These are the features which guide our business and make us unique.
All our products are the best in class! We have a constant research program to identify products from around the world which are at the leading edge of the equestrian industry. They are all high-quality and technologically advanced. Take a look and see!
We are proud to be the sole Australian Distributor for the MDC Intelligent Stirrups and the exclusive retailer of the Fun In The Saddle technical equestrian apparel, featuring the FITS breeches.
We have expanded our business to include complementary activities. The first of these has been the establishment of a boutique Hanoverian Stud - the first in Tasmania.
The second is the development of a schedule of events, seminars and clinics. See our events and news pages for what's coming up!
Please browse our site and see what we have to offer you.
Kind Regards and Happy Riding!
Francine and Paul Targett
Welcome to Cricklewood Equestrian
Cricklewood Equestrian is located 15 minutes south of Hobart at Leslie Vale, on the way to the glorious Huon Valley and the great Southern Wilderness areas.
We are in the exciting phase of establishing Tasmania’s first Hanoverian Stud under the Stud Prefix - Roi's Park. We are starting small and slowly to ensure we get the best beginnings and build the stud up from a solid basis.
Like many small equestrian businesses, both of us work ‘real’ jobs – to keep the bills paid and the horses fed! Paul is a director of a large community service organisation and senior human resource manager and Francine works in human resources and industrial relations.
Our four legged family at Cricklewood includes ‘Toby of Cricklewood’ – our wonderful 2 year old Chocolate Labrador – who only now seems to have stopped eating our boots! We are also lucky to have ‘Piper’ – our one year old female tricolour Collie Rough. Between the two of these canines we no longer have a rabbit plague but we do have a house full of dog hair. We are owned by a ridiculously cute Tonkinese that goes by the deceptive name of 'Daisy'.
Bentlley - 11 year old 16h, chestnut OTT TB - is Francine’s riding horse and together they are enjoying learning dressage but spend time doing other things as well. Tragically, earlier this year we lost Rai - Paul’s 13 year old dark brown 16.3h TB. Rai had been trying very hard to teach Paul the joys of riding! Rai had not been ridden in over 6 years when we took him on and he thrived in the time we had him.
We also have interests in Thoroughbred racing. We bred and own a 3 year old filly by Fraar out of a Military Plume mare, which races under the name of Gold Wraith. She is leased and trained by John Blacker in Longford and has had 2 wins and 7 places from 13 starts! This delightful filly has inherited her dam's amazing temperament and both her mother and sire's toughness.
We enjoy life here at Cricklewood surrounded by our four legged family and do what we can to give back to the equestrian community.
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