Breeding your Mare

There will come a point in your chosen companion’s life that he has to reproduce.  It might be your decision and for some other reasons. There is excitement to meet a new member of the family or most commonly, you need to get money out of the breeding.  It might sound too business-like but it would only seem practical because raising a horse does deal a lot of expenses. 

Whatever your reasons might be, breeding your horse most particularly your mare is one big and tough responsibility to handle. It will take much knowledge, experience, time, effort and money to bring success and safety during and after the breeding process.  Although it is still better to have the work done by an expert of the task, still you need to know and be aware of the facts about horse breeding.  And these are the things that you need to know when you decide to raise a soon-to-be foal of your mare.

Mare and foal.
Image grabbed from Karen Karbo

Take into consideration before mating your mare with a stallion her heat cycle.  They can’t mate if they’re not on heat.  What experts say is that mares usually heat on the most common months of May through July because this condition is triggered by warmer weather that is present during these months.  To stimulate the reproductive organ, a warm weather or condition is needed hence the reason behind the condition. Though what breeders do to breed the mare in a desired time, like in thoroughbreds (January 1^st is the official birthdays of all its kind) they use electrical lights to maintain the heat in the stable to ready the warming condition of the mare.

Consider the shelter to place your breeding mare; have them isolated from the other horses or create a special room for these particular times.  The benefits are welcoming for the carrying mare and it is much safer for health problem prevention during and after the conception.

Now, what age is appropriate for a qualified breeding horse? Most commonly if a mare reaches her 1^st year and up, and eventually will experience her first heat (about 18 months of age), it is now considered a qualified horse ready for breeding.  What most breeders consider is when the mare is already four years old, she’s not only qualified to breed but also considered perfect to breed because during that age the mare has already gone full growth of her regulating cycle. 

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After considering these things you are now ready to breed your horse.  New members of the family are excited of the feeling but always remember the responsibility you bear during and after the breeding because health monitoring and follow-up is crucial.