About Us
The Douglas Family began breeding stud Dorset sheep in 1935 when Max' grandfather Thomas Douglas Started the View Hills Dorset Horn Stud at Woodstock West, Victoria. In 1958 with Max's father Ken at the helm the flock was relocated to Eddington, Victoria with the View Hills Poll Dorset stud founded the same year.The studs were very successful during the 1960's & 1970's , winning many awards including Champion Dorset Horn Ram & Ewe at Melbourne Royal in 1960 & selling the top price ram at 750gns & gaining top average of 426gns for 7 sale rams.
The studs were dispersed in 1973 to allow Ken to retire & Max to`move to Oberon NSW to expand the Karawina Poll Dorset stud as manager for the Dickson family. Max & Coral & family spent 4 years at Karawina & in that time produced some excellent sheep , including Karawina 180-74 , one of the most influential sires of the breed that produced over $100,000 in stud rams alone in his own lifetime & sired many major show Champions.
In 1978 Max & family then moved to Duri NSW & founded the Abelene Park Poll Dorset stud with the purchase of 78 ewes from the Boree Cabonne dispersal along with ewes from Karawina & Tattykeel & the last View Hills Dorset Horn ewes from Max's dad.
The stud was relocated to Woolomin NSW in 1982 to expand & still is the home of the stud,which is run in conjuntion with a commercial Merino flock.
We began an annual on property ram sale in 2002 & then in 2005 decided to run 2 sales per year to give clients from different areas & joining times more opportunities.
We have been keenly involved in exhibiting at shows & sales since foundation. In the early days at local shows , including Champion Poll Dorset ram at Tamworth show for 17 consecutive years.
During the late 1980's through to 2006 we regularly exhibited at Melbourne Royal, some highlights include: Abelene Park 55-89 "Mainline" sold to the Gadang stud SA for $8500. From his first drop of lambs for Gadang he sired the all breeds Champion ram at Adelaide Royal & top price ram at Melbourne Royal. In 2002 we sold Abelene Park 157-01 for the all breeds top price at Melbourne Royal sales of $8500 to the Hayelle stud VIC.
The studs were dispersed in 1973 to allow Ken to retire & Max to`move to Oberon NSW to expand the Karawina Poll Dorset stud as manager for the Dickson family. Max & Coral & family spent 4 years at Karawina & in that time produced some excellent sheep , including Karawina 180-74 , one of the most influential sires of the breed that produced over $100,000 in stud rams alone in his own lifetime & sired many major show Champions.
In 1978 Max & family then moved to Duri NSW & founded the Abelene Park Poll Dorset stud with the purchase of 78 ewes from the Boree Cabonne dispersal along with ewes from Karawina & Tattykeel & the last View Hills Dorset Horn ewes from Max's dad.
The stud was relocated to Woolomin NSW in 1982 to expand & still is the home of the stud,which is run in conjuntion with a commercial Merino flock.
We began an annual on property ram sale in 2002 & then in 2005 decided to run 2 sales per year to give clients from different areas & joining times more opportunities.
We have been keenly involved in exhibiting at shows & sales since foundation. In the early days at local shows , including Champion Poll Dorset ram at Tamworth show for 17 consecutive years.
During the late 1980's through to 2006 we regularly exhibited at Melbourne Royal, some highlights include: Abelene Park 55-89 "Mainline" sold to the Gadang stud SA for $8500. From his first drop of lambs for Gadang he sired the all breeds Champion ram at Adelaide Royal & top price ram at Melbourne Royal. In 2002 we sold Abelene Park 157-01 for the all breeds top price at Melbourne Royal sales of $8500 to the Hayelle stud VIC.