On 12/5/07 3:31 AM, "Mic Rushen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How long were they with him for? Or were they covered in hand? If so, > how many times over how many days? And does he have lots of other > foals this year? (if not I would worry about his fertility...) > > Sorry you won't be having any next Srping, though, that's a real > shame. > > Mic Me too, and it is all my fault, not Melnir's. I have since heard that when mares first come in contact with a stallion (if they are not normally near a stallion), they tend to act as if they were in heat. My experience for all these years until I sold my stallions was that mares would stand for breeding only if close to ovulation; but that was when there were stallions here. And before and after that there would be just a lot of squealing etc. My mares had not seen or been near a stallion since Melnir left here over three years ago. So I suppose they were making the best of the situation and Melnir did not quarrel. If I had followed Karen's advice to leave Melnir here for another few weeks, I am certain the results would have been much better. It's to bad that at this age I still have to learn from bad experiences. Anneliese
