Re: breeding 3 yr old mares

1999-08-08 Thread Steven A White
This message is from: Steven A White [EMAIL PROTECTED] I would like to expand a little on Brian's reply to breeding 3y olds. Thank you Brian for the reply. I agree whole hearted. When you compare the maturity to breed with the maturity to start riding, you are comparing apples to oranges. I

Re: breeding 3 yr old mares

1999-08-01 Thread bcjdvm
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is no physical reason that three-year-old mares can not be bred. They have usually attained 95% of their mature size and have often been having heat periods since around the age of 1-1/2 years. We have no evidence that it hurts or stunts them in any

breeding 3 yr old mares

1999-07-31 Thread brassringranch
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] No matter how big a 3 yr old mare is she is still 3 in terms of physiology. Since there was only response to this query does that mean all breeders are having their mares foal at 4? What about growth plates, etc? How is the mare when she gets older?