ABOUT US
Nitro Equine is breeding quality. Well-thought-out matches of broodmares to stallions, combined with the right handling, starting, schooling, and competing, we are producing safe children's ponies, enjoyable all-rounders, as well as competitive performance ponies & sport horses.
Also renowned for sell-on-behalf, project ponies, breaking-in quality children’s ponies, and safe all-rounders, Nitro Equine has sold over 400 horses since and has matched many families with their real-life unicorns, and we enjoy following each of those combinations and their successes with them.
As part of the sales process, we offer full known history, previous owners, live video viewings, pre-purchase inspections, and nationwide transportation can be arranged as part of our service.
Nitro Equine was started in 2013 by Rachael Macdonald (nee Kirk) who decided to future breed ponies after realising the cost of quality ponies (let alone horses) was well out of reach for her family, namely her daughters Emma and Lucie.
Now we are breeding 2-4 a year with the intention to produce as far as possible before sold. We use our own stallions live cover and outside stallions AI or live cover.
Our mares are selected based on nature, their bloodlines and own merits. We retain some young stock for mare lines, and some are chosen to produce and compete.
Our breeding comes from Welsh, German Riding Pony, Morgan, Connemara, Holsteiner as well as East Coast, Northland, Stationbred lines.
RESIDENT STALLIONS
BALLYTRUCKLE SHERLOCK - Welsh Cob
BRAHAN AMMUNITION - Palomino pinto pony
BRAHAN LIONHEART - Homozygous pinto palomino
Nitro Equine stood Welsh cob stallion TROON TYPHOON at stud from 2017 to 2022. Owned from a yearling, we started and produced till sold in his first season under saddle.
We have 12 of his progeny and are excited to see them grow up, then out and about.
With the help of family including daughters Emma and Lucie, catch riders and team members, we are getting our brand recognized across NZ for not only our own horses but campaigning selected projects and sell on behalf horses too.
HOMEBRED
Featured here are some of the horses and ponies we have bred at Nitro Equine, since 2013. They have all have been stamped with our dedication, love and dreams - we hope all their current and future owners love them as much as we do.
Our homebreds go on to become kids ponies, performance ponies, safe & honest mum's horses and sport horses. Some are retained as part of our breeding programme, some remain our own riding and competition horses, some are sold as weanlings, yearlings, 2yo's, as green broke or during their first season.
We could not breed these horses without the support of our riders, family, property owners and friends who believe in the cause, which is Do What You Love, Love What you Do.
PAST STALLIONS
Troon Typhoon
Our gorgeous stallion Bobby was gelded at the end of the 2021/22 breeding season. He was sold and he is loving life with his new family in Whangarei. Bobby continues to amaze us with his temperament and achievements under saddle in his new career as a gelding. He will always be adored by us, we love following his new adventures with Vivienne.
Troon Typhoon
RESIDENT STALLIONS
Brahan
Ammunition
Brahan
Ammunition
14.1hh (146cm) 5yo Pony Stallion
Purchased by Nitro Equine in March 2023
Sire: Tallentire Ozzie (Piccolo Cowboy)
Dam: Brahan Sassy (Brahan George of the Jungle) exported to Australia.
Bred by Jennifer Browne, Ammo has two foals on the ground, born 2022/23 at Brahan Stud, Kaikohe.
Ammo has a fantastic temperament and beautiful colour.
Specifically bred for jumping - ideal with a small hack to get a full sized pony.
