Hoof & Horn Produce & Saddlery

28/04/2025

Fresh Rhodes square bales & mulch bales arriving in store today 🌾

24/04/2025

The Horses of ANZAC.

It’s ANZAC Day when we who live, with bared but unbowed head,
remember those who died for us, the great and glorious dead.
The men who, in their thousands, made the final sacrifice
in World War One and other wars in which they paid the price.

But what of all the horses who accompanied to war
the NZ Mounted Rifles whose battalions are no more?
Or the brave Australian Lighthorsemen and Mounted Cavalry
whose horses, from their pastures torn, were shipped across the sea?

Ten thousand from New Zealand, and at least sixteen times more
Australia sent. Those steeds bore men to fight the First World War.
Many thousand died when struck by shells or rapid small arms fire,
while hostile desert toil caused many others to expire.

When the war was over and our allied side had won the day,
what happened to those gallant steeds who had survived the fray?
The problems of logistics due to quarantine and cost
prevented shipment home, so the majority were lost.

While some were sold to butchers or the Indian cavalry,
the majority were left in Egypt, sold to slavery
where, under harsh conditions, they would die in some stone quarry.
Men shot their horses first to spare them from a fate so sorry.

Of two hundred thousand horses who were part of the ANZAC,
only one man from each country saved his horse to bring him back!
And so this tale of man and beast in tragedy was ended,
which says little for man’s gratitude to those he had befriended.

Hugh Wyles, Anzac Day, April 25th 2007.

24/04/2025

Just a reminder we are closed tomorrow for Anzac Day. We will be back to normal trading on Saturday 😊

21/04/2025

WE ARE OPEN
Customers there is a road closed sign before our shop but you can get through to our store. Fingers crossed it won't be too long 🙏

19/04/2025

Happy Easter 🐣 💓 from all of us at Hoof and Horn Produce and Saddlery.

16/04/2025

Happy Easter to all our 2 and 4 legged customers. We will be closing at 4PM today and reopening on Tuesday the 22nd ✌️

12/04/2025

Wishing all our customers a Happy Easter. We are giving ourselves a well-earned break over this period. Please see our trading times over Easter 🐣

31/03/2025

30/03/2025

We are currently closed and attempting our 2nd attempt at 9.30am to get into town. Kelsey Creek Rd flooded bridge near Ergon station. Will update shortly.

15/03/2025

10% off in Saddlery Shop Monday! A wee bit of Irish, if you wear green....maybe you will receive a wee bit more off your purchase.

07/03/2025

Fresh mulch straight from the paddock now available in store 👌

05/03/2025

📢 New stockist alert 📢

We are now stocking a range of chook, pig, goat and cattle products from Advanced Rural right here at Hoof & Horn 👏

25/02/2025

Shut up & take my money 💰

Wrangler s new aztec wallet, handbag, backpack & overnight bags now in store 👌

13/02/2025

Happy Valentines Day! Sale on selected items.