All our home-bred Irish Draught and Irish Sport Horses are bred from imported Irish Draught bloodlines, known for their versatile and trainable nature and a strong, athletic build that excels in performance — with many achieving success in competitive arenas.
All of my stallions are my personal riding horses first and foremost. They compete locally in eventing and dressage during the breeding season, because a breeding stallion should first prove he is a pleasant, sound riding horse.
About Tabby Farrar
I have been backing and starting young horses since I was 14 years old, when I began riding for Biddesden Stud in the UK. I competed in eventing throughout my teens and worked for some very well known UK-based event riders in my early twenties. I also worked as an exercise jockey in the racing industry for a time when I was in the UK. Since moving to the USA I have continued to develop young horses. I have restarted more OTTBs than I can count, and put first rides on even more youngsters. I have also developed Farraway Stud, which breeds Irish Draughts and Irish Sport Horses.
Breeding
I do all of my own breeding work, from ultrasounding my own mares to collecting my own stallions. My focus in breeding horses is to breed amateur-friendly, versatile horses that can go in any direction. The purebred Irish Draught is an athletic warmblood type that does particularly well at the lower levels and is known for a great brain. The Irish Sport Horse is a phenomenal athlete, and in the right hands can go right to the top.
Young Horse Training
My goal with starting any young horse is to produce a horse that is confident, happy in his work, and a willing partner for his rider. Everything I do when developing a young horse has this goal in mind. I work with horses to set the fundamental building bricks of their education in place on the ground, and build up from there. Whatever discipline a horse is destined for, having those training blocks of understanding in place when we are teaching them the basics is what will allow them to be successful in their continued education. Horses cannot learn when they are confused, and so setting them up for success means being able to clearly show them what is expected of them in clear, manageable steps.
I enjoy the process of developing young horses, and I can talk about it all day. So you don't need to fear a communication black hole when your horse is here for training.
I am not the cheapest person to send your young horse to by a long way. I am not the fastest option either. But I will treat your young horse with their future in mind in everything that I do with them. No shortcuts.
Contact
Call 303-601-7009 or send a message below to book an appointment.
Get in touch about stud contracts, visiting mare arrangements, mare services, weanling foal sales, and in-utero contracts.
Boarding and general facility enquiries: visit our sister site White Dog Farm or contact the farm.
