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    BREEDING: Julia Hodkin says...

    Mar 04, 2021 3 minutes

    Is it too late?

    Q I am desperate to breed from my wonderful Thoroughbred mare, but she is coming up 18 and has never had a foal before. Is this dangerous? What complications might I expect?

    Melissa McCormack, Stirling

    We would always recommend with an older mare that you have a thorough breeding examination performed by a specialist reproduction vet to check her fitness to breed and likely chances of a successful pregnancy. If she is fit and well in herself and the

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