FOALS

WE BREED FOR EXCELLENCE IN DISPOSITION, GAIT, PRESENCE, CONFORMATION, SIZE AND BEAUTY.  OUR GOAL IS TO PERFECT AND CARRY ON THE NOBILITY, AND FINE HERITAGE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL EQUINES

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2009 Foals

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Delaney Vaden with our newest Tormento foal:  TALIZMAN DE TOLEDANO IN SORPRESA DE TOELDANO (DIRECTOR) BY TORMENTO

Seven year old Delaney Vaden is Imprinting the newborn foal by following the techniques of Dr Robert Miller. This gifted young girl has shown exemplary talent with the young horses. Delaney has imprinted 5 foals this year, adding her own ideas to give the foal new experiences during the first days of life.

  This years foal crop is outstanding with babies from Tormento de la Virginia, Retorno LM, Profeta and Muheriego ( Capitan)
   Meet our 2009 babies.


Talizman imprinting

 

 

This foal was orphaned by his mother. The mare had a very difficult delivery and was not able to pick up her motherly duties. We shared responsibility between other lactating mares on the ranch while  supplementing with "Mares Match milk.” Farah, a  25-year-old Arabian mare whom has raised several orphans in the past was brought to the ranch to raise Talizman.  She was put to work as a surrogate mom through the use of  hormones. Within two weeks she was showing some signs of lactation, by the middle of the third week she took on the baby showing the same signs of bonding any new mother would show.  She was totally in charge of the baby through weaning.  The connection of these two after being rejected by his own mother and never having real motherly contact was beautiful to watch.

 

Talizmans first trim

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Lisa Hendricks and DJ give  the orphan foal Talizman his first trim with Farah his surrogate mom looking on., click to see his story.
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