First time breeeding - sending mare to stud

[mynutmeg]

I'm sending my mare to stud mid April for her first foal - mine too.
Any advice on preparing her, and me, for sending her, what I should send with her and what to expect etc.

Thanks

 

[Spring Feather]

When mares are sent to me to foal down here are some of the things I ask for; leather headcollar or collar, the mares feed (if she is fed something other than the feed I stock), any supplements she may be on, shoes must be removed prior to arrival and vaccs/worming/relevant vet records shown on arrival. Just ask the stud what they would like you to send, everywhere is different Very exciting for your first foal, I hope all goes well

 

[mynutmeg]

Thanks - she's going for covering.
She's unshod, uptodate on everything and will have her feet trimmed just before she goes.

 

[angrovestud]

Will the Stud owner not offer any advise to you it is part of the job spec after all you are paying them for a Service if they wont I would avoid but there set up is the most important part where your mare will be living and with whom, how many times will she be covered or will she be AI at the stud all this is where your stallion owner /stud manager should be helping.
When we take mares I always ask if anyone needs any advise or questions I am always at the end of the phone or email.

 

[Alexart]

Agree with the above - you should have plenty of advice from the stud, don't forget your bloodtest results and swab certificates or they won't cover her - you need to see theirs too!!! Was this the mare with the sweetitch and allergies? - did you ever get to the bottom of them?

 

[mynutmeg]

I've been talking to the stud as well -she's going with her headcollar, rain sheet, bug rug and has had her first set of swabs, the stud is going to do the swab she needs to be in season for when she gets there and then cover her the same season.
She's going to be in a group with the other mares and either turned out or in bad weather in their indoor school with haylage.

What bloodtest results? Nothing has been said by stud or vet about her needing bloodwork done.
Definately will be seeing their swab certificates - thanks for the reminder.

I have a tendancy to plan. Lots! I'm trying not to endlessly bug the stud owner with random questions, hence on here. I'm trying to make sure I've not missed anything - she's only going 20 minutes down the road after all - the world will end if I forget to take something with us!!!!!!!!

It is the mare we were having bother with itchiness with. We eventually had her bug rug washed at the vets suggestion and all the problems down her shoulders and excess reactions disappeared. I think that a bug spray she had reacted to must have been used on the rug itself and so she was constantly exposed to that spray and reacting. She's at her normal getting itchy in reaction to bug bites but no extra

 

[Sportznight]

Most studs doing live cover will ask for an EVA (Equine Viral Arteritis) test, which is a blood test. All TB studs will require the above, as well as a Coggins test for EIA (Equine Infectious Anaemia). And some studs will require a Strangles blood test to be taken prior to the arrival of the mare on the stud, so that they can take one approx 14 days after the first one, whilst the mare is kept isolated (not always practical, but a good idea IMHO).

 

[Alexart]

^^This^^EVA, EIA, Strangles and also a CEM swab - the stallion should have all these tests done at the begining of each year too, as should all the mares he covers other wise walk away very very fast!!! Great you got to the bottom of the itchyness - as you really don't want to breed from a mare with sweet itch or you'll very likely have 2 with it!!!!!
Breeding season is always exciting, can't wait to start seeing everyones foalie pics - any pics of mum and daddy to be?!!!

 

[mynutmeg]

yeh, very excited - am going to be dreadful next spring when she's due to foal!

This is my girl http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg285/my_nut_meg/All the animals/IMG_0497-1.jpg - it's her as a 3 year old, I don't have any decent recent photos, really should get some. She's now coming up 7 and has filled out and matured a fair bit.

Dad is a 15'3 tb stallion http://www.whaltonstud.co.uk/mountholly.html

It's her first foal and I didn't want to go to big for the dad. Mare is 1/4 irish draught, 1/4 tb and 1/2 coloured cob (her mom was ID/TB and dad jumped the fence) Not sure what we're going to get from her but hoping for a nice hunter type.

 

[Victoria25]

Im another first 'grandma to be'

Im sending my mare to stud at the beginning of April and she'll be staying until her first pregnancy scan then I'll be doing the other scans from home with my own vet. So so excited ... and nervous because its our first one (hers and mine) we can be grandma penpals