Re: RE: slow day

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

> Since it's a slow day on RC, I will ask.  Will a mare who is worked while
> pregnant have a more athletic foal?  Does the foal get any benefits like
an
> increased fast/slow twitch muscle ratio or ???  Any ancedotes from folks
> that have worked mares late into pregnancy on the athleticism of the foal?
>
> m (aka Michelle Rowe), CO


No to all of the above, the only benefit is a healthier mare (assuming
you're weren't stupid about exercise).  All of the attributes that will
result in an athletic foal are already in place long before---*nutrition* of
the mare can influence health of the foal during gestation, which if adverse
could also adversely affect future athletic potential, but that's an
entirely different thing.

Susan G