+maggiestardust His mama was probably healthy when she was bred. Something happened during the pregnancy. So glad they were able to save the colt. My mini horse's mama is nearly 30, and she's still going strong, but has not had a foal for years. My boy was her next to last, and he just turned 9.
What does the woman mean with: "Jays Ace was 23 years old and had no chance to survive." Does this mean that 23 years is too old for a mare to have a foal? Why did her owners decide to breed her anyways if their was a high risk for the mare?
Actually, they are getting taller. QHs were originally bred to be small and stocky. You're right though, the HALTER horses are extreme. I think this guy is lovely and useful.
Quarter horses are looking smaller and smaller. And there heads are getting lower and lower. All breeders, don't mess up a good breed by making them more and more extreme
True. It is pretty sad, I do see much of it in my area. But I have heard of people adding weights to the horse's tail instead of nerve blocking. But still, very disappointing.
Its the horse's natural way for his head to go,in reining it doesn't matter where the head is, the horse just has to be comfortable. The horse's tail isn't nerved-blocked either, you can see how it freely moves.
Actually, it's very common for reining horses to have their tails nerve-blocked. This is done in many ways, but the main effect it has is a partially or fully paralyzed tail. This is done because "wringing" their tail is undesirable when they're showing and the horse looks more relaxed. I personally don't agree with it but it's extremely common in the US.
I bred a 24 year old mare and got a great filly from her. She's now 26 and still riding and learning. Horses are too old when they are too old and you can't put an age on them. They will tell you when they are ready to retire.
