Why would someone do that?
I don't know. The studhorse man said they did it on the racetrack sometimesd but she's not a Thoroughbred, and also he said it might have been done because of uterine problems. But the poor stallion couldn't get in, don't know how else to put it.
Yes, I am about 1oo miles west of San Antonio. So glad to hear SL is better.
I am paying about $5.00 a bale here for hay, it's pretty good. What we cakk coastal hay, I think in the east people call it orchard grass. Anyway, a good plain grass.
Got to go get some in a few minutes. I can get it cheaper if I buy it from the field but that is an expedition to Bandera, and it'll have to wait for next week.
"Why would someone do that?"
It's done across the board on racehorse mares. Evidently, when they run, they suck wind in there and it can cause problems. It's called a "Caslick's" procedure. Unless you're in the racehorse industry, it's not commonly known that this is done, unless you buy a former racehorse mare. I did, Juma's momma was on the track and she had a Caslick's, which I had to have opened before her due date. She was artificially inseminated so they didn't have to open it at breeding.