Most mares foal indoors, going out in the day, and they are anti-tetanus boostered/wormed, prior to foaling. Foals have foal slips on from day one, and are led in and out. This is done for the first fortnight, before being turned away until weaning. In doing this, and being checked every day, they are easier to handle/lead at weaning, and are used to eating hard feed.
When the foals have settled after weaning, they are in stables at night, not loose housed. Through their first winter they are led in and out every day, learn to tie up, farrier, be groomed, and load in the lorry. They are wormed and anti-tetanused, getting ad lib hay and individual hard feed, becoming confident, well mannered yearlings.
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(N.B. See drop-down page for "Past Brood Mares")
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When the foals have settled after weaning, they are in stables at night, not loose housed. Through their first winter they are led in and out every day, learn to tie up, farrier, be groomed, and load in the lorry. They are wormed and anti-tetanused, getting ad lib hay and individual hard feed, becoming confident, well mannered yearlings.
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(N.B. See drop-down page for "Past Brood Mares")
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BROOD MARES CURRENTLY AT DUNMERE
Cayberry Sugar Plum
Born 2010, by Oak Tree Starstorm out of Lizwell Ivy.
She came to me in foal, in 2019.
Born 2010, by Oak Tree Starstorm out of Lizwell Ivy.
She came to me in foal, in 2019.
Progeny:
2020 - filly foal D. Peaches and Cream - Peaches - by Western Firecracker (retained as brood mare)
2021 - colt foal D. Playful - Toby - by Dunmere Glayvar
2022 - colt foal D. Jubilant = Geoffrey - by Dunmere Glayvar
2023 - left empty
2020 - filly foal D. Peaches and Cream - Peaches - by Western Firecracker (retained as brood mare)
2021 - colt foal D. Playful - Toby - by Dunmere Glayvar
2022 - colt foal D. Jubilant = Geoffrey - by Dunmere Glayvar
2023 - left empty
Peaches Toby Geoffrey
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Dunmere Soda Pop
Born 2006, by D. Ptarmigan out of Moortown Soda
Progeny:
2019 - colt foal (gelded) D. Hottentot Teal - George
2020 - colt foal (gelded) D. Meganza - Arnie - (now sold)
2021 - filly foal D. Rouen Clair - Clarisse - (now sold)
2022 - colt foal D. King Eider - Ed
2023 - left empty
(N.B. All four foals by Dunmere Woodruff)
George Arnie Clarisse Ed
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Dunmere Peaches and Cream
Born 2020, by Westown Firecracker out of Cayberry Sugar Plum
Progeny:
2023 - colt foal D. Spellbinder - Peter - by Dunmere Woodruff
left empty for 2024
Peter
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