Re: RC: Fw: Riding Pregnant Mares

[Farafix@aol.com]

Joan,

I rode my  6 yr old in-foal mare until she was into her 10th month.  I tried 
to get at least 15 miles a week on her as I didn't want her to completely get 
out of shape as I intended to continue her CTR career after the foal.  I did 
slow down as she got rounder & rounder.  When the foal started kicking so 
hard that I could feel it thru the cantle, I felt sorry for her & stopped 
riding.
She had a big strong healthy foal at 352 days & was back out on the trails in 
about 2 weeks, & back into competition in 5 months.
She had free access to a 5 acre pasture, and so got a lot of walking around 
even when I stopped riding.

Good luck!
Nancy & Tempo (all grown up, and 1 big healthy boy!)
Md  


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