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[haycroft]

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Do you think its ok to have a not quite 3yo filly in foal due to foal in the next month or so....

The people i ride for has their young filly( she was a twin herself so shes quite small lightweight which i think they were to use her for polo eventually ) in foal which i warned them that one of the females will be in foal with an un casterated 3yo colt in the same field...now hes seperated...abit too late imo

im appalled by this as shes a baby herself but the owner is excited about it, they are staying that they no longer can afford the horses...they have five and had just sold two including bewley

what to you lot think

 

[dessie]

Too young IMO but if she's already in foal there's not much they can do about it!! Accidents do happen unfortunately but there you go, you can't live your life worrying about what other people do.

 

[tinker*]

i think putting a 3yr old in foal isnt bad so she is nearly 4 when she does foal isnt too bad, still young but acceptable. it will stunt her growth also

But she is younger so def not, there silly mistake. hope they r both ok.

so have u still got your horse

 

[kierpark]

I think its a bit to young, I,d rather wait till they are 3 then put them in foal.

We rescued a cob filly with a day old filly foal at foot from a gypsy dealer

and when the vet checked her out as she was very shocked from foaling turn out she was only a 2 year old :rant: and so have caught as a yearling.

Some people don,t seem to care these days.

We are waiting to send our 16.2hh coloured mare to stud end of this month.

 

[haycroft]

i think putting a 3yr old in foal isnt bad so she is nearly 4 when she does foal isnt too bad, still young but acceptable. it will stunt her growth also
But she is younger so def not, there silly mistake. hope they r both ok.

so have u still got your horse

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the filly was 2ish when she was mated as shes 3 in may

she looks fine, the owner thought she looked abit wormy(they get wormed regulary) and id told them that she could be in foal...she looks like she'l foal in a month or so

No i havent got Bewley (i didnt own her) she has been sold to a lovely home

Thats the way it goes when you ride other peoples horses...and now im bringing on a few youngsters including a five year old tb which im enjoying

 

[maggie217]

Far too young. Mares as young as this often reject their foals, due to their own immaturity. The owners would be advised to take some precautions in case this one does same. I also think she needs extra care, re feeding, because she is still a growing animal herself. Ungelded colts even as yealings can cover mares. I once bought a mare, who was later found to be in foal. The foal was by her own ungelded and unweaned yearling son. Tha mare was an older mare though.

Pauline

 

[affieluver]

im sorry but its disgusting its not rocket science they should have been seperated 3 in my opinion is far too young both for her mentally and phisically i do hope she is goinog to be ok keep us updated )

 

[Towy]

[SIZE=21pt]No problem at all, I cover my well grown 2 y olds, if they werent mature physically to have it then they wouldnt stand. That way they foal as 3 year olds and broken after weaning. Only nature doing its job. [/SIZE]

 

[affieluver]

[SIZE=21pt]No problem at all, I cover my well grown 2 y olds, if they werent mature physically to have it then they wouldnt stand.  That way they foal as 3 year olds and broken after weaning.  Only nature doing its job.  [/SIZE]

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sorry sam i disagree at two they are still growing why not wait untill after they are broken in to have a foal if thats what you want you are right in saying its nature but if we can control it to make it a bit better for them then why rush im not having a go at you its just my opinion :thumbsup:

 

[maggie217]

[SIZE=21pt]No problem at all, I cover my well grown 2 y olds, if they werent mature physically to have it then they wouldnt stand.  That way they foal as 3 year olds and broken after weaning.  Only nature doing its job.  [/SIZE]

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Absolutely too young. Do you think 12 year old girls are ready to have children then just because some of them start wanting to have sex?

 

[Debbie Reed]

Have to say I agree with Affieluver. Purely my opinion but I don't think a 2 year can be physically or mentally mature enough to carry a foal.

Much better to wait until they are 3 or even better 4.

Debbie

 

[haycroft]

thanks for your opinions... :thumbsup:

im just hoping she has a healthy foal and its more likely to be a chestnut...i'll post a piccy of her tomorrow

 

[jok]

[SIZE=21pt]No problem at all, I cover my well grown 2 y olds, if they werent mature physically to have it then they wouldnt stand.  That way they foal as 3 year olds and broken after weaning.  Only nature doing its job.  [/SIZE]

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Absolutely too young. Do you think 12 year old girls are ready to have children then just because some of them start wanting to have sex?

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Agree completely Pauline. Girls start periods from as young as 10, doesn't mean they should be having babies. Same as a 6 month old bitch in season would stand for a dog - should not mean she is mated :wacko:

 

[05whippet]

In my opinion covering a two year old is extremely dodgy! As stated the filly is still growing and putting her in foal can damage the soft vertabrae in her back along with her growth plates...it's like backing a two year old,you can do irrepairable damage.

Most fillys/mares grown on until 5,colts/geldings mature slightly earlier except in the Arab where they can continue growing until 7,even the geldings,this is why most people (especially for competition) back a youngster at 3, turn it away for a season,bring it back in at rising 4 and then bring it on slowly,these things can't be rushed. So how can you expect a youngster to carry a foal and then suckle it for 5/6mths without it having some sort of detrimental growth effect on her?!!

 

[lewington]

too young imho especially if she is poorly grown herself. Gotta wonder what they were thinking if they can't afford to look after what they already have. :blink:

 

[haycroft]

heres the filly in question

and the colt....the daddy

 

[05whippet]

heres the filly in question

and the colt....the daddy

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She still has an awful lot left to grow herself as she is very bum high. And on a slightly different topic,I do hope they are supplementing her with hard feed (I do as a general rule with both my broods & my youngsters) and hay/haylage as the grass is virtually non-existent.