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Michelle
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Emancy
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Libby Frost
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Rach1
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 Posted - 11 Jan 2006 : 6:17:55 PM
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| I did 3 with out knowing it! the first one was covered & sent home then came back in season so was turned away. Several months later it came to me - I backed it with out with out much difficulty only it wouldn't or couldn't trot a 20 m circle, We though it had a bad back so it was sent home to rest and about 2 weeks later the owner looked out in the field and hey presto 8 legs! all fine and in full working order. Another was bought from a market and was poor so we fed it up and got it looking better then backed it, and sold it on!!! Fortunately the new owner was pleased with her freeby. The last one came off Dartmoor via a local dealer who promissed the papers. These never turned up so again she was duly backed and sold on. This time the new owner wasn't pleased with her freeby as after foaling the mare turned from docile to dodgy, think it is in foal again and being gently ridden. All foals were a good size and unaffected by gentle ridden exercise though by choice I probably wouldn't ride a pregnant mare |
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Lisa
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Posted - 11 Jan 2006 : 6:18:51 PM
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Lynn Tait
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Posted - 11 Jan 2006 : 10:44:52 PM
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| I had a part bred mare on loan many years ago to ride after a few months she was putting on weight and as i was working her hard i checked with the owner if she could possibly be in foal was told absolutely not so we continued work,we returned home from a hunter trial which she won in fine style she was fed groomed and turned out for a little while before coming in for the night,when i went to get her she was standing with a little filly foal at foot we found out later that the neighbours highland stallion had escaped one night but had not gone any further than the field down the road i wonder why!!!!!! so i dont thing light work does them any harm as long as they are comfortable with it. |
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Kelly
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Posted - 12 Jan 2006 : 10:41:00 AM
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My mum rode her TB mare during both her (the mare's) pregancies (not sure how long for). One of these was while my mum was pregant with me (that caused a scandal in the village 'oooh, she's out on that mad horse again, and she's expecting you know......! Tut tut, shake of head')
Anyway, neither me nor the horse came to any harm. The mare was already backed and ridden away though, not sure of age. Depending on your mare's temperament, she might find backing a bit stressful, which could have an effect, though I'm sure if she did feel that way, you would stop what you were doing anyway. |
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