help please!! for those that know about breeding!

[alfirules]

does anyone know how soon a mare is ready to be bred again after having a foal??

or, does anyone know of any good breeding websites may be useful?


thanks, any help will be very much appreciated!

 

[thecantlefamily]

as soon as there milk has dried up u can send them bk 2 the stud, thats wat i was told , however id give my mares privates time to recover, but wen mine went to the stallion there were mares there with there foals at foot,

 

[lucysnapshot]

The stud where i sent my mare had mares that were ready to foal and they would be covered as soon as they came back into season after having the foal

 

[eventrider23]

generally mares will come into a 'foaling heat' within a week of foaling, in which she can be put back in foal if desired, however it is best to wait until their next season after that as it will give her time to recover physically from the ordeal of the birth, etc.

 

[no_no_nanette]

Ditto advice as eventriders .... my mare is due to foal within the next week, and we wanted (if all goes well) to put her back in foal this year. Some people put mares to the stallion at the first "foal" heat, but 2 vets have told me that this is a really important "cleansing" season, and that you stand a much better chance of success if you wait until the second season after foaling.

 

[silversox]

Eventrider's answer is the best advice. A lot of mares are 'foal-proud' on their first season, and can prove difficult, so the second one is usually the best. If you leave it any longer the due date gets later and later in the year. Unless you are breeding race-horses, who's official birthday is 1st Jan, and therefore foaling in Feb/Mar. the ideal time is May/June when the weather is warmer and there should be plenty of grass.