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A huge thank you to everyone who came out and supported our Christmas Auction. A fantastic evening filled with Christmas spirit, exciting horse sales, fabulous food and delicious drinks. 

We welcomed the public to Hickstead on the 14th for a night of Christmas magic. We had 17 exciting lots to sell, including two pretty ponies, nine top class British foals and six exciting 3&4yos on offer.  

The lots sold quickly, with our top sale being the lovely 3-year-old BE Valencia (Cuick Star Kervec x Zarnita) who went for £61,000. We are so excited to follow what this future star will go on to do, with his full sister, BE Coolham, being sold in our last auction and already impressing in her new home and recording top results in the 5-year-old classes at MET.  

Our top foal of the night was B.E. Malachi, and the hammer dropped on him at £15,000. By the KWPN Champion Lucky Luck and out of the 5* 8-year-old mare Elmira Mail, this foal has a black type pedigree with the looks and confirmation to back it up. He will be one to watch in the future and we wish the owners the best of luck with him! 

A huge thanks to our entire team who make nights like these possible. It truly takes a village to put on these events and with the second edition of the BE Auction was another huge success. Until the next one – Merry Christmas!  

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The past couple of months has seen Shane and the Breen Team go from strength to strength. August was jam-packed full of shows in the UK, Ireland and Europe, kicking off at Bolesworth where the young horses added miles onto their clock and Z7 Regal Don took 4th in the 2* GP Qualifier. 

Heading over to Ireland, it was the super mare Haya who never was out of the top 10 in the 5* classes at Dublin, taking 5th in the 5* Minvera Stakes, 4th in the 5* Speed Derby and 8th in the 5* Speed Championship. We have always believed this mare was going to be special and she's proven that every time she steps in the ring!

At LGCT, Valkenswaard - Vistogrand jumped phenomenal to help the Rome Gladiators come 3rd, but the highlight of the month was our first ever hybrid auction taking place which was a huge success. This has been an incredible addition to Breen Equestrian and we are excited to be hosting more in the future.

Rolling into September, where Ellen and Shane followed the LGCT around the world. In Rome, Italy, Z7 Ipswich proved to be quick and careful to win the opening 5* class, and fllowed up this perfomance in New York by jumping clear for the Rome Gladiators. In the big apple, it was Haya's time to take the victory - speeding to top spot in the 5* 1.45 Speed Class.  

Earlier this month, Shane took a team up to Birmingham for the Horse of the Year Show and they did not disappoint. Vistogrand jumped to 3rd in the 3* Accumulator as well as joint 2nd in the 6-bar to showcase his scope but it was Cuick Star Kervec who was star of the show, winning the iconic Leading Showjumper of the Year 3* Grand Prix - a fantastic way to start indoor season! 

A huge thanks to our whole team, owners & sponsors who make this all possible!

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CWD specialises in handmade saddles made to the highest precision and specifications for all competition riders.  They have spent a year refining their already successful range to produce the Dynamick which now features closer contact and greater comfort for the rider and the horse. A more streamline and aesthetically-pleasing line for the entire range. 

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Greg joined Breen Equestrian in January 2014 as yard manager. Greg in 2016 was selected onto British Showjumping's Going for Gold programme for riders competing at 1.40 level and above. Greg is now running is own business, GLG Equestrian, with his partner Badr al Omran.

Greg will continue to manage our Stud, looking after our expanding herd of broodmares and youngsters.



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Born in Limerick, Shane got his first pony at the age of five and hunted throughout his childhood. He represented Ireland at Pony International level becoming European Silver Medallist and winning the opportunity to spend some time in Nelson Pessoa’s yard in Europe, and then progressed through Junior and Young Riders teams to the Senior Irish National Team. He represent Ireland on many occasions up to European and World Championships. Over the years he won many Grand Prix including 2010 Lummen, 2018 Monaco and 2019 Dublin. 

Clear rounds from Shane have contributed to many Irish Nations Cup victories, including those at Dublin in 2006 & 2011 and Hickstead in 2012, and also to Ireland's Bronze medal at the Furisiyya Nations Cup final in Barcelona 2012.  Shane cites his double clear on World Cruise in the Aga Khan Trophy at Dublin in 2006 as one of his most memorable experiences.

Shane has over twenty years’ experience of buying and selling horses. He has a brilliant eye for the right horse – be it a show jumper with Olympic potential, an amateur show jumper or eventer, or a hunter.

 
With extensive contacts in many disciplines, and all over Europe and Ireland you can be sure that even if Shane doesn’t have the horse you need in his yard, he knows where it is. Shane’s rides for 2018 include Golden Hawk, Ipswich van de Wolfsakker, Laith, CFS Vendi Cruz and Can Ya Makan.


In 2007 Shane married Chloe, daughter of Hickstead founder Douglas Bunn, and they are based at Hickstead in Sussex with their four children, Lorna, Darcy, Douggie and Wolftone.

 

1. Shane Breen 

Natty start her career in Breen Equestrian as Shane’s travelling show groom. Now after almost 10 years  travelling with horses all around the world she took over managing the yard. She plays one of the most vital roles at Breen Equestrian insuring the yard is running smoothly.

 

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Ellen joined the team in the middle of December 2018. Having previously worked with Greg Brodrick and Manuel Fernando Saro,  she has been a great addition to the team with plentiful experience. Ellen's main responsibility is to ensure that the horses are happy, healthy and maintained to the highest standards. 

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Chloe Breen is a daughter of Douglas Bunn, founder of Hickstead and visionary about the future of show jumping in Britain. With other members of the Bunn family Chloe continues to be involved in the running of Hickstead and therefore has her finger on the pulse of all that is happening in show jumping both in Britain and around the world.

 
Chloe has represented Britain on ponies, in juniors, young riders and senior competition and is a former winner of the Hickstead Speed Derby. She made a successful comeback to her international career at the CSI4* in Liverpool with 3rd place in the Amateur Grand Prix and now heads for the Sunshine Tour in Spain. For the previous few years Chloe's energies have been concentrated on running Breen Equestrian and raising Lorna (9), Darcy (7) and Dougie (2) and Wolfie (1). Chloe is the first point of contact at Breen Equestrian whether you are looking for training, a horse or to choose a stallion for your mare.

2. Chloe Breen

Michael's business, Quirke Sporthorses Ltd, is also based at Hickstead. Like Shane, Michael is also from Tipperary in Ireland, and his family run the very successful Ballymureen Stud in Tipperary, where they stand some of the best sports horse sires in Ireland, Ars Vivendi, Querlybet Hero, Beowulf, Olympic Lux, and Harlequin du Carel.

Michael has been buying and selling top class show jumpers all over the world for many years, and his contacts in the sport are second to none. Some of the most notable sales Michael has been involved in are the sale of Valentina van ‘t Heike to Jos Lansink; Contact Z to Juan Carlos Garcia, Carmena Z to Saer Coulter, Warrior to Jamal Rahimov and Frisky to Ludger Beerbaum.

 
From 2008 – 2011 Michael was the show jumping coach to the Irish Eventing Team, for the Beijing Olympics and the World games in Kentucky, a post he only relinquished due to increasing international commitments. He is always on hand to help with the training of horses and riders at Breen Equestrian at Hickstead. Michael has the unique experience of training both show jumpers and eventers at the highest level and therefore is able to appreciate the demands placed on horse and rider by both disciplines.

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