Shipping mare in foal after 2 weeks??

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BillB
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Shipping mare in foal after 2 weeks??

Postby BillB » Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:16 pm

Is it risky to ship a mare 2 weeks a after she was covered?? I have a mare in KY ..been there since mid April....only covered her once ...16 day check ..not in foal..but coming in with a 4.5 follicle...plan is to breed her Sat ...I need to pick her up after 15 days....farm recomends I wait 30 days?
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zinn21
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Postby zinn21 » Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:53 pm

Is she an easy shipper?
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Postby madelyn » Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:49 pm

I would not ship a mare until 60-90 days in foal.
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BillB
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Postby BillB » Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:11 am

She is a very easy shipper...I hauled her from TX myself..very calm the whole time..we stopped after 11 hrs the first day....had heavy rain & traffic delays,,,she ate up..next morning about 6 hrs,,,she was perfect
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Crystal
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Postby Crystal » Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:16 pm

we just shipped a mare 48 hours after she ovulated from KY back to her owner in FL. She had a foal at her side, both arrived fine and she is now 15 days in foal.
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Postby ireneinwa » Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:26 am

I wait 21-23 ultrasound after bred
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