is more difficult to explain despite ‘threats’ from politically motivated and occasionally dubious investors in underground minerals.

The Upper Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders Association prefers to view the valley as a single ‘cluster’. The map in the featured image appears to highlight ‘sub-clusters’ around Murrurundi, Scone, Denman, Widden/Baerami and even Merriwa?

List of Thoroughbred Horse Studs as in 2011

Upper Hunter Thoroughbred Stud ‘Cohorts’ (See Map)

The Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders are sensitive about the use of the acronym ‘Cluster’ for the aggregation of Thoroughbred Studs throughout the area. I have elected to arbitrarily split the total congregation into three (3) cohorts as follows.

Northern Cohort (Murrurundi/Blandford/Timor)

 

Ashwood

Runnymede

Aquis

Ballymore

Lincoln Farm

Goodwood Farm

Trevannah

Rothwell Park

Ferndale Farm

Murrulla

Timor Creek

Kitchwin Hills

 

Central Cohort (Parkville, Scone/ Segenhoe)

 

Willow Park

Ashleigh Thoroughbreds

Middlebrook Valley Lodge

Middlebrook Station

Dunvegan

Toolooganvale Farm

Yarrandi

Kanangra Park

Cressfield

Sutton Farm

Retreat Farm

Flame Tree

Riversdale

Goanna Downs

Rosehill Lodge

Sledmere

Berkeley Park Stud

Hunter Valley Nursing Nannies

Invermien

Midlands

Newgate Farm

Crowning Stone

Attunga

Yarraman Park

Dalmore

St Aubins

Carnallway

Chatsworth

Dartbrook Downs

Sefton Farm

Glastonbury Farm

Holbrook

Valleys End

Bellerive

Arrowfield

Turrangga Farm

Vinery

Mullawa

Kia Ora

Hampton Park

Segenhoe

Broad Crossing

Brooklyn Lodge

Darley/Godolphin

Leigh Equine

Glenbawn Park

 

Muswellbrook West/Denman Cohort

 

Balmoral

Bengalla

Coronet

Limavady Thoroughbreds

Edinglassie

Monarch

Wexford

Golden Grove

Hollydene

Melody Park

Riverslea

River Ridge

Byerley

Baerami

Columbia Stud

Kirksbridge

Bylong Park

Widden Stud

Baramul Stud

Ferndale

Redman Park

Amarina Farm

Barador

Darley Woodlands

Coolmore

Umavale

The Old Crossing

Parson’s Creek Farm