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• Pink and Blue in the Thoroughbred Breeding Shed

  With some matings, you hope for a colt, with others a filly. But what affects foal gender -- and can Thoroughbred breeders influence the process?...( read more ) Read More... Posted Jun 03 2009, 01:50 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Foals, Mares, Breeding Tools

• It's Foaling Time

  Nothing is more fun than watching a new foal's first few struggles to stand, nurse, and walk. But what happens when the delivery doesn't go according to plan?...( read more ) Read More... Posted Mar 17 2009, 03:51 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Foals, Mares, Equine Health, Scot's Horses

• Frail Broodmare? Expect a Filly

  Thoroughbred breeding season starts in a couple of weeks. Here's an interesting research study that links a foal's gender to the conditon of its dam at the time of conception....( read more ) Read More... Posted Jan 06 2009, 07:46 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Foals, Mares, Equine Health

• Don't Pet Her, She's a Thoroughbred

  Does temper have anything to do with racing class?...( read more ) Read More... Posted Jul 26 2008, 11:27 AM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Scot's_Horses, Foals, Polls, Handling

• Bumping Up Against Deadline

  The Jockey Club gives one year from the actual foaling date to register Thoroughbreds with the American Stud Book. I’d like to see the rule changed to allow registration up to the end of the yearling year. My best argument is that the photos that accompany... Posted Feb 15 2008, 12:06 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Foals, Recordkeeping