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RE: [RC] Understanding Mares/ Horse deaths - Catfish DanielsHmmmmm...Well, I have one gelding and one mare. My gelding undoubtedly takes awesome care of himself at the rides. He sees water - he drinks it. He sees food, he eats it. He feels like slowing down even though other horses are pushing him, he'll let me know that he's a bit tired. My mare on the other hand, different story - complete opposite. Fluke? - don't know. In my case, however, my gelding definitely takes better care of himself than my mare. Catfish DBL Realtors -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed & Wendy Hauser Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 7:55 AM To: Mike & Kathy Kelly; Ridecamp Subject: Re: [RC] Understanding Mares/ Horse deaths There 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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