Chetar Arabians is set on a 120 acre river frontage property at Mount Cottrell, between Werribee/Hoppers Crossing and Melton in the outer Western Suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria Australia. The property is an old Standardbred Harness/Trotter Stud and had most of the facilities that I could ever want for Horse Breeding, Training and Agistment when we moved in in late November of 2006. What wasn't here I've consructed over the time we've been here, improving the facilities already in place, and adding a few more 'essentials' as I went along. The property now boasts more quality facilities than any other in the vicinity, and I'm always planning ahead on what should or could be added and/or improved.
Chetar Arabians is owned, managed and run full time by myself, Kielee Hawtin, with my eight year old daughter, Cheyenne, and my six year old son, Tristan, pitching in where they can. As yet, CA doesn't have any employees, though it's only a matter of time until more pairs of hands will be required! I've been blessed with a great mum, Shirley, who has recently moved down from NSW to give me a hand keeping on top of things - She calls it her retirement, and I call her my guardian angel! Things have been alot easier to manage since her arrival, that's for sure!

Chetar Arabians is literally a dream come true for me. For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted, and worked towards, establishing my own Arabian Derivative Stud, and running an Agistment business to support my passion.
As a little girl, and then as a teenager, I was a fanatical reader of various horse related magazines and books, but I vividly recall counting the days until the next issue of The Arabian Horse News was released. I'd stare for hours at the likes of Sarika, Simeon Sa'ar, Malmsbury Samira, Sarezin, Danteffa, Alii, The Silver Family...all of those awesome Arabians that flew the banner for the breed back then - and painted an image in the mind of a little girl of just what she wanted her future to revolve around. So many hours spent daydreaming about what it would be like to have just one of those amazingly stunning horses gracing my 'backyard'. Even a 'backyard' larger than a garden shed seemed like such an unrealistic dream for a young girl born and raised in the hustle and bustle of the overpopulated Western Suburbs of Sydney! I lost count early on of how many times I was told to let it all go as I worked over the years to make those dreams my reality. Everything I did - From my free time on weekends volunteering, through to my subjects chosen at school.. From my choice of Uni and courses, through to every paid (and unpaid!) employment I ever had, was all to do with horses - Working with them, learning about them, and generally doing all I could to give me the best opportunity of being able to end up where I am today - My dreams a reality. I really do hate to think what would've happened, and where I'd be today if I'd listened to those that told me not to follow my heart.

I'm asked more and more often these days how a twenty seven year old single mother of two young children was able to bring about Chetar Arabians, and my standard response is with an insane amount of hard work and neverending determination - But above all, you can never - ever - give up on your dreams! If you want something enough, and you're willing to do the hard yards to make it happen, then nothing will stand in your way - Let nothing stand in your way! Your future is what you make it, so make your dreams come true!