Brooks Apprentice (6) | I have friends that breed their mares as three year olds so the foal as a four year old. In my opinion that is too early, as they are still just babies themselves.
If it was needed I would breed as a four year old to foal as a 5yr old however ideally I think 5yrs - 9yrs a good starting point.
As mares get older they wont take so easily & some are infertile by 15yrs. No harm in trying though if you have a really nice older mare.
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| Reg 10/11/2008 | | Posted 1:14pm, Wednesday 3rd March | |
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bluedude5 RR Addict (4429) | i have done the equine breeding and stud management paper at Massey university
we were taught that 13 is technically the max age you should be breeding a maiden mare but this can obviously have a bit of lee-way if the mare is in excellent health/fitness and has good genital conformation i.e. lips meet evenly with no openings and she hasnt started to become sunken in yet as this can increase the risk of infections because poop starts to sit on the shelf that it creates
if you have any other questions then let me know, if i cant remember ill rip out my text book 
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| Reg 2/10/2007 | | Posted 4:36pm, Tuesday 23rd February | |
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*mysty's black socks* RR Addict (4057) | if shes healthy enough she shud be fine but get a vet to check
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| Reg 5/1/2009 | | Posted 3:10pm, Tuesday 23rd February | |
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Gone Cruizing RR Vice President (10016) | Ohh this is interesting i wanna breed prue and shes 14 atm.. so thats not reallly to late?
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| Reg 1/10/2006 | | Posted 6:12pm, Monday 22nd February | |
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ellhvm Executive Jockey (203) | My mare was maiden, and we breed her at 14 so she foaled at 15. I wouldnt breed a maiden mare over 14.
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| Reg 1/12/2009 | | Posted 3:15pm, Sunday 21st February | |
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*Ghost* RR Governer (8735) | Mini's get put infoal when they are two. BUT some dont get infoal until they are ready. When we where in auckland with my severliy(sp) handcapd sister the blimen stallion got in the herd and got too yearlings in foal, but they where big fat healthy things, we didnt know they wwere infoal till we went to get them to shift them to town and both of them had a foal.
But they where the best mothers we had ands raised the foals really well. We would NEVER put them infoal that age.
But if the mares ready she will get infoal.
But i woulnt be happy put a maiden mare over 16 infoal my self but thats my opion
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| Reg 26/6/2007 | | Posted 5:55pm, Thursday 11th February | |
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crystal=] RR Vice President (26770) | oh haha yeah i don't think mares should be having foals until they are fully matured, but thats just my opinion
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| Reg 14/12/2007 | | Posted 11:51am, Thursday 11th February | |
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Sophie-April RR Vice President (13611) | ooo god not one of mine lol unless i won lotto.
im just wondering 
some people do it REALLLLLY early some like it later on so i wanted to see what people said
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| Reg 17/7/2008 | | Posted 9:33am, Thursday 11th February | |
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crystal=] RR Vice President (26770) | | Reg 14/12/2007 | | Posted 7:43am, Thursday 11th February | |
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Sophie-April RR Vice President (13611) | | Reg 17/7/2008 | | Posted 1:48am, Thursday 11th February | |
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crystal=] RR Vice President (26770) | i've given this alot of thought 
charm hasn't had a foal yet and i have at least 3 years before it would be 'too late' for her
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| Reg 14/12/2007 | | Posted 1:22pm, Tuesday 9th February | |
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S A R A H H :] RR Vice President (10013) | Missy had her first foal either at 3 or 4.. The vet reckoned she'd had a few foals before we got her and she had Buzz a month after she turned 6.. But she was at a station so I guess they dont really control the herds?
But I reckon what Crystal said would be about the good ages
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| Reg 30/5/2009 | | Posted 11:20am, Tuesday 9th February | |
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crystal=] RR Vice President (26770) | minimum age (imo): 5 - but this would depend on the horses maturity
maximum age (imo): 17-18, but this would depend on the health of the maiden mare (would get a vet check to make sure it would be ok to breed from first anyway though - of course)
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| Reg 14/12/2007 | | Posted 9:13am, Tuesday 9th February | |
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Sophie-April RR Vice President (13611) | What's your personal choice of age
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| Reg 17/7/2008 | | Posted 11:39pm, Monday 8th February | |
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