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Discussion on Conformation of mare
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Member:
maggienm
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Posted on Wednesday, Jul 4, 2007 - 12:18 pm:
I have a mare I would liek to breed that does have a conformation problem. I would like opinions on how serious it is please. I realize no horse is perfect but I don't want to breed a serious fault into a foal.
I apologize for not knowing the correct terms, her anus is receded further than the rest of her so I am told she is more likely to get an infection from falling feces.
Apparently she had an infection befroe I bought her.
Currently she does not have infection and all cultures came back normal.
Thank you
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paardex
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Posted on Thursday, Jul 5, 2007 - 11:15 am:
Hi Lori, I think it depends on how bad it is, could you post a picture? and is it a young or old mare in good training condition or never worked?
It sounds like a horse that would need a Cashlick operation[ sewing the vulva a bit further]which anyway would be good for her if not already done because it will protect her a bit from getting dirty. This is no big deal lots of breeding mares have this. But perhaps I misunderstood what you meant?[remember for me there is always the language problem being Dutch]
Jos
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mrose
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Posted on Thursday, Jul 5, 2007 - 11:58 am:
I would be more concerned about if the mare can be "settled" or if she will have a problem being bred. I don't consider what you describe as being a major conformation fault as the foals might not be bred, or might be stud colts. Also, it is something that is easy to deal with if you or someone wished to bred the resulting foals.
Does the vulva area look straight up and down? Or does the bottom of it tip up? Is there slackness, or is the opening tight looking? How old is the mare? Has she been bred before? Was she able to successfully carry a foal to term and was it healthy? How many times has she had an infection, and what type of infection has she had? IMO, these are questions to answer.
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maggienm
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Posted on Friday, Jul 6, 2007 - 1:30 am:
Good questions, OK, good to know it isn't a major fault. A picture?? yeah, I could if you really want... let me know.
She is 14, in training, very healthy.
I would say things are pretty straight but a bit slack.
She has had one colt for sure, no problems, healthy baby.
She had an infection once before I bought her, no details other than that.
Thanks for the help.
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paardex
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Posted on Friday, Jul 6, 2007 - 4:22 am:
To me it doesn't sound to bad Lori, she already foaled at least once which can attribute to the 'slackness'. On the other hand it is not because she is in a horrible conditon[work and muscles sometimes help a bit]
I would look for a good vet to monitor the process of getting pregnant but imo there are a lot of horses with much more defaults[genetic] used as a broodmare.
Every horse has a right to one default doesn't she?
Jos
PS You could look for a stallion from a very fertile family.
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