Prepare Your Mare for Breeding

breeding farm wants a uterine culture done to confirm that your mare has no infections, your vet may return closer to breeding time, when your mare starts cycling again, to…

12 Stallion-Care Myths – Fact or Fiction?

…horsekeeping falls short, there’s a host of unique problems that can arise when your stallion’s needs aren’t met. These include urinary-tract and behavioral problems, breeding difficulties, and genital infections. Here,…

Oldenburg

…and the foundation of two horse breeding societies by the Horse Breeding Act of April 9, 1897. These two societies merged in 1923 to form today’s “Verband der Zechter des…

Is Stallion Ownership for You?

…step above and beyond mare or gelding ownership because of the additional responsibilities caring for a stallion entails. Veterinarians and breeding managers generally attribute the escalated behavior seen in stallions…

Appropriate Breeding Age

Usually it is quite safe to breed a healthy 15- to 16-year-old mare. When the breeding questions get specific—such as regarding age of the mare, or how to breed miniature…

Chat Transcript – Ann Myers

EquiStaff – Welcome to our chat with Quarter Horse breeder, Ann Myers. Myers will discuss current breeding trends, breeding standards, and stallion promotion. Based in Ashland, Ohio, Myers bred Zips…

Iron Spring Farm Releases Breeding DVD

Coatesville, Pa., April 11, 2006 — Iron Spring Farm has just released a new DVD, “Guide to Successful Breeding with AI.” The professionally produced DVD offers mare owners and breeders…

France: A History in Horse Breeds

…other breeds, most notably Thoroughbreds in England. Napoléon was one of its biggest promoters and imposed purebred breeding. Most of the breeding today is centered in the southern half of…