Re: RC: RE: "In foal" and competing

[Farafix@aol.com]

Eight yrs ago when I bred my mare, my vet advised me not to compete her --- 
the biggest risk to the foal was dehydration.  I did do a 15 mile CTR 2 weeks 
after she was bred as I felt she was in good shape to do that short distance 
& it was a 20 min trailer ride.  At the time, Kadance was 5 and was doing 25 
mile CTR's.  I had met my vet when she was judging a CTR, so I thought she 
knew what she was talking about.
I did continue to ride Kadance, to try to maintain her conditioning thru the 
pregnancy.  Four months after she had the foal, she was back in competition.
A friend of mine did CTR's (25's) with her mare when she was a few months in 
foal, and the mare had a healthy foal.
Here in the mid-Atlantic region the weather can get really hot & humid.  I 
was probably overly paranoid, but Kadance was not a 50 mile horse back then, 
& I had another horse to compete with that made the decision to not compete 
Kadance easy.

Nancy
Md


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