About Us
Our herd of purebred
Icelandic horses, live happily in Victoria, Australia. Although native to
Iceland they have adapted well to Australian conditions since the original 9
horses were imported from Denmark by our late Uncle, Clyde Haldane in 1996. The
herd has grown considerably over the years and Clyde imported a stallion from
Germany in 2005. Sadly Clyde passed away in 2005 and was unable to see through
his vision for the Icelandic horse in Australia.
Brothers Clyde and Roger
Haldane have been successful livestock breeders and visionaries in a number of
fledgling Australian agriculture industries.  Their names will be familiar to any
alpaca breeders around the world and are associated with quality of breeding and
enduring bloodlines.
Today Roger and wife
Suzanne Haldane run the very successful Shaw River Buffalo Cheese label. Their
herd of Australia’s first imported pure Italian Riverine buffalo produce a
naturally white milk that is made into beautiful, soft balls of Mozzarella
(handmade the traditional way) and a range of exquisite hard cheeses. Business
is a family affair, son-in-law Andrew is chief cheese maker and now two of their
daughters, Thea and Amy manage the Icelandic Horses, for their parents and
siblings.
 
Thea
and Amy have years of animal husbandry, specialty livestock breeding and
marketing experience. We pride ourselves in providing practical, friendly pre
and post purchase services to our clients. With young families of our own we
really enjoy the gentle nature of the Icelandic horse and get immense pleasure from
working with them.
Please feel free to
contact Thea or Amy for more information or to make an appointment to visit. We
look forward to meeting you and introducing you to the world of the Icelandic
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