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 ...

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 ...

Breeding season for horses usually occurs in the spring. This makes winter a good time for breeders to plan for the upcoming season. Although people have many reasons for breeding a horse, there are ...

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.

During this time the mare must recover from the stress of parturition, produce milk to support the growth and development of the young foal and re-breed successfully. In fact, the nutritional needs of ...

The number of thoroughbred mares bred in Florida fell below 2,000 for the first time in decades, according to a report from the Jockey Club, the breed's official registry. The number of stallions ...

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 ...