High Offley Stud

🌈🕊️ Goodnight, Fernando 🕊️🌈

Today our hearts are broken as we say goodbye to our beautiful Fernando. 💔🐴

There are some horses who come into your life and become so much more than a horse. They become part of your family, part of your everyday life and, without you even realising it, part of who you are. Fernando was one of those horses. ❤️

Our beautiful coloured stallion, sired by the legendary Kannan, Fernando had all the talent, presence and quality you could ever ask for. But those who knew him will remember him for so much more than his pedigree or what he could do over a fence.

We will remember him. 🖤🤍

His face over the stable door. His character. His little ways. The sound of his footsteps. The moments that seemed so ordinary at the time but suddenly feel more precious than anything. 🥺

The stable will feel quieter without him. There will always be a space where he should be, and it is impossible to put into words just how much he will be missed. 💔

Fernando gave us memories that will stay with us for the rest of our lives, and we feel incredibly lucky to have loved him and to have been part of his story.

And although today feels like goodbye, a horse like Fernando never truly leaves. ✨

He lives on in every photograph, every story we tell and every memory that makes us smile through the tears. But perhaps one of the most special parts of Fernando’s legacy is the wonderful progeny he has left behind. 🐴❤️

Fernando has produced so many lovely offspring, each carrying a little piece of him forward into the future. We feel incredibly fortunate to have our own super-exciting 7-year-old stallion, Colour of Money, who makes us so proud and gives us something very special to look forward to. Seeing Fernando’s qualities continue through the next generation means more to us now than ever. 🖤🤍✨

We know there are many more Fernando sons and daughters out there, and we would absolutely love to see them. ❤️ If you have a Fernando offspring, please share your photographs, videos and stories with us. Whether they are youngsters just beginning their journey or horses already out there doing wonderful things, we would love to see the legacy our beautiful boy has left behind.

Every one of them is another little part of Fernando’s story continuing. His legacy will live on through them for many years to come, and that is something we will treasure enormously. ❤️🐴

His hoofprints are forever stamped on our hearts. 🐾❤️

We would also like to say a heartfelt thank you to Jenni, Scott and Ben for everything they did to help make Fernando’s final moments as peaceful and comfortable as possible. Your kindness, care and compassion in helping to ease his passing meant more to us than words can say. ❤️

And a very special thank you to David Coombs, who played such an important part in Fernando’s story, producing him from a young horse and guiding him through the grades. The time, patience and dedication you gave him helped him become the horse we were all so incredibly proud of, and we will always be grateful for the part you played in his life. 🐴❤️

Thank you, Fernando, for everything you gave us.

For the proud moments.
For the quiet moments.
For the laughter.
For the memories.
And most of all, for simply being you. ❤️

Run free now, our beautiful boy. 🌈🐴
No more fences. No more worries. Just endless green fields.

Sleep tight, Fernando. 🕊️

Loved beyond words.
Missed beyond measure.
Remembered forever. ❤️🌈

✨ HIGH OFFLEY LE CROC ✨
Crocodile Dundy Z × Sultan

A pedigree packed with performance, scope and proven jumping blood. 🧬🔥

High Offley Le Croc is an exciting combination of Crocodile Dundy Z and Sultan, bred with the modern sport horse in mind — bringing together athleticism, power, carefulness and quality.

The influence of Crocodile Dundy Z adds exciting jumping genetics, while the Sultan line contributes further performance blood, creating a pedigree designed to produce a competitive, athletic horse with the ability and attitude for the sport.

🐴 High Offley Bugs Bunny — as a 4-year-old

A look back at High Offley Bugs Bunny at just four years old, already showing the athleticism and jumping ability behind an exciting pedigree.

Frou Frou D’Anchin × High Offley Miss Arko (Arko)

Bred by High Offley Stud, Bugs Bunny was foaled in 2009 and combines the blood of Frou Frou D’Anchin with Arko through his dam, High Offley Miss Arko.

A lovely throwback to the early days. ❤️

❤️💙💜 One very proud mother! ❤️💙💜

Beautiful filly, born last year, she is sired by High Offley Fernando — the talented coloured showjumping stallion by the legendary Kannan, out of Jorinde by Samber. Fernando brings together some wonderful jumping bloodlines, alongside the striking colour for which his family is so well known. 🐴✨

Her dam is our lovely High Offley April, by Arturo 8 and out of Jadorijke Ster (Libero H) who competed in grand prix level.

Very proud mother! 🥰🐴

Looking back at a very proud chapter in High Offley Stud’s breeding history. ✨

Arturos Toast, bred here at High Offley Stud, was sired by Arturo 9 and out of our mare Mosaik. It was wonderful to see this homebred horse go on to enjoy such success in the show ring with Emily Myerscough. ❤️

Together, Emily Myerscough & Arturos Toast qualified for the Intermediate Working Hunter at the prestigious Royal International Horse Show. 🏆🇬🇧

Their success continued when they also qualified for the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) as Intermediate Working Hunters — another fantastic achievement and a very special moment for us as breeders. ⭐🏆

Looking back, results like these mean so much. Seeing a horse bred at High Offley Stud progress from his beginnings here to competing at two of the country's most prestigious shows is something we remain incredibly proud of. 🐴💕

A lovely piece of High Offley Stud history and a wonderful reminder of the legacy of Arturo 9 and Mosaik. ✨

Crocodile Dundy Z – Carthago Z × Ramiro Z Showjumping Stallion 🐴

Crocodile Dundy Z is a striking showjumping stallion with a pedigree packed with some of the most influential names in European sport-horse breeding. ⭐ Combining the legendary blood of Carthago Z, Ramiro Z and Saros xx, he represents generations of proven jumping genetics.

Born on 13 March 2001, Crocodile Dundy Z is recorded by the Anglo European Studbook (AES) as being by Carthago Z out of Leatrix-R, a daughter of Ramiro Z.

His pedigree can be summarised as:

🏆 A Direct Son of Carthago Z

One of the most exciting aspects of Crocodile Dundy Z is that he is a direct son of the legendary Carthago Z.

Carthago Z was an exceptional international showjumper ridden by Jos Lansink. 🌍 He competed at the very highest level of the sport, including two Olympic Games, alongside major Grand Prix, Nations Cup, World Cup and championship appearances.

Carthago Z later became an enormously influential breeding stallion, producing international showjumpers and establishing a bloodline that remains highly desirable today.

Having Carthago Z as his sire gives Crocodile Dundy Z a direct connection to this exceptional jumping heritage. 🏅

🧬 Ramiro Z on the Dam Line

The maternal side of Crocodile Dundy Z's pedigree is equally interesting.

His dam, Leatrix-R, is by the hugely influential Ramiro Z, another legendary name in sport-horse breeding.

Ramiro Z's descendants include some exceptional international horses, and his influence can still be found throughout modern European jumping pedigrees.

Behind Leatrix-R comes Geatrix, by the Thoroughbred stallion Saros xx, adding valuable Thoroughbred blood to an already impressive pedigree.

🏇 Competition Career

Crocodile Dundy Z also proved himself in the competition arena.

Historical sources associate him with riders Andrew Davies and Robert Bevis, Crocodile Dundy Z performaned well up to 1.30m. 🚀

This competition experience is an important addition to his impressive pedigree, demonstrating that his jumping credentials were not based on breeding alone.

🐴 Crocodile Dundy Z as a Sire

Crocodile Dundy Z went on to produce offspring for both sport and breeding.

Among his descendants are horses including High Offley La Croc, Crocodile Diamond and High Offley Boomerang. 🌟

🌟 A Pedigree Built for Showjumping
With Carthago Z as his sire and Ramiro Z as his maternal grandsire, Crocodile Dundy Z brings together two outstanding influences in international showjumping breeding.