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Sadly my foray into the world of thoroughbred breeding has come to an end.
I received a call at midday yesterday that my mare had colic and the vet had been called. The vet told me that her colon was twisted and prescribed various drugs in the hope it would right itself. Six hours later there was no improvement. The option of surgery was discussed and ruled out due to her age - 18 and my mare carrying to Dandy Man was put to sleep.
I m pretty gutted but have resigned myself to the fact of "that's horses".
I will now focus on my Baltic King 2yo with a view of - all going well (unlikely) - him going into training as a 3yo.
I wish everyone a better start to the year and all the best for the coming foaling season.
I received a call at midday yesterday that my mare had colic and the vet had been called. The vet told me that her colon was twisted and prescribed various drugs in the hope it would right itself. Six hours later there was no improvement. The option of surgery was discussed and ruled out due to her age - 18 and my mare carrying to Dandy Man was put to sleep.
I m pretty gutted but have resigned myself to the fact of "that's horses".
I will now focus on my Baltic King 2yo with a view of - all going well (unlikely) - him going into training as a 3yo.
I wish everyone a better start to the year and all the best for the coming foaling season.
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Bitter blow, make sure you dont lose out on your fee if you've paid it. Best of luck
PP,
Sorry to hear your bad luck,never experienced this on the breeding side,just with racehorses,never nice, who said the famous"live stock,dead stock"saying.Best of luck with your Baltic King
Sorry to hear your bad luck,never experienced this on the breeding side,just with racehorses,never nice, who said the famous"live stock,dead stock"saying.Best of luck with your Baltic King
sorry to hear this pp same happend to me last year filly we raced, winner & listed placed we operated still died its gutting
Sorry to hear of this PP, you deserve a bit of luck with the 2yo now.
P P, what a thoroughly miserable way to see out 2011. As you acknowledge, when they get into the late teens and something goes wrong it all gets a bit tricky. And ofcourse, some of them soldier on with not a mark on them for considerably longer.
I am a little concerned that the old girl might not be replaced though. Mares/fillies with modest but definite credentials are very cheap right now and you get to keep the dream alive which is very important whilst the rest of the world is going t1ts up! A 2/3yo in training keeps your dream rather short term and has considerably more ruinous potential for the pocket!
I am a little concerned that the old girl might not be replaced though. Mares/fillies with modest but definite credentials are very cheap right now and you get to keep the dream alive which is very important whilst the rest of the world is going t1ts up! A 2/3yo in training keeps your dream rather short term and has considerably more ruinous potential for the pocket!
Thanks for the kind words. Hopefully I've used up the quota of bad luck for those on the forum so everyone can sail through this foaling season unharmed.
Yer ma, the nomination had not been paid and I've just e-mailed Ballyhane to inform them of what's happened.
PotM, I'm afraid you are right, the mare will not be replaced and this is probably the end of the line for me as a breeder unless an opportunity presents itself as it did with her.
I understand the ruinous potential of having a horse in training and am going into this next adventure fully braced for all it can throw at me. I'm hopeful that I can try and drag various members of my family and friends along for the ride to shoulder the burden. Still one step at a time.....
Now where did I put my copy of "The Owner" by Peter Curling.....
Yer ma, the nomination had not been paid and I've just e-mailed Ballyhane to inform them of what's happened.
PotM, I'm afraid you are right, the mare will not be replaced and this is probably the end of the line for me as a breeder unless an opportunity presents itself as it did with her.
I understand the ruinous potential of having a horse in training and am going into this next adventure fully braced for all it can throw at me. I'm hopeful that I can try and drag various members of my family and friends along for the ride to shoulder the burden. Still one step at a time.....
Now where did I put my copy of "The Owner" by Peter Curling.....
Posh Paddy,
Very sorry to read this news what a blow.Still at least you have the colt or should I now say 'stallion' to run lets hope he's a good one.Reading the other thread sounds like he could be two stone lighter when the time comes for his first run!
Very sorry to read this news what a blow.Still at least you have the colt or should I now say 'stallion' to run lets hope he's a good one.Reading the other thread sounds like he could be two stone lighter when the time comes for his first run!
Blimey he's back. Mind your P's and Q's lads. . . 
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