The Heritage Coast Stud was started in 1975 by Robert and Hannah Skepper.

Hannah had been brought up on Horsey Island with her parents Nancy and Jasper Backhouse. The Island has bred top class Pure Bred Arabians since Horsey Island Stud was established in 1935 by Nancy. Nancy was well known on the show circuit and became an Internationally recognised In Hand Judge; in her later years she was invited to judge at the Australian Arab International.

Nancy and Jasper had two daughters and a Son; Mary, Hannah & Joseph. Hannah married Robert and started the Heritage Coast Stud; Mary married Angus Bancroft and they started the well known Water Farm Arabians and Joseph has taken over the mantle of the Horsey Island Stud.

It was from Horsey Island that the first resident stallion of the Heritage Coast Stud came from, Lone Tornado. Nancy gave him to Hannah for the whole family to enjoy and he ended up being ridden by all of Hannah and Robert's children competing at all levels and also racing in 1986. During this period he was also being used on cross bred mares to produce some part bred arabs.

From 1975 to 1995, Hannah and Robert bred flat thoroughbred racehorses from the stud. They had 8 resident mares at their peak and produced yearlings at the Highflyer Sales (now Houghton), St Leger Sale (Doncaster) and the October Yearling Sales. During this period they produced 32 yearlings of racing age of which 56% were winners. For our racing record click here.

As the costs of sending mares to good stallions was increasing and the resident mares were all getting older it was decided to stop producing flat horses and use the good quality thoroughbred mares to produce top class Anglo competition and race horses.

Since 1990, over 40 foals have been born to compete in competition disciplines from Endurance to Eventing. This does not include foals born to our Stallions outside of the Stud
This does not include many other foals we have delivered on behalf of our clients for Flat racing, Endurance, Show Jumping, Dressage & Arab racing.

Stud History - Racing Record

A total of 32 yearlings of racing age have been produced on the Heritage Coast Stud. 17 (56%) are winners to date of 43 races and have won prize money totalling £150,362.00

Group and Listed winners :

Riberetto	Winner Ligfield Derby Trial gr 3 4th Geoffrey Freer Stakes gr 2
Cedar Wings	Winner prix Fernanad Coppee L Belgium
7 Group or Listed placed horses :
Glide By	Winner & 2nd Mayhill Stakes gr3 2nd Strensall Stakes L 2nd News of the World Trophy L dam of Group 1 winner Yachtie(AUS) and other winners
Glide Path	winner of seven races 3rd Newbury Cup L dam of 3 winners
Gentle Music	winner of eight races 2nd Premier Torrico La Rome L 3rd Premier Carlo Chiesa Rome L
Max Conrad	winner and 3rd Royal Whip Stakes L Curragh
Tribal Warrior	winner Star Stakes 3rd 2000 Gns Trial gr3 4th Norfolk Stakes gr3 4th National Stakes gr3
Antler	winner and 2nd Queen's Vase Royal Ascot 3rd Predominate Stakes L 4th Goodwood Cup gr3
Belledale Ball	winner two races 4th Laurent Perrier Champagne Stakes gr2
Other Winners :
Sunset Ray	winner of 7 races inc: Reg Day Memorial Trophy, Newmarket
Stryder	winner 15 run maiden at Beverley 2nd Auction Race Thirsk
Diamond Path	winner 3 races 4th Lingfield Derby Trial Placed 8 times and over hurdles
Ghost Path	placed on flat and over hurdles
Tangalooma	placed on flat, won over hurdles dam of a winner

Stud Competition Horses Lone Tornado (1982) Grey Arab Stallion. Placed at County Level in hand and ridden. won over £200 BSJA (1984 -1990) with three different riders. \ Represented PC in SJ and Area Event teams. Won SJ Championships(inidividual and team) at Malvern. sire of:- Heritage Hurricane Heritage Neptune Heritage Eclipse Heritage Mistral Heritage Nightshade Heritage Thor Heritage Hurricane (1986) Placed ridden in PBA classes won over £400 BSJA won and placed eventing to make Intermediate before injury ceased eventing Heritage Neptune (1990) Premium graded Anglo Arab Stallion. 20 BE pts and completed Sansaw CIC** 3DE Over £300 BSJA winnings Exported Sire of:- Heritage Hera Heritage Athena Heritage Keanu Heritage Orion Heritage Nero and others from visiting mares Heritage Mistral (1989) winner BSJA and Eventing. Sold to Junior and competing in Juniors Eventing Heritage Daydream (1990) winner under BSJA rules Heritage Eclipse (1992) Win in hand at County Level at 2yrs. Sold and not competed since Heritage Nightshade (1993) Numerous county wins and placings as a yrling,2 and 3yr old. Graded Stallion. Won over £100 BSJA and 28 BE pts. Qualified for BN Champs 1999 and regional final 2000. 2nd East Anglian Novice Championships & 11th Tweseldown CCN*3DE (6yrs). Exported Heritage Moondust (1992) winner of over £150 BSJA from 4-5yrs then sold Heritage Moonstone (1993) winner of £25BSJA then sold for endurance Heritage Keanu (1995) sold as a 4yrold to do dressage Heritage Aurora (1994) Sold to Mr Turner in 2000. She is now an advanced endurance horse (10/04/03) Heritage Athena (1997) Sold to Mr Turner in 2000. Now competing at Novice Endurance level. Heritage Hera (1996) Competing at BE PN level (2002) and BSJA Heritage Thor Winner BSJA and novice eventing and then sold to Mr Cumani for yard hack Heritage Kane (1996) Competing at BE PN Level (2002) and BSJA Now Sold to event. Heritage Orion (1998) winner of SEIB Most promising event horse qualifier at Towerlands 4th Easter Panic Stakes Race, Newbury 5th SEIB YHES Champs HOYS Multiple winner in hand and under saddle, qualifying for Cherif 4x at first show Multiple winnings/placings BSJA, Hunter Trials, BE Heritage Glider (1998) Ches Filly by Heritage Neptune  ex Glide Path Broodmare Heritage Nero (1999) Bay Horse by Heritage Neptune  ex Glide Path Stallion sire of multiple winners in the show ring. First 4yrols out 2010 Heritage Kamelia (1998) Ches Filly by Heritage Neptune  ex Heritage Katherine won unaff dressage and SJ with Junior. Now at Stud Heritage Braveheart (2001) Chesnut colt by Gotz II(HAN)  ex Heritage Katherine (PBA) Won Novice ODE & winnings SJ. SOLD Heritage Seranus (2001) Chesnut colt by Gotz II (HAN)  ex Sulina (AHS) Placed Hunter Trials and Unaff SJ. Now sold to Junior & Mother share to PC and Hunt Heritage Messalina (2003) Bay Filly by Heritage Nero (AASB)  ex Darkest Hour (GSB) Advanced Endurance mare Heritage Zena (2005) Bay Filly by Amfortas  ex Heritage Sunshine Excellent competition mare, numerous School teams, Evented, SJ, Hunter Trials, Hunts Heritage Artemis (2005) Ches Filly by Amfortas ex Heritage Glider SOLD Heritage Zeus (2006) by Heritage Nero  ex Darkest Hour Placed in hand at county level at 2yrs Blind in one eye so retained as Stud lead hack Heritage Otho (2006) by Heritage Nero ex Heritage Sunshine SOLD for PC competitions Heritage Agrippina (2006) by Amfortas  ex Heritage Glider SOLD Heritage Dancing Queen (2006) Won and placed in hand. BS Winnings and In Hand and Under Saddle. Now at STUD Heritage Lyra (2006) by Heritage Orion  ex Heritage Rusalka Sold as a foal Heritage Aries (2007) by Amfortas  ex Heritage Glider Heritage Columba (2007) by Heritage Orion ex Heritage Rusalka. SOLD and gone to Stud Heritage Thesius(2007) by Ganton Mentor ex Heritage Sunshine sold at 2yrs Heritage Moondancer (2007) by Ganton Mentor  ex Heritage Simoon BS Winnings SOLD to a competition home Heritage Lord of the Dance (2007) Placed in hand at County Level and Grade 1 Premium in BEF Futurity Eventing BS Winnings and currently SJ with Jane Marson. Also hunted four seasons as Field Master and Whip Heritage Attica (2008) by Ganton Mentor  ex Heritage Sunshine Evented then SOLD Heritage Tango(2008) Placed in hand at County Level and Grade 1 Premium in BEF Futurity Eventing Sadly deceased due to accident Heritage Superman (2008) by Super Man Al Maury Ex Heritage Silver Delaney Placed in hand at county level at 1yr. SOLD and competing in Dressage Heritage Jupiter (2009) by Vadeer ex Heritage Simoon IN Hand Suffolk Show Overal Show Hunte Pony Champion at 4yrs. Competed by Ada Marson and represented the school at NSEA National Champs SJ & JwS, Hickstead Eventers Champs, PC Showjumping teams. Numerous wins and placings SJ, Eventing ,XC. AlsoPC Endurance Champs Heritage Apollo (2010) by Heritage Orion ex Canival's Dancing Queen Eventing with Jane Marson.BE100 Regionals and now Showjumping BS With multiple wins Heritage Juno (2010) by Heritage Nero ex Darkest Hour Evented two seasons and then to stud. Had superb colt by Arko III (2019) then going back to Eventing for Ada Marson to competing in Junior BE Trials 2021 onwards   Heritage Silver Moon (2011) by Vadeer ex Heritage Simoon SOLD to Endurance home in Scotland Heritage Samson (2012) by Ganton Mentor ex Heritage Kamelia (Heritage Neptune ex Katherine Naze McWhisker) Placed Unaff Eventing and now Eventing with Ada Marson Heritage Akbar (2013) by Vadeer ex Heritage Silver Delaney Won In hand and then sold abroad for Endurance Heritage Arrakis (2013) by Heritage Orion ex Carnival's Dancing Queen Highest scoring 2yr old Elite BEF Eventer and awarded the British Breeders 2yo Eventing Award. AES Licensend Stallion & now Showjumping and based with Brendon Stud.  Heritage Vadel (2015) by Vadeer ex Heritage Silver Delaney. In Training for racing Heritage Velverteen (2015) by Ganton Mentor ex Heritage Dancing Queen (Heritage Nero ex Carnival's Dancing Queen)