11/10/2025
๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ 24 ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ - ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ!
I did it. I became that person, the one who buys a 24-year-old mare with her whole heart and not a single moment of hesitation.
In a world where people dismiss mares the moment they turn ten, calling them โtoo old,โ โnot interesting,โ or โnot worth the risk,โ I went the opposite direction. And honestly? It was one of the smartest decisions I ever made.
Because hereโs the truth most forget:
You donโt know a mareโs true value until youโve seen her produce at least three foals.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐, ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐.
1๏ธโฃ Sheโs often more affordable than a 4โ8-year-old (which is absurd, because by then you actually know what she produces).
2๏ธโฃ You can judge her quality as a broodmare with clarity. No guessing, no hoping.
3๏ธโฃ Sheโs experienced, calm, maternal, steady, confident. These mares raise foals effortlessly. And that is priceless.
When I first considered buying ZT Ludjteyna (Ludjin el Jamaal x Shahteyna) at age 24, I hesitated forโฆ maybe ten seconds. Thatโs it.
Because deep down, I already knew: this was the mare I had dreamed of owning for years. A daughter of Ludjin el Jamaal, perfectly matched to my stallion ASE Juilliard; a combination I always believed in.
And she proved me right. Twice.
โจ She gave me two extraordinary daughters.
โจ She carried the last one at age 27.
โจ And in 2025, at age 28, she went beyond anything I ever expected, she adopted my orphan filly after her mother passed. She didnโt hesitate. She just stepped in and saved a life.
That is the kind of mare she is. The kind that gives more than you ever imagined. The kind that teaches you lessons no statistics, no breeding charts, no โmodern opinionsโ ever will.
So yes,buying a 24-year-old mare turned out to be one of the best decisions I have ever made.
And today, when I look at her daughters, I see the continuation of everything I hoped for.
Her legacy, her softness, her power, all of it lives on.
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