Breeding from your mare

Why do you want to breed from your mare? Be honest with yourself - Is your mare suitable?

If she is, it can be one of the most magical rewarding things you will ever experience.

Preparation

• Your mare will almost definitely need to be swabbed and EVA tested. Allow 7 days for the test results.
• Make a note of any seasons you see - the dates and the length
• Have the hind shoes removed

Read any stud contracts

 

Choosing a Stallion

Again it is important for you to be honest with yourself. What are your intensions for the foal. to keep or to sell? what jobs will it be expected to undertake?

The right stallion is the one that compliments your mare so before you head out work out where you could make improvements on your mare, be it conformation, temperament or movement.

When you visit a stud farm there are several things to consider:

• Is the stallion right
• Is the stallion proven. Obviously young stallions will be a little more difficult to judge but check to see if any mares have been scanned in foal
• Would you feel confident that your mare would be looked after
• Does the stallion/stud adhere to the health regimes you want. For example are the stallions CEM, Klebsiella, psedemonas, EVA tested. Are they flu vaccinated. Do they require that of all visiting mares?
• Do they offer the services your require....for example would you be looking for AI  (partbreds only)

Stallions at Stud

List of British Bred Spanish stallions at stud:



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