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Feedback from some of our customers

Subj: Thank you
Date: 11/30/2002 7:49:55 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: Cindy@selahmorgans.com
To: DSandMK@aol.com
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Hi there,

I owe you one huge thank you:)  The Udder Bra has not only recently helped me through a crisis, it has given me peace of mind during a very anxious time.

I have a 5 1/2 month old weaned filly that seriously injured one of her legs.  She tore ligaments that will require continuous splinting and no less than 30 days in the barn, with continued light activity for up to one year. The filly wanted to return to the herd so her anxiety and pacing posed another risk to her injury, which needs complete rest and restricted activity in order to heal.  We decided she would rest better if she was given some company.  We chose a mare whose colt was weaned around the same time but she is not this filly's mother.  She has a strong tendency to nurture the foals, including those that are not her own .  We didn't expect she would allow nursing so we weren't worried about the surrogate situation, and she was the best choice over any of our other horses.  Shortly after they got together, the filly began nursing and the mare not only allowed it, she encouraged it.  In a very short period of time, the mare began milk production again nearly 8 weeks after her colt was weaned.  This presented us with a difficult dilemma because the mare was the most soothing choice and the other horses were less than ideal for the environment we needed to maintain.  We decided to use the Udder Bra on her instead of risking separation anxiety that would have caused excessive use of the foal's injured leg.  The mare accepted the Bra, the fit was perfect, and when the foal went to nurse she merely accepted there was no access and went on eating her hay.  She has tried to nurse off an on the past couple of days and the mare actually positions herself for the foal who has difficulty walking.  However, when she can't get to the teat, neither of them are upset and they are still allowed the close bonding that is particularly critical at this time.  I too am now able to rest easier with the perfect solution.

I am convinced that without the Udder Bra, my only choice would have been to allow the mare and foal to resume active nursing and milk production.  Because the ligaments will be unstable for up to one year, facing the weaning process again would have placed additional stress on a weakened leg, and therefore could have resulted in re-injury. 

After seeing the product's effectiveness, I am convinced that this is the only way to wean and eliminate anxiety and stress in both the mare and foal.  Having it available in this particular crisis allowed us to maintain a soothing environment for the foal, while giving her the social contact she needs during this difficult recovery period.   Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to use this product!  I can't imagine weaning without it

Sincerely,
Cindy Taylor
Selah Morgans
www.selahmorgans.com
Morganlyyours@yahoogroups.com



Subj: udderware
Date: 7/21/2003 1:55:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: mitchg@tctwest.net
To: DSandMK@aol.com
Sent from the Internet


Dear Sir,

I think Udderware is udderly wonderful. A truly incredible weaning device. I love it!
Every year I have to haul my mares to a neighbors corral for weaning. It's very stressful for them and the corral is small, so they are stuck there with not much to do. I always feel bad about the entire situation, but having a small operation and no other way to wean, each year I go thru this with the mares, and hate it.
I purchased  Udderware Bras and I must say, they worked like a charm. The foals would get under mama to nurse, find no way to get their milk, then would give up in just a few seconds of trying. The foals did not get upset at all, and the mares were happy to stay home. Which made me happy!!
I would recommend this 'system' of weaning to anyone, it's fool proof, stress free and, again...Udderly wonderful!
Thank you for inventing this great way to wean! My mares thank you too.

Sincerely,
Joanie Davison
Foolish Dream Farm
Member of the AQHA Breeder Referral Program
Member of the NTRA (Nat'l Thoroughbred Racing Ass'c)
www.foolishdreamfarm.com


Subj: Re: Udderware Weaning Bra
Date: 3/17/2003 6:53:36 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: asmarkham@gwi.net
To: DSandMK@aol.com  
Sent from the Internet


Dick,

I put the 'bra' on my mare yesterday and it fits just
fine.

So, if you have any other customers that have big
warmbloods, tell them it WILL fit! Cookie is a big
girl and she has plenty of room in it!

Thanks so much!

Sonya



I have successfully weaned baby number 1, and have
started baby number two. I liked it and how it
fit. After spraying some chew stop stuff on it, I
got my mouthy colt to leave it alone. The mare had
absolutely no problem with it. It also was totally
stress free for both mare and colt.

Two thumbs up!

Helga Lancosky
THE ARCHIVAL MORGAN RECORD--Registry for
Foundation and Half-Morgans



Message: 1
   Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 12:15:27 EDT
   From: dsandmk@aol.com 
Subject: Re: Digest Number 3856


Hi All:

Question raised about how long the Udderware Weaning Bra
(http://www.udderware.com) takes to work:

That's extremely variable.  If a foal has already started eating grain (as
from a creep feeder) and has free access to pasture and/or hay,  It can take as
little as two days.  A lot depends on the mare's attitude.  Some mares are a
little tired of the whole thing and do not encourage the foal to nurse; while
others will position themselves near the foal and guide the foal to the udder
even lifting a leg to ease access.

Typically, a foal of 3 to 6 months of age that is eating well and consuming
quantities of water, when confronted by Udderware, will search and maybe bump
the bag for a few minutes, get discouraged, and go back to grass or hay.  This
happens a few times and the interval between attempts, increases.  Eventually
the foal just says "the heck with it" and quits trying.  The owner must be
observant of the process and respond to it.  In any event, once weaning has
started, allowing nursing again, will stimulate milk production and you will have
to start again with a foal that has now learned that persistance pays off.  I
am aware of one case, in which the process took 8 days.

I hope I have answered the question.  Please copy other questions to 

dsandmk@aol.com since we might otherwise miss them.

Thanks for your interest in Udderware.

Dick Shapiro

Date: Mon, 1 Sept 2003 
   From: thekemps@epix.net

     To:   DSandMK@aol.com 
Subject: Udderware Weaning Bra

Dick,

I purchased on of your Udderware Weaning Bras a couple of weeks ago. 
Day 1 was yesterday.  I'm impressed. So far, everything is going
extremely well!!  I am not sure how long to leave it on, but I will
probably go a couple of weeks or more with it???  My colt did try to
nurse and in fact I had to go out and check to be sure it was on there
tight because he kept coming out licking his lips!  But he could not get
any milk. One thing I would strongly caution your customers on is that
due to the area this weaning bra is tightened on (the flank area) it
*may* cause the mare to buck when first put on so they should keep their
babies at a distance!  My mare was fine with putting it on and doing all
the adjustments.  We walked her to the pasture and as soon as she hit
the pasture, she went into a bucking frenzy like I have never seen
before in any horse - thought I was at the rodeo - and was extremely
happy I was not riding her - LOL. She bucked and carried on for several
minutes until she figured out it wasn't coming off.  Since then, she is
fine.  Luckily, my colt hung back and just looked at his crazy mother
like she had gone off her rocker and didn't get in the way of her.  I
kind of think this is a good thing - she will now be desensitized with
things touching her flank area as well! (this mare is 11 and a calm,
easy-going, lesson horse that never spooks at anything so I was a bit
shocked to see her react this way!) 

I just wanted to let you know that I think this invention is a good one
and so far is working wonderfully and is definitely serving the purpose
for which it was intended!!  Did you personally 'invent' this????

Sandy Kemp

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