Posted by Darlene on 8/16/2006, 9:45 pm, in reply to "Advise needed!!!" --Previous Message--
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: Can you breed a blind horse?(mare) What do
: people think about doing that? What could go
: wronge? I know just about anything could go
: wronge with breeding any horse. Does anyone
: have any experiance with breeding a blind
: mare or know of someone? I know its possible
: that she could step on the foal, but since
: shes been blind for a while she is tuned
: good to hearing and smelling. Plus mares
: that arn't blind still have step on their
: foals. Also...... If the mare was born blind
: would it pass on to her foals? Or if she got
: blind later on without injury could it pass
: on to her foals? If so do you know the
: possibility(like 2 out of 5 foals)? I know
: you can't be sure unless the mares been bred
: before, but I need to know what I'm getting
: myself into fully by getting her. If someone
: can help please do! I can use any advise
: along these lines. Thanks!
: Becky
:
:
Becky, a friend of ours has a blind mare and just bred it for the 2nd time. The first baby is now 2 years old and doing just great. The mother has never stepped on it as she has, as you said, uses her other senses more than other horses.
We had an orphan foal this year as his mother died shortly after birth. I think taking care of him is harder than you would have it as a blind mare is there for the baby. You may have to help the baby out some but the mother will do most of the work. Good luck
Darlene
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