Springbank Horse Farm

19/05/2025

“That stuff that falls from the sky…”

02/05/2025

Good luck to all those exhibiting and selling as part of the Angus Australia World Expo.

07/02/2025

It doesnt take much to find so many instances of fraud, debt, insolvency and bankruptcy surrounding a particular couple in the media right now. We will leave this here…

https://sociallitigator.com/2014/10/29/trainers-and-owners-beware-sheila-laxon-john-symons-judgment-offers-lessons-for-all/

The employee testified that she resigned after Ms Laxon asked her to write a false letter in relation to a separate Magistrates’ Court court case concerning unpaid agistment fees: “I didn’t want to perjure myself”. The employee gave evidence that she was asked to write a letter saying “we had not received invoices from Springbank, we hadn’t sighted them. I had.” (see [160ff]).

Justice Digby further found that Ms Laxon “deliberately altered” Horse History records relevant to the case “in significant respects” after document discovery in the proceeding before him…



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Background John Symons and Sheila Laxon are partners in their horse training business, JSL Racing (“JSL”), and in life. Francis Butler and his wife Karen were their close friends. Mr Butler’s late …

23/04/2023

Orange Ears (Turfontein x Costamony) in her natural state in the paddock during her spell.

09/04/2023

Tony Pony and Orange Ears enjoying a nice little bit of R&R

24/03/2023

It wasn’t Orange Ears day at Sandown on Wednesday. She will come home for a spell now. OE looked fabulous and was jumping out of her skin, such a credit to Tal Nolen and his team.

11/03/2023

Gosh the Grunt babies are impressive. We are excited to have a Grunt filly out of Costamony. We cannot wait to see her in the future.

04/03/2023

Our homebred Orange Ears (Turfontein x Costamony (Encosta de Lago)) won her third race this prep in great style of last to first again today. Lots of fun for all involved. She is certainly an exciting little mare!

18/02/2023

Our home bred Orange Ears (Turfontein x Costamony) winning nicely from last to first at Wodonga 17/2/23

20/09/2019

18/08/2019

We attended the Swettenham Stud Stallion parade today, and were super impressed with the line up of stallions. However Sioux Nation was a real head turner.