In those days, I just rode, as kids do. Parramatta Saleyards had a horse sale every Friday, so by the age of 16, I had left school, and frequented the saleyards to buy and sell horses for a living. Thus, my passion for horses grew.

By the time I was 19, I was competing in the Rodeo scene and if not going to Rodeo's we would go brumby running in the Nowra state forest. This is where Jingles excelled.

My life changed when I went to the Easter Show and watched an American horseman giving a reigning and cutting demonstration, My interest was sparked so much that I was determined to develop the skills to train horses in this area.  Whilst breeding Appaloosa's using quarterhorse bloodlines, I think I must have read every article and western horseman magazine that was ever published. My skills really started to develop after I spent time with 2 amazing American Horesmen, Charlie Beard and Leon Harrel.

Leon Harrel was a magician and gave me something to aspire to.

For years after this I continued to train and campaign western horses around NSW, Southern Qld and Victoria.

Marriage breakdowns and settlements can (did) cause huge changes- ..........

Well, life started again and so did the horses. I bought a bay filly from the sales and "Billy" turned out to be extremely smart and sensitive, which prompted a return to horse breeding- this time Australian Stockhorses - introducing  Glencoe Heartbeat.  What a runty looking yearling, with a swollen eye to boot.  In all fairness, Heartbeat had a hard start.  His dam rejected him and he was bucket reared. Underneath that, his potential was glaringly obvious to me and I was convinced he would develop into something special.

Thanks go to the Frazer family for  listing him for sale at the Toowoomba broodmare and yearling sale!

Campdrafting combined the skills of reigning and cutting, so Heartbeats training commenced. Having 200 head of Limousin breeders gave Evan and I the opportunity to train on energetic cattle.

Once we had built a line of Heartbeat mares, Sevenangle Native Oak, carrying the bloodlines of Docs Freckles Oak and Kirkbys Stud Officer, was the obvious choice to continue the breeding program with class and distinction.

Heartbeat is now 12 so a start of one mare and colt, has grown over 10 years to 4 stallions and 30 mares.  -AND many of their progeny, much to Tracey's distress.

The combination of Heartbeat and Native Oak has produced some outstanding quality, which exceeds even our own expectations. Keep an eye out for Attards Red Oak! (Already successful in his first showing in the Eastern Downs Futurity, achieving 3rd overall in the 3 year olds and 1st in the cattle working section 2009). This shows Heartbeats potential as a broodmare producer.

A lot of care and decision has gone into the bloodlines on Gurteen and I am sure you will be pleased with what we have to offer.