2014 Muster out of the Wild Stallion Challenge Lost Foal Committee
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KAIMANAWA HERITAGEOur Heritage – Their Future HORSES 2014 Muster Photo report Stallion Challenge Meet the trainers Members' Stories Their time with Kaimanawas Training Tips Flexible approach Lost Foal Helicopter rescue Out of the Wild Kaimanawas in new homes Committee 2014 Elections Issue 8 July 2014 KAIMANAWA HERITAGEOur Heritage – Their Future HORSES IN THIS ISSUE Editor Ben Moores 021-105-5853 From the Chair 3 [email protected] Kaimanawa Krazy 4 Advertising Bracken 7 Elder Jenks The Lost Foal 8 09-236-4115 [email protected] SPCA Horse Welfare 9 Wild Horse Project 10 Welfare Rasta 12 Michele Haultain 07-823-6099 Out of the Wild 14 [email protected] 2014 Kaimanawa Muster 18 Area Representatives All Extremes 28 Leigh Wills 07-823-5688 [email protected] Stallion Challenge Trainers 32 Robin Sisley 07-843-5360 Patience - Wild Horse in Training 40 [email protected] Meet the 2014 Committee 42 See inside back page for all contacts Raffle Tickets 46 Kaimanawas For Sale 48 Tegan's Rasta About Us aimanawa Heritage Horses is a non-profit charitable society run by a volunteer group of passionate horse people, dedicated to the care and welfare of Kaimanawa Khorses in both the wild and domestic environments. We are advocates for the horses and work closely with the Department of Conservation and other interested groups on the welfare and future of the Kaimanawa horses in the wild. Prior to each muster we search for suitable homes and complete home checks to place as many horses as possible. We actively support our members and their domestic Kaimanawa horses through our welfare team, area representatives, magazine, education About Our Cover and training, Annual Shows, and Ribbon Days. Photographer: Kimber Brown Our members’ generosity, through membership and donations, is our primary funding source. ©2014 Kimber Brown Visit www.pipiart.co.nz to see more of Kimber's photos from the muster, and You can follow us online: to purchase prints. Website: www.KaimanawaHeritageHorses.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/KaimanawaHeritageHorses Twitter: @kaimanawa (twitter.com/kaimanawa) 2 – Issue 8 July 2014 From the Chair Apart from the paperwork, another muster is now complete with an amazing result. This muster, like all musters, throws up a lot of problems that have to be resolved as they happen. There are a number of things that have to fall into line, and this never seems to happen as we would like and plan for: • The time the army base is available. • The weather being suitable for flying Marilyn and Elders new Kaimanawas – Bree and Pippi small helicopters. • Suitable stock trucks being available started early with a very heavy frost, but of expectations. All of this is done with for transport. better than the snow of the day before. a normal work life to fit in, families, and On the first day 132 horses were brought their own animals. When the dust settles • And being in the period the in (but one escaped over the top rail), down you can all look back on a job well Veterinarians Society deem best for the and 50 were sent out to Huntly. On the done, and above all — you saved 139 horses to be moved. This means the second day another 31 came in reasonably horses that have every chance of a great life. foals old enough to come in with their early, and at that stage DOC decided to By now you will have gathered that I am probably pregnant mums, and mum call a halt and get on with sorting and still here as Chairman, but only for one not being too far into the pregnancy transporting horses out while the weather final term to help through what will be a to travel. allowed. massive year. This will allow a new team The weather is the most demanding of A total of 162 horses were mustered, made to settle in on a year with no muster or all of these, and this year it meant several up of 58 adult mares, 34 adult stallions, Stallion Challenge, and be ready before the delays. This caused a number of problems and 70 juveniles. KHH placed 139, next muster. as we needed to get the bulk of the horses KWHPS placed 8, and the remaining 15 Marilyn has stepped down, but has been moved through our Huntly yards by a (3 stallions and 12 mares) were sent to the made an Ambassador for KHH so her given date. This was achieved, but only by abattoir. a great effort on the part of all involved. knowledge will still be available. Two bands were brought out of the 'No Thanks to all those generous people KHH would like to thank the NZ Army, Go' zone, where no horses are permitted, who gave so much in Sponsorship and DoC, the vet, transport companies, but they managed to escape into the Donations to help the horses. The amount helicopter pilots, musterers, and the media. Southern region. The helicopter gave chase, of effort, money, and support in many Also a big thank you to all our members but ended up with horses free and pilot ways has been overwhelming. and friends who did so much before the frustrated. muster — home inspections, stories to the media, reference checking, and all the work After all the horses were in the yards, the that goes into getting from an enquiry to stallions were selected and numbered for Elder Jenks horses being delivered to their new owners. the Stallion Challenge, and representatives This is an enormous task for a handful of from the army and DoC drew the numbers volunteers to achieve. Thank you to those and names of the competitors, and then all that made their yards available for our great the horses were ready for transport. teams to transition the horses, re-sort, and On the second day, 89 horses were sent transport off to their new owners. out, with the remaining 23 the following The muster itself was to start on a Monday day after everyone had gone. morning, but the weather made this Musters are a lot of hard work for a impossible with the Helicopters not being number of people, and are a time where able to fly from the East coast because of emotions run high. Lack of sleep, concerns high winds. These got to Waiouru late that of welfare, and dealing with a large number night, ready for a Tuesday start. 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Day 0 - New Arrivals You may ask how I came to take on 16 Day 1 meant we were all keen to get to that race without anyone going over the wild horses. From the 2012 muster I got the yards bright and early to meet our new top was beyond imagination, but we did, three mare and foal combos with the plan arrivals. Country Calender had decided and for that I am truly grateful. Horses of handling them, and then finding them they were quite attached to them too, and were wormed and drafted, and very much forever homes when they were ready. The were also there to get a look in. deserved a rest. three mares produced three more filly foals, and we fell in love with the lot of them. I am never keen to do anything with the The mares are now all broken in, and are horses on day one. They are all exhausted very much loved members of our family. and need time to settle, but the film The thought of parting with them sickens crew wanted a little footage before they me, and their foals at foot (now rising 3 headed off to their next exciting job. We years) have also taken our hearts—but needed to give the horses their pour-on as the foals that arrived afterwards are just as we didn’t do it when they off-loaded the special. night before, so that could be the action for the film crew. When we arrived at So what could I do? I really wanted to help first light we found there had been a lot save some from the muster this year, so for of fighting in the yards, so we wanted to every one I sold, I had to save another. I separate the mares and foals from the dry sold four (a mare and foal that arrived at horses. Of course that tiny wee gem of a a later date, and two others), so what do I black foal, and her very beautiful mum, do? I take on five Kaimanawas to handle needed a separate yard as I felt sorry for for other people, and five mare and foal them.