Boss Mare
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I always tend to buy my stock as weanlings, because I love the experience of raising the babies how I wish. Roughly figure every year since 2001 I've had 1-3 new weanlings a year.
In 2001 I purchased two weanling colts with perfect bites who still have perfect bites as 4 year olds.
In 2002 I purchased a weanling colt and was given a weanling filly, perfect bites then and perfect bites now.
In 2003 I had one foal born here, perfect bite at birth all through her yearling year. As a late yearling she developed an under-bite, teeth floated, even though they really didn't need it (vet's words), she still has an under-bite, it's about 1/2 tooth length or better, sire and dam have perfect bites.
A few months later in 2003 I purchased another filly as a weanling with a perfect bite, around a yearling she had an under-bite, she still has an under-bite and it's very severe ..... way over a full tooth length. Teeth were floated, etc., nothing really can correct it.
In 2004 I purchased a weanling filly, who's bite was perfect then and now, no complaints.
This year in 2005 I had one foal born here, a filly. Her gums lined up perfectly at birth and when she began cutting teeth her bite was right on, until a few weeks ago, now it's about 1/4 tooth off, again an under-bite. I bred her myself and sire and dam have perfect bites. Granted, she's young and I know it can go on/off, but I'm very worried it won't!
So as you can see I seem to be having this 'thing' about fillies and under-bites. Is it all a coincidence or is there something that could be causing this? Either way it doesn't matter to me since I won't breed the ones I feel aren't worthy, they're all loving pets here, but it's something I've been meaning to post for a while.......
ADDED: All of the "off-bites" I am referring to are UNDER-BITES! I don't have a single over-bite.
In 2001 I purchased two weanling colts with perfect bites who still have perfect bites as 4 year olds.
In 2002 I purchased a weanling colt and was given a weanling filly, perfect bites then and perfect bites now.
In 2003 I had one foal born here, perfect bite at birth all through her yearling year. As a late yearling she developed an under-bite, teeth floated, even though they really didn't need it (vet's words), she still has an under-bite, it's about 1/2 tooth length or better, sire and dam have perfect bites.
A few months later in 2003 I purchased another filly as a weanling with a perfect bite, around a yearling she had an under-bite, she still has an under-bite and it's very severe ..... way over a full tooth length. Teeth were floated, etc., nothing really can correct it.
In 2004 I purchased a weanling filly, who's bite was perfect then and now, no complaints.
This year in 2005 I had one foal born here, a filly. Her gums lined up perfectly at birth and when she began cutting teeth her bite was right on, until a few weeks ago, now it's about 1/4 tooth off, again an under-bite. I bred her myself and sire and dam have perfect bites. Granted, she's young and I know it can go on/off, but I'm very worried it won't!
So as you can see I seem to be having this 'thing' about fillies and under-bites. Is it all a coincidence or is there something that could be causing this? Either way it doesn't matter to me since I won't breed the ones I feel aren't worthy, they're all loving pets here, but it's something I've been meaning to post for a while.......
ADDED: All of the "off-bites" I am referring to are UNDER-BITES! I don't have a single over-bite.
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