This message is from: "Julie Will" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello everyone. I just wanted to add my two cents worth about letting stallions run with mares. I would never, never risk it! I know it works for some people, and it might seem the "natural" way to go, and the mares will teach the stallion manners, but is it really worth risking an injury to the stallion, or even death, as happened to one of our listers a few years ago? At OHF all breeding is done by hand, and mares are hobbled to prevent the stallion from being kicked.
On another note, is anyone vaccinating for West NIle Virus? Any problems with the vaccine? Our state is urging horse owners to vaccinate for it, but I know the vaccine is very new and I am cautious. Julie at Old Hickory Farm, upstate New York
