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Re: [RC] Understanding Mares/ Horse deaths - Ed & Wendy HauserThere is a testable hypothesis here. Hypothesis: Mares take better care of themselves than geldings at rides. Prediction: Horses that die as a result of endurance competition should be statistically more likely to be a gelding (corrected for proportion of starters) than a mare. Has anyone tested this hypothesis? Ed PS. I have owned and ridden both mares and geldings. I personally prefer geldings, mostly because I have never had a gelding miss a year of competition because of pregnancy. Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower Road Victor, MT 59875 ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx 406.642.6490 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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