Pedigree Query

Why they ever bred Flanders (who wasn't durable) to Empire Maker was beyond me. He's better off in Japan.

Just start at day 1 with putting on a halter. Don't wait until they are 500lbs and full of fight. Same thing with leading.

Pin Oak had a mare named Bow and Arrow (they may still have her) that's equally as big. She was laughed off the racetrack.

From what I heard, he was a nutcase

that would be a big oops. Would be interesting if anyone out there has a copy of the MWC contract (if the provision is in there.)

Looks like he lost to Southern Image by quite a bit of money

It's called a 60 day sex scan. That's the earliest they can predict the sex of the foal.

It's been done for over 10 years now.

Sometimes it's beaten out of them. I know a trainer who takes a strap to colts that act studdish at the track.

Strangles can be deadly, seen it happen. When they get so many abscesses that they can't eat. We nicknamed one dead man walking because he was so skinny. The vets tubed him with supplements, but it didn't help. He eventually died, the abscesses wouldn't go away.

I would vaccinate for it.

From what I've seen, horses that have been vaccinated can get strangles, but not nearly as bad as those who haven't been vaccinated. When I say bad, I mean 8 or more abscesses around their throat and chest. The one's who had been vaccinated just came down with runny noses.

Borax soap and a scrubbing pad, everyday. Have someone hold the horse, it will hurt.

Worked fine for my horse and the horses at farm I worked at in KY

I've used DMSO mixed with furazone and it works great

Unless the farm could actually prove that the information directly caused people not to breed to their stallions, the case would not go far.