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Winderadeen Corporation

The property now known as Winderadeen was settled in 1837 by the first Speaker of the NSW Legislative Assembly, Mr Terence Murray on the banks of Collector Creek near Canberra, ACT.

The Quarter Horse Stud was established in 1970 when Peter Baillieu, a former AQHA President, AQHA Hall of Fame inductee and a principal of King Ranch Australia, recommended the purchase of this historic property to Mr and Mrs Garner Anthony. The Anthony’s owned a large newspaper and publishing business in America and wanting to diversify into Australia, bought Winderadeen as a commercial cattle property, and, to realise one of Mrs Anthony’s great desires - to establish a Quarter Horse stud.

Over the past 37 years Winderadeen has imported more than forty mares and stallions, embarking on Mrs Anthony’s long term mission to have a breeding program based on correctly conformed horses with strong foundation bloodlines.

Breeding outstanding mares to outstanding stallions has resulted in the production of a constant stream of exceptional performance horses in many fields of equestrian activity, from Sprint Racing to Halter, Pleasure to Cutting and Reining to Working Cow Horse.
Just a few of the of the well known Winderadeen horses are noted here as it would be impossible to name all; Beggar BingoQ-315 - the first horse to be imported by Winderadeen under the careful guidance of Texan breeder Art Shahan. Beggar Bingowas an excellent starting stallion for Winderadeen as he was already a very successful Cutting horse. As the sire of nine AQHA Champions and seven AQHA Champion Youth Horses, Beggar Bingo was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1998.

Denim and Diamonds Q-6138 – another fine Cutting horse; Kay Bingo Q-911 - the first foal born on Winderadeen as well as Supreme Champion Halter horse at the first AQHA National Championships and Bingos MelodyQ-10366 – winner of the inaugural AQHA $10,000 Western Pleasure Triple Crown.

1972 saw the arrival from the USA of Jet BoomQ-467. Art Shahan and Bud Warren (breeder) both commented that the horse had to be a star as he was sired by one of the greatest Sprint Horses of his time, Jet Deckand out of ShadyLenawho carried Leo and Three Bars blood. Jet Boom was one of Australia’s earliest AQHA Champions, was AQHA’s fourth all time leading point earner and by far the highest point earning stallion of his time while producing at least fifteen AQHA Champions, nine Champion Youth Horses and nine Amateur Owner Champion Horses. An interesting fact is that back in Jet Boom’s bloodlines, a number of great Australian Racing bloodlines appear including Ajax and Carbine. Jet Boom was also inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1998.

Imported in 1982, Little Peppy Doc Q-5786 was a son of King Ranch’s immortal Peppy San Badger and out of Doc’s Chelo who carried the bloodlines of Doc Bar and Poco Tivio. Little Peppy Docwas the 1985 Pacific Coast Cutting Classic Champion and won numerous Novice and Open Cuttings and a great deal of NCHA prize money. He was an AQHA and NCHA Superior Cutting Horse who sired many AQHA and NCHA high point award winners and produced as many as fourteen AQHA Champions, eight AQHA Champion Youth Horses and six AQHA Amateur owner Champion Horses. He was also the sire of Winderadeen Peppycose Q-17365 and Golden Pepper Q-19304, who are arguably two of the greatest amateur owner horses.

Born in 1989 Smart Little Scotty Q-25751 was by Smart Little Lena and out of Sonscoot and a full brother to the highest money earning son of Smart Little Lena in the world, Smart Lil Scoot (over USD$250,000). Smart Little Scotty has proven himself a great Cutting horse and an outstanding sire of Performance and Cutting horses.  He was 1993 AQHA Reserve National Cutting Derby Champion and won the 1994 NCHA National Finals Open Cutting. In 2004 his son, Winderadeen Short n Smart, won a considerable number of Open and limited age events and was named the NCHA High Point Open Cutting Horse of Australia.

And finally - Cee A Barpasser Q-33338 (by Barpasser and out of Cee A Lady Bug), yet another of the great Winderadeen horses, was the first Western Pleasure stallion purchased for Winderadeen. In 2007 he became the first stallion to ever achieve the status of AQHA High Point Leading Sire of Performance Horses in Australia for five consecutive years. Over the past ten years Cee A Barpasser*  produced thirteen AQHA Champions, seven AQHA Champion Youth Horses, six AQHA Amateur Owner Champion Horses, NPHA Futurity and Derby Champions and numerous AQHA National and State Champions and End of Year High Point winners. His progeny has dominated at Australia’s major shows in Youth, Amateur and Open classes. Sadly, Cee A Barpasser passed away on 17th September 2007.

Some of the great mares that Winderadeen have produced over the past 37 years include Docatres Q-25750, Winderadeen A Little Lace Q-26639, Montana Madrigal Q-25747, Gay Bar Minnie Q-12511 and Winderadeen Kaylee Boom Q-24637.

Without the right people, no stud would achieve so much success. Richard Long was Winderadeen’s first horse manager; he was followed by Jimmy Reid who stayed for only a short period of time. Phil and Taurita Webb managed the horse stud from mid 1974 to 1979 really putting Winderadeen horses on the map. In 1978 Phil’s brother, Steve Webb, took over responsibility for the horse operation and then Ken and Karen Pape from Texas joined Steve and Elaine Webb. In 1982, professional Cutting and Cow Horse trainer, Joe Davis, took over the reins as Horse Stud Manager and the following year his wife, Pauline, became responsible for selecting and training the Performance horses.

Peter Stuart-Fox, the current Managing Director of Winderadeen Corporation has been with Winderadeen for the past 29 years. Prior to joining Winderadeen Corporation, Peter worked for King Ranch Australia, where worked under AQHA Hall of Fame inductee, Martin Lemann.
Pauline Stuart-Fox has been with Winderadeen for 24 years, the last 15 years as Horse Manager, her knowledge and experience of the Pleasure horse industry being of great value to the stud.

Winderadeen has supported many organisations and performance bodies where Quarter Horses compete, including the AQHA National Championships, various State Championships, NPHA, NRHA and NCHA Futurities and AQHA Affiliate shows.

Winderadeen has hosted events and many youth members of the AQHA, and has contributed both financially and through donating horses and supplying feed and equipment for the Youth World Cup in 1992. Winderadeen is proud that the calibre of horses it has imported over the years has contributed to the growth of the Quarter Horse industry in Australia.

The Australian Quarter Horse Association takes great pleasure in honouring the Winderadeen Corporation by welcoming it as a Hall of Fame Inductee for 2007.