The Bush Courtyard

GOLD FIELDS - The Property

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Abundant wildlife

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Progress outside - plenty of room!

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The training room with large white board

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Progress inside

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We are open for business, so come on in!

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The Bush Courtyard

(Equine Sports Breeding & Training Centre Pty Ltd)

Offers a unique opportunity for you to –

RELAX & HAVE FUN!

HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS, YOU CAN

· Visit the ESB stud, play with the foals and be part of the activities

· Get away and stay with your horse by yourself or with friends

· Ride out into over 3,000 acres of State Forest

· Swim in the nearby river

· Explore the historical Goldfields and surrounding tourist attractions

· Admire the abundant birdlife, native fauna and flora, and see Aboriginal scar trees

· Spoil yourself with nearby spa and massage facilities

· Treat yourself to a tour of the local wineries

· Sleep in for as long as you like

YOU CAN HORSE AROUND!

· Train in international standard facilities including the new cross country course (designed by Ewan Kellett) that hosted the 2009 Pony Club State Championships

· Organise your own group, club camp or clinic and combine all of the above!

BECOME A MEMBER OF CLUB ED

· Be part of the Equine Ed lecture series with experts offering tuition on a whole range of subjects, just tell us what you would like to know

Visit www.equinesportsbreeding.com.au or ring 03 5432 2446 for more information

With over 300 acres we can accommodate groups of up to 15 horses and people.

More if you want to camp.

(Prices & Packages are available upon request and are designed especially for you!)

Everyone is made to feel welcome J

The missing link

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Once known as the Ifco but to fit with the origins of Nagambie and Seymour, we will have to call this building Goornong. Though I think old friends will always know it as the Ifco. It has now come to rest in its final position.

The roof

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Another major milestone in the development of The Bush Courtyard

The future

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The inside from woe to go

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The kitchen in the Seymour House.

The bathroom in the Seymour House.

North bedroom in the Seymour House.

South bedroom in the Seymour House.

Three showers in the Nagambie House.

Living area in the Nagambie House (not finished yet)

This is really testing my patience now!

Mess in the kitchen of the Nagambie House.

Donna was always on hand to help out.

Sorting out the walls.

Storage of furniture which kept arriving.

Where is this all going to go?

Painting, painting, painting ...

Putting in the walls for showers in the Nagambie House.

Stripping the walls.

The outside from woe to go

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The Courtyard emerges

Amazing what a difference a bit of paint makes!

We are getting there!

Ummm, starting to take shape.

Golly gosh, why did I ever start this?

... one day ...

and the landscaping will happen!

Uggggh! Wet and sloppy.

... mess and more mess! Will we ever finish?

Mess ...

Changing colour.

A good start! with Donna's help.

Then came the arena ...

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... and now provides a great arena with a lovely aspect sitting on the verandah. This is where we can hold clinics, workshops, events and seminars.

60m x 60m should be enough for us to play in ?

Eventually took shape ...

Rock delivered in an 80T dump truck

and then along came the trucks!

The buildings arrive, 2000 ...

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Now they are in place - sort of!

Getting them off the truck with a crane - good fun!

The verandah feeling a bit left out.

Before we started, 1999

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LOOKING TO THE NORTH TOWARDS CAMPASPE ROAD

LOOKING TO THE SOUTH FROM CAMPASPE ROAD