Horse Breeding

My colts will try to mate with the fence, goats, even me. It is what they do. Gelding time is here!

Much depends on the location of the testes. If it is trapped partially in the inguinal canal it may still be extracted without abdominal surgery. If abdominal surgery is necessary the price increases substantially.

Younger colts can sometimes be given hormone therapy to help the testicle drop.

no probably not. You do realise geldings can't have foals... They are castrated males.

Post foaling, the mare's uterus needs to discharge remaining fluid and return to it's original size (involute). By around 10 days post foaling the mare has gone through foal heat and completed the "cleaning stage".

Get the dental work done first. It's cheaper than getting pregnant. It's important you get your dental work done before you get pregnant because with the shape your teeth are in now the fetus will take the nutrients from your body and your teeth will become worse.

If the mare is not used to being kept in the barn it might stress her out by being cooped up. If the weather is very cold it may be best to bring her in at least at night. If she is in with several different horses or other animals it is sometimes a good idea to at least give her her own paddock but where she can see the other horses. This will give her some space to give birth without worry. If you decide to put her in a stall, remember to bed the stall with straw no shavings. Pine shavings can get stuck on the newborn's umbilical stump. They sometimes can get them in their little nostrils too. What ever you decide to do with your mare, try to keep everything low-key. A stressed out mare can actually delay her own labor. Nervous mares also have a higher incident of foal rejection. (mare refuses to take care or nurse the foal)

As the time gets near have a few things on hand and ready for the birth. Have a polo wrap or some vet wrap to wrap the mare's tail to keep it out of the way and clean during birth. Have a bucket ready for the placenta. The vet will have to check this to make sure the mare has not retained a piece in the womb. This could lead to a life-threatening infection. Have some Nolvasan (antiseptic) on hand and a small container. When the foal is born pour some of the Nolvasan into the container and dilute it with distilled water in a 50-50 ratio. Once the foal has stood up hold the container up to the navel stump to clean it and help to fight infection.

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.

Sexual, just like with any other horse, domestic or not.

the horses's name is Joey, and i think he is an irish hunter / thoroughbred.

You can't.

Yes.

Just as the name implies a performance bred horse is one bred through selection to perform well at a specific task well.

The AQHA has several types of quarter horses, those bred for racing, reining, cutting, western/english equitation, jumping and roping. These bloodlines have distinctive characteristics that lend themselves to specific performance tasks...hence the term performance bred.

Thoroughbreds are performance bred to run...and of course, they have the Performance Horse Registry that is designed to promote TBs and TB crosses

outside of the racing venue.

how many chromosomes are found in the body of a horse

Before placental development the conceptus gets nutrition from uterine secretions. After placentation nutrition comes from the mare via the placenta.

A colt can potentially breed a mare by the time it turns 2 (some colts even earlier). Most colts this young could not successfully defeat a mature breeding stallion (in the wild)

Some horse breeders will use a colt for breeding at a relatively young age. Many breeders will not use a colt until it turns 4. Colts are considered mature (and are therefore stallions) at the age of 5.

Fertility, maturity and sexual interest in colts is different for each colt and many 2 and 3 year old colts are still clapping their mouths in submission to

mares like immature colts and foals.

The udder, just like in a cow. The udder is stationed in the same area as a cow's, only there are just two teats, not four, on that udder.

You need two requirements not one. Experience and knowledge. If you have to ask this question, you probably don't have enough of either.

I'm asking these ?s because it's for an assignment I'm doing.

usaully you are able to tell within the first 2-4weeks. how ever the easiest way to tell if you are unsure is to go to your chemist purchase a human home pregnancy test and follow the instructions on your horse, as the hcg wich is measured to confirm a pregnancy is the same between humans and horses, horses just have a higher reading when pregnant. how ever do be sure to go to your vet.

Loki took the form of a mare to lure the stallion Svaldifari away from his work building the wall around Asgard. (If it had been completed Svaldifari's owner would

have received the sun, moon and Freyja as payment for getting the job done on time.) Later Loki gave birth to Sleipnir.

This should not be a problem in conception as you still should have millions if there is no other fertility related problems.

Yes, bay do horses have black manes or very very dark brown.

it probably could....... but u shouldn't try it.... or maybe not.......idk....the baby might die......... No. Deer are too small, and they aren't related to horses at all!

Mares come into heat approximately every 21 days.

Seven would be nominal, if the mare foaled successfully each year.

While there is a chance that a mare can produce twins the chance of a successful twin birth is rare.