BROODMARES

At IEBC, on arrival all mares will be weighed and drenched. Their feet will also be trimmed on arrival if required. A photo will be taken and all of this information entered into their own individual chart. Otherwise the mares will fall into the routine schedule of being trimmed once a month and drenched every six weeks. At drenching time they will be continually weighed, this enables us to monitor each mares progress individually.

Through Jen’s very successful breeding experience, with the support of a vet, mares can be prepared for the breeding season at IEBC for your convenience. Mares can be placed under lights, paddocked individually or run with other mares. This it ensures that the mares are ready to be covered, either on farm or the stud where the stallion stands, making the process less stressful on the mare and time spent away from home minimised. Upon return the mares progress throughout pregnancy will be then monitored at Blue Hills.

Mares will be vaccinated one month prior to foaling for tetanus, strangles and salmonella. For foaling down mares, owners can also have peace of mind that their expecting mares are monitored 24 Hrs a day being housed in a flood lit paddock at night until they have foaled.

Once your mare foals she will be placed into one of our mothering paddocks for approx one week so both mare and foal can be monitored closely. Mares that have foals that are born with problems will be boxed in our large stables until they are fit to be placed in the mothering paddocks.

In the event of a difficult foaling, we have the services of a local veterinary practice which is also on call 24 Hrs a day 7 days a week. For any other major concerns Oakey Veterinary Clinic is no more than 30 Km away.

WEANLINGS AND YEARLINGS

Weaning will commence at approx 5-6 months of age. Some foals may need to stay longer with their mothers for extra growth and nutritional value (i.e. some premature foals).

They will be stabled for this period for approx two weeks, during this time they will be halter broken and handled extensively.

At the time of weaning we would like to advise you that we also use this opportunity to commence branding.

Once the weanlings have finished their stabling they will be handled weekly and continue to have their feet trimmed once a month and drenched every six weeks. At drenching time weight and height measurements will be recorded for our Nutrition Support Program to assist with monitoring their growth progress.

This program is at no extra cost to you, it simply gives you and us a picture of the progress of each individual animal. The lifeblood of any successful horse operation is producing sound, clean, well-grown weanlings and yearlings. This program recognizes that to achieve this, individual growth parameters must be carefully monitored. Any abnormalities can be spotted quickly and adjustments made to the nutritional intake of any individual animal if required. They will continue to stay on our Nutrition Support Program while residing at Blue Hills.

Yearlings will have the same weekly handling as the weanling (a quiet horse is a happy horse). Trimming and drenching will also be done the same time as the weanlings.

Any new horses will be weighed and photos taken before being released from the arrival yard.

Unlike most studs the young stock will continue to be handled extensively beyond being weaned during their stay at IEBC and not just left in the paddocks and forgotten about until breaking in.

At ‘IEBC’ we strive to achieve the very best for our residing horses and through your support we hope to continue to develop our property to be an outstanding horse complex and one well above all others.

 

FOALING SERVICES:

IEBC offers full time foaling services and care. Every effort is made to assure the utmost in comfort and safety to both mare and foal.

For pregnant mares, owners can also have peace of mind that their expecting mares are monitored 24 Hrs a day being housed in a flood lit paddock at night until they have foaled. Once your mare foals she will be placed into one of our mothering paddocks so both mare and foal can be monitored closely.

Mares that have foals that are born with problems will be boxed in our large spacious stables until they are fit to be placed in the mothering paddocks. In the event of a difficult foaling, we have the services of experienced foal watch staff & a local veterinary practice which is on call 24 Hrs a day 7 days a week. For any other major concerns Oakey Veterinary Clinic is no more than 30 Km away

AGISTMENT PRICES (excludes GST)
Description	short term	long term
Yearlings	$17.50 per day	$15.50 per day
Weanlings	$15.50 per day	$13.50 per
Dry Mares Shared	$15.50 per day	$13.50 per day
Single	$22.00 per day	$18.50 per day
Wet Mares Shared	$16.50 per day	$14.50 per day
Single	$23.00 per day	$19.50 per day

 

ADDITIONAL COSTS
Service	Charge	Description
Drenching	$30	done on arrival - every six weeks thereafter
Trimming	$30	done on arrival if needed - every four weeks thereafter
Mares	$30 per day	under lights
Rugging	$0.00	own rug supplied
	$10 per month	supplied by IEBC
Branding	$120
Weaning	$300	includes education and stabling time
Foaling Down	$350	24hr supervision until foaled
Veterinary costs		billed directly to clients from attending veterinary practice
** All other special needs that may incur an extra cost can be advised by Jen - for example **
Dental work Vaccinations (Tetanus, strangles and salmonella) Clipping Treatments to be administered after veterinary consultation Stabling due to illness i.e. foaling problems, weak, premature or orphaned foals etc

Arrival Times for all horses:

• Monday to Friday - 8:00am - 2:00pm
• Saturday - 9:30am - 1:00pm
• Sunday- Closed.
• IEBC MUST be notified at least 24hrs prior to all horses arriving.

Departure

• IEBC Must be notified at least 48 hrs prior to horses departing
• All monies outstanding must be paid in full prior to any horses departing IEBC

To arrange a visit or for any further inquires please don’t hesitate to contact

International Equine Breeding Centre
'IEBC' M/S 863, Maclagan, Qld 4352

Jen Sommerfield - 0437 921 151 or email: jen@iebc.com.au

NOTE : BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL IN ORDER FOR TIME TO BE SET ASIDE FOR YOUR VISIT AND CONVIENENCE.