Whiterocks Stud and Feed is owned by Merlyn Hay and Andrew Dickson. It is located on a 12 hectare property just south of Oamaru. It is rolling countryside with high quality soil and is sown out in horse friendly pasture. The property was purchased in November 2016 and at that stage was a bare block of run down land. Development began immediately with removal of gorse and boxthorn and the introduction of horse friendly fencing. The house will be finished in March 2018 but there is still so much more to be done.
Feed Supply
Andrew runs the feed side of the business. With years of experience in the contracting industry and specifically with baling and preserving feed he is very knowledgeable on everything to do with baling, managing and preserving grass. Our product range now includes everything needed to keep your horse healthy from the inside out. The emphasis has been on locally sourced, minimally processed quality fibre based feeds and supplements. In 2020 we invested in a dedicated pellet mill for manufacturing hay pellets. While widely used overseas hay pellets are a new concept for New Zealand horse nutrition and have many benefits over chaff and hay.
In 2021 we purchased an Integra Conventional Bale Wrapper. This piece of sophisticated machinery will enable us to supply a consistent line of wrapped conventional haylage for the lower south island.
As part of our service we over monthly delivery trips to Canterbury, Southland, Central Otago and fortnightly deliveries to Dunedin. All of our delivery trips are posted on our facebook page.
Warmblood Stud
The stud side of the business is my baby. I am a full time veterinarian, mum and amateur dressage rider. I know there are many other riders out there like me that require a beautiful horse that is sane and sensible, able to cope with sporadic riding and outings and is generally just a pleasure to have around. That is what I am aiming to breed. To that end I have special mares and I am utilising frozen semen and licensed and approved warmblood stallions standing in Europe to produce quality foals with superior temperaments and rideability. All foals will be for sale unless specified. They will be available at weaning and will be NZWB registered, microchipped, vaccinated, gelded and well handled.