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Post by vickymphillips on Nov 15, 2012 21:46:34 GMT
I have a gorgeous Section D mare by Gwynfaes Culhwch out of a Rhysted Dazzler mare. She has a fab temprement and great conformation, only faults are she is very short backed and a little bum high, but is only 4 so should catch up.
My dilema is that she is absolutely, completely obsessed with boys. Every single gelding that she goes out with she bugs and bugs until they mount her, and she still goes on at them, wanting them to mount her every 5 minutes. When she isnt in season a gelding cant get within 3m without her launching into the flying leap of death squealing at them.
Her seasons are so erratic sometimes lasting 2 weeks and cycling all through the winter.
She cant even go out next to geldings as she pulls her shoes off in the fence trying to get to them.
Her ovaries have been checked and are actually quite small. Regumate I do not want to do and vets wont put a marble in.
She is also a very sharp mare on her own.
I want to breed her as she is a lovely stamp of a mare and I was thinking that letting her have a foal might calm her down?
Never bred my own before so was wondering on other peoples experiences of their mares behaviour after having a foal.
I was origionally planning on waiting a few years and worrying about her ridden career first but what do you all think?
Thanks in advance!
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Post by stormyskies on Nov 15, 2012 21:53:48 GMT
Lol, the tart.! Why won't the vets put a marble I ?
She may find she likes it so much she wants more!
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Post by vickymphillips on Nov 15, 2012 22:10:07 GMT
God I hope not! Thats just one of the words i use to describe her, Its embarrasing at shows to be honest. She hasnt even come accross a "real" man yet!
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Post by keepsake on Nov 16, 2012 11:35:57 GMT
She is only 4 and still maturing so you could easily put her in foal next year and then it gives her time to mature mentally and physically as most cobs take till they are around 6/7 to completely mature. I dont know about it calming her down, but it does mature the mares mentally I find. Depends what you really want to do, if you really want to do the ridden side of things then youre best to wait a few years but at least if she has a foal next year, you can still ride her a good 7/8 months into pregnancy just not hard hard work and then once she has had the foal that is it out the way and you will know if it has helped her a wee bit or not.  |
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Post by jeeves on Nov 16, 2012 19:58:37 GMT
she could go the other way and not calm down,
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Post by vickymphillips on Nov 17, 2012 17:56:59 GMT
She has the potential to do the top level ridden stuff, but I have no transport and the lack of funds to take her there at the minute so having a bit of time off wouldnt be the end of the world. Its more to mature her than to calm her down really. Just thought if she realised what happened when the boys come out to play, she might not be so keen! Of course you could be right and it have the opposite affect but at least the geldings at the yard should get a few years peace from her. That is just something I have to chance I think. |
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Post by silvester on Nov 17, 2012 18:12:53 GMT
Can I ask why your against regumate? It's very good, easy to use and could solve all your problems!
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Post by lisa on Nov 17, 2012 18:24:42 GMT
I would put her on global herbs 'frisky mare' its fantastic stuff
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Post by sometime on Nov 17, 2012 19:36:33 GMT
Unless you intend to keep the foal for the rest of its life I would wait until the markets improve or not bother at all there are hundreds of lovely welsh foals that are suffering badly due to the recession. Remember too that having a foal if very dangerous for your mare and you should only breed from a pony you are prepared to lose either the foal or the mare in a worst case scenario If you love the mare to bits and would hate to lose her then I wouldnt risk it for what could be a valueless welsh colt which may be the wrong colour too small or too big for what you want. Buy a foal that suits you if you want to raise one
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Post by I agree on Nov 17, 2012 23:06:34 GMT
Unless you intend to keep the foal for the rest of its life I would wait until the markets improve or not bother at all there are hundreds of lovely welsh foals that are suffering badly due to the recession. Remember too that having a foal if very dangerous for your mare and you should only breed from a pony you are prepared to lose either the foal or the mare in a worst case scenario If you love the mare to bits and would hate to lose her then I wouldnt risk it for what could be a valueless welsh colt which may be the wrong colour too small or too big for what you want. Buy a foal that suits you if you want to raise one I agree 100% with the above comment, far to many unwanted foals out there that people have bred, for the same reason you want to  Why oh why do people do it, just buy one that has the conformation, sex, quality, colour correct stamp for breed. You are not guaranteed all this when you breed. |
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Post by sometime on Nov 17, 2012 23:55:54 GMT
Oh and at the moment it will probably cost less than a quarter the cost of breeding one to buy exactly what you want
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Post by libbigail on Nov 18, 2012 15:53:56 GMT
Totally agree with Sometime here, the saying goes "fools breed horses for wise men to buy." Maybe speak to another vet for a second opinion? Hope everything with her hormones calms down for you though |
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Why oh why do people do it, just buy one that has the conformation, sex, quality, colour correct stamp for breed. You are not guaranteed all this when you breed. 