Buttermere Shires Stud

30/10/2026

Buttermere cracker Jack
Registered homebred Stallion

Here pictured as a foal and then now in the process of being broken to ride. Home produced, what a delight he is. We’re super proud of how he’s turning out 🐴 🫶🏽

01/09/2026

01/09/2026

Well done Tahlia Butterworth 👏

Second place with a lovely photo of our c**t foal 😍

28/07/2026

Available on weaning deposit will secure.

Smart upstanding big bay c**t 4 whites plenty of hair!
Well handled, wears halter, leads well, can pick all 4 legs up.
Little character he is!

Unfortunately can’t keep them all! 📸- will get some updated photos too 😍

Sire - Buttermere Cracker Jack
(brother to successfully ridden horse second at HOYS in 2022 & son of National Stallion Champion 2016)

Dam - Springwell Pearl
(8th at HOYS in 2024)

06/07/2026

The not so little Atlas is maturing really nicely! 🫶🏽

30/06/2026

Doing the checks earlier this morning and this is the mares (and atlas)

How happy and content are they 😊🫶🏽

12/06/2026

🌟 Another fantastic season for Buttermere Shires Stud! 🌟

We’re delighted to announce that our stallion Cracker Jack has achieved a 100% success rate with mares scanned in foal for the second year running! 🎉🐴

With just one final outside mare to visit next week, he will then be able to enjoy a relaxing summer (hopefully with some sun 🤣) ☀️

A huge thank you to everyone who has trusted him with their mares this year. We can’t wait to see the next generation of his foals arrive! 🤩🐎✨

30/04/2026

🤫 We’d like to apologise for being a little quiet lately — things have been busy behind the scenes at Buttermere Shires! 💥

We’re delighted to finally introduce our newest arrival: a strapping, beautifully marked c**t 💪🏽 💙

🐴 Meet Buttermere Leons Talisman — stable name Atlas.

As our stallion’s very first foal on the ground, we couldn’t be more pleased with him. He’s everything we hoped for and more, and we’re so excited to watch him grow. 👀

Both Pearl and Atlas are doing well!! 👏

More updates to come soon!

16/03/2026

A busy day at the forge today for Michael Butterworth Dipwcf🔥🔨

Michael has been hard at work using 1¼” x ½” mild steel to hand-forge a bevel shoe for one of the many Shire horses he’s shoeing in preparation for the National Shire Show this Saturday.

Every shoe is carefully shaped and fitted to support these incredible horses at their very best in the show ring.

Proud to see traditional farriery skills helping get them ready for the big day! 🐴 🔨

03/03/2026

Tell me you’re expecting a foal,
without telling me you’re expecting a foal 🐴

Almost countdown time…
Only the best bed for the big momma 😍