RE: breeding older mares

2011-02-05 Thread Linda Lottie 
This message is from: Linda Lottie 


Debby...wise words on this cold Saturday morning in WI.
My fjord mare is 15 - she is our darling and I would love to have another foal
from her.  However, I will not.
My daughter owns her 8 year old son.and at my age (nearing ss), bringing a
foal into my herd seems selfish.  I have plenty of horses to work with and
enjoy.  There are plenty of nice foals available for purchase if I wanted a
new fjord
Still, I love this mare so much and she is such a wonderful mother.has
nice babies, with her good qualities.   So, instead, I choose to find joy in
the memories of the birth of her son and really love watching my daughter love
and enjoy owning him.
If my daughter showed interest in expanding her horse numbers I might be
tempted to breed my mare.but, one horse is enough for a busy veterinarian
with a full and multi-facted life.
Linda in WIowner of two fjords, Sven (24) and Lena (15)






























> From: miss.am...@earthlink.net
> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
> Subject: breeding older mares
> Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 08:58:44 -0600
>
> This message is from: "Debby" 
>
>
> I know that I've heard stories of older mares getting bred, pasture bred,
even
> happening with juvenile studs, not thinking they themselves were old enough
to
> breed.
> I'm not against breeding though seems with so many out there needing homes,
> one would or should have good reason to breed.  An older mare that one has
> loved dearly and the owner intends to keep the youngster for themselves,
and
> keep "mom" so she can live her senior years in comfort and at the home she
> knows.  Its such hard times out there, I know many responsible breeders
have
> cut their breeding programs back or put off for a year or so, spending more
> time on working/training the young ones they have.
> It does seem to me I'm not seeing so many listed for sale, the fjords here
on
> the list.  But maybe that will change come spring, early summer, when last
> years are ready to find new homes or new ones born this year.
> My own Ambers mom I think might have been up in years, I'd have to look
back
> at her papers.  One I'd placed had a foal at just over 20yrs. of age I
think,
> her first.
> Good luck with what you decide.
> Debby in br cold Texas
>
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breeding older mares

2011-02-05 Thread Debby 
This message is from: "Debby" 


I know that I've heard stories of older mares getting bred, pasture bred, even
happening with juvenile studs, not thinking they themselves were old enough to
breed.
I'm not against breeding though seems with so many out there needing homes,
one would or should have good reason to breed.  An older mare that one has
loved dearly and the owner intends to keep the youngster for themselves, and
keep "mom" so she can live her senior years in comfort and at the home she
knows.  Its such hard times out there, I know many responsible breeders have
cut their breeding programs back or put off for a year or so, spending more
time on working/training the young ones they have.
It does seem to me I'm not seeing so many listed for sale, the fjords here on
the list.  But maybe that will change come spring, early summer, when last
years are ready to find new homes or new ones born this year.
My own Ambers mom I think might have been up in years, I'd have to look back
at her papers.  One I'd placed had a foal at just over 20yrs. of age I think,
her first.
Good luck with what you decide.
Debby in br cold Texas

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Breeding older mares

2011-02-05 Thread morrisshadowmt 
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Horses are not humans and their reproductive system is not the same.   Just
google horses mare reproduction and you will find out all sorts of researched
factual information on them.   Genetic defects don't come from age, but DNA
they don't have the same risks and issues as humans.  Here is one link
http://www.equine-reproduction.com/articles/myths.shtml .   There are many
more.   Just do some research on the topic it is very interesting.   I do have
a few horses born of old parents and they are of excellent quality.
Sometimes it is is worth the efforts for an exceptional bloodline.  I leased
an expensive older warmblood mare and got a wonderful foal.
  That is how many breeders get a start is with older mares that  have had
and outstanding show or race career that carry great breeding  lines, but are
now affordable, because of age, but still can  produce several foals.


Bonnie Morris

Western WA

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