Re: winter foaling

2000-02-04 Thread bcjdvm
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Saskia, Thanks for your reply. For a planned breeding, I think most people would agree with you that if you had to pick one best time, in the Northern Hemisphere, late April or May would be best. Reasons such as Cathy Koshman gave (showing, etc) might

Re: winter foaling

2000-02-04 Thread Misty Meadows B & B
This message is from: Misty Meadows B & B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brian, our foal was deliberately planned to be early this year. We did not breed this mare last year and so had our choice of when to breed. Decided to put her under lights in the evenings last December and have an early foal this year

Re: winter foaling

2000-02-04 Thread saskia schoofs
This message is from: "saskia schoofs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello Brian, > were the mare and stallion together and that's just when it happened? for me this was the case. It's still not born and I'm glad she keeps it inside as long as possible, impatient though I am. now her udder is feeling rathe

winter foaling

2000-02-03 Thread bcjdvm
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was just curious, if those who have had foals born in the last month wouldn't mind being asked, about the reasons for having a foal born at this time of the year. Was it planned? Were you wanting to be able to wean the foal to still have the mare to use