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Location: LuluLand~along I64 Indiana | anyone have success stories or any good tips for getting an older maiden mare in foal? |
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Location: North Texas | Uterine flush then live cover. |
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 That's White "Man" to You
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| How old are you talking?
I had my old rope horse that we bred a few years back. She was 16 and pooled urine pretty bad, we got her in foal with a good oxytocin program after breeding. She took 1st try, with no other problems until she ran head first into the barn and died at about 290 days.
My opinion is maiden and older than 15, you will likely have some challenges. Older than 18, you will spend alot of money but may still be succesful. Over 20, probably aint gonna happen. |
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| MY vet is an internationally recognized repro specialist and I have a 13 year old mare. She has never had a foal. He told me that he would not recommend breeding her at all, to many complications , even in a healthy mare. He said If I wanted to get a foal out of her I could have her flushed and use a recip mare. Not happening at 7500 for that whole process. lol |
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Location: Buffalo, Wyoming | I am looking at breeding an 18 year old maiden mare this! Keeping my fingers crossed...... |
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Popped
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Location: LuluLand~along I64 Indiana | Whiteboy - 2018-03-26 1:15 PM How old are you talking?
I had my old rope horse that we bred a few years back. She was 16 and pooled urine pretty bad, we got her in foal with a good oxytocin program after breeding. She took 1st try, with no other problems until she ran head first into the barn and died at about 290 days.
My opinion is maiden and older than 15, you will likely have some challenges. Older than 18, you will spend alot of money but may still be succesful. Over 20, probably aint gonna happen.
she is 16 this year and until last fall before she strained her tendon in running shape. Going for a pre breed evaluation tomorrow and get the vets opinion. Just know there is a wealth of info here and thought i might get some helpful insight. |
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Location: OH | I would have her checked by a good vet before I went too far and make sure she is still cycling and is a good broodmare candidate. |
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Guys Just Wanna Have Fun
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Location: OH | I got this mare as a 20 year old maiden and she caught first time and then I was able to get three babies out of her before she quit settling---Iza Flit Bar Too. She is now living out her days retired. I would say that this kind of success story is rare though.
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Location: Arkansas | Mighty Broke - 2018-03-26 1:50 PM
I got this mare as a 20 year old maiden and she caught first time and then I was able to get three babies out of her before she quit settling---Iza Flit Bar Too. She is now living out her days retired. I would say that this kind of success story is rare though.Ā
And now you're on another thread with your dang nice mares. . . . |
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Location: LuluLand~along I64 Indiana | Mighty Broke - 2018-03-26 2:40 PM I would have her checked by a good vet before I went too far and make sure she is still cycling and is a good broodmare candidate.
keep your fingers crossed that we get a  from the vet today. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | We bred a mare in her late teens that had a couple prior foals also while in her teens. She kept breeding up and foaling until she was 22 and we sold her. Not sure if they tried for more. My barrel horse as a kid was bred as a 12 yr old and foaled fine, had a mule years later for my dad. Breeding outside mares I never worry unless they say they are 15 and older and never had a foal. Usually no issue but we aren't set up to do anything fancy to get them in foal. I just always suggest have them checked out by a vet (for urine pooling, infection, cysts) before and after breeding. |
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| I bred our dinero mare at 16 for the first time to slick by design & she had a beautiful colt. Bred her to firewater ta fame last year & had a beautiful palomino colt this year. If they are healthy & checked out by a good repro vet, you shouldn't have a problem
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That's White "Man" to You
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| luluwhit - 2018-03-27 7:44 AM Mighty Broke - 2018-03-26 2:40 PM I would have her checked by a good vet before I went too far and make sure she is still cycling and is a good broodmare candidate. keep your fingers crossed that we get a from the vet today.
So...What did the vet say? |
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Location: LuluLand~along I64 Indiana | The physical exam went great. She had two good folicals on the right side. The uterus looked good with nothing that alarmed him. He said her cervix was very tight but did do a uterin culture just to make sure there was no infections. if that is clear we then have to make the call to AI or breed live cover. the stallion I chose allows both. I am very hopeful that she will get bred in the april or may cycle.  |
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Guys Just Wanna Have Fun
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Location: OH | luluwhit - 2018-03-28 8:44 AM The physical exam went great. She had two good folicals on the right side. The uterus looked good with nothing that alarmed him. He said her cervix was very tight but did do a uterin culture just to make sure there was no infections. if that is clear we then have to make the call to AI or breed live cover. the stallion I chose allows both. I am very hopeful that she will get bred in the april or may cycle.
AWESOME news---good luck. |
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Location: NE Texas | Whiteboy - 2018-03-26 12:15 PM
How old are you talking?
I had my old rope horse that we bred a few years back.Ā She was 16 and pooled urine pretty bad, we got her in foal with a good oxytocin program after breeding.Ā She took 1st try, with no other problems until she ran head first into the barn and died at about 290 days.Ā Ā
My opinion is maiden and older than 15, you will likely have some challenges.Ā Older than 18, you will spend alot of money but may still be succesful.Ā Over 20, probably aint gonna happen.Ā Ā
Agree with Whiteboy.
Just went through this. Bred 17yo maiden mare in 2016 live cover; she didn't take the first time. The second time (one month later) the repro vet said she was pooling fluid so I gave her oxytocin every 6 hours the day before live cover up until breeding; she took the second time with 1 cover. She foaled a healthy colt 348 days later at 18 years old - luckily, no issues. |
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Location: In the wrong place at the wrong time | I bred a 20 year old maiden mare AI, settled first time. Put her on regumate for the first 90 days and she gave me a gorgeous colt.
She did bake him 372 days.
Best of luck.
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Mrs. Txdad
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Location: the fantasy txdad married | You hush saying 16 is old for a maiden. I finally bred my mare last year at 16 and she better have a really nice healthy colt any day now or Iām gonna be very mad at her. |
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Popped
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Location: LuluLand~along I64 Indiana | 1left2right - 2018-03-28 11:22 PM You hush saying 16 is old for a maiden. I finally bred my mare last year at 16 and she better have a really nice healthy colt any day now or I’m gonna be very mad at her.
hahaha.... im just repeating what my VET said... haha i would never tell my diva she was old...  |
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