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 Question:  Bobby  asks...

Have any other breeders found that their colts have not dropped either one or both of their testicles until they are 3-4 years old ??? 
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Reply 1:
I had one boy who had 1 testicle at 12 months - then at 18 months he had two, but the second one did not stay down permanently until he was 3 years old.
When I first started out in minis I was told by several people that minis may not drop until up to 4 years of age.

Reply 2:
Why would you breed from a stallion that has not dropped its testicles by 3 years old !  I would consider this to be a hereditary tendency and geld such a colt.  Having had numerous large and small colts over the years, I have never had one to date without both testicles descended from birth.

 
 Question:  Raelene asks...

I have a maiden mini mare she is 3yrs old and was served in September 06, she returned in October 06 and was served between 10-17 October. 
24th of  November she cycled again then nothing since so I gave her the 45 days and did a pregnamare test which could be used from 40 days-120-days of pregnancy. I followed the instructions to the T  , she has since had no return  but the test said she was not in foal I am so confused as to whether she is in foal or not... any advice appreciated. 

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Mares can have false pregnancies where they believe they are in foal.  I would get a vet to do bloods on her.  Having said that , I've had mares that cycled the whole season and produced a foal !

 
 Question:  Carole asks...

I have just bought my first mini, and I'm looking to buy a set of electric clippers. I only have the one mini, and don't need to do any other clipping. I'm hoping for opinions on the best options out there in the marketplace that might suit.
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Don't try and save money by buying too small a clipper.  You will wreck the motor and it will  take you forever to complete the horse.  Thrive clippers are wonderful.  Blades are readily available and suit  body/face/ears,  and the clipper is tough and not too expensive for the job it does.

 

 

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