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The time of year - Before considering horse breeding techniques, you need to know some important http://wiki.answers.com/pets-and-animals/a3569-how-to-understand-horse-gestation-and-foaling.htmlabout mares. Mares have a natural breeding season for horse Answers.com. Most mares have regular "heat" cycles during the spring and summer months, ceasing during the fall. These "heat" cycles are triggered by the warmer weather, which stimulates the brain to produce the reproductive Answers.com
. With some thoroughbreds, artificial light and heat are used - such as electric lights in stables - so that the mare will breed earlier and deliver as close to January 1st as possible (the official birthday of all thoroughbred racehorses). But ordinarily, the most common months for a mare to deliver are from May through July. So knowing that a mare's Answers.com
lasts eleven months, the best time to have the mare covered (or bred) is from June through August.
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∙ 12y agoMares reach maturity between 3-4 years old, or they go in to 'heat' for the first time. It's the same thing for a stallion, except they don't go in to heat, but they have the ability to...help a mare get pregnant :]
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∙ 13y agoMid spring to early summer, because at this time the foal would be born in the spring, when the mare has plentiful grass to eat and produce enough milk for the foal, and the foal has a while before winter comes again, so you dont have to worry about keeping him warm.
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∙ 6y agoThe best time to geld a horse can vary somewhat by location and the horses age. As soon as the testicles drop a horse can be gelded, this is generally between 18 to 24 months of age. If both or neither testicle has dropped then you may have a cryptorchid which will require a more extensive castration. It is generally best to geld a horse in fall or winter to help keep pests such as flies and gnats away from the wound. But early spring can be a good time as well, provided there is not a lot of rain and mud.
If the horse is aggressive or in pain then it is best to geld as soon as possible, regardless of the time of year.
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Do you have to geld a male horse?
No you don't
What is the price to geld a horse?
Anywhere from $200-$400 depending on you location, your veterinarian, your horses temperament, and your horses age.
Can a horse eat and drink the day before getting nuttered?
You nutter a male dog or cat, you geld a male horse. You should ask your equine vet what they prefer to do, but typically it would depend on the length of time that would pass from feeding to surgery.
When studding a horse will they still make a good family horse?
well if you mean using a horse for breeding it all depends 1 has the horse been handled by humans all his life and is trained/ handled all the time 2 it all depends how often has he been bred because breeding a horse can make him a little wild 3 is he use to big groups of people and children if so then yes if no then if you dont breed him any more then geld him it will make him calm down
Why geld a horse?
Gelding a horse means that it can no longer breed. If a horse can't breed, then you can't sell the babies for profit. In conclusion, gelding the horses is a bad decision. But, if a horse is gelded, then you won't have to worry about the horse accidentally breeding with other horses at your stables.
Feminine gender of donkey?
Males can be Stallions, but also can be Geldings. To Geld a horse is to render it no longer mateable, or neutered.
How long is it after gelding a horse before you can ride them?
Providing there was no complications with the gelding procedure or infection after surgery your horse should be feeling better after a couple of weeks. Don't over-exert him on the first few rides after gelding.
At what age do you geld a male horse?
at an early age, you don't want to wait so long that they still think they are a stallion even after you geld them, this may cause your horse to become green, be difficult to train, and have bad behavior especially around mares. My advice would to give your vet a call and discuss an appropriate date.
How do you say time is money in German?
Zeit bist der Geld
Do stallion horses grow more than geldings?
If I remember correctly, from what I heard, a stallion grows more in muscle tone, while a gelding grows more in hieght. So, if you geld a horse when he is young (before he is 1) he will grow to be taller rather than..whats the word..buffer? something like that. and if you wait longer, then he will get stockier, rather than tall. If you get it in the middle, then you will have a slightly buff, slightly tall horse. However, the longer you wait to geld, the more permanent the stallionish behaviors become ingrained in the horse. If your horse is a nice mannerly colt, you can probably wait, but if he is wild and unruly, its best to geld him ASAP
What is a good horse jump temperature?
Any time it feels good to you.
What nicknames does Nathalie Geld go by?
Nathalie Geld goes by Nat.
