This message is from: Linda Lehnert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sue, I'm very sorry to hear about Kez. Unfortunately, these things happen and with no data to indicate that the mare may have had a problem, breeding her was a responsible decision based on what you knew. Please do not blame yourself for Kez's problem.
Kate, the reason so many horses are foaled in the spring and summer, at least in the Morgan breed, is that for show purposes, all horses are a year older on 1 January, so a May foal will be shown in the yearling classes the following year. This artificial birthdate puts late foals at a disadvantage. A September foal will be much smaller and more immature than a foal from April or May and this will be readily observable in the yearling classes; yet, when they are mature, the horse that was a September foal may be a much bigger horse than the one from April or May. Linda in Guben _________________________________________________________________ Explore the seven wonders of the world http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=7+wonders+world&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
