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Actually, the comparison ration is 3 to 1, so a 35-year-old horse would be 
equivalent to a 105-year-old person.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diane Trefethen" <tref@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] My Mare Heat!


>   Don't breed her.  Even if she became pregnant, her body is way past it's 
> prime and she wouldn't be able to do right by the foal.  It wouldn't get 
> enough nutrients, it wouldn't turn enough.  At each stage of development 
> living things have minimum nutritional requirements.  If those minimums 
> are not met, you can't "make it up" by throwing supplements and great feed 
> at them further down the road.
>   Then there is the mare's comfort to consider.  Would YOU like to be 
> pregnant at 70+?
>
> hope lundquist wrote:
> > Hi All: Got home from the Great Convention Sunday nite. Now its Monday 
> > morning and my 35 year old mare is in HEAT! I had moved her to another 
> > location  while I was at the Convention. Two geldings are next to her in 
> > another pasture. They have been visiting. Do 35 year old mares grow 
> > Follicles??? Should I breed her? Need to know soon. Bye Hope Lundquist
>
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