Quality bred Quarter Horses in the heart of New Zealand.

Colin and Helen Holmes have been breeding Quarter Horses on Taurimu Farm for over twenty years, accumulating quality progeny from Australian and American breeding lines.  Used extensively for Cutting, the youngsters are trained by Colin and competed on the NZCHA circuit. The resident stallion
Peptos Do Rock boasts bloodlines from Peptos Stylish Oak, Docs Spinfex, Peppy San Badger, Peptoboonsmal, Hankman Leo, Docs Durack, Little Peppy Doc, Moms Stylish Kat and Docs Oak.  The farm looks forward to seeing his offspring on the ground in the future and another NZCHA Futurity entrant in 2018.                                          

   SITE UPDATED 14/5/2018 - Latest news below

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Jolly Durack by PDR owned and shown by Jacob Ladd finishing third in the 2018 Futurity
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Jolly Durack by PDR owned and shown by Jacob Ladd finishing third in the 2018 Futurity
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2018 NZCHA Derby Champion - Smart Rock (by PDR) owned by Richard and Christine Cowdrey and shown by Richard.
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April 2018 - 2018 NZCHA OPEN HORSE CHAMPION - All Fyred Up.
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April 2018, NZCHA National Finals - All Fyred Up on his way to scoring 74 in the second go round of the Open Horse
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March - 2018 Westcairn Superstakes Champion Spin n Lethal
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March 2018 - PDR with his 3 filly foals. Chestnut out of Winderadeen Pebbles Olena, roan out of Dulces Galaxy and bay roan out of Duracks Contessa
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NZRHA South island Reining Show 2018. Spanner Man (bred and trained at Taurimu) and Tamsin had another great weekend .1st Novice Horse,1st Ride in Pink,1st Non Pro,1st Horse 6 years and up,1st Open Reining,1st Ranch Senior Horse,1st Ranch Non Pro, 2nd Ranch Open High point Non Pro and Highest Scoring Run of the show.
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November 2017 PDR
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November 2017 PDR with his mares Duracks lite of Rey, Oaks Freckle and Warbelle. Waiting for Dulces Galaxy, Duracks Contessa and Winderadeen Peebles Olena to foal. Also to arrive are his outside mares Little Peppys Hank, Oak's Freckle and Spinning Pistol.
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October 2017 -PDR's first grand baby. Colt by SDP TRs Duallin Cat (TR Dual Rey) out of Peptesas Pirate by PDR. Bred by the Matchitt family.