The first progeny of Hewitt’s newest prize-winning stallion have been foaled and are set to be broken in early next year.
In 2022, Hewitt Agribusiness purchased full-blood Quarter Horse, American Hustle, from Tamworth to improve the genetics in the company’s horse breeding program.
Head of Horsemanship, Rebecca Hewitt says the 8-year-old stallion had qualities that would improve the rideability and utility of the Hewitt herd and he would be put over predominantly
Australian Stock Horse mares.
“We bought him to bring a better stock sense and quieter temperament into the breeding program,” Rebecca said.
The inclusion of American Hustle will be a great asset to the breeding program which is designed to ensure our team members are provided with safer and better quality horses to work on. American Hustle was purchased as a fully trained cutting horse, with a successful cutting career before Hewitt bought him, and multiple amateur and non–pro champion wins at events around Scone and Walcha.
In the 2023 campdraft season, the stallion made his campdrafting debut, almost winning his first event in his first year of campdrafting, getting two second place ribbons. In 2024 he missed the year with injury, making his return in 2025 and breaking his maiden status at the Ridgelands campdraft at Easter, winning first place with rider Rebecca Hewitt.
“He’s won a few other ribbons and other places throughout the year, he’s been very consistent and very competitive, without a doubt,” said Rebecca.
The first of his progeny are to be broken in early 2026 in the Hewitt breaking program, with Rebecca stating a noticeable difference in the new crop of foals.
“His foals all have great minds, showing exceptional softness in their temperament when you touch them. They’re pretty easy to teach some small basics that we put on them before they get broken in,” she said.
“His temperament is perfect for what we are trying to achieve and compliments the mares we are crossing him over.”
“One of the things everybody on the stations love is the fact that we still ride horses, we’re not all bikes, and with that is a large investment in time and money to make sure that we’re breeding a quality horse to send out to each of the stations.”
