Foal Heat...

[charliesarmy]

Is it a common practise to use this to inseminate your mare or is it prefered to wait for her next season...can't seem to get any info...

 

[mealrigghallstud]

I'd wait for the next proper season as the foal heats job is to just get rid of any gunk left from when she foaled, the conception rate is also poor as their uterus is trying to sort itself out!

 

[whitewood]

If it was very late in the covering season and you were desparate - then possibly, maybe, but as above, the mare has had quite a trauma to her body and she is sorting herself out internally.
I would wait this early in the season until her next.

 

[JanetGeorge]

So would I - particularly for AI. We find natural cover gives good results on the foal heat - but AI never as successful - not least because of timing. I had two due to be AI'd on foal heat today.

One was a visitor who owner's wanted on the foal heat for various reasons and as we were using the same stallion on my girl, it made sense. Yesterday they both looked good to be AI'd today - semen arrived safely this morning, but visitor had already ovulated on a 40 mm follicle!

And my own mare still had a bit of fluid (which we'll treat) but chances not great.

 

[TangoCurly]

More to the point, who are you thinking of using as the stalllion this time? Going back to the sire of your unborn foal or trying another one?

Anyway, haven't you used up your weekly quota of questions about the foal that is due soon before you start asking about next years foal

? i hope the next few weeks go well for you.

bye!

 

[charliesarmy]

Nope not planning on sending mine back this year....well not at the mo

As for questions I've hundred's of the damn things...so hope I don't have a quota...or I'm stuffed