Greenfield's Stud

Greenfield's Stud Greenfield's Stud is a horse stud specialising in breeding Norwegian Fjord Horses, located on NSW Mi Greenfield’s Stud is owned and managed by Karen Grøneng.

Greenfield’s Stud is nestled in the picturesque Orara Valley 15 minutes’ drive west of Coffs Harbour on the NSW mid North Coast. The stud is on 86 acres of lush undulating pasture and protected rain forest. Our horses are raised in mobs with strong alpha horses teaching the youngsters herd dynamics. As our horses are on pasture 24/7 we make sure we balance their diet with the required supplements

to create strong well balanced bodies, while also constantly watching that their seasonal weight fluctuations are within the normal range. We focus on producing horses who have had a strict follow up with farrier, equine veterinary dentist, worming, vaccinations and all other veterinary needs as required. Fjord Horses can be found in a range of heights from below 13hh to over 16hh, when you look at the entire world population. Here in Australia the tallest are currently touching 14.3hh and Greenfield’s Stud is aiming to breed towards that end of the spectre or above, primarily by selecting stallions preferably above 14.2hh. As we also aim to breed Fjord Horses ready to excel in primarily dressage, with capacity for the other sports, we also select stallions who have proven themselves in the sport or are slated to enter the sport in the near future. As we wish to produce horses ready to excel in Equestrian Sport, we intend to retain any horses born at the stud until they are of age and have commenced their work under saddle. As horses are nearing a sellable state, we will advertise them as expression of interest and we may be able to offer contracted payment plans to suitable matches for the selected horses during that period. Any horses on payment plan will remain at the stud until final balance has been settled, and agistment fees may apply. The horses commence their training utilising natural horsemanship techniques whilst still on their mums, and this training is gradually escalated with age until they are ready to be backed, no sooner than the winter of the year they turn 4. I am born and raised in Norway and became permanent resident of Australia in 2005. I started riding at a local riding school when I was 8 years old, and through the years at that school rose to positions of responsibility (suitable for my age group). I had allocated horses where their welfare were my responsibility multiple days per week, was in charge of feeding on weekend mornings, in charge of the running of the stable in regards to completion of chores etc multiple days per week, and towards the end I was also instructing lessons with beginner and intermediate riders. Once I left the riding school I part-leased various horses over the following years, ranging from dressage horses, via show jumpers into national level endurance horses. All these horses solidified my love of dressage, which was my training responsibility with all of them. As horse ownership in Norway was prohibitively expensive and University loomed on the horizon, horse ownership was postponed until after the purchase of the farm in Australia, but I kept my toes in the water throughout my studies and a few years of career focus, by instructing and riding where the opportunities arose.

One of our offspring is not like the others. Unni was born different, the first thing we saw was that she's skewed dun a...
16/05/2026

One of our offspring is not like the others. Unni was born different, the first thing we saw was that she's skewed dun and that she had a little extra nub on her nose. The latter was tied off at foal check and is now just a lump instead of an actual thing sticking out of her nose, but I digress.

As she's been growing, her development has hit some bumps along the way and her feet have needed very specific and careful attention. We completed a set of radiographs and they showed a different story to what we expected from the outside appearance, so she's our little conundrum filly.

The very caring, involved and passionate Jessica Johnston Greacen is fortunately her farrier and has been working with her since the very start on a tight cycle. Circumstances occurred so last weekend Jessica reached out to me and asked if I'd be interested in Unni living at her place for even more targeted work and simultaneously solving a need she had in regards to the amount of horses she were housing. I jumped at the opportunity to give Unni the best chance of rehabilitation.

That brings us to today. After a bit of a pamper session I popped her on the float along with my beloved Hiraeth Carys for her very first float trip and brought her down to Jessica. Very happy with how well she travelled and how relaxed she was in her new paddock. Carys patiently stood on the float munching hay while I got to see her settled in, and was happy to come home to her dinner and her friends again.

Unni will stay with Jessica for as long as Jessica wants, and I'm looking forward to seeing her change and hopefully future x-rays shows us improvements. Also looking forward to seeing Jessica fall head over heels in love with her 😂

This year we're doing something new to make my life a little easier. In the past we've been having two huge dental days ...
04/05/2026

This year we're doing something new to make my life a little easier. In the past we've been having two huge dental days in spring and autumn respectively to ensure all horses are seen once or twice per year, as required, by a qualified equine vet with dentistry training and experience. Those days have been quite tough on me and have taken days to prepare for and recover after.

With the lovely Dr Lauren Jones from Kentaro Veterinary Services able to book in my herd over a few smaller bookings, I'm aiming for the physical and mental toll on me to be eased once the new rhythm is established and running smoothly.

Lauren hit the ground running today, doing Hendra boosters for the oldest of my adults, then moved on to some serious gymnastics showing her ability to contort herself working her way through all 7 foals. 5 out of 7 are now two Woolf teeth less, with the other two coming back in to see if they've come through in spring. She also ensured to complete their initial Hendra vaccination course, so now they just need to be boosted in November. Thank you Lauren for making the day so pleasant and informative.

With today done and dusted Greenfield's NF Viking and Greenfield's NF Viktor are completely ready to find their new homes. They have been vaccinated against Tetanus and Strangles as well as Hendra, have been gelded and recovered fully from that and are fully weaned. Greenfield's NF Vegard and Greenfield's NF Verner will be available in another month or so once they have been weaned as well.

Greenfields NF Viking is the oldest of the boys this year at 5 months and a week. He's standing at a strapping 119cm of ...
04/02/2026

Greenfields NF Viking is the oldest of the boys this year at 5 months and a week. He's standing at a strapping 119cm of proud gorgeousness and measures to mature around the 14.2 mark. Viking is a contact seeking playful c**t, whom we're looking forward to gelding in early March. Weaning will commence once he's healed up from that and then he's ready for whomever is the lucky person to win his heart.

Greenfields NF Vegard at a week shy of 4 months old is also used to regular pedicures. This youngster is looking like an...
04/02/2026

Greenfields NF Vegard at a week shy of 4 months old is also used to regular pedicures. This youngster is looking like another one with height potential, currently sitting at 118cm or 11.2 1/2 hh. He's booked in for gelding in early March, then we'll wait until at least mid April early May before we look at weaning him. Hopefully by the time that's done he'll have found his very own human as this adventurous and cheeky boy, who is oh so sweet when he takes a break from playing like the c**t he, is deserves the very best.

Greenfields NF Viktor, our beautiful grey c**t of this year is in for another pedicure today. Standing like a trooper fo...
03/02/2026

Greenfields NF Viktor, our beautiful grey c**t of this year is in for another pedicure today. Standing like a trooper for the farrier, and now learning a bit of patience while mummy dearest gets sorted in the background. He's standing at just shy of 12hh at just shy of 5 months old. We have high hopes for this beautiful young boy becoming a nice tall athletic gelding. The gelding part is guaranteed as he is booked for that in early March. Once he's healed we'll get him weaned and then hopefully we can find him his dream home. He's brave and cuddly in equal measures, just the way we love them

This photo brings me joy. For a few weeks now I've had the four young geldings and the two year old c**t on a shared fen...
31/01/2026

This photo brings me joy. For a few weeks now I've had the four young geldings and the two year old c**t on a shared fence line with two of the stallions (whom have shared a paddock since last winter). On Wednesday just gone, we opened that gate and merged the two herds. There's not a mark on any of the young boys and there's less "noise" from the two stallions as they play squabble less now with more company to entertain them.

In the photo we have the two stallions plus one of the two year old geldings on the left and the two year old c**t and the other three geldings on the right. We have seen the entire herd happily coexisting in even closer proximity all the time, I've just not thought to grab a photo.

22/01/2026

Had a lovely helper come out and get stuck in with me scrubbing a few horses this morning. Thank you so much for your help Keira. We got two of the mares and the three foals they're nursing sorted in about two hours. I also got some video footage to cut together so someone hopefully looks at Viking and decides he HAS to come live with them once he's weaned. I'll pop photos of the bubs in the comments as I don't get to put mixed media in my post apparently...

Wishing all our owners, professionals, followers, interested parties and casual perusers a very Merry Christmas and a Ha...
24/12/2025

Wishing all our owners, professionals, followers, interested parties and casual perusers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

2025 has been a roller coaster in some ways, but all in all the joys will outshine everything else. Here's hoping 2026 brings with it many more Fjord Horse enthusiasts that will find their special superstar and fall head over heels in love with their very own horse. Wishing you all the very best outcome in all your endeavours for this coming year and the greater future.

With ongoing limitations on my health I see the need to reduce my workload a fair bit. I have therefore made the tough d...
06/12/2025

With ongoing limitations on my health I see the need to reduce my workload a fair bit. I have therefore made the tough decision that I am wiling to make some reasonable losses on the horses I currently have for sale, and I am open to offers. I would like to ask you not to come in with lowball offers as there is considerable time, money and effort put into these horses to bring them to the point they are at currently. Fjords are not, and never should be, selling at prices seen in much more readily available breeds. I look forward to negotiating with people wanting to give these amazing horses a forever home.

Currently listed is one 5 year old mare as well as one 4 year old gelding who both are ready to be started under saddle. Furthermore we have a 3 year old gelding who is looking to step up his education in hand in preparation for starting ideally not before this coming winter. There are also two 2 year old geldings as well as 4 of this season's foals available. This season's foals will be gelded in March 2026 and will start being ready to move to their new homes from late March onwards depending on their date of birth.

Greenfields Stud are proudly offering the following horses for sale. Prices are listed on each individual sales ad, however prices are negotiable to exceptional homes. We are also open to taking expressions of interest for any horses listed under young stock.

As the sun rises over Greenfield's Stud our 40th (7th for the season) foal enjoys the milkbar for the very first time. B...
05/11/2025

As the sun rises over Greenfield's Stud our 40th (7th for the season) foal enjoys the milkbar for the very first time. Born less than an hour ago Greenfields NF Verner out of Greenfields NF Oda by Greenfields NF Lodur closes off our foaling season with a textbook birth and ticking every box rapidly. This strapping boy will unfold into someone's dream horse and is for sale.

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297 South Island Loop Road
Upper Orara, NSW
2450

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Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 8pm
Saturday 11am - 8pm
Sunday 11am - 8pm

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