Purebred Mania
…the warmblood standards for registration as breeding animals, including testing and monitoring offspring, before granting full breeding status. While there are no easy answers, it is time to address the…
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Chat Transcript – Leslie Lange
…world champion like–Wrought Iron Blues? What is his breeding? LeslieLange – Twomoon, when we wean our colts, we start out with the mare and colt in the pasture. One night,…
The Right Stallion for Your Mare
…you, she’s one-in-a-million; you’d never sell her, and the idea of breeding her has been popping into your head. But how in the world will you ever pick a stallion…
Choose Vaccinations Suited to Your Horse
…to breeding stallions to prevent spread via semen. Your geldings and mares can skip this one! Rotaviral diarrhea, Primarily used in breeding situations, as it’s given to pregnant mares to…
Leg-Up Equestrian Assistance Program: Helping Horses and People
…local warmblood breeding farm, called Gray Fox Farm, and Leg-Up supported their efforts by organizing an online auction to pay for the care of the neglected horses. Thanks to donations…
Equine Oat Research Advisory Board Executive Committee Announced
…evaluated nutrients contained in the oat hull that benefit horses, along with beneficial nutrients in the groat (whole oat without the hull). ??Equine nutritionists suggested breeding an oat with a…
Tobiano Paint Horse Trivia
…of Tobianos. Read on for more insight into Tobiano breeding and history. Tobiano Breeding “Recipe” Tobiano genetics are better documented than overo color patterns. The trait is inherited as a…
West Nile Preparations
…measures. If infected mosquitoes don’t bite your horse, he isn’t likely to get the disease. Patterns of mosquito breeding and feeding strongly influence when and if encephalitis outbreaks occur. Mosquitoes…
Equestrian Organizations Endorse National Welfare Code of Practice
…what it means for an organization to be committed to the responsible breeding, training, care, use, enjoyment, transport and retirement of horses. “We hope that as many organizations as possible…
Rare Breeds Survival Trust
…of the native breeds are in danger of disappearing altogether. For example, there are now only three breeding groups of Exmoor ponies on the moor. And while breeding efforts are…