Post by Manx Cat on Sept 23, 2006 18:44:00 GMT -1
Some of you have talked on here about how hard it has been to get your mares in foal this year. Im not breeding with Mhenna, but Ill add my experience to the kettle.
Alison and I moved to our last yard, in September 2005. We watch and see to the ponies daily, and until today, Ive never once seen Mhenna in season.
She has been top mare sharing as she does with 3 geldings. While we had stayed at the previous yard, Hamish (lucky boy) regularly covered Mhenna when she was in season, he is a gelding. Hamish and Mhenna were unseparable love bugs all summer long, every 3 weeks. In the september of 2005, Hamish and Mhenna long with Rambo and Mac were taken to another yard. They were to share their own meadow for one full year.
Not once did mhenna come into season for during 2006.
She is a very flirty mare when she does.
We moved to our present yard in late August 2006.
AND today for the first time, Mhenna came into season. She is now sharing a meadow, with Hamish, Rambo (in starvation field, but ajoining the main meadow), and Mac.
Plus about 4 other mares and 3 other geldings. One of whom regularly covers the inseason mares.
So, why is this?
Mhenna is 12, does their seasons reduce with age.
One bonus point here, is that Mhenna is fitter now than ever before, as she is used reguarly in the riding school. I rode her today, and it was a rocket fueled highland beneath me!
So, can unfitness and over weight have had such an impact on her seasons?
Just a thought, again maybe the global warming situation is working on Mhenna too.
Mary xx
Alison and I moved to our last yard, in September 2005. We watch and see to the ponies daily, and until today, Ive never once seen Mhenna in season.
She has been top mare sharing as she does with 3 geldings. While we had stayed at the previous yard, Hamish (lucky boy) regularly covered Mhenna when she was in season, he is a gelding. Hamish and Mhenna were unseparable love bugs all summer long, every 3 weeks. In the september of 2005, Hamish and Mhenna long with Rambo and Mac were taken to another yard. They were to share their own meadow for one full year.
Not once did mhenna come into season for during 2006.
She is a very flirty mare when she does.
We moved to our present yard in late August 2006.
AND today for the first time, Mhenna came into season. She is now sharing a meadow, with Hamish, Rambo (in starvation field, but ajoining the main meadow), and Mac.
Plus about 4 other mares and 3 other geldings. One of whom regularly covers the inseason mares.
So, why is this?
Mhenna is 12, does their seasons reduce with age.
One bonus point here, is that Mhenna is fitter now than ever before, as she is used reguarly in the riding school. I rode her today, and it was a rocket fueled highland beneath me!
So, can unfitness and over weight have had such an impact on her seasons?
Just a thought, again maybe the global warming situation is working on Mhenna too.
Mary xx
