Brummagem is a 5 year old, 16 hand, chestnut mare who came to After the Races by way of Beyond the Wire in Maryland. She raced 15 times and retired after her last race in November of 2023 when she injured a tendon. "Brumby" is by Kitten's Joy and out of a Wildcat Heir mare. This means she has El Prado (IRE) in her pedigree along with some other classy stallions.

Our vet has been following Brumby's progress since arrival and helping to guide her rehabilitation plan. Currently she is allowed turnout in a small grass paddock which she enjoys from 1-3 hours a day. She also has a hospital paddock attached to her stall she has access to for half the day.

April 15th, give or take, we will re-evaluate her for full turnout with other horses. At that point mother nature will mostly take over when it comes to completing the healing process of the tendon. We expect she'll need a few months of turnout before a gradual return to work.

While her tendon will likely scare away resellers and some upper level riders, she is not expected to have hard limitations long-term. Most likely she can still do jumping through mid-level eventing or equivalent without concern once healed.

Brumby is smart, kind, and a real joy to work with. Even on stall rest she was nothing but quiet and easy to handle. Our vet and farrier have been continually impressed by her. All of our volunteers can groom on her or even give her a bath. Aside from very mild cribbing indoors, she has no other vices. The cribbing has improved so much with turnout and outdoor time that we do not bother putting a collar on her.

This mare is sweet enough to be a family horse one day (with training!) or an adult amateur horse. If you're the type of person who wants a sweet, in your pocket kind of horse, she will fit that bill!