Indications of Impending Ovulation in the Mare – Predicting ovulation in the mare can be a challenge with mares displaying different characteristics. Here we describe some common signs. By Jos Mottershead Predicting ovulation in the mare can be difficult, as they have the capacity to be notoriously unpredictable in their timing! This can lead to frustration, aggravation and… Read More: Predicting Ovulation »
AI (Artificial Insemination) – Artificial Insemination of the Mare is not a difficult task to perform. Here we describe using an aseptic technique in detail. The actual process of artificial insemination of the mare is not complicated, and can be learned very quickly. Unlike artificial insemination in cattle which involves guiding the insemination pipette through the cervix via… Read More: Artificial Insemination Method »
Protocols for Mare Management with Cooled-Shipped or Frozen Semen – methods to time breeding of mares both with and without use of pharmacological manipulation. By Jos Mottershead Mare management with cooled-shipped or frozen semen can often seem daunting but is a key element for success or failure. One can use or forgo pharmacological manipulation, and we discuss here… Read More: Mare Management with Cooled-Shipped or Frozen Semen »
One-on-one Horse Breeding Training While we are renowned for offering short courses on the subject of horse breeding worldwide, we not infrequently encounter people either at the courses or through our website who are in need of more specific one-on-one horse breeding training. Perhaps they do not own stallions but want to learn more about the reproductive aspects… Read More: Individual Tuition »
The Semen Looked Bad – Or Is It? Maybe not as bad as you think! A review of what constitutes a cooled semen dose, looking at some newer research and older dogma. By Jos Mottershead and Kathy St. Martin During the course of the breeding season – especially on the EquineRepro Facebook Group that we manage – we… Read More: You’re Ready to Breed Your Mare – But is the… »
Does My Mare Need RegumateTM? – A perennial question for some is “Does My Mare Need Regumate?” Here we discuss some possible instances of need as well as the overuse of the drug By Jos Mottershead The Simple Answer: Does My Mare Need Regumate? Well, the short answer is that if you don’t know, she probably doesn’t need… Read More: Does My Mare Need Regumate? »
Early Embryonic Death – Noted reproductive veterinarian Dr. Jon Pycock explores early embryonic death in the mare and some possible resolutions to the problem. By Jonathan F Pycock, BVetMed, PhD, DESM, MRCVS, RCVS Specialist in Equine Reproduction For all horse breeders, it is important to realize that not every mare will give birth to a live foal. Failure… Read More: Early Embryonic Death (EED) – what it is and why… »
Managing “Silent Heat” in the Mare – Silent heat (estrus) in the mare can be annoying at best and disastrous to a breeding program at worst. This article offers some useful tips. By Jos Mottershead There are various reasons for silent heat in the mare – some not understood completely, as we haven’t got inside the heads of… Read More: Silent Heat in the Mare – Causes and Resolutions »
Why delay foal heat? – Tips and techniques about how and why to delay first post-partum estrus (“foal heat”) in order to improve pregnancy rates in the mare. By Jos Mottershead If one considers the insult that the uterus in any species receives during pregnancy, the fact that a mare is able to conceive, and then successfully maintain… Read More: How and Why to Delay Foal Heat »
Breeding the Old Maiden Mare – Older maiden mares present problems of their own in achieving pregnancy. Noted reproductive expert Dr Jon Pycock explores some solutions. By Dr. Jonathan F Pycock, B.Vet.Med., Ph.D., D.E.S.M., M.R.C.V.S. Equine Reproductive Services, Messenger Farm, Ryton, Yorkshire Breeding OR inseminating a mare induces an immediate inflammatory response in the uterus. This is a… Read More: Dealing with the Older Maiden Mare Syndrome »
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