Making an informed decision to breed a mare is an exciting time in an owner's life. There are so many things to do: pick a stallion, prepare a foaling location, and dream big about the foal's ...
Nearly as important as a mare having a foal is getting her bred back to have next year’s baby. Breeding on foal heat is an old management strategy aimed at doing just that. It is the first heat cycle ...
Equine breeding veterinary specialist Emma Houghton MRCVS from Bell Equine in Kent, explains what owners need to know before attempting to breed from older mares, while Selene Scarsi speaks to ...
My mare is difficult/chronically lame, should I put her in foal? You should discuss this carefully with your vet. Difficult behaviour and chronic lameness may be due to your mare’s genetics, in which ...
Q-Where can I find information on having my 11-year-old mare bred by artificial insemination? I`ve tried for two years in a row (springtime)- breeders and vets-but no one has been able to help.
Anytime veterinarians talk about breeding the problem mare, it always develops into a lively, animated discussion. The Table Topic on Breeding the Problem Mare was no different at the 2009 American ...
RACEHORSE owners will be slugged $10 every time they attempt to breed their mares under a government-supported levy to fund ways of better controlling disease outbreaks. Federal Agriculture Minister ...
A new light mask for horses (mares, specifically) that has been pioneered by Equilume, a spin-out from University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland, is on a mission to disrupt the way thoroughbred ...