Foals 19/20

[KTQ]

It's our favourite time of year. Foals of 19/20, here we go!


We struggled with dirty semen being shipped this year and a certain stallion's fertility later in the season. Our numbers will be a third of previous years, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

Looking forward to Captaintreacherous 2yos! And will be interested to see Vincent foals.

[Big K]

998 Bonavista Bay out of Sheez Da Bomb

[Big K]

Bonavista Bay x Million More

[Messenger]

Very cute Kev
I think I would name the first one Bombavista
and the second Million Dollar Views

[Big K]

Very cute Kev
I think I would name the first one Bombavista
and the second Million Dollar Views

Haha yes I do like the names actually!!..espesh "Bombavista"..think thats gunna stick!!!

[Big K]

Bonavista Bay x Lady Glamazon...born last night.

[hugdon]

G'day Kev Saw the TV story the other day about the stud having twins fillies. How are they going?

[Big K]

G'day Kev Saw the TV story the other day about the stud having twins fillies. How are they going?

Hi Jim..they are going pretty strong at the moment..vets say that odds are still against them from infection and such but I think they're gunna make it...have attached a photo of them having a rest after a drink..we let them drink every 2 hours cause a bit worried about mum stepping on them because of being blind in the one eye.

[Messenger]

Good luck Kev

[hugdon]

Thanks Kev all the best

[kung fu man]

Good luck with the fillies big k hope they keep getting stronger ,at the moment three of us are waiting for our mare to foal at Yirabee its taken 5 years and a lot of money to get her this close to a foal .My old mans pretty excited and hes 85 and like a kid , we"ll be off to Wagga as soon as we get the news

[Messenger]

All our fingers and toes are crossed for you Warren

We could do with a few foal pics - very quiet so far this season

[Big K]

Hi Warren, Thanks and I can report that they are doing really well..10 weeks old tomorrow!!...hoping for the best outcome for you guy's..Good Luck.

[gutwagon]

Here's my Lincoln Royal - Jilliby Nippa colt at 5 weeks.

[KTQ]

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Its been a while since I was on the forum. our breeding season is done for the yesr with 8 foals born, and 1 dead.

Vincents look pretty good. We had a couple of maiden mares foal to him-they started small but took off after a few days. Our oldest foal is a Vincent and is huge- very bossy, has bitten and double barrelled since day dot.



A good season in terms of getting mares in foal too - pays to start early as later in the season, positive rate dropped

[gutwagon]

Just been reading the 2019/20 Sires fertility report and noticed a few things. I am not alleging any wrong doings by anyone.


HurriKane Kingcole 120 mares served, 39 mares died.
Roll With Joe 120 mares served, 60 mares died.
Sweet Lou 218 mares served, 48 mares died.
What The Hill CA 37 mares served, 20 mares died.

** I just had a look at last years figures and I'm sure that HRA have mixed up the "Mares Missed" and the "Mares Died" columns in this years reports. Hope they can fix it or confirm the figures.

[gutwagon]

I have sent HRA an email so hopefully they can correct the figures. I am surprised that nobody had noticed the huge number of dead mares !

[gutwagon]

HRA has fixed the error now. Still waiting for a thank you from them. Lucky the animal activists didn't see the incorrect figures !

[Big K]

1036..A late foal Bonavista Bay x Upclass Girl

[Messenger]

Beautiful pic Big Kev
Good get Rick - a thank you on behalf of HRA

[gutwagon]

Beautiful pic Big Kev
Good get Rick - a thank you on behalf of HRA
Thanks Kevin, they did fix it quickly, maybe I wasn't the first to notice but a reply would be nice and professional .


** Update, they did reply, it was in my spam folder. My apologizes to HRA.

[kung fu man]

Well after all the drama of the last 5 years it just continues Kung fu had a foal, a little down in the rear end but not bad we saw her at 2 days old and she looked ok but a few days later she was on the operating table in wagga she had an infection in the umbilacle that went to her liver and joints it was flushed and shes up and around on antibiotics but may have to be put down as one stifle is infected . The bill this year is redicilious 530 a month for 12 months plus service fees and now 1200 diagnosis and 5000 for the operation and who knows what else id say we are done forever unfortinately

[Messenger]

Very sorry to hear that Warren

[gutwagon]

Very sorry to hear Warren, vets just seem to charge whatever they like. They are forcing many owners to euthanize mares and foals.
When I lost my mare after foaling they were charging $600 per hour for their time.

[kung fu man]

Very sorry to hear Warren, vets just seem to charge whatever they like. They are forcing many owners to euthanize mares and foals.
When I lost my mare after foaling they were charging $600 per hour for their time.
Yeah that's just ridiculous soon they wont have any business and they'll wonder why

[kung fu man]

So back with some real surprise news for us our Warrawee Needy/Kung fu magic foal has not been put down and is coming home soon, a person I wont name at this stage stepped in and saved her from a short life and she is apparently ok after multiple operations if she keeps fighting like she has shes bound to be a champ and we might name her after him, fingers crossed!

[Messenger]

That is a positive Warren

[hugdon]

Such outstanding news! Much happiness in your home hee har

[kung fu man]

That is a positive Warren

You didn't cross those fingers you put up Kev the mare kicked her in the knee this morning shes currently being stitched! No im not joking!

[kung fu man]

You didn't cross those fingers you put up Kev the mare kicked her in the knee this morning shes currently being stitched! No im not joking!
update 10 stitches but no serious damage

[Messenger]

You didn't cross those fingers you put up Kev the mare kicked her in the knee this morning shes currently being stitched! No im not joking!

It was one of those moving pictures (gif?)Warren, where the fingers were supposed to cross :(

[KTQ]

Never even heard of The Rattles before this year. Had two foals diagnosed. Vet has never had any of his have it - 4 foals diagnosed and he treated another 6 just to be safe


Have had 3 fully grown horses with throat abscesses in the past month as well.



What the dickens

[Showgrounds]

Never even heard of The Rattles before this year. Had two foals diagnosed. Vet has never had any of his have it - 4 foals diagnosed and he treated another 6 just to be safe


Have had 3 fully grown horses with throat abscesses in the past month as well.



What the dickens

I've had three foals with the rattles over the years and it was very challenging, and heartbreaking, for all concerned. Nasty lung infection that can finish off a foal quickly. I trust that knowledge of the condition and treatments have advanced a fair bit over the past quarter century. Unfortunately the only vets we had ready access to with the first case were bovine specialists. The foal was a thoroughbred which later raced.

The second, a Stoneridge Scooter colt and outstanding foal, went away to stud with his mum only to contract the disease. It was not noticed until too late and he could not be saved. The next was a filly. After being born with pneumonia and recovering she got rattles! By then I had learnt enough and never broke her in, saving her as a broodmare. And she could never get in foal!

The condition is a rhodococcus disease and lies dormant in the soil. It becomes active mainly during wet years.

My fingers are crossed for your babies Katie. Good luck, hope what I have posted doesn't upset you too much.

[KTQ]

What's strange Trevor is that we keep our mares in the same paddock every single year (and have done for probably 12 years) and have never had any problems. Last winter was a particularly dry winter too.
We sent the mares and foals up to the vet to be treated and they're home now. They said that it's easy to diagnose and actually pretty easy to treat these days so there's hope! Our foals seem good now.

I actually wonder if it came in the horse feed and hay rolls. The vet says no but it just seems too much of a coincidence.

What's another coincidence is that our vet sees a colic condition where the gut twists and gets stuck under the spleen once every 3 years or so and TWO of ours got this problem within 4 days of each other. A couple of expensive stays at Murdoch Uni Vet Hospital later and we hope it's another 20 years before we see that problem again

[kung fu man]

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[kung fu man]

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2 days ago still alive

[Messenger]

Lookin good Warren

[kung fu man]

Thx Kev, for all her problems shes not too bad

[KTQ]

So back with some real surprise news for us our Warrawee Needy/Kung fu magic foal has not been put down and is coming home soon, a person I wont name at this stage stepped in and saved her from a short life and she is apparently ok after multiple operations if she keeps fighting like she has shes bound to be a champ and we might name her after him, fingers crossed!

I see its been named Zombie - what a perfect name for all the ups and downs its had