Solland stud was founded in 1998 when we imported our first four KWPN registered mares (Dutch warm bloods from Holland).
During the next five years we established ourselves as one of the premier studs within the UK sport horse breeding industry. At the end of the first five years we had over 60 head of stock and were foaling up to 16 foals each year. As well as producing our own young stock and competition horses for sale, we had an extensive portfolio of other services that we offered. These included breeding advice for the first time breeder, AI livery & services, fresh and frozen semen importation and supply (of over 80 stallions), sponsorship of sport horse breeding classes and last but not least, the introduction and establishment of KWPN grading classes to the UK. Our vision was to produce the "best of the best” and to see sport horse breeding in the UK developed and perceived worldwide with the same acclaim that the UK Thourghbred industry was. Our policy was to always invest in the best and thus all of our breeding mares were studbook graded to the highest levels (keur, pref & elite) and these in turn were bred to the highest acclaimed sport horse stallions of the day.
As well as the above activities we also indtoduced pavo horse feeds to the uk and for a while managed the franchise for these through which we were able to secure very generous sponsorship schemes for British Eventing, British Dressage and regional BSJA events
Solland was the first ever horse stud in the UK to be granted the world wide industry quality iso assurance approval and has an ongoing policy of commitment to quality and accountability.
In 2004 we made a radical decision to step down from most of our existing service and review our original vision. We felt that we had somehow lost our first love….this being the breeding a producing of a sports horse of distinction and excellence. But not only this; I wanted to be able to once again take the time to produce horses that not only did the business in the competitive field, but that were also a pleasure and a joy to own. One of those chance meetings in life gave us the opportunity to acquire the sole breeding rights to "Pebble powder" xx (Nashwan / sharpen up), with his read them and weep list of thoroughbred greats, Pebble powder represents the very best of TB bloodlines, which are not normally available to the non TB breeder. We believe Pebble powder will allow us to continue with our vision to breed the best of the best and achieve our renewed first love of producing the perfect horse. As well as imparting quality, refinement and sport potential he also offers a fantastic temperament, this crossed onto our existing top quality foundation mares, is we believe - the winning formula….. to be producing the sport horse stars of the future