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Trudy Keegan, Trainer


Address: 503 East Road, RD 22, Stratford 4392
Phone: 027 647 5077
Email: keg-zeefarms@xtra.co.nz
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  • 'Trudy Keegan, Trainer'
    'Class A' Public Trainer's Licence


    Trudy Keegan operates her Bellbrooke Racing Stables from an 80 acre training facility in Stratford.
    Always crazy about horses as a kid, she progressed through the Pony Club and Equestrian ranks before going on to work in stables and stud farms for 10 years.

    The Training Complex

    Trudy's 80 acre establishment boasts an 800 metre sandtrack, spacious boxing, yards to accommodate 24 horses, and a schooling arena. The Stratford racing facilities are also close at hand for fastwork, when needed.
    The Bellbrooke training establishment has 2 full time and 3 part time staff with around 20 horses in work all the time. Additionally they generally have a few more coming up through the ranks.

    Training & Alternative Therapy

    Trudy's veterinary nursing background assisted her with looking at alternative treatments, particularly for those horses tying up, and with other mental and physical issues.  This treatment proved to be very successful for her, first evidenced when Les Sylphides (a $1200 purchase) went on to win 5 races, including the Stratford Cup.
    Around 50 percent of the stables success have come from 'castoffs' with problems, their boutique operation offering healing/massage and energy healing working really well. Three of these horse with chronic typing up and other performance effecting issues went on to win 10 races collectively.

    Offering All Aspects Of Horse Training

    They offer all aspects of horse training : 

    • Full Training
    • Pre training
    • Ready to runner
    • Breakers
    • Syndicating horses 
    • Handling/early education of foals 
    • Therapeutic schooling and agistment at their property 

    ........all at very competitive daily rates.

    Excellent communications too - with updates via regular emails and/or their Facebook page.

    A Thriving Business

    The business continuing to thrive as clients come to her when they see the successes she has with her alternative therapies. Travelling throughout the Taranaki region, Trudy delivers muscle work therapy options generally at least 1 day per week.

    Trudy attributes the growth and success of her business to a genuine lifelong passion for working with horses and to the "fantastic staff and owners – you must have good people around you to succeed, and I am truly indebted to them and fortunate that I have this."

    Horses To Watch

    When asked what horses we should watch, Trudy suggested these three:

    • I Suggest             -  winner of 6 including the Taranaki special race for greys.
    • Tiger Moss           -  winner of 4.
    • Midnight Flyer     -  won 1.
    • Crafty Crim and Tericotta Warrior ........ plus too many others to list!

    The Early Years

    A qualified Veterinary Nurse, Trudy worked in this role for 5 years whilst riding trackwork. This was followed by a ten year stint of farming with her husband, during which she worked with race horses coming off the track re-schooling and on-selling.
    In 2008, Trudy took out a 'Permit to Train' licence and bought a couple of cheap thoroughbreds to train. Amazingly, she achieved a win at her first start!
    Word of her breaking in those youngsters she had purchased saw her being approached by others to break theirs in and subsequently Trudy was asked to train them as well. This she did and it was the beginning of her successful training operation.
    In 2014,Trudie gained her 'Class A' Public Trainers Licence and from then, she has never looked back.

    Contact

    To contact Trudy Keegan for training or therapy work:

    Address -                       Bellbrooke Racing Stables                                      
                                           503 East Road
                                           RD 22
                                           Stratford 4392

    Cellphone -                     027 647 5077

    Email -                             keg-zeefarms@xtra.co.nz

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