About Randale Stud
Having started a horse career with one ID x TB on loan and subsequently buying an ex-racehorse as a ‘novice’ rider. The love affair with horses began.  Quickly expanding my herd with one broodmare and a fresian yearling.  I was destined to work with young horses particularly colts. 

We set off to Newmarket to buy a foal and came back with three colts, Red, Ted and Oscar.  I had racing ambitions.  With my broodmare in foal to racing stallion ‘Beat All’ my herd grew again.

My groom laid the foundations on my three Newmarket colts, we quickly came to realise that colts are not the ‘bad lads’ they are perceived to be.  Yes, they play hard but they are also very loyal, love attention and are great to work with.  As with any horse, animal or person socialising is the key.  Learning from your peers is always going to be the most valuable of lessons and horses are no different.

Two years later and we were in Ireland, where better to go and learn about horses.  Ireland gave me the opportunity to attend most of the horse auctions, immerse myself in studying breeding and also be given the chance to work with some very valuable horses.  Bloodstock agent, Dermot Farrington sent us horses to care for and in some cases produce horses for the sales at Goffs and Tattersalls.

Quickly realising that I needed to learn more about breeding I decided to buy a new colt, this time I had set my sights on an Irish Draught.  Instead I bought Creevagh Diamond Pride, I later attended the famous Cavan horse sales and bought four Irish Draught colts as foals.

After being offered two jobs, assistant racehorse trainer in Ireland or an even better job in England.  I chose England.  I came back home with 18 horses having left with 8.  Then the hard work began.  I saw Stud Farm advertised and knew that it must be fate.  And the rest they say is a learning curve!