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Diane Trefethen posted: >>>One other point that hasn't been mentioned can
be the kiss of death if you want to do endurance... an old dam at foaling.
The older a mare gets, the more difficult it is for her to provide the
proper in utero environment. Consequently offspring from an older mare is
more likely to come up short from the getgo.<<<

Just curious on this statement, maybe from some who breed  on a regular
basis for horses to do this sport, if this is something they would agree
with. (Heidi? thoughts?) I have a one rat study, of a horse I rode with at
Tevis this year, and his dam was old, and filled with melanomas when she
foaled this horse. It was her last foal. He turned out to be HUGE, and very
athletic. (yes, he indeed finished Tevis).  So, I know that their are
exceptions to every rule, and I really have only worked with one horse who
fit the qualifications of having a very old dam, but I'd be curious on what
others have found as to Diane's statement. Any thing to back the statement
Diane? Experience etc.?

Jonni



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