Widden Stud, a 3,000-hectare Widden Valley property in the western region of the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, is the oldest continually owned horse stud in the world.
Ranked among the leader in the Australian thoroughbred industry, Widden Stud has been owned by the Thompson family since 1867 after John Thompson first acquired land in 1855.
Widden Stud is now owned by Antony Thompson, who is the seventh generation member of the family to own the property.
Anthony Thompson fears the encroach of coal seam gas mining.
“The impact of CSG mining on the farm would destroy our tradition, heritage and image of our business,” he says.
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