Managing Stallions for Live Cover Breeding
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
March 5, 2026
An expert explains how veterinarians can reduce stallion-related causes of equine reproductive failure.
An expert explains how veterinarians can reduce stallion-related causes of equine reproductive failure.
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Get practical strategies for managing stallions that support their social needs and improve welfare.
Learn about 14 factors that can affect your stallion’s fertility.
Most stallions should be fed according to their maintenance requirements, depending on if and how much they’re exercising, when not being bred or collected.
Both the stallion and mare must be in good health and fertility before you even attempt to produce a foal.
Results from a recent study in Egypt showed an association between certain horse demographics and vulnerability to West Nile virus.
Many factors influence stallion fertility, a good number of which can be managed and improved.
Dr. Camie Heleski of the University of Kentucky talks about research into cohousing for stallions.
Get your questions answered about breeding mares and stallions and producing top-quality, healthy foals during our live Q&A. We cover everything from selecting the right parents to gestational care to ensuring your foal’s safe delivery.
My stallion shows little or no signs of libido with my mare. He won’t even talk to her. What can I do?
A mare’s attraction to a stallion—specifically, to his body odors, or “MHC”—affects pregnancy success rates. And, researchers found, mares appear to prefer stallions with MHCs that differ from their own.
Two doses of an “anti-GnRH” vaccine led to full, but reversible, sterility in a group of French study stallions, researchers found.
This can pose a problem for mare owners working with a limited breeding window due to the short lifespan of the mare’s oocyte and the stallion’s sperm.
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