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So, You Want to Breed Your Mare!

The Horse Staff January 12, 2017

Breeding a mare is exciting and not without challenges. Learn about stallion selection, breeding soundness, and more!

USEF Approves Further Investigation Into Depo-Provera Use

Oxytocin Injections to Suppress Estrus in Mares

University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment October 24, 2013

Oxytocin injections allowed the corpus luteum to keep producing progesterone and the mare to stay out of heat.

BLM Researching Wild Mare Spayings

Pat Raia May 3, 2013

The BLM is studying the spaying of fertile wild mares in order to control wild horse population growth.

Contraceptive Vaccine for Wild Horses, Burros Gains EPA Registration

Edited Press Release February 14, 2013

The equine immunocontraceptive vaccine has been approved for use in adult female wild horses and burros.

Responsible Horse Breeders Council Formed

Edited Press Release January 21, 2013

Council members will work to discourage overbreeding and to promote responsible horse ownership.

Best Breeding Approach

Sue McDonnell, PhD, Certified AAB December 1, 2007

Q: For a horse reproduction project in my equine seminar course, I was trying to find video clips of horses breeding. Well, there were many on YouTube, and it took awhile to find the decent ones. But once I found some that were

The Business of Breeding

Liza Holland November 1, 2007

Breeding in the horse world breaks down into a few categories: field breeding (where the horses just do what comes naturally) live cover in a breeding shed, and artificial insemination. The tools of the trade range from very basic to high-tech

Keeping Stallions Focused

Sue McDonnell, PhD, Certified AAB February 1, 2007

I’m a veterinary student from the United Kingdom and have been riding with a stud farm veterinarian in America going from place to place. I am trying to figure out the art of handling stallions for breeding. Can you please enlighten me on the

Stallion Handling Course for Veterinarians and Stallion Owners Available

Edited Press Release October 4, 2006

The Havemeyer Equine Behavior Lab and the Section of Reproduction at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center is offering a stallion handling course for veterinarians, stallion owners, and managers. The two-day course will focus on

Live Cover Management

Jonathan F. Pycock, B. Vet. Med, PhD, DESM, MRCVS December 1, 2005

No one method for managing live cover breeding is foolproof. Handling of the mare and stallion should be individualized to minimize injury and optimize success.

The Young Stallion

Charlene Strickland October 11, 2001

Envision this: In his first season, the young stallion fulfills his purpose as a breeding animal. He matures from a rambunctious colt into a skillful stud. So how do you make this dream a reality? As the handler, you want the horse to behave

Restraint Techniques for Breeding

Karen Briggs October 8, 2001

When a mare and a stallion meet, love might be in the air…but there’s the potential for danger, too. Particularly when humans get in the middle of it all. In our efforts to orchestrate the best possible combinations of

Breeding Facilities

Karen Briggs October 3, 2001

Any way you look at it, building a barn is a major undertaking. Doing it right the first time, to avoid headaches later, is the smart approach. In addition to the usual considerations of location, aesthetics, cost, and

Breeding With Chilled and Frozen Semen

Jonathan F. Pycock, B. Vet. Med, PhD, DESM, MRCVS September 26, 2001

Artificial Insemination (AI) involves the introduction of sperm into the reproductive tract of the mare without natural mating. AI in the horse was first practiced long ago. Ancient Arabian texts describe how mares were successfully inseminated.

AI Training For Stallions

Charlene Strickland February 1, 2001

Given the choice, a stallion wouldn’t choose to mate with man-made devices. His instincts drive him to breed a mare; yet he can learn to transfer his sexual focus to a phantom mare and an artificial vagina (AV). In order to train a stallion fo”P>Given the choice, a stallion wouldn’t choose to mate with man-made devices

Teasing for Successful Breeding

Les Sellnow February 1, 1999

A good teasing program is essential for insuring success in an equine breeding program. Without it, breeding can become a hit-and-miss proposition, despite the sophisticated tools that are available to veterinarians and breeding technicians.