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>I own a 13 year old Friesian mare. I have owned her >for 3 years and she was imported from Holland to >California. In researching her history she has had 9 >foals. 3 of them are in my ownership and 6 prior to >me. I decided to give her some time off. So after her >July 08 foal I gave her a rest. In November she >coliced. She had a slight displacement that had to be >fixed with surgery. She then had a 360 degree torsion. >She was opened twice in 24 hours for surgery. Luckily >she is on the mend almost 60 days post surgery. The >vet didn't find any impaction or explainable reason >for the colic internaly. His best guess is that there >was extra room in the abdominal cavity for the >twisting to happen due to her not being in foal. We >have now spent almost 10k to save her life and now her >post surgery care. Does anyone have experience in this >area or a similar situation that they could share? I >don't want her to colic again. The vest said she could >re-breed but I'm scared to risk it. Any thoughts? > >Thank you for reading, >Sarah

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