Pedigree Query

Dear All, Thanks again for your suppport in January and February when I lost two of my foals...I wanted to share the good news, that on April 18th I had a robust filly who is doing fine. It was a little precarious at first, since just as last year, the placenta came first! I couldn't believe it was ...

But that is my point, Austique, preempting advertised, big triple crown prep races is not a way to grow the sport. Every little bit helps. How can anyone get interested in horseracing if they don't know the horses or if they decide "I am going to watch these races and see who is in the Derby hunt" a...

Has anyone heard anything about injuries? I know he was vanned off the track on Saturday.

Cathy

I was very disappointed that the TCT races got preempted by Latin American baseball on Saturday. I got an email from the NTRA & Citgo that convinced me it was going to be a great show! I have nothing against LA baseball or baseball in general, but ENOUGH ALREADY!!! :x With all the channels avail...

I wrote in about my mare's spontaneous abortion at 255 days in February. The necropsy results showed equine herpes. My mares are vaccinated as per the usual schedule throughout their pregnancy. My vet uses the killed vaccine, and in my reading since, I came across some research from Cornell suggesti...

Dear Madelyn,

Just back from a week away at a meeting and met with your sad news. I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My heart is broken for you.

Wishing you peace.

Well Wilf you kind of hit on why I named my ventures "Folly Farm". When I was little my mom told me about the purchase of Alaska, engineered by then Sec of State William Seward. He bought it for America from Russia for $0.02/acre at a cost of about $7 million and was a laughing stock and people said...

Congratulations! Wishing you continued good luck with him!

Thanks for all the encouragement. It feels like everything is a bit foggy today, like I am hung over without even drinking! My mare is definitely out of sorts today. She was the perfect mother and I have never seen milk production like hers. We are watching her closely for mastitis, etc. I really di...

Being able to share these things on this forum is a great help in shouldering the losses. You all know how hard this business is. The necropsy on the first foal showed nothing, but they requested to do more tests and those showed herpes. I asked the vet today if this could be herpes, but he said tha...

Thanks for all the thoughts. He is gone. I made the decision to put him down. Despite everything this morning, he continued to decline and could not even suck. My mares are better cared for than me...regular, timely vetting, vaccinations, dental, farrier. We are in NJ and with the herpes outbreak in...

Oh forgot...no abdominal distention. Peeing okay, too...don't think it is bladder rupture

They are on straw, and mom gets only alfalfa. Ironically, this is the best looking alfalfa I have ever seen. He got intravenous colostral IgG to ensure passive immunity. The stall was cleaned and bedded for foaling, and another mare had an uneventful foaling a week ago there. My foal last year had N...

Having lost a foal in early February, I was excited to write in to tell you of a lovely colt born Sunday evening...didn't have time. Well he looked and acted perfectly and his bloodwork was normal yesterday and he got his plasma. Thru the night he became increasingly spastic and neurologically dysfu...

Dear Mary, That is a very interesting thought. I have my mares on Platinum Performance and when Maria foundered, I added Hemo-flo after I cleared it with my veterinarian. This is another product made by the Platinum Performance people and is supposed to enhance Nitric Oxide production, thereby impro...