Tashkent Friesians - Our Stallions

Lynn and Dick Jenkin
PO Box 92
Dungog NSW 2420

Ph (02) 49921158 a/h

Stallions | Django of Cacharel Pedigree | Jacana TK Pedigree

The Stallions at Tashkent Friesians
Django of Cacharel and Jacana TK

Django of Cacharel

The breeding of Friesian horses is very strictly controlled by the Dutch Parent Studbook (FPS) with stallions having to go through an extensive selection and training programs before they can receive a breeding license. In countries such as Australia, which are geographically remote from the majority of the Friesian population and where the breed is in it's infancy, the FPS will grant some stallions a limited breeding permit. They still have extremely high standards and and new Stallions granted a permit in Australia will have to undergo DNA testing (for the red factor) and have joint x-rays. They then have to be presented to a panel of Judges sent out from the Netherlands who will review them, then make recommendations to the FPS. A breeding permit may then be granted

Django of Cacharel

Django of Cacharel

Django was our second Friesian. We purchased him from Cacharel Friesian's in Queensland. His dam, Renske fan'e Olde Hoek, was imported from the Netherlands as a weanling. As a three year old she was awarded a Star rating on the first visit of the FPS classifiers. Sadly Renske died as a result of foaling complications when having her second foal, a filly. The filly was later exported to New Zealand so Django is the only representative of her bloodline in Australia. He is by the FPS Licensed Stallion Pike (dec). This makes Django a very valuable prospect for the Friesian community where access to new bloodlines is presently very limited and dependant upon using frozen semen. There is only one Stallion (Geert W) with a breeding permit that shares Django's separation from the majority of Friesian horse in Australia

Django has enjoyed great success in open show classes and Dressage Competitions and shows great aptitude for training with lightness and ease of movement.

Django of Cacharel - great success under saddle
Presence and personality - a winning combination!

Django of Cacharel is an accomplished dressage performer, frequently scoring in the 70%’s and qualifying for the National Dressage Championships, two years in a row. But he is not just a “show pony” he is a sweet tempered, gentle partner who is a joy to work with.

Django continues his steady climb up the Dressage ranks, winning hearts with both his looks and his nature. He had a slow start to his Medium campaign due to the Equine Influenza outbreak. He succumbed (as did nearly all of the horses in the area and was affected quite badly. When we were sure he was fully recovered, he was slowly brought back into work. Despite these setbacks, Django has progressed and has never been unplaced at Medium level.

We are delighted with the reports from owners of Django's foals. It seems that all of them - both pure and partbred - have shown his unflappable and obliging temperament and that wonderful 'uphill' canter.

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Jacana TK

Jacana carries the TK suffix as he was the third Friesian foal we bred. He is the first foal of Ymkje Z, born in the Netherlands and imported to Australia along with his dam. He is by the FPS Licensed Stallion, Ulke.

Jacana stunned us all by being presented with the prestigious First Premium at his foal classification in the Netherlands. Only around 5% of foals receive this award. Now as an adult, he has certainly lived up to his early promise which indicated that e would have a very refined stallion, with a long arched neck which is well set on to the shoulder. Jacana just floats over the ground with his magical paces and has broken in to be a wonderful performance stallion.


Ymkje Z - the dam of our first foal - Jacana TK
Jacana TK Above - as a foal in the Netherlands Right - In Quarantine in Australia
Jacana TK at the 2005 AWHA NSW Gala Weekend Jacana TK at the 2006 Keuring Above and Below - Jacana TK at Dressage with the Stars in 2008 He finished 9th from a very large field of 5 YO horses and received favourable comments from the judges and the knowledgeable crowd.

Jacana TK has enjoyed a very successful early Dressage career. He broke in exceptionally well and has delighted his trainer and rider Jeremy Janjic, as well as the judges and spectators who comment very favourably about his appeal and charisma plus his exciting paces and very trainable temperament. Jacana's early outings saw him finish with wins and good placings against top horses in open company and in the Young Dressage Horse qualifiers. He earned himself a spot in the final of the 5 YO Australian Young Dressage Championships at Dressage with the Stars in Melbourne, April 2008. We were delighted with Jacana's performance and a 9th placing from a large field of the best youngsters in the land was a thrill ... and certainly gained quite a lot of new fans of the Friesian horse. Jacana placed 8^th in the 5 year old YH finals at the 2008 Sydney CDI. He qualified for the 2008 State Championships in the Novice classes and is training at Elementary level.

Jacana TK is now rising 6 and has exceeded our expectations as a riding horse - and is proving to have even more talent for Dressage than Django - so the future is sure to see some exciting performances from Jacana TK and he will be presented at the 2009 Keuring.

Django of Cacharel and Jacana TK stand at stud at Christine Crawford and Jeremy Janjic's North Kaludah Stud so that the training of these beautiful stallions is not interrupted in the stud season.

Mares visiting North Kaludah receive the best professional care with close monitoring of their cycles to ensure best results for the breeder and minimum time away from their homes.