Full brother to Curlin Born

karenkarenn · Postby **karenkarenn** » Fri May 08, 2009 4:53 pm

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... with-video

pfrsue · Postby **pfrsue** » Fri May 08, 2009 6:02 pm

Question. Is it normal for him to be on a nurse mare?

karenkarenn · Postby **karenkarenn** » Fri May 08, 2009 6:03 pm

Yeah I saw that too.. whats up with that?

Turn-To Fan · Postby **Turn-To Fan** » Fri May 08, 2009 6:06 pm

Very cool! The little guy is not timid...he checks out everything.

Skipitgirl · Postby **Skipitgirl** » Fri May 08, 2009 6:54 pm

Whats the reason mom isnt raising him? Anyone know?

Barbaro06 · Postby **Barbaro06** » Sat May 09, 2009 3:27 am

I'm wondering about that too. There is nothing to say about this little guy's dam--if she isn't producing enough milk or got sick after foaling him--nothing. I find that odd.

jagger · Postby **jagger** » Sat May 09, 2009 5:29 am

I might be able to find this one out.

K~2 · Postby **K~2** » Sat May 09, 2009 5:53 am

When I worked in Kentucky, they often put foals from older or 'good' mares on a nursemare just as a general rule.

Toccet02 · Postby **Toccet02** » Sat May 09, 2009 6:34 am

K~2 wrote:When I worked in Kentucky, they often put foals from older or 'good' mares on a nursemare just as a general rule.

why? Isn't nursing your foal healthy?

jagger · Postby **jagger** » Sat May 09, 2009 6:48 am

I do know that Curlin's delivery was very difficult and took a big toll on his mom. It took her a long time to recover from that. I think she got an infection....skipped the next year and then lost a foal after that. Perhaps this delivery was difficult as well......a FULL brother and all.

ireneinwa · Postby **ireneinwa** » Sat May 09, 2009 11:43 am

Cute lil bugger

foundationmare · Postby **foundationmare** » Sat May 09, 2009 2:20 pm

Many thoroughbred broodmares will be sent to the next breeding during their first foal heat. Because TBs must be live-covered, it's easier to send the mare without a foal at her side, hence the nursemare. This is probably more common with highly valuable broodmares.

On the other hand, perhaps mama did, indeed, have a difficult delivery and need to rebound.

Bedouwia · Postby **Bedouwia** » Sat May 09, 2009 4:38 pm

I read on another forum that the mare is somewhat impaired (perhaps laminitis?) and the nurse mare might be so that the colt can go out in a larger pasture with the herd. The poster seemed to be well informed, but from me this is not anything but a rumor.

It is not unusual to have a nurse mare, but also not normal if all is well with both the mare and the foal.

Bedouwia

AscotStud · Postby **AscotStud** » Sat May 09, 2009 7:09 pm

I see him every day as I drive to the (Fares) training barn, he is always whipping around the paddock, then clocks me as I drive by. The mare is a little slowed down, but not laminitis as someone mentioned, you can see why in the video. As K2 said it's just making things easier on the big mare.

reese · Postby **reese** » Tue May 12, 2009 3:37 pm

AscotStud wrote:I see him every day as I drive to the (Fares) training barn, he is always whipping around the paddock, then clocks me as I drive by. The mare is a little slowed down, but not laminitis as someone mentioned, you can see why in the video. As K2 said it's just making things easier on the big mare.

He looks like a feisty lil bugger in that video too.
:lol:

Pedigree Query

Full brother to Curlin Born

Full brother to Curlin Born

Curlin

curlin

nursemares