dbendell
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What is the oldest a mare should be to breed from?
How old?
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RussianGirl
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Depends if she has been bred in the past or not - if she has proven to be a good mother in the past, to carry and look after foals without any health problems, I can see no problem with breeding into the early twenties.
If it is a maiden mare, who is fully sound with no health problems, 16-18 for first foal maybe...
It depends on the health of the mare and the breeding also.
If it is a maiden mare, who is fully sound with no health problems, 16-18 for first foal maybe...
It depends on the health of the mare and the breeding also.
ladybones
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I agree i think it depends on if they are a maiden or not, my mare just had her 4th foal at 20yrs with no complications.
dbendell
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She is maiden and is 13 yrs old but I would like her to have at least one foal in her lifetime
jenh166
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She's definately not too old atm - I prob wouldnt leave it past 16ish. They dont have a menopause or anything, but their ribcage becomes less pliant as they get older, so less room for foal inside her - so older mares often have a small first foal.
hadfos
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She is maiden and is 13 yrs old but I would like her to have at least one foal in her lifetime
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Ideal age...she has proven herself,and still young enough to bring back into work afterwards
Wish my boy was a mare,he would have bred a cracking foal
She is maiden and is 13 yrs old but I would like her to have at least one foal in her lifetime
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Ideal age...she has proven herself,and still young enough to bring back into work afterwards
Wish my boy was a mare,he would have bred a cracking foal