"Cattle kings ye call us, then we are kings in grass castles that maybe blown away upon a puff of wind...”
Patrick Durack 1878

Fossil Downs Performance Horses is situated in the north of QLD, we breed only a very small amount of foals per year working on the theory of quality rather than quantity. We believe that maternal lines are very strong and that great mares will produce great foals, on that note we only keep mares that show a lot of ability and/or perform, have great temperaments and have a depth of breeding that will hold the test of time. We have tried to breed these mares to the best ASH stallions we can find matching type, temperament and genetics to suit the individual mare.
We work horses and cattle for a living so first and foremost we look for horses that we enjoy riding to work, they must be tractable, comfortable to ride and show natural cattle sense. Due to our work commitments we are unable to compete as much as we would like and really only get to at the most 10 campdrafts per year. However our horses have been taken on by friends to campaign, Wayne and Rachel Bean took Lilt through her challenge year and enjoyed success on her at Rocky Rush, Gary Faulks and Kate Townsend took Rhythm to Paradise Lagoons and made the final of the Acton Superbeef on her.
I have grown up in the Kimberley in WA on Fossil Downs Station, hence the name. Fossil Downs was settled on the 3rd of June 1886 by William Neil MacDonald. This overlanding feat from Goulbourn NSW to the Kimberley WA is considered the longest droving trip in the world and took the the MacDonald brothers 4 yrs to track across the continent to finally arrive at their destination. Fossil Downs remains in the original family to this day. I have spent a lot of time with notable horse people such as Theo Hill, Wayne and Linda Hingst, and Wayne Robinson, also attending clinics with Ray Hunt, Ian Francis and Mark Buttsworth. My partner Stewart grew up in southern QLD and has spent the majority of his years on properties throughout the NT, as headstockman, manager and he has also run his own contract mustering business.
We welcome you to our site and feel free to contact us with enquiries on our horses.

Stewart Boyce & Amber Henwood
PMB 62
Mt Isa 4825 QLD
0747484818
amber.henwood@bigpond.com


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