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Breeding Tips
Breeding
Planning should start months ahead of time if the mare is not already pregnant. The mare should be taken to a qualified veterinarian to confirm she doesn't have an infection or any other problems which will prevent her from becoming pregnant.
Most performance industry breeders want an early foal and artificial lighting is used around June. Typically it takes 40 to 60 days for the mare to start cycling. The optimum goal is 16 hours of light using several 100 watt bulbs.
Most mares come into heat every 21 days. Generally they will cycle again 14 days after they have gone out of heat. Ovulation generally occurs in the last 48 to 24 hours before the end of their heat cycle.
We begin breeding the third day of the mares heat cycle, and continue until the mare goes out of heat.
A mare which has just foaled will normally start cycling about 6 days after she has foaled. Some mares could range up to 18 days and some mares don't have a foal heat.
A qualified veterinarian can administer an injection to make them cycle. If this does not work, you will have to wait for them to cycle normally. Sometimes the injection will work, and sometimes it will not. You can rebreed on their foal heat if the mare didn't have any problems foaling and she is in good health. If you have any doubts you should have your veterinarian look at her before rebreeding on foal heat.
Gestation period:
Most mares have a gestation period from 320 to 345 days. We've found, if you count back 21 days from last breeding date, it will give you a fairly close due date. This is not always accurate, you know how mother nature can be. The old timers say, "If a foal is past it's due date, it will be a stud colt ".
Feeding the pregnant mare:
The last three months are critical for your pregnant mare. Her rations should include more grain. The protein content should be around 12% depending on the condition of the mare. You may need to feed 14% feed. Check your feed to make sure it has all the supplements she may need.
PHOSPHORUS is a very important mineral, not enough can cause the foal to be born with crooked legs. Feeding the mare extra VITAMIN A the last month before foaling, will help increase the VITAMIN A content of her milk for the foal. Make sure the mare has plenty of fresh water, after all, it takes water to make milk. It also takes salt to make milk.
Mares should have free choice stock salt available at all times. A good quality feed will insure good looking colts. The cheapest feed you can buy is a wormer and every breeding program needs a good worming program.
Feeding The Lactating Mare:
During the first two weeks after the foal is born, the mare needs a normal amount of feed. This should be increased as the foal grows so the mare will not lose any of her own body weight.
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