"Put something exciting between your legs.........ride an Arabian ! "
On Fri, 21 Nov 1997 9:57:54 MST Wendy Milner <wendy@wendy.cnd.hp.com>
writes:
>My understanding of why you do not want to compete a pregnant
>mare has to do with the temperature of the mare. As you
>work the mare, her temperature will go up. A certain amount
>is ok for the foal, but if the temperature goes too high,
>then the foal can be damaged. Women are warned not to use
>a hot tub or exert themselves beyound a certain point for
>the same reason.
>
>You can certainly keep on riding the mare, and you should,
>up to the point where the mare says no more (9-11 months
>usually). But I would not train to a high competitive
>level with a pregnant mare.
>
>--
>Wendy
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