cowgurl_up
Well-Known Member
Hi all!
Well, with the fun time of foals comes the fun time of breeding!!! This is the first year I have owned a mare of my own, so I have some breeding questions.
First, let me say, I have worked several places that have bred horses, but it was all AI breeding. Then, let me say that I have seen hand breeding done, just never been this much involved in it. I am not shy, and have no problem helping where need be and such.
Ok, here's my deal. My stallion is 3 this year and I would love to breed my mare back to him for his first foal to be born in 09. He is inexperienced, so I am sure that just helps to complicate things!
Anyway, my mare foaled in March and I watched patiently for the foal heat (they are stalled next to each other and I thought I would just have to watch and wait for her to go stand with her butt to him at the fence!!), but never caught her giving him any signs of being in heat. All I got was her pinning her ears at him every time he looked at her! She must have had it though as the foal did have some very very slight runny stuff just a little after a week of being born. I know the mare should be coming back into heat about the end of this month, but here is my problem/question. She is a very very protective mare (not towards me or others, just mainly towards him or the dogs when her foal is around). Has any one else ever had problems noticing a mare in heat because she is too busy trying to kick his butt so she doesn't give any normal signs?
What things can I do to make this work or is it more or less a lost hope for this year and I will have to wait until she doesn't have a foal on her next year? Gosh, I hope not! But if it is, so be it.
Thanks in advance for the advice!!!! It is very much so appriciated!!!! Please share your own breeding stories.
Well, with the fun time of foals comes the fun time of breeding!!! This is the first year I have owned a mare of my own, so I have some breeding questions.
Ok, here's my deal. My stallion is 3 this year and I would love to breed my mare back to him for his first foal to be born in 09. He is inexperienced, so I am sure that just helps to complicate things!
Thanks in advance for the advice!!!! It is very much so appriciated!!!! Please share your own breeding stories.