FACILITIES
Summerhill Equestrian prides itself on offering the highest possible standard of care and first-class communication with owners, all at a reasonable cost. It boasts magnificent facilities and the qualified and experienced team work alongside some of the industry’s most respected vets, ensuring that your horse always receives the optimal care.
The facilities and the services provided by this world-class team have recently been completely refurbished and made available to horse owners globally.
These services consist of boarding, breeding and spelling services, and anyone wishing to take advantage of these facilities and services is welcome to get in touch with our Summerhill Equestrian Team.
We also welcome seasonal breeders visiting our own stallions or other KZN-based stallions. When your mare is ready to be covered, we take care of booking transport and making sure that all of the necessary paperwork is in order.
The foaling boxes are purpose-built to cater for mares and their newborn foals. Mares are monitored closely, with a qualified member of staff always on hand. After foaling, each owner receives a detailed foaling report and photos of the new arrival taken during the first 48 hours after birth.
IT'S ALL IN THE DETAIL
Our state-of-the-art facilities include:
More than 3,000 acres of fully fenced secure paddocks
All pasture and crop land is maintained on strictly organic principles
Carefully monitored complementary grazing programme to control parasites
Paddocks sewn with a mixture of 11 grass species selected for optimal equine nutrition and growth
These pasture-improved paddocks complement our natural grassland reserves
Internationally trained staff across foaling, yearling, pre-training, stallion, and broodmare divisions
260 stables split across 12 stable blocks
The iconic Summerhill stallion barn
Yearling and stallion walker
2 x 1400 turf gallops, 2 x 1600m sand track, and a 2400 turf track.
4 lunge arenas
Well-equipped foaling unit and qualified team
Foaling paddocks with specialised fencing
24-hour supervision
Stud office
Administration office
SCHOOL OF EQUINE MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE
The property also houses an incredible facility, the only one of its kind globally, the School of Equine Management Excellence.
HARTFORD HOUSE
Hartford House needs no introduction. The completely renovated hotel, which has long ranked among the leading boutique hotels in the country, won a further handful of prestigious awards in 2021.