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> Has anyone tested this hypothesis?
No, but it is a good one.  Biggest problem I can see in testing it is that
one needs to have several years' stats in order to have a large enough
number of horse deaths to give a meaningful figure.  (And don't forget
that it likewise needs to be adjusted for the numbers of each gender
actually starting.)

> PS.  I have owned and ridden both mares and geldings.  I personally
> prefer geldings, mostly because I have never had a gelding miss a year
> of competition because of pregnancy.
Of course, that is a personal choice (referring to whether the mares miss
a year due to pregnancy or not).  But it is a tough one--I feel strongly
that mares are (IMO) the most overlooked endurance resource out there, but
as a breeder, I also feel that the ones that DO possess the traits to be
really good at it are also the ones I need to breed to have a good
breeding program.  <sigh>

Heidi



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