At Turra Lodge Farm we breed American miniature horses. These horses are registered with the American Miniature Horse Association (AMHA), some are also registered with the American Miniature Horse Registry (AMHR), the British Miniature Horse Society (BMHS) or the American Shetland Pony Club (ASPC). All of our horses: measure 34 inches or under; and, are DNA tested and parentage qualified.
The focus of our breeding program is to create small, beautiful and true to type American Miniature Horses.
The 'Affair' Daughters
The majority of our mares descend from one of our original stallions Donabi UK Uno Romantic Affair , a small, colourful horse that exhibited an extreme face and huge eyes. Uno produced several successful show horses for the farm but his best offspring were a result of his breedings with the mare Tazaeos Pecans Inspiration. Together they produced three fillies who are an important part of our breeding program. TLF Painted Affair (born 2014), TLF Afire Affair (born 2015) and TLF Starring Affair (born 2018).
The 'Bolero' Daughters
In 2013, David worked for Alliance Miniatures, a breeding and training center run by Mike and Terry Hlavatovic in Texas. The farm's up and coming sire, SMO Bolero De Suerte, was proving to be a very successful show horse sire. Shortly after, Turra Lodge Farm acquired its first Bolero daughter. Exquisite Boleros Evangelista was bred at the Texas farm and foaled in Belgium in 2014. Our second Bolero daughter was bred from ERL Cutty's Berry Blitz, the 2015 World Grand Champion Senior Mare trained by Alliance for Pecan Grove Farm. Pecan Grove Boleros Alessandra was her first offspring and is a World Reserve Champion weanling filly and European Champion. Our third Bolero daughter, Alliance Boleros Bella Luna arrived in 2025. She was bred by Mike and Terry being
The American Shetlands
We were very excited to add three triple registered classic American Shetlands to our breeding program. These ponies are registered with the AMHA, AMHR and ASPC.