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fraza_m

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I am newish to the forum, but have been following posts, so would like to say hii.
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After loaning my wb/tb mare out for 8 months, she has now come back to me due to being unsuitable (mainly bucking) this was due to the womans very large husband riding her when she is not suitable for anyone over 10 stone as her back and pelvis has had many injuries/complications. To many to explain.
However shes back, rested, vets etc..., and my plan all along was to finally put her in foal. However after riding her today im back in love, no sign of pain and loved being ridden, didnt even want to stop.
But this is the difficult part, do I keep her and put her in foal (lovely bone, temperment and before her accident to her pelvis very good scope, moves lovely). Or do I slowly bring her back into work and just keep her as a light PC horse.
Im so torn, she would love to be a mum, but she is a clumsy mare to say the least.
What would you do?
Anyone had this decision, bring back into full time work or use as a broodmare?
Any advice very appreicated.
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Well, I am the least experienced person with breeding (been thinking about breeding from my mare for at least 2 years!) but if she has had pelvic problems would that be something to consider with her giving birth?
 
Yeah I have had the vet out to check that, because this was my first reaction and vet said she would be fine and comfortable, although checks would have to be made by the vet more regularly than a normal mare.
Am still a bit wary though, so anyone whos breeding from a mare with pelvic problems, she rotated her pelvis about 5 years ago now. But has been fine since.
 
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Yeah even though my vet and another I have had checked said she would be fine just need more attention espically in the early and last 3 months of pregnacy.
Im still not 100% sure, but I supose if 2 vets have seen her theres not much more I could do is there?
 
Well I guess if the vets have given the O.K., the next thing to do is stand back and look at her conformation with a critical eye. If she had good conformation, and temperment, and you can find a stallion which will complement her, and you are sure you have the funds, experience (or back-up available) and facilities to deal with a mare and young stock.........Only once you have satified all the above point should you weigh up want you want to do i.e. compete..........or breed.
 
Thanks PiebaldSparkle.
Her conformation is very nice, lovely amount of bone and shoulders, very powerful hind.
The funds are as of yet in the process, but seeing as she enjoys and is a lot happy living out her general keep should not increase to much (apart from feed, slight livery bills etc...)
The vets and stud I will not be looking forward to, have you breed before?
 
Nope, I haven't bred myself (although I have several friends who have). I decided not to breed until/unless I have my own land as feel it is quite hard to find suitable livery for a brood/mare & foal. Remember to put away a contingency fund as so much can go wrong. My friends foal ended up having colic surgery at a few days old, he survived, but it wasn't cheap.
 
Yeah I think its my friends who have bred that has got this thought into my head. Im lucky at my yard the yard owner is very experinced and has 3 very large foaling boxes, who i trust totally which I think is important in a YO.
I might keep her in work untill next year, and feb make up my mind.
I need to sit down and work out a lot before I consider breeding, stud fees, vets fees, froozen semen vs live covering.
 
Personally, I wouldn't breed from her. You could go out and buy a really nice youngster for the potential cost of breeding from your mare. I bought a cob that was (unknowing to me) in foal - she broke her pelvis a month before the foal was born and sadly was PTS soon after she had the foal. I handreared the foal and she is now 5 and doing well in her new home, but the cost of it all ran into thousands. I would think very, very carefully about breeding.
 
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