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WE HERE AT HUNTERCREEK FARMS,
WANT TO SEND OUT OUR MOST
HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO LEONARD BLACH AND MARK ALLEN
ON THEIR WIN OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY!!!!
DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE, DON'T THEY!!!
I LOVE YOU GUYS!!
Well, we're almost done for 2009! We're expecting about 150
babies this year! We ended up with 176 last year and it was our best year
ever! Keep checking back to see pictures of this year's babies!!!!
It just doesn't get any better than this...... (New Focus/Premeditation
colt)
There are no moments more precious than these....(Groovy Hannah / K. O. Punch)
Top Capeletti / Pollard's Vision
Thanks to Mike & Lisa Wilson for naming this baby after me! Her name will
be Susan's Vision
Foaling
Mare's Secret Code
The mare's secret code of honor is as old as
horses themselves and is ultimately the species best kept secret...
No mare
shall ever produce a foal before it's time. (It's time being determined by the
following factors):
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No foal shall be born until total chaos has been
reached by all involved. Their house must be a wreck, their family hungry and
desperate for clean clothes, and their social life nonexistent.
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Midwives must reach the babbling fool status before
you foal out. Bloodshot eyes, tangled hair and the inability to form a
sentence mean you are getting close.
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For every bell, beeper, camera or whistle they attach
to you, foaling must be delayed by at least one day for each item.
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Vet check, add a day, internal add three. If you hear
the words, "She's nowhere near ready. You'll be fine while I'm away for the
weekend," Wait 12 to 16 hours and pop that baby out!
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Owner stress must be at an all time high! If you are
in the care of someone else, ten to fifteen phone calls a day is a sign you're
getting close. When you hear the words "I can't take it anymore!" wait three
days and produce a foal.
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You must keep this waiting game interesting. False
alarms are necessary! Little teasers such as looking at your stomach, pushing
your food around in the bucket and then walking away from it are always good
for a rise. Be creative and find new things to do to keep the adrenaline
pumping in those who wait.
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The honor of all horses is now in your hands. Use this
time to avenge all of your stable mates. Think about your stablemate who had
to wear that silly costume in front of those people. Hang onto that baby for
another day. OH, they made him do tricks too! Three more days seems fair. Late
feedings, the dreaded diet, bad haircuts, those awful wormings can also be
avenged at this time.
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If you have fulfilled all of the above and are still
not sure when to have this foal, listen to the weather forecast on the barn
radio that has been so generously provided by those who wait. Severe storm
warning is what you're waiting for. In the heart of the storm jump into
action! The power could go out and you could have the last laugh. You have a
good chance of those who wait missing the whole thing while searching for a
flashlight that works!
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Make the most of your interrupted nights. Beg for food
each time someone comes into the stable to check you. Your stable mates will
love you as the extra goodies fall their way too.
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Remember, this code of honor was designed to remind
man of how truly special horses are. Do your best to reward those who wait
with a beautiful filly to carry on the mare code of honor for the next
generation of those who wait!
(author
unknown)
Hi, I'm Susan Hunter, and welcome to
HunterCreek
Farms. Take a look at what
we have to offer! We have a beautiful 72 acre mare
care
facility in South Eastern New Mexico only 70 miles from the Ruidoso Downs Race
Track. Our facility is conveniently located on the Tatum Highway, which is
one of the main highways from Texas to Ruidoso Downs. We offer year round
mare care and complete foaling services, & sales prep. To my knowledge, we are the only
facility in New Mexico that concentrates solely on your mare and foal. We
have no stallions, we don't do breeding, just concentrate on your mare and foal.
We have a 16 Stall Foaling Barn with cameras in each
stall & 4 cameras on the outside pens.
We also have this new barn for Sales Prep & the mares
and babies go to this barn at about 3 - 4 days old to wait shipment to the
breeding farms. There are 14 stalls in this barn and they are all 12
X 24, so there's plenty of room for the babies to exercise.
10 large paddocks with permanent pasture (giant Bermuda)
& constant free choice alfalfa
All fenced with 3 & 4 rail pipe fencing
We are a premier mare care facility serving the New
Mexico Racing Industry. Our facility features 10 very large turnout paddocks with permanent pasture, and
30 large indoor stalls.
We
work closely
with Dr. Leonard Blach and Buena Suerte Equine, making the
availability to excellent veterinary care a real plus.
Good quality hay is made available to the mares -free
choice, along with daily graining with a special ration developed especially for
mares and babies by Dr. Leonard Blach.
Our barn is equipped with video surveillance cameras
which are monitored from the main house at all times, as well as a night
watchman 7 days a week during foaling season.
We have LIVE WEB CAM where after your
baby is born, we'll give you a username and password to log onto the
internet and see live streaming video of your mare and baby!
We have electric gates at the entrance
for added security. There is also staff on the property 24 hours a day.
A picture of your mare and foal will be placed on our web
site to allow you to check their progress, or to assist you
with potential buyers.
Click
here to see pictures of our little orphan babies
Click here to view more pictures of
the farm
News ~ News ~ News!!!
We have
a new barn!!! Click here to see pictures of that project - and what a project it
was!!
Check This Out!
Click here to see pictures of our UnderGround Drip Irrigation project
Click here for more pictures of the irrigation
project & pastures
Here's a cool link for ya if you need halters
or any kind of tack! These folks are just great to work with and the
lowest prices on halters of ANYPLACE I've ever found!! Check them out:
http://lfssales.com
Contact Information
Owners: Kerry & Susan Hunter
- Telephone
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1-888-626-7911
or 1-575-624-8500
- FAX
- 575-627-7793
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- Mailing Address
- HunterCreek Farms,
3724 E. 2nd, Roswell, NM 88201
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- Electronic mail
- General Information:
huntercreekfarm@usa.net
Webmaster:
huntercreekfarm@usa.net
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