Can you breed from a wobbler?

[Samantha008]

My mare is a diagnosed (very very mild)wobbler (had the x rays etc) and the vet has told me she needs two years off but its such a mild case and is in a lucky place that he thinks that she will stabalise and although will always have a slightly strange gait will be perfectly sound and rideable (shes rideable at the minute really, just better not too).

My question is...could i breed from her? Shes from King of Diamonds. I wouldnt sell the foalie i would keep it and train it myself to do (hopefully) what she cant.

What i wonder is why people say you cant breed from wobblers? The vet told me that Lexi is a wobbler due to an injury in her wither, perhaps from rearing and going over or impact to her withers in another way. How is this genetic? Im really confused. Shes a great personality and would be a terrific mum. She doesnt have any other issues other than this!!

My vet was the leading neuro vet in the country and she had a week in hospital etc. Im not talking about a random vet at a random clinic.

 

[*hic*]

The answer to "how is this genetic" is that it isn't.

However if your vet is a top vet why not ask him/her if there are reasons why you shouldn't breed from your mare. Generally there are more reasons why you shouldn't than why you should!

*giggles*

Just to add that my vet would say the reason you shouldn't breed from your mare is because you refer to the offspring as a "foalie". He reckons he's never met a sane "foalie" or foalie owner yet.

 

[pedilia]

Because wobblers is generic I think there is a lot still not known about it. I lost my 5 year old last year to wobblers, he became dangerous. Have you spoken to your vet about breeding from her?

I personally wouldn't breed from any horse unless 100% healthy.

 

[Angelbones]

Having seen my 3 yr old deteriorate so quickly (a matter of a couple of months) to the point of being pts, I wouldn't breed from a wobbler. As said it is a generic term and so much of the what/why is still indeterminable I wouldn't want to have a pregnant mare go the same way as my boy (his was considered neurological, most likely something around his wither) and lose firstly the control of its back end, then start falling over and becoming dangerous to handle.

 

[Shysmum]

er no, you are having a laugh aren't you ??? Aren't there enough horses in the world already to take that risk to the mare and foal ?????? Grrrrrrrrrrrrr