Friesian Horses for Sale in Australia
We breed and sell purebred Friesian and Friesian Warmblood horses at Merindah Farm at Yangan in south east Queensland, and we sell to buyers right across Australia. Every horse we have available is listed on this page, so this is the one page to watch. Every horse goes to its new family with registration papers and a full training and nutrition handover, and we can organise a transporter to your state.
Our Breeding and Our Registrations
We breed under the suffix van Merindah and we are members of the Australian Friesian Horse Society, member R-1051506, the Australian Friesian Warmblood Horse Society, member 857, the Arabian Society of Australia, member 87395, and the KFPS, the Royal Association for the Friesian Studbook Horse in the Netherlands, member 1051506. Every horse we sell goes with its papers.
Prefix:
van Merindah
Australian Friesian Horse Society
KFPS
member 1051506
Australian Friesian Warmblood Horse Society member 857
We bought our first purebred Friesian mare Kismet of Terarossa in early 2025, and our purebred stallion Morpheus in early 2026. We will present Morpheus at the April 2027 keuring. Our broodmare band and the foals due this season are all on our Friesian mares and stud page, and if you are new to the breed our guide to buying a Friesian walks through papers, conformation, health and the questions worth asking any breeder.
Geldings, Mares and Friesian Crosses
Friesian geldings
Colt foals will be gelded unless we have had request to keep a colt for purchase. Geldings are easier and safer for the everyday horse owner to handle and ride. A lot of consideration needs to be made on keeping a young colt to be a future stallion, only the very best of quality should be kept for breeding purposes.
The horses we have available are usually geldings, and that is on purpose. We geld our colts, because a gelding is a far more straightforward horse for most riders to own and enjoy, and it means we are not selling entires to homes that are not set up for them.
Friesian mares
and fillies
We keep our best fillies for our breeding program so mares come available less often, however we will occasionally sell a filly. If a filly is your preference I would recommend going onto our waiting list early to have first preference. You can see the mares in our breeding program on our Friesian mares and stud page.
Friesian crosses and Friesian Warmbloods
A Friesian Warmblood is a Friesian crossed with another breed, 25% Friesian or more. We put our Friesian Warmblood mares to purebred Friesian stallions with the intention of producing high percentage Friesian Warmbloods with the characteristics of elegance and athleticism and the beautiful hair and flair of the Friesian. There is more on how this works on our Friesian Warmblood page.
OUR HORSES FOR SALE
Horses Available Now
Each horse below has its breeding, its age, the height we expect it to mature at, and what training is already in it. We give you the price when you ring. That is deliberate: the conversation we want to have with you first is about what you want the horse for and what you have ridden, because that decides which of ours suits you, and sometimes the answer is that none of them do.
Friesian Warmbloods Available
Birth date:
10 January 2024
Percentage Friesian:
87%
Sex:
Gelding
Colour:
Brown-black
Expected Height:
16hh
Sire:
Henrik OP
Dam:
Black Magic Zoe
Training:
Extensive groundwork, not yet started under saddle
Rembrandt van Merindah, who we call Remmie, is 87% Friesian, born 10 January 2024, by Henrik OP out of our Friesian Warmblood mare Black Magic Zoe. He is a gelding, estimated to mature at around 16 hands, and he is the highest percentage horse we have offered for sale. He has had extensive groundwork and he is not started under saddle, because he is still too young for that. He leads, ties up, floats and travels calmly. He is very kind, soft and highly responsive, with the lovely expressive movement typical of the Friesian. Remmie becomes elevated more quickly if pressure is put on him, which is part of his Friesian heritage, so his owner needs good feel and communication. In the right hands he would power up into a highly expressive performance horse, or he would be a wonderfully kind and well mannered riding and pleasure horse with the most loving disposition you could want.
Purebred Friesians Available
We do not have a purebred Friesian for sale on the ground at the moment, and our purebred foals are the answer if that is what you are set on. Kismet of Terarossa is in foal to Dirk T van Sessing, an imported stallion standing on a breeding permit, due 5 November 2026, and that foal will be for sale. Our young purebred stallion Morpheus has his first foals due through early 2027. If a purebred is what you want, the conversation to have with us is about the foals coming rather than the horses standing in the paddock today
What our horses cost
These are our price guides for Friesian Warmblood horses, and they are the range rather than a figure against any one horse. What a horse sells for inside that range depends on its breeding, its conformation and movement, and how much training is already in it.
Unbroken,
50% to 75% Friesian
$16,500
Unbroken,
85% Friesian and above
$19,800
Started and in progressed training
*$25,000+
*depending on the training stage
Breaking in with our preferred horse breaker is $3,500 plus GST, which is $3,850.
We have a Contract of Sale that must be viewed and signed before the deposit is paid, as payment of deposit will indicate acceptance of the terms of the contract.
A deposit of $1,000 holds a horse, the balance of payment can be made as a lump sum or can be set up in a payment plan that results in the balance being paid in full before the horse leaves our property. These terms will be set out in the Contract of Sale.
Our price guide sets out what the wider Australian market looks like for both purebred Friesians and Friesian Warmbloods.
Coming to See Your Horse
We ask every buyer to come and see the horse before they buy, and we will not sell a horse sight unseen. It is often the only way we can be sure the horse suits the person. People may overstate their level of experience and this is a very serious consideration when looking at purchasing a young and inexperienced horse. Selling a horse to someone it does not suit risks the person getting hurt and risks the horse being sold on into the wrong hands, this is a very common and unethical practice in the horse industry and we do not support those practices, even if it costs us a sale. Visits are by appointment, so please contact us to schedule in your visit.
Getting Your Horse Home
New South
Wales
Up to 2 days
Australian Capital Territory
About to 2 days
South
Australia
2 days
Western Australia
5 to 6 days
Almost all of our buyers are interstate, so this is routine. Horses travel by road, they are not flown within Australia. As a guide, New South Wales is up to 2 days depending where you are, the ACT about 2 days, Victoria about 3 days, South Australia 3 days, and Western Australia 5 to 6 days. We can recommend a transporter for you to book, or we book on your behalf and invoice you. The transporter we recommend is Ultimate Horse Transport, they were highly recommended when we asked Friesian breeders around Australia who they use. All of our young horses are taught to load and travel on a float, with plenty of trips including into town and on the highway, so they travel calmly and arrive settled rather than frightened. You do need to be there when your horse arrives, to receive it and settle it in. There is more detail, state by state, on our Friesian horse transport page.
Come and Talk to Us
If one of our horses looks like the right one for you, please get in touch and we will talk it through properly: what you are hoping to do with your horse, what your experience is, and which of ours would suit. We will give you the price for that horse on the phone. Then we will arrange a time for you to come and meet the horse.
Every Horse Page on Our Site
If you are researching rather than ready to buy, start here: Friesian Warmblood, price guide, buying a Friesian, transport, our mares and stud, and if you are buying from Victoria or New South Wales, those pages answer the questions that come with the distance.
HAVE QUESTIONS?
Common questions
Do you have Friesian horses for sale now?
Yes. Every horse we have available is listed on this page with its breeding, its age, its height and what training is in it. We have young Friesian Warmblood geldings available, and we have purebred Friesian and Friesian Warmblood foals due.
How much do your horses cost?
Our unbroken Friesian Warmblood horse prices are driven by the percentage of Friesian, and horses that are started and in progressed training sit in a higher range again, reflecting additional time and expense to get them there. The ranges are set out on this page. We give you the price for the individual horse when you ring, because the appropriate conversation is about which horse suits you. A deposit of $1,000 holds a horse.
Do you sell horses interstate?
Yes, most of our buyers are interstate. Horses travel by road, roughly up to 2 days to New South Wales, about 2 days to the ACT, about 3 days to Victoria and South Australia, and 5 to 6 days to Western Australia. We can recommend a transporter for you to book, or we book on your behalf and invoice you.
Do you have geldings or mares for sale?
The horses we have available are usually geldings although we will have the occasional filly available. We recommend contacting us particularly if your preference is a filly.
Are your horses registered?
Yes, every horse we sell goes with its registration papers. We are members of the Australian Friesian Horse Society, the Australian Friesian Warmblood Horse Society and the KFPS, the Dutch studbook, and we breed under the prefix van Merindah.
Do I have to see the horse before I buy?
Yes, we ask every buyer to come and see the horse. It is often the only way for us to be sure the horse suits you, and matching the right horse to the right rider protects both of you.
Where can I buy a Friesian horse in Australia?
Friesians are bred by a small number of studs across Australia and we breed and sell purebred Friesians and Friesian Warmbloods at Merindah Farm at Yangan in Queensland. We sell to buyers in every state and can arrange the transport to get your horse home.