OVERVIEW

A highly progressive breeding operation owned and managed by renowned equine veterinarian Dr Kevin Pendergast, Riverdene Stud prides itself in the comprehensive service it provides all broodmare owners. Riverdene Stud’s stallion line-up and related services are ideal for the broodmare owner looking to prosper from the vibrant weanling and yearling auction market, with the stud earning an enviable reputation for its sale preparation practises. Conversely, broodmare owners looking to bred their own racing stock will also find Riverdene Stud a highly suitable estbablishment to grow-out their stock in light of the expert veterinary staff and horse carers constantly in attendance.

EQUINE HOSPITAL

Riverdene Stud is in the enviable position of having a fully equipped equine hospital and surgery on site. Riverdene Equine Hospital provides both routine and emergency care to all horses residing on the stud. The hospital services two other large commercial studs in the region and attends to the needs of the local equine populations both at the hospital and in an ambulatory capacity.

LOCATION

Riverdene Stud is ideally located midway between Sydney and Melbourne. The Wagga Wagga based property can be reached in under four hours from Warwick Farm racecourse, located on the south-western tip of Sydney, and just over four hours from Moonee Valley, the most northern metropolitan racing circuit of Melbourne.

RATES

Riverdene Stud charges compare favourably with any other stud in Australia. When one also considers that this operation provides the additional assurance of an on-site equine hospital manned 24 hours of the day, seven days a week, no stud in the country provides a comparable service at the same daily rates