June 2002 roundup of Kaimanawa Wild Horses

Mustered from Awapatu catchment (19 June):

• 111 horses (48 colts, 38 mares, 8 juvenile mares, 17 foals (10 male, 4 female, 3 unsexed)
• nb the unsexed foals remained with their dams for transport to new owners.

• 92 horses (30 colts, 28 mares, 5 juvenile colts, 12 juvenile fillies, 9 colt foals, 8 filly foals)
• 3 of the horses mustered on 28 June were released (mustered by mistake en-route to yards)
• One horse was euthanased at Waiouru.
• 67 of the horses were sent to new owners organised by the Kaimanawa Wild Horse Preservation Society (11 mares, 5 juvenile colts, 17 juvenile fillies, 19 male foals, 12 filly foals, 3 unsexed foals)

The horse that escaped from the truck that crashed was later shot.

Two farmers received horses directly from the muster (1 received 12 colts + 12 mares, the other 38 colts)

I understand that the farmers intended to send the horses to "Total Products Ltd". A further 70 horses (44 mares, 26 colts) were sent, on behalf of 6 farmers, to Taupo where they were immediately processed into pet food for those farmers.

Information courtesy Para-Legal Advocates & Support Services