Our Family A passion for animals through the generations

The infectious nature and magnetism of farm life, animals and especially thoroughbred horses has been a seamless transition for three generations of Chitticks. The desire to be with, understand and breed the best horse, is an ongoing pre-occupation that’s continued to strengthen since the mid-1970’s. Hard work with a passion for horses has been a simple recipe that continues to succeed and evolve the ethos that is WS.

That ethos has reaped an honour-roll of results: Six individual Gr.1 winners of nine Gr.1 races in one season alone; the first NZ stud to breed a Gr.1 winner in Europe; 12 stakes winners on average every season; eight sires awarded champion status; 21 sires which have sired Gr.1 winners; six times Breeder of the Year; and leading Karaka vendor for five consecutive years.

Six times Breeder of the Year and WS patriarch Garry and the rock behind the success, Mary, have been inspirational to the succeeding generation of Chitticks