Established in 2015, Onyx Park Friesian Horses is a boutique stud home to imported and international quality friesian horses located in rural nsw Australia. 

 

The founding members; Kirsten Shirley, Kerry & David Mann, have been involved with horses for over 25 years. 

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Kirsten is a fully qualified veterinary nurse with a keen eye for high quality, well conformed horses. She's the decision maker when it comes to the horses and she know's exactly what she's looking for!

Over the years Kirsten has had many highlights with her riding but the most standout highlight would have to be representing Australia in America at the Appaloosa Youth World Show and taking home an 8th in the world!
She has also completed and been certified in a select few of Dr Eleanor Kellon's Equine Nutrition courses. We believe proper nutrition in horses of all ages is vitally important and highly recommend Dr Kellon's courses, they are a must for all horse owners/breeders! In addition to her knowledge on the breeding/wellbeing of horses, Kirsten has also successfully imported multiple horses from Europe and is familiar with the policies and procedures involved in doing so. She knows how daunting importing horses can be and is more than happy to offer assistance!

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David works as a factory manager, but around here he is the brains behind all our facilities. He has designed and built everything from scratch and being the perfectionist he is, it's all millimetre perfect! 

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Kerry has been involved with horses for the majority of her life. As a young adult she enjoyed working with Thoroughbred's on the track and loved a good trail ride! Now she happily sits back and helps out with everyday work around the stud.

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