MACCA LODGE - Key Persons

Brent and Sheree McIntyre have been operating Macca Lodge at Wendonside, just a few miles from Riversdale, since 2008. They bought the stud from Charlie and Ailsa Smaill who had transformed their 240-hectare sheep and cattle farm into Jaccka Lodge by the mid-1990s. Brent admits he can't take the credit for the subtle name change - his mates, on hearing about the purchase, told him "it's Macca Lodge now". Hard to argue with that. Former sheep farmers at Tussock Creek near Invercargill, the McIntyres have relished their move into the stud business. Like his grandfather and father before him, Brent trained horses on the farm and had success with the good mares Just Jazzan (six wins), her daughter Bonnie Lass (10 wins) and Jamie (seven wins). The latter two are still in the well-bred broodmare band at Macca Lodge.