Owner/Manager: Irena Coz-Lucas

Born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, it was inevitable that Irena become involved in the horse industry. She grew up there and in France with horses all around her.  She began by riding and competing in the world of Three Day Eventing both in the United States and in France, but, her proximity to the capital of Thoroughbred breeding in Lexington soon attracted her focus. In 1989 she started her business providing mare care for some of the many Thoroughbred broodmares in and around Fayette County.  By 1992, she had migrated to Southern California and channeled her focus to only one of the Three Day Eventing phases, namely the Dressage phase.  In that same year she purchased her first Warmblood, a mare by the name of Hobby.  In 1994 she bred Hobby for the first time and launched the genesis for Kastel Coz Sport Horses.  From 1996 through 2004 she has successfully shown Hobby and her offspring, as well as offspring or relatives to other mares she has acquired and bred throughout those years.  Most notably in both 2002 and 2003 she won numerous Dressage highpoint awards and year end awards at various levels on  Fiesta (Art Deco x Hobby), Marahoote (out of Sterling Venture- Hobby’s dam), Meeko (Art Deco x Facet), Prince of Prussia (ATA stallion, sire of Violet & Zena) and Yoyo Mae (Bandit’s Lucky Doc x Hobby). In May of 2004 Irena’s  father was diagnosed with a terminal illness and there ensued a series of events that led to a five year hiatus. Despite the time off from breeding, riding, and showing, Irena remained busy developing her skills within the field of equine reproduction using fresh cooled and frozen semen.  Additionally, she added  a fully appointed repro-lab  and breeding shed to  her 11+ acre ranch in Ramona, CA. She is excited at the prospect of breeding to a couple of Hilltop Farm, Inc.’s stallions in 2009 and is thrilled to be getting back into the industry that she loves so dearly!

 

About Our Facility and Boarding…

Kastel Coz Sport Horses is located on 11+ rolling acres in the heart of the beautiful Santa Maria valley, only minutes from CA-67 and CA-78, and less than a mile from the town of Ramona.  The main gate opens onto San Vicente Road, and is just minutes from both the extensive horse trail systems of the San Diego Country Estates and the Cleveland National Forest.  One of our key objectives at the ranch is to maintain a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere, for the enjoyment of our two and four legged clients alike.

At present, Kastel Coz boasts:

Boarders can choose from a wide range of options, including:

 

Exceptional full service care is readily available throughout the ranch. We pride ourselves in providing customized feeding/supplementation programs and personalized care for each and every client. We also have long established relationships with local vets and farriers.

Have special needs or requests? Other services may be available on request-please contact us to inquire.

 

Breeding....

At Kastel Coz Sport Horses we offer full service boarding for your mare to be bred or for your stallion to be managed.  Our breeding shed is appointed with the necessary equipment for collection of semen, live cover, and artificial insemination of the mare with fresh cooled or frozen semen.  Our repro-lab has the capacity to process and ship fresh cooled semen, as well as to store frozen straws indefinitely.  We can also perform embryo transfers and have several surrogate mares available for lease on the premises.