Treating stocking up is easy—you simply need to get your horse moving. Ride him, walk him by hand or turn him out with a pasture mate. With activity, swelling will usually diminish within the hour. What causes a horse to stock up? Stocking up is harmless swelling in the lower Read more…
The Australian Stock Horse (or Stockhorse), has been especially bred for Australian conditions. It is a hardy breed of horse noted for endurance, agility, and good temperament. Its ancestry dates to the arrival of the first horses in Australia, brought from Europe, Africa, and Asia. What breeds make up a Read more…
Symptoms of Parturition in Horses Attempts to separate from the herd. Colostrum leaking from teats. Loss of appetite. Nipples develop a waxy cap. Patches of swea. Unusual nervousness. Vulva relaxes (visibly) What are the signs of parturition? The signs of Parturition includes: Bloated abdomen. Mucous discharge. Feeling relentlessness. Labour and Read more…
Transfer– the embryo is carefully processed and is then transferred into the recipient mare. The embryo transfer success rate is around 50-70%. What is the success rate of equine embryo transfer? What is the success rate of embryo transfer? Embryo transfer is most successful with a fertile donor mare and Read more…
– Artificial Insemination of the Mare is not a difficult task to perform. Here we describe using an aseptic technique in detail. The actual process of artificial insemination of the mare is not complicated, and can be learned very quickly. Can I AI my own mare? Since DEFRA relaxed the Read more…
Mares are at their most fertile in the spring and early summer and the gestation time is about 11 months. So a breeding in September or October can result in an August or September foal. It is safest to have a foal in the spring before the weather gets too Read more…
Signs of horse gestation can be detected by a Veterinarian through a rectal examination. This can be done within three weeks of the mare’s covering and the vet will place his hand in the rectum to palpate the uterus and assess its size, shape and also any swelling of the Read more…
Linebreeding is the presence of an ancestor twice or more in a horse’s pedigree with at least one strain present from each parent. What does line bred mean? What is linebreeding? Linebreeding is where breeders frequently choose to mate parents who have a common ancestor, but who are not as Read more…
What are the advantages of AI? Disease control. Decreases chances of injury. Semen can be collected from stallions with problems. Semen is evaluated each time it is collected. Prevents stallion overuse. Allows more mares to be bred. Permits breeding of mares with problems. Permits use of older valuable stallions. What Read more…
Rectal examination is a reliable method of diagnosing pregnancy in the mare. How do you test a horse for pregnancy? The Estrone sulfate test is very useful and accurate for diagnosing pregnancy in mares from day 90 to term. Estrone sulfate is produced by the fetal-placental unit and is therefore Read more…