Value of a mare..

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Originally Posted by pgardn

Biological explaination? Damn I cant stop.

in her first couple of years as a broodmare she will have the best mating opportunities (assuming she is halfway decent herself) because she is an unknown in the shed....unless her foal run well those opportunities dry up, and the quality of the runner drops off.

even crappy broodmares usually got the best chance for a good runner early on.

I realize that isn't a biological explanation...but I don't really buy the whole 'dried up uterus' deal.