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One other point that hasn't been mentioned can be the kiss of death if you want to do 
endurance...  an old dam at foaling.  The older a mare gets, the more difficult it is 
for her to provide the proper in utero environment.  Consequently offspring from an 
older mare is more likely to come up short from the getgo.  You can condition, you 
can supplement, you can wait till they are 5 or 6, but if the foal was not properly 
nourished and rotated in utero you are wasting your time.  I had a foal from a 25 
yr-old mare.  The filly was correct, sound, smart, great endurance bloodlines, grew 
up to be sensible with a super dispostion... and she couldn't even do 25 miles.  How 
old is too old?  I don't know but 25 is for sure.


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