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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | katt - 2016-08-09 3:12 PM Thanks for everyone's input. Very much appreciated. I detest dishonest,schemers,and rip offs. Most reap what they sew.
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | Snitches get stitches |
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Location: "...way down south in the Everglades..." | I would say yes the stallion owner would likely (and have a right) to be upset. Personally I think it's morally and ethically wrong. But I don't know all of the parties so I can't exactly judge. Plus, from your perspective it's all hearsay anyhow unless you literally witnessed the birth? Maybe I'm old fashioned but I still believe honesty is the best policy...regardless of whether a financial hit is taken or not in a situation, so if it was my mare I'd never consider not telling the stud owner.
But this situation is different since you are just a third party. And even if it is true and you go on and tell the stallion owner, then what? The other party will likely deny it and you'll be caught in the middle....steer clear IMO.
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| Hoofs in Motion : We had FWOTR babies out of our Dash For Perks mare. Love the cross and the colts, just not the worry.
Our twins were one in a million, because they are normal and they survived. We had vets ask to just see them, they are that unusual. I will say to wynn the person that has twins on the way, please please please, monitor your horse closely. Only reason I think ours survived is I watched her foal being born on camera, and we were rushing to the barn when the 2nd one started to come. It made a difference being right there. The mare was in shock, it is super hard on them having two. I pray you have good results with your twins.
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | Wynn - 2016-08-09 1:26 PM
Ahhhh..... Yes!
It's a small world & it WILL get out of what you have.
They would NEVER bred anything of yours again.
I'm having twins by DTF next year & they are giving extra time to pay the additional stud fee.
Consider yourself lucky that you are "doubling up" & pay up.
Plus.... it will be worth triple the stud fee.
Why would you let this mare have twins? I had a mare years ago that would get in foal with twins every year. Pinched one off every year. No way I'd want twins or let my mare have twins. |
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Location: Mississsippi | My twins are in 2 different mares.
I was just stating that DTF will let you take a few months to pay a second stud fee if you were lucky enough to get twins. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | Honestly I just don't think its necessary. If it is a twin, especially born out of the same mare, not ETs, then both of them will be compromised and many end up undersized with health issues. IF they survive and thrive, like everyone else said, only one would potentially have the actual value since the stud owner will only receive the breeder's certificate on one. The other one will be grade and worth way less money. That being said, if the grade one became an awesome performer it could gain some value that way, but it would be based on its own performance, not registration pedigree. Now it might perform BECAUSE of that pedigree but again the main bulk of value would have to come from the performance not the papers. All this said, both twins are unlikely to be great performers, though it is not impossible, just due to the fact that most twins are undersized and have health problems if they survive. All that said, if it was an ET situation the above still applies but both foals would have much greater chance of being performers since each one would be born from a different mare (born singly). I think the big impact of loss of market value plus the potential loss of two performers by risking keeping both foals just doesn't make it necessary to say anything. |
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