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I was looking at the pedigree of Three Card Brag and I noticed his Dam was born in 1992, which would make her 25 when she foaled.

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How long can these Mare's foal for...
 
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Yes physically early twenties but like any species their ability to pass on their “good” genes seem to deteriorate as they age. Consequently older mares do not tend to produce their most talented offspring as they get older. It’s not always the case but more often than not. I don’t think it was believed that the same effect was true in stallions but recently I saw something that may indicate this could also be the case.

And of course there are greater physical risks as they age just as they are with human older mothers.
 
25 is pushing it to be honest especially if they have foaled for most years up to that point. ( Sorry to jump in ) I've never seen a mare that old have a foal, equivalent to a 100 year old woman, not on really imho :(
 
When Tom Morley was on WHill radio and talking about the horses he’d buy or bet on he said that , when looking at the pedigree he’d ignore horses with a dam that was being bred from for the first time or mares that had had several foals. Of course, there’s always the exception to that. What a great brood mare Urban Sea was! By the way, I thought that Princess Zoe had been sold for breeding and was surprised to see her win a hurdle race the other day!
 
G-G said:
25 is pushing it to be honest especially if they have foaled for most years up to that point. ( Sorry to jump in ) I've never seen a mare that old have a foal, equivalent to a 100 year old woman, not on really imho :(
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Exactly my thoughts when I clocked the Dams age, I was quite shocked...
 
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