Well it’s that time of year again down on the farm, and a couple of days ago, Gunnadorrah Tom Thumb (the very handsome little chocolate taffy stallion rescued from a station on the Nullabor two years ago) came to stay a while with 3 mares at Wadi Farm – 2 from previous rescues and an older Waler mare. Read more…
February 2009
Bundy and Darraby were the first two colts domestically bred from rescued Earaheedy Station stock. Kokoda came a year later. Darraby (gelded) was sold to a lovely couple living near Perth. Kokoda was sold to a Waler breeder in NSW.
Both Kokoda and Darraby are out of Earaheedy Pope. Read more…
Well it’s late February and Wadi Farm Moonlight (Earaheedy Lorna’s filly) is now 3 weeks old. She was born chestnut but will grey out, and should mature medium boned and well over 16hh. Read more…
Vet students, Animal Science students and Ag College students all visit OHHAWA rehab properties from time to time. They visit for a day or stay for up to a week, to learn a bit more about horses, large animal handling, and about our heritage horses in particular. Almost all of them gain something out of it and we reckon they enjoy themselves as well. Read more…
Some of you know Poddy one of the Clayton station horses rescued a few months back. Well… Read more…
February 17th 2009
Here at Wadi Farm, we are now breeding our 3rd crop of foals from rescued heritage horses. Read more…
17th February 2009
Wanda, Tom Thumb’s little dilute filly, was halter trained a couple of days ago. (We try to do this around 2 months of age the first time, so they are lighter and don’t hurt themselves as much when they throw themselves around on the halter, as most invariably do.) Read more…
When horses arrive from the wild they have usually been rescued from a life or death situation, drought & changes of circumstance taking their toll on the welfare of the horse.
This is where we come in. Taking these desperate horses and turning them into something to be proud of.
Below are some pictures of a colt who arrived from Clayton Station. The station has been in the grip of a “one in a hundred year” drought…no rain for 8 year and still waiting. Read more…
The Clayton Station horses that arrived in Margaret River late last year have made excellent progress. Their weight gain has been rapid and those that looked like skeletons are fat and glossy.
Thanks to the tireless work of our full time trainer, Andrew Float, all but two out of the twenty one have now been handled. About a third have gone to their new owners, all of whom have been delighted with them. Read more…
Towards the end of last year the OHHAWA were made aware of the plight of a family group of ponies that had wandered from their usual habitat in to farm land on the coast east of Esperance WA. Read more…