Breeding a Mare with Shipped Semen – Often perceived as going to be difficult, this can be a simple matter with some careful preparation, awareness and communication! By Jos Mottershead There are probably two major keys to successfully breeding a mare with shipped semen – preparation and communication. Carefully preparing your mare, and the associated monitoring of her… Read More »
I gave my mare Progesterone (or Altrenogest), but it didn’t work! – an explanation of some of the causes of failure of promotion of estrus and other problems. By Jos Mottershead Progesterone or the synthetic progestin analogue altrenogest (Regumate1) is commonly used in the mare to cause her to enter estrus (come in to “heat”) at an appropriate time. It does this by suppressing estrus… Read More »
Love me or love me not, but successful breeding takes more than chance – An older but updated article covering some of the more important items to consider for success! By Jos Mottershead Printed in Atlantic Horse and Pony, Jan/Feb, 1992 This article was written in 1992 and was published in a Nova Scotian magazine. Some of the… Read More »
When Should You Breed Your Mare? Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall: consider the options – Seasonality can play a part in choosing the right time of year for your foal to be born and your mare to be bred! By Jos Mottershead Printed in Atlantic Horse and Pony, February, 1996 This article about when to breed a mare was… Read More »
Timed Insemination Protocol for Frozen Semen Use – Use of frozen semen in the mare may be “labour intensive”, but timed insemination can really simplify things! By Jos Mottershead The use of frozen semen has long been promoted as complicated and time consuming. Veterinarians and reproductive specialists have often been unenthusiastic about its use because of the intensive… Read More »
Managing Twinning in the Mare – While most equine pregnancies are simple, twinning when it happens is an issue. Here we discuss managing twinning in the mare. By Jos Mottershead and Kathy St. Martin You’ve read all the articles at Equine-Reproduction.com, your mare was in heat, you jumped through all the various hoops you needed to in order… Read More »
Equine Pregnancy Terminology – Conceptus? Embryo? Fetus? Abortion? Stillbirth? Premature? So many terms – a little light offered here in so much confusion! By Dr. Neil Williams, Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. There are different terms to describe the developing foal in utero. Furthermore, certain terms are used to describe the foal when it… Read More »
Oxytocin use in the mare during breeding – Delayed Uterine Clearance and Breeding-Induced Endometritis problems can be helped by Oxytocin use when breeding a mare! By Jos Mottershead Oxytocin acts on smooth muscle in the body, causing it to contract. One such area of tissue, which is of tremendous importance relative to breeding, is the mare’s uterus and… Read More »
Constructing An Emergency Slide Warmer – Sometimes lab equipment may not be available, so one has to become inventive. An emergency slide warmer is one such piece of equipment! By Jos Mottershead Sometimes lab equipment may not be available, so one has to become inventive. An emergency slide warmer is one such piece of equipment! Easily constructed –… Read More »
The Equine Uterus Dissected – Here we show the gross aspects of a mare reproductive tract dissected with labels and explanations. The caudal aspect (back end) of the cervix protrudes into the vagina and is often described as having an appearance and feel of a “small volcano”. There is a depression in the center, which is the opening… Read More »
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