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| I’m planning on take my mare to the breeder next month. They are just a small local family. How long does my mare stay at there place? What days will she get bred? Is it an every day thing or every other day? Also would I be the one to haul her to the repo vet to see when she is ovulating or does the stallion owner take her to get ultra sounded? After she gets bred how soon do I take her to confirm
Her to be in foal? I’m new to the whole repo vet/responseable breeder side of things lol. When I was growing up we just put the mare with the stud and when she was ready she would get bred. |
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Location: OH | Are they experienced breeders ??? I know you said small family operation but they could still have lots of experience.
We breed ours every other day---if you take her there when she starts showing signs of heat, or shortly after, she will be there no more than a week. It will be your responsibility to have the mare preg checked, which we do at day 16. Some will check a day sooner, but we have always had good luck at 16 so stick with it. |
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| This is he gals first time standing her own stallion. But has mentored with her coach that is experienced in breeding. I just want to learn as much as I can. Thanks for the info! |
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Location: NE Texas | This was my process for local small breeder in a nutshell last year:
Took mare to repro guy to confirm in season (I can tell when in heat, she shows interest in other horses/raises tail/blinks) and large enough follicle to ovulate. If she's not in season, no need to take to Breeder and pay daily mare fees.
Goal is to breed within 1-2 days of ovulation so that the egg is fertilized (sperm, on average, is viable in uterus for about 48 hours). Example; if she's in season for 7 days and doesn't ovulate until the 6th day and you bred her on the 1st day she will most likely not take.
Vet confirmed she was in season and hadn't ovulated but said follicle was at "XX" mm in size so ovulation could be anytime.
Took mare to Breeder straight from repro vet check Saturday morning. They bred her Sat night. I went back and picked her up Monday and went back by the repro guys' place Monday on way home just to confirm she had ovulated.
16 days later confirmed in foal.
**From what I understand, repeated covering reduces the chances of the uterus being ready to support an embryo, and therefore reduces the chance of a pregnancy being established. |
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Location: Peg-Leg Julia Grimm | It really depends on how much they involve a vet. Sometimes I have mares who are hard to get in foal that I have to work with a vet on. Some will get in foal just looking at the stallion. Also the people standing the stallion may like lots of vet involvement and only breed A-I.
You should probably ask these questions of them. I talk to my customers a lot and answer any questions they may have willingly. I involve them as much as they want me to. |
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| Thanks for all the info |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Talk to the stallion owner and ask them how they are planning to breed your mare and whos responsible for what, since your saying this is a small local family they may just want you to bring the mare to them and after they are finish with the breeding part, they may want you to pick her up and you do the hauling to the vet. But the best thing to do is talk to them.
Are they going to hand breed are just pasture breed where the mare is running out in the pasture with the stud?
Edited by Southtxponygirl 2018-02-17 12:48 PM
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Mare to the breeder