The result of a well-prepared season – but every healthy foal traces back to good pre-breeding groundwork.Preparing a mare for breeding starts months before she sets foot on the stud. Breeding a horse is expensive, time-consuming and full of variables you can’t control, but getting the preparation right can make the difference between a smooth season and a costly one. One commercial breeding…

Understanding the equine breeding season will help maximise your mare’s chance of pregnancy.Equine breeding season occurs in the spring and summer. It is during this time that mares go into recurring cycles of oestrus, giving a window of approximately five to seven days in roughly every 21 days in which a mare is “in season”. Breeding a mare takes careful preparation and precision, with plenty to…

There’s no feeling like knowing you were there at the very beginning, but what’s the cost?Breeding your own horse is, for many owners and riders, an appealing proposition – the chance to produce exactly the type of horse you want, from bloodlines you’ve chosen, with every stage of their development in your hands. But how much does it cost to breed a horse? It’s certainly not a cheap way of […]