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he had in his string at the Marvine
was the great mare ‘Stylish Martini’
who went on to win over $365k with
Roger in the saddle.
In 2011 Rob and Lee decided to move
back to Australia and somehow
ended up at Goondiwindi for three
years running the breeding and
training program for SDM Quarter
Horses. During that time he helped
to co-ordinate the purchase of ‘One
Time Royalty’ along with some other
very well bred mares. Although
they didn’t get to many shows, he
thoroughly enjoyed his time working
for the late Susan Marchant, who
was a very interesting character.
After her passing they moved to
Tamworth where they are now based. 
Rob brought “Pumpkin” with them
when they moved back to Australia -

she’s really been a once in a lifetime
horse. To date she's won and placed
in multiple Campdrafts, Cutouts,
Open Stockmans Challenges, Open
Reinings, AQHA Reined Cowhorse,
Open Team Roping Jackpots, but the
most special of all is his six year old
son, Grant, rides her everywhere.
They have been very fortunate to
base themselves on the Grant family
property, “Meadowbank", with worldclass facilities and only four km from
the AELEC. Along with conducting
clinics, they mainly focus on starting
and training two, three and four
year olds for Cutting, Campdrafting
and Stockmans Challenges. Sale
preparation is a large part of their
business, with the Landmark Classic
Sale being just down the road. Last
year they put 11 horses through

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the sale on behalf of vendors for an
average of almost $ 25,000 and the
year before they sold a two-yearold colt by Hazelwood Conman for
$65,000 on behalf of Richard Bull. 
Rob feels he’s been very blessed to be
involved with some of the greatest
horsemen in this country, such as
John Brekelmans, Mark Buttsworth,
Terry Hall, Robert Mackay and Grant
Quigley, along with many others who
have helped him out in many ways.
One of the things that he loves about
being a professional horseman is
that you are always evolving and
striving to become better, your feel,
timing and understanding never
stops developing. Rob can't think of
anything else he’d rather do every
day.