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When is mating season for horses and when does it end?
The natural mating season for horses in North America is approximately April-August although mares and stallions can continue to breed until Oct or November under the right circumstances. Many owners/breeders put their mares under lights in November or December and create an artificial breeding season. For example: the Thoroughbred industry prefers foals to be born as early as possible in the calendar year to insure the foal has better size for sales. Most big Thoroughbred farms in KY open their breeding sheds around February 8th and close them the beginning of July.
Why might seclective breeding be used in horses?
To produce a horse with certain qualities. Example: you have a herd of thoroughbred mares and a pair of thoroughbred stallions at your barn. Some mares in your herd are tall, some are medium height, and sOme are super short for a thoroughbred. Say that you want a fast thoroughbred to race. And your taller mares are faster than all the others, and the taller thoroughbred is faster than the shorter one. So you are obviously are going to breed a tall, fast mare with the tall, fast stallion in hopes of producing a foal with this specific quality. (speed)
Does turkey have thoroughbred racing?
Yes, Turkey has Thoroughbred racing and an active breeding program.
How tall is a thoroughbred filly?
Depends on age and breeding.
What has the author M S J Bowie written?
M. S. J. Bowie has written: 'Progressive thoroughbred breeding' -- subject(s): Breeding, Horses, Thoroughbred horse
Who is race horse country?
Kentucky is famous for thoroughbred racing and breeding..
How do you breed 2 Thoroughbred horses in HOWRSE?
If you mean at the same time, then use the fertility wand for only one pass. But otherwise just breed to mares with PB thoroughbred stallions and then you have a great chance of getting 2 thoroughbred foals/fillies.
Why do they call mares broodmare if a mare can have babies too?
You're right all mares can have foals. But not every owner whats their mare to have foals. Mares that have owners that what them to have foals are called broodmares. Mares that are not going to be used for breeding purposes are just called mares.
Which season is it common to breeding your horse?
As long as a male horse is horney (a stallion) he is able to stick it in. However, he will not get "turned on" unless in the presence of a mare who is wet. Mares go into heat twice a year: in the spring and summer. A mare is in horny for around 4-10 days and exact times vary from horse to horse.
What is maximum age for breeding a Paint horse?
Mares can be bred and foal into their mid twenties. Older maiden mares are generally more difficult to get in foal than breeding sound older broodmares that have foaled many timesl
Do you keep the stallion with the mare or do they need to be separated?
The practice of separating the stallion from the mare(s) has occurred with intensive breeding programs by man. In the wild stallions that have bands are with their mares year around. There are several reasons to separate the stallion from mares and a number of reasons to leave them together. Reasons to separate: 1) Possibility of Injury to stallion or mares/foals. Stallions can be worth thousands to millions of dollars as can mares and foals. Injuries can result in a lost breeding season,a future performance career, a breeding career or a life. 2) Stallions that are subfertile and used in a breeding program may over breed some mares and be unable to get all mares in foal in the correct time frame. This is especially true for breeds that want early foals. 3) Stallions that are being bred live cover to a large number of mares must be intensively managed and the mares are often only presented to the stallion once per heat cycle. Most stallions in the wild have 5-20 mares in their bands. Some managed stallions breed over a 100 mares/ year. 4) Stallions used in AI programs are generally on a collection schedule of every other day. Having him in with his own mares could be problematic. 5) Mares with breeding issues may need more intensive management, with fewer breedings by the stallion. Mares with delayed uterine clearance need to be bred fewer times, (one if possible) and often given pre and post breeding treatments to acheive a pregnancy. 6) Stallions with certain mare preferences may fail to breed a mare they dislike. 7) Breeder will not know the last breeding date unless the stallion is watched closely which makes determination of the foaling date problematic unless they are foaling on pasture. (Some breedings may occur at night. 8) Inability to determine if the mare has double ovulated and to reduce a twin in the 12-16 day window is another issue. Since few twin pregnancies culminate in live twins or even one live foal this can result in the loss of an entire breeding season. 9) Stallion and mares may pass infections and reduce reproductive success. Reasons to leave them together. 1) Horses are herd animals. Stallions integrated into a herd with their broodmare band or even with a single favorite mare once she is pregnant decreases frustration and behavioral problems. 2) Breeder doesn't need to manage herd. 3) Fewer reproductive veterinary bills 4) Less stall cleaning if the horses are out on pasture 5) Hand breeding can be dangerous to humans...pasture breeding is pretty much hands off. Personally, I keep stallions separated from open mares (mares with out foals) during the breeding season by a single tall fence They can interact and I can see which ones need to be bred or ultrasounded based on their mutual courting behaviors. Pregnant mares and mares with foals are separated and interact with stallions using other techniques. After the breeding season the stallion is given one pregnant or anestrous mare to hang out with during the non-breeding months. (In the same paddock.) I have one stallion that always has a mare with him. He won't breed a mare until she is haltered and held by a person. He is older and dislikes mares that walk forward when he mounts to breed.
Why don't people like their thoroughbred mares to give birth before January?
Its too cold so they wont be able to work it as much
