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 ...

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 ...

Modern reproductive methods may offer a better chance of breeding success, but what do the abbreviations mean – and which is right for your mare? Dr Charles Cooke MRCVS explains Breeding has always ...

I’m sharing a quick PSA for anyone considering breeding their mare. I talk about why it’s important to be prepared for a foal that might be an exact copy of the mare, no matter how nice the stallion ...

A mother's breeding traits are key to finding best stock for producing quality, profitable offspring Producing a healthy and profitable foal requires preparation and attention to detail Sport horse ...

Horses that are good minded and pretty “I was raised just like these horses are, on the ranch.” – Jim Brinkman The Pitzer Ranch has long been instrumental in the horse industry, and in ...

Ireland's traditional workhorse, the Irish draught, is in severe danger of becoming extinct because most of those owning them are breeding mares with non-draught horses to create showjumpers. With ...