Kaliber arrived in Australia in 1975 and as advised, we gave him 2 years to acclimatize and settle in.

Two years later, again with the assistance of the Wahler family, we imported two purebred Trakehner mares, Vision and Mira VIII.

As well as our purebreds, we have bred with thoroughbred and arab mares and also a stock horse mare, even though we knew her stock would never be studbook. All the progeny were exceptionally good and were the horses my children learned to ride and compete on.

In 1985, Kaliber was joined by Korrit from Germany and two thoroughbred mares from England, Slap Dash and Charlotte. The Kaliber/Korrit cross proved to be an excellent combination and has now given us a wonderful broodmare band to continue with.

I am very lucky that both my children share my passion for our horses and the integrity of our breeding is always paramount. I am also lucky that I have a daughter-in-law who is as passionate about the horses as we are.

Our principles are that firstly, we breed horses and secondly, we breed Trakehners. So that, while in the future, we shall always maintain our Trakehner bloodstock, we may also avail ourselves of the many other good bloodlines in the Warmblood world, that are not necessarily Trakehner.

We shall persue whatever it takes to maintain our ideal of breeding,

"athletic competition horses that are
sound, sensible and great to look at".

Robyn Smith