The Equestrian Centre on Mustique Island has been running for more than 30 years and is the proud owner of 15 horses and ponies. Of these 15, 4 are now retired and living their best life at the horse sanctuary on the island.
Manager Kathryn has been in charge for 18 months, arriving from Botswana where she spent nearly 6 years in the Okavango Delta managing safari horses. Prior to that Kathryn was involved with the breeding of horses and gained a wealth of experience managing various stud farms.
(The yard 📸 Kathryn Walker)
The opportunity on Mustique was irresistible to her: somewhere completely unique, once again working with horses in a remote place but presenting new challenges and, above all, in a stunning location!
Earlier this year Kathryn arranged for two new horses to join the stables and after much anticipation, they finally arrived on 12th July 2025.
(Shaun and the new gelding, Jack Sparrow 📸 Kathryn Walker)
Shaun Blaucher, head groom, is described as the "backbone of the centre", Shaun has been working at the stables for more than 20 years and knows every single thing about each and every island horse!
Exciting new arrivals
Jack Sparrow and Tallulah made their long journey by road from North Carolina to Miami and after spending close to two months in quarantine they finally boarded a cargo plane landing safely at Argyle international airport in St Vincent. Kathryn believes that they may be the first horses to fly into SVG.
The rest of the trip was rather more straightforward and Kathryn was very happy that the horses stayed so calm and were so well behaved during each stage of their long journey.
Since arrival they both settled in very well and adjusted to island life quickly.
However, one thing had all the staff at the centre wondering: did Tallulah have a large grass belly from standing and eating non-stop in quarantine or was she pregnant…..
An unexpected and additional arrival!
The new foal arrived during the early hours of Saturday 26th July, much earlier than anyone suspected. Tallulah had a large belly but did not show any of the other signs and symptoms that typically indicate foaling is near. This can sometimes happen with a mare’s first pregnancy, they do not always follow the “rule” book.
Thankfully, new Foal “Reef” is a big strong, healthy colt. Tallulah managed everything very well and "Uncle Jack" refuses to leave them and they now make a very sweet little family unit.
(L to R: Jack Sparrow, Tallulah, Reef, Kathryn 📸 Lotty B)
The same vet who had monitored the move from the USA to Mustique visited from Barbados on 28th July to do a full health check on Reef and concluded that there are no health concerns, which is excellent news.
(Reef and Tallulah 📸 Lotty B)
A special thanks comes from the management team to the Pony Camp Kids who chose the Caribbean approved names of both our new gelding "Jack Sparrow" and new baby "Reef".
(Tallulah and Reef 📸 Lotty B)
All of us at Pink House HQ thank Kathryn for sharing this lovely story and we wish the whole team the best of luck with the continued good progress of this wonderful trio!
