On 2/10/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 6. If you don't breed, why not? Do you feel like your mare has weaknesses > that you'd rather not pass on? No interest? Scared of the health risks to > your mare? Don't feel like you have the right facilities? Don't want the > responsibility? Other? > > The more I think about this, the more I'd like to hear from the non-breeders > too. >
I don't breed. I have one mare now who could be bred. I think I would be scared to death of something happening to her. I have plenty of horses, I certainly don't need another right now, or anytime soon. I think she is nice, the breeders actually offered to buy her back from me because they were thinking about breeding her. I didn't buy her to breed her, I bought her to be a nice trail horse and I like mares. I just can't get past the idea that something could happen to her, or the baby, or both. I've heard enough stories, it does happen, I don't think I want to take that risk. I would feel awful if something like that happened. I will probably just enjoy my mare. I am sure there are people who are better suited to deal with this than I am, I'm definitely not saying nobody should do it, then where would I get my horses? Kim
