Touchstone Farm was established in July 2007 as a modern boutique thoroughbred stud to cater for the upper end of the broodmare market. Our aim was to offer a choice of very good Australian and shuttle stallions so that local breeders and owners can pursue black type and international campaigns for their horses and compete with the stars of the world.

Western Australia has stood still over a number of seasons whereas most of Australia has moved forward at a fast pace in producing, buying and having shuttle stallions stationed at their studs. This lack of new blood has left WA with a list of stallions that have not been at the standard (with a very few exceptions) to compete at the higher levels. With the attractive prizemoney on offer in WA we will find more and more horses from the East Coast competing here and taking back the substantial prize money and glory that goes with it.

Stallions such as Scenic (now deceased), Danetime (now deceased) have really carried the flag for WA in recent years. We can clearly see that there is an opportunity not only to replace these stallions but also step up a gear. The owners of Touchstone all agree with this and are always looking at opportunities to upgrade the quality of stallions at our farm if and when the opportunity arises.This market never sleeps and we are aware of the challenges and competition that lies ahead.

The stallions standing at Touchstone Farm are not owned by the stud but by like minded stallion syndicates who share our vision of excellence. Our joint aim is to stand stallions that we hope will fulfil our ambitions of helping local breeders produce horses that are both commercially viable and also capable of competing at the top level both nationally and internationally.