advice/opinions please! also in breeding.....

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georgiegirl

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I'll start from the beginning......

Twig my 16.1 6yo tb did her suspensory ligament 6 weeks ago. She has had 6 weeks box rest, adequan injections etc. At the 6 week scan it is healing (but she is still lame) but we have been told we are in for the long haul with this one to get her right. she is now out happily grazing in a small paddock.

Do I, or do I not consider putting her in foal. Very difficuly choice as time is getting on and there are so many factors.....I wish I had a crystal ball to see what is going to happen!

Pro's for putting her in foal:
*She is a very quality horse worth breeding from
*It will give the suspensory a long time to heal fully - important as we want this mare to event in the future
*If she were not to come right she would be a proven breeding mare
*At times she can be mareish - the vet thinks having a foal may well improve her.
*as a two horse owner this may well be my only chance i get at breeding my own - this is our first time (have had foals from 6 months up) but are looking down every avenue we can and have people who can support and advise

Cons
*what if it all goes wrong
*we are running out of time in breeding season
*this mare could well be right again come new year to get fit again for the coming competition season - if she has a foal then im looking at the year after.

any mediums out there to tell me whats going to happen?? ANY advice much appreciated. Thankyou!
 
we have been to see a few and there are two which i really like which i think will complement her. One is a warmblood called makanaky and the second is a tb (9 inches of bone though!!) called classic who is literally 3 miles down the road.

we wat to keep it local so were not having to travel her far and stress her leg any further. I know locality isnt the main thing when choosing a stallion but i absolutely adore them both (compared to others we have seen which have been an instant no)
 
makanaky is very nice however classic is also lovely (breeds many champion hunters/sports horses) the other advantage with classic is that as it is so close by we can travel her a couple of miles up the road for scans and covering and she could come straight home to her paddock where she is happy and calm.

twigs can be a bit of a stress head at times and would have to stay at the other stud for a few weeks. I can jut see her being put out in a strange field with strange mares and undoing all the hard work we have put into her leg so far.

classic can be viewed here http://www.beechwoodgrangestud.com/classicp2.htm he is certainly not a typical thoroughbred!
 
hi, take a look at a website called medivet. my mare damaged her ddft on her hind leg 5 wks ago. i too was going to go for the adequan injections until someone told me about this product. it works by placing adhesive electrodes on the site of injury, plus above and below. i micro electric current in then sent through the tissue. my vet told me that i was looking at 9 months to a year before i might be riding her. she has had this unit on her leg for 3 weeks and the swelling has gone, the heat hes gone, she is sound and i am now walking her out in hand for 10 mins 3 times daily. this will increase to 30 mins, twice daily by week 6 when she will be scanned again. its amazing. the unit is now being looked at by the b.e.f and top eventers have had fantastic results. it does cost £200 but well worth it. take a look. steer clear of the foaling idea. good luck
 
He looks lovely, I think you should really go for the calm temperament due to your mare being stress.

Me ... I would still go for the warmblood due to them being so laid back, it would be a good mix but it sounds like you have made your mind up?
 
Just watch covering when a horse is injured - a stallion is not a light thing and he will put all his weight on the mare so 3/4 of a ton - if she has a damaged tendon then it could well do far more damage.
Also the extra weight of carrying a foal on a repairing tendon is not ideal, and it's very late in the year to start trying to breed, you would be better off waiting till April and try then, then any resultant foal will be born in time for the spring grass. If she is mare-ish contrary to popular belief it doesn't calm them down!!!
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