Our special girl, Posy 💚 We had a scare during her foaling this year with a rare complication called ‘dogsitter’. Normally, a foal comes through front feet and head first, but Posy’s foal had its back end facing the wrong way, almost like it was sitting down, making a normal birth impossible. It was a first for us at WS, and we couldn’t be prouder of the team who saw Posy and her foal safely through the emergency lifesaving surgery.

A very big well done and bloody good work to our in-house vet Matt Mackee, the WS team, equine surgeon Andrea Ritmeester, and the Matamata Veterinary Services team for their skill and dedication in getting both back home to WS, safe and sound, and on the mend.

📸 Here’s Posy (dam of Atishu and Mazzolino) with WS dry mare manager Simon Lawson and her Ardrossan filly - the first foal she’s had in three years!

Very proud of Atishu (Savabeel ex
Posy) taking out the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes @FlemingtonVRC 👏 Amazing result for our great friend Albert Bosma @_GoRacing and Atishu’s big group of owners. Congratulations @chris_waller_racing and @mcdonald.james on the good win.

We loved Atishu (ex Posy) as a yearling - she was very athletic, kind and from a great WS family 💚 Seeing her secure a third Group 1 win on the opening day of the Cup Carnival for her connections makes us proud! #WSNZBred