Angrove Stud: Coloured Thoroughbred Stallions, Brood Mares, and High-Quality Foals and Livestock in North Yorkshire and the North of England.

Welcome to Angrove Stud! Home of Coloured Thoroughbred Stallion Ricco

Angrove Stud is a coloured thoroughbred stud based in North Yorkshire, and set in beautiful old parkland with secure stock fencing and leafy green pasture, an ideal setting to relax a mare ready for stud.

 

Angrove Ricco

Coloured Stallion at Stud

Our Coloured Stallion Ricco at Stud

Ricco is a stunning 16.2hh ¾ thoroughbred piebald stallion currently standing at stud...

Angrove Spotted Dick

Homozygous Coloured Stallion

Homozygous Coloured Stallion Pudding at Stud

Homozygous Pudding is likely to make 16hh. He measures 15.2hh as a three year old...

The Gallery

A collection of stud images

Coloured Horse Art Gallery

A lot of beautiful horse pictures we'd like to share, including foals, and horse art...

Latest News

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Syndicate for Angrove Rum BaBa

We still have some spaces left. Thank you to everybody that has contacted us so far we are now naming our syndicate and news will be be on the web site soon early sept 2010

We have moved Angrove Rum BaBa to Paul Midgleys yard where his needs can be met with a horse walker, round sand pen for play and turn out and all weather gallops for canter work all on soft ground.

So if you would like to add your name to our growing list please send me an email to angrovestud@btconnect.com

Please add your name address and telephone number where I can send you information when the syndicate is up and running.

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Syndicate Members Wanted for Coloured Racehorse

Do you want to see a coloured horse become a racehorse? Well now's your chance to be the part the new syndicate of the first coloured colt in the UK to race on the flat.

Angrove Rum BaBa he will go into training early next year with Phil Kirby, our very own Blacksmith, and now very famous racehorse trainer.

Be a syndicate member: please call 01642 724 860 - your chance to change history!

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Painted Colt Foal Born at Angrove

WhataBlaze gave birth to a 7/8ths TB painted TB colt foal on the 17th of June 2009. He is the first of his kind to be purpose bred for the Dominant white / splash white / sabino gene in the UK.

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Painted Thoroughbred

Angrove Stud are thrilled to announce that their mare, WhataBlaze is now the UK first adult registered mare with the new description of Painted. She is due to foal in June, so watch this space.

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Angrove Spotted Dick AI package

As from the 1st of June Angrove Spotted Dick will be available for AI and Natural cover and a Brand new Stud fee of £300 + £120 Collection and delivery. call now for a Booking form.

We can now accept the maidens we so sadly had to turn away.

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Angrove Arctic Roll is sold to the Chicken Ranch Stud

Angrove Arctic Roll has ben sold to the Chicken Ranch Stud in Lincolnshire. We could not have wished for a more perfect home for this special foal. We are thrilled to say the least! CONGRATULATIONS SHARON ON THIS OUTSTANDING HOMOZYGOUS TOBIANO COLT.

We all wish you much success with this rare outstanding foal.

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A Third HOMOZYGOUS for Angrove Stud

Angrove Arctic Roll joins his elite brother and sister Spotted Dick, and Cherry Pie - being the third foal by Ricco out of Angrove Dance girl to test positive for Tobiano Homozygous. This is a very rare occurrence, all concerned are amazed and in shock!

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Angrove Arctic Roll

Angrove Dance Girl proudly rolled out her third Ricco foal. The colt, to be named Angrove Arctic Roll, joins his full brother and sister in the fantastic Angrove Pudding Club.

This little chap was talking to us whilst he lay in his sleeping bag, the minute he was born, at 8am on the 26th of Feb 2009.

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Coloured Thoroughbred Breeder Races her Colours Again!

Somerset based Sue Kennedy has again shown the world you can race a coloured Horse! Sue kindly agreed to be the patron of our Coloured Thoroughbred Breeders Association - the enthusiasts' group for people dedicated to putting coloureds on the track.

See the gallery for the press cutting of Honeypot Splenda and Sue Kennedy. Well done Sue - go girl! 

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Walk-In Service for Ricco

Angrove Stud is offering, for the first time, a walk in service for mare owners - this is a recession offer to help save the mare owner keep charges!

All mares must be in season and have been scanned at least 30mm follicle at home for service to take place.

Mares can also be brought back to the stud for the pregnancy scanning.

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Homozygous Stallion Angrove Spotted Dick At Stud

Angrove Stud is now taking 2009 nominations for its Homozygous Tobiano stallion Angrove Spotted Dick, aka Pudding. He carries one black gene, one red gene and one Agouti gene and he is a 100% colour producer. Call now for stud details, or see the nomination form on Angrove Spotted Dick's page.

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New Coloured 7/8th Thoroughbred Foal Born

Angrove Stud is thrilled and delighted to see yet another coloured Thoroughbred born at the stud on Monday 7/7/08 at 7.30am. We were at his birth and helped Rummy in to the world.

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Another Homozygous Foal!

Angrove Stud is delighted to announce the birth in March of Angrove Cherry Pie who has tested Postive  Homozygous TT. Cherry is the full sister to Angrove Spotted Dick and she will remain with the stud.

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Homozygous Coloured Foal

Our first 7/8th TB foal, who is homozygous for tobiano, was born at Angrove Stud on 10th January 2007.

We are very thrilled to be so lucky with Ricco's first colt! We will be retaining Angrove Spotted Dick (nicknamed Pudding as he's the first of the pudding club!) for future stud duties.

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The Pudding Club

Attention Angrove Stud customers! We have now started the Great British Pudding Club to support British breeding. We are naming all our foals after puddings so get your chef's hats on!

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About Our Coloured Stallion, Ricco

Ricco is a stunning 16.2HH ¾ TB piebald stallion currently standing at stud. He has 9¼" bone and is graded with CHAPS, and registered with Weatherbys NTR. He has a fantastic, easy temperament and has been successful in both showing and show-jumping. Awards include CHAPS UK Champion Performance Horse 2004.

More about Ricco: Coloured Stallion Ricco At Stud | Ricco in the Photo Gallery
Ricco's Progeny | Nomination Form For Natural Covering

Ricco tackling a show jump Ricco in the show ring

Angrove Stud Winnings

Angrove Stud major competition winnings and gradings include:

  • Winner North Yorkshire County Ridden Non-Native
  • CHAPS UK International Championship 2004
  • 1st Open Performance Horse
  • 1st Open Loose Jumping
  • 1st Young Performance Horse
  • 2nd CHAPS Graded Stallion

See Ricco's winnings in Ricco's Performance Information

Latest Foals

Toby

Our colt Toby

Congratulations to Julie Barker and Goulton Isobel on the birth of the most fantastic coloured colt by Ricco, a stunning bay and white. At last Julie you have got your coloured, and Ricco did it... Toby

Zebadee

Our colt Zebadee

Our visiting mare, Ellie, who is now getting on a bit (I think she's now 19!) foaled a cracking coloured colt, minimal marked, and I think he's going to be Piebald, although he could be dark... Zebadee