> > I know Regumate seems to work, but you know, I also alize that it > encourages marginally fertile mares to become pregnant. That can be a good > thing I suppose, but I also think the fertility of this breed IS higher than > with many (maybe most?) breeds. I'd hate to see us doing anything to > inadvertently encourage the proliferation of less-fertile horses. I know > that Melnir's fertility was good, and I know that Anneliese's mares have > shown great conception rates, so I guess Regumate wouldn't have been > out-of-line in this situation. > > > Karen Thomas, NC
To be certain of conception within the 5 days, the mares would have had to "synchronized" on the heat cycle prior to the one we were aiming for. And I don't think we planned early enough for that. Now let's not dwell on this. Lesson learned, do better next time! Anneliese
