by Trufflemaker » Mon Oct 24, 2005 7:47 pm
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#My mare has a little problem of going into heat constantly. Every 2-3 weeks on a random and varying cycle. She is on Feisty Mare which controls this fairly successfully. In fact if she wasn't on it, she would cycle right through the winter. Today I was talking to my vet and happened to mention this condition. He told me that you can insert a marble into the uterus of a mare to stop them from cycling at all. Apparently it has been done for centuries in the Middle East, and it is also done for performance horses of all disciplines. The vet said he knew of no side effects. Apparently the marble is the same size/weight as a 14 day fetus, so the mare "thinks" she's pregnant. You can remove it any time if you want to breed.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#This sounds like too good to be true. Maybe not strictly natural, but certainly drug-free, and a minimal cost (vet visit). #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Is there any reason why I should NOT do this? I'm thinking it'll save me a good $400 per year (cost of Feisty Mare), and I'll have a cleaner, less moody horse (although she is not really all that moody even though she has a good excuse!).#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
"No one can teach riding so well as a horse."
C.S. Lewis, "The Horse and His Boy"