YP Performance Horses
Tips for choosing a horse
- Make sure the rider and their riding style clicks with the horse.
- Look for confirmation (or build) – this is important with race horses in particular when they are yearlings.
- Look at temperament – ensure the horse reacts well to humans and fellow animals.
- Look at the feet – if a horse is low in the heels or has one foot smaller than the other, this can indicate weight bearing problems.
Welcome to YP Performance Horses
North Queensland horse trainers
Julie and Kayla Russell have lived and breathed horses for most of their lives. The understanding they have patiently built over these years is hard to match, and can only be achieved by developing a mutual respect with their animals.
Consequently, YP Performance Horses has a reputation for producing quiet and trustworthy horses: Whether your young child needs a reliable mount for pony club or you need a competitive thoroughbred for racing, dressage or show jumping, we can match horse and rider.
Based in North Queensland, just outside Charters Towers, our serene riverside setting - combined with our attitude to re-education - ensures our horses develop the right mindset.
While YP Performance Horses primarily focuses on re-educating and selling race horses and ex-race horses, we also train animals from scratch and re-educate horses for private customers. Even the most troubled horses can be helped with the gentle assistance of horse communicators Colin Brown and Mick Davidson.
Learn more about us and what horses and equipment we have for sale, or contact us to discuss your specific requirements.

New Yearling Filly
New addition to the stables is a yearling filly by benicio out of galena lodge mare brought at the magic millions yearlings sales in march by Julie. Now in the capable hands if Mick Davidson getting broken in.
Horses in stable
For results and a complete list of horses, visit our horses in stable page.
Contact
Phone: 0404 073 611
Address: Yarramen Park,
Flinders Highway, Sellheim 4816