good studs around the Surrey area. When to cover!!!

Could you tell us a bit about your mare - and maybe post a photo of her? And tell us a bit about what you are looking to breed from her?

It's a bit difficult to advise without this info!
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Depends of course as always on a lot of things!

Re when to cover

You have to ask when do I want a foal to be born? What facilities do you have for her and the foal. Do you want to be in a tent at the yard in mid January!
Do you want to have a go yourself, do you want to foal her in or outside? Are you going to send her somewhere to be foaled?

Best time really unless you are breeding a racehorse with the climate we have had recently is the month of May as the grass is in for most of her final trimester, which is the best provider to the mare for good quality and quantity of milk and final development of the foal before birth.

So you would be looking to cover around June.

Re Studs

Personal recommendation is always good and an older established stallion with performance and that has foals on the ground is probably better then you can judge what sort of horse he is producing and from what mares, which will give you a good indication of how he and your mare will combine.
 
with AI you don't need to stick to a local stallion - and many studs will take mares for foaling even if they haven't been covered by one of their stallions

you could look at Catherston - only just over the border from Surrey
 
try gustavii stud, they have some nice stallions, mostly warmbloods, but some do have alot of irish blood in them.
 
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