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eastmond
26 Oct 11 14:49
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Intend to breed from maiden mare (first venture into this area with TB), and wondering does anybody have an opinion with regard to 'does the size (of stallion) matter. Mare is petite, so personally did n't want to over burden with a big foal on her first covering, at the same time conscious that if I  go for a stallion with smaller physique, could be left with something very small. Any thoughts !!
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Report potentialmillionaire October 26, 2011 7:56 PM BST
With your mare eastmond you are pretty much in the dark, but it is unlikely that whatever you do you won't get a giant. Mares have the majority of input into their offspring's size but you can't tell much as you don't know what her uterus capacity is for a start let alone what she can tuck into her smallish abdomen.

Getting a good sized foal out of a small mare is in my experience difficult. However, I pottered along with a small mare having smallish foals regardless but then I sent her to Nayef and she had a big'un. However it wasn't necessarily a great move as it was almost as if the mare did her usual, but the Nayef thing kicked in later and meant that the foal took an age to come to itself.

I would personally go to a medium-large stallion,  definitely not a giant, as if you go to anything too small you'll only kick yourself if a midget appears and using a giant is too much a meeting of extremes for me.
Report potentialmillionaire October 26, 2011 7:57 PM BST
'likeley' not un! Apols.
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