She’s reached her quota. The herd is too important to leave its genetics to nature.
Will the advocates put her back on PZP for the rest of her life or at least until she’s sterile so another mare can have her turn?
From this viewpoint, horses lost to contaminated water, collisions with vehicles, damaged fences, or otherwise removed from the area, are a good thing, they take some pressure off the darting budget.
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