Mare Owners who have used AI! Questionnaire here for you!

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Hi all!

I am currently writing a report which I hope will gain me an internship with the BEF in the USA, and I am in need of some data from all those mare owners out there!

Only a couple of questions!

1) If you have used AI, was your mare AI'd on site at home or sent to stud?

2) If your mare was AI'd at home, did the fact that you were able to obtain semen from anywhere in the country a factor for you? i.e. did you choose a stallion from a further distance away because you could physically get the semen?

Post your replies :)

Thanks!
 
Only a couple of questions!

1) If you have used AI, was your mare AI'd on site at home or sent to stud? - Went to Stud for 1st/Vets for 2nd mare

2) If your mare was AI'd at home, did the fact that you were able to obtain semen from anywhere in the country a factor for you? i.e. did you choose a stallion from a further distance away because you could physically get the semen? - Though not AI'd at home, the reason for 1st mare was he did not do live coverings, and the 2nd because after months of being messed around by the agents it was simpler to collect & deliver to my own vets.

Post your replies :)
 
1) Mare travelled to vets on relevant days, then came straight home again (very local) took 3 cycles so saved no end of callout.

2) I chose a stallion that I could get fresh semen from as she is an older mare so wanted as fertile as poss rather than use frozen. He was based in UK but is a competition stallion so went to stud as 'walk in' on the days he is needed. Too far away to take mare to on regular basis.
 
1) AI'd at home 4 times, due to mares rather highly strung nature, oh boy was the call out charge a swine!

2) Viewed a few stallions all distances away with veiw to having semen posted, however stallion ovwner I went with was so lovely and accomadating that I ended up picking the semen up myself, even though the stud was 1 1/2 -2 hours away.

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loziasa said:
Hi all!

I am currently writing a report which I hope will gain me an internship with the BEF in the USA, and I am in need of some data from all those mare owners out there!

Only a couple of questions!

1) If you have used AI, was your mare AI'd on site at home or sent to stud?

Three mares all go to stud and usually stay until they have a heartbeat scan before returning home. Only excption is if we have a show then we need them home to prepare and the stud vets will visit us for 42 day scan

2) If your mare was AI'd at home, did the fact that you were able to obtain semen from anywhere in the country a factor for you? i.e. did you choose a stallion from a further distance away because you could physically get the semen?

Not at home, but still the fact that I can choose semen from abroad is a bonus.
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1) If you have used AI, was your mare AI'd on site at home or sent to stud?
First time at the Vets Clinic, 2nd time at home.

2) If your mare was AI'd at home, did the fact that you were able to obtain semen from anywhere in the country a factor for you? i.e. did you choose a stallion from a further distance away because you could physically get the semen?

I chose local so that the semen was as fresh as possible, having a older mare i wanted to give her best chance. First time the stud hand delivered the semen, second time i collected it myself.
 
1) Mare was taken to my vets which is an AI centre

2) 1st mare had frozen semen from a stallion that had been dead a number of years, 2nd mare I used semen from a stallion standing about 3 hrs away and I didn't want my mare to be that far away from home
 
1) If you have used AI, was your mare AI'd on site at home or sent to stud?

Answer - Ai'd at home. In foal at first cycle

2) If your mare was AI'd at home, did the fact that you were able to obtain semen from anywhere in the country a factor for you? i.e. did you choose a stallion from a further distance away because you could physically get the semen?

Answer -Not sure I entirely understand the question.
I used a stallion from Germany. I trusted the agent & the vet to get the chilled semen to the mare at the right time, which they did. Chilled semen was used on an older (teenage) maiden mare.

Could you re-phrase question 2 if my answer is not what you require?
 
1, To stud

2, Not at home but using Frozen AI enabled me to use some of the best stallions in North America for my breed.
 
1) If you have used AI, was your mare AI'd on site at home or sent to stud?

The mare was sent to stud, they offered a good inclusive package with the exact stallion I wanted to use

2) If your mare was AI'd at home, did the fact that you were able to obtain semen from anywhere in the country a factor for you? i.e. did you choose a stallion from a further distance away because you could physically get the semen?

Not applicable
 
1) If you have used AI, was your mare AI'd on site at home or sent to stud? - Mare done four times at two different studs over four years, fresh semen, took first time each year.
 
loziasa said:
Hi all!

I am currently writing a report which I hope will gain me an internship with the BEF in the USA, and I am in need of some data from all those mare owners out there!

Only a couple of questions!

1) If you have used AI, was your mare AI'd on site at home or sent to stud?

Not exactly at home but at a very local stud, with who we work with, and they have a walk in service for outside mares, I do not have my mares stay away from home.

2) If your mare was AI'd at home, did the fact that you were able to obtain semen from anywhere in the country a factor for you? i.e. did you choose a stallion from a further distance away because you could physically get the semen?

We use many different stallions both in the UK and abroad, because of the option of AI it gives a huge choice of stallions that would not be available to us.

Post your replies :)

Thanks!
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Hope that helps!!!
 
1) If you have used AI, was your mare AI'd on site at home or sent to stud? Sent to stud

2) If your mare was AI'd at home, did the fact that you were able to obtain semen from anywhere in the country a factor for you? i.e. did you choose a stallion from a further distance away because you could physically get the semen?
Would have perferred to have her AI'd at home but vets package etc worked out much better for her to be at a local stud. Location of stallion had no influence in the end but orginally AI was choosen as it meant we could use a stallion from hundreds of miles away.

Good luck with it all !
 
The first year I put 3 mares with no foals at foot to a local stud to be AI'd - subsequently, we have had 5 mares AI'd at home for a couple of years, which is much less stressful for our mares with foals at foot and, tbh, a lot less hassle for us not having to take them back and forth.

We can choose stallions from anywhere in the world which we couldn't do if we didn't AI - but we could do that whether we were at home or away at stud.
 
Q1:- All scans and AI at home very easy and worth any extra cost.

Q2:- I was able to use my chose of Sire because of AI and was happy not to send my mare away.
 
loziasa said:
Hi all!

I am currently writing a report which I hope will gain me an internship with the BEF in the USA, and I am in need of some data from all those mare owners out there!

Only a couple of questions!

1) If you have used AI, was your mare AI'd on site at home or sent to stud?

2) If your mare was AI'd at home, did the fact that you were able to obtain semen from anywhere in the country a factor for you? i.e. did you choose a stallion from a further distance away because you could physically get the semen?

Post your replies :)

Thanks!
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Hi,

My mares are AI'd at home Luckily for me the vets are based just down the road and have a free call out free on some days of the week. Semen is sent here, i ting the vet and he comes straight round.
 
Two experiences so two answers!

1. 1st foal, maiden mare didn't get in foal by natural service so AI'd, took first time, fresh semen, stallion on same yard. B) For 3rd foal, At home, but huge difficulty getting semen when we needed it from UK stallion. The one time she was actually covered on time it failed, by then too late to cover again. Lots of money down the swanee. In future she'll go to stud of stallion, even for AI as she doesn't take well to travelling even for a short hop (Twemlows is only 10 minutes away) and seems to be a second cycle mare.

2. N/A now.
 
Our 3 mares were sent to stud for A.I. Two were with chilled semen and one with frozen. All 3 mares took on the first cycle.
 
1) Maiden mare - at home. Only did 1 cycle - didn't take. Had surplus fluid in womb - and needed flushing

2) Chose stallion not that far away who did natural coverings also (chose him for his performance record/breeding)- but mare had a travel issue at the time hence AI decision. Fresh chilled semen used.
 
loziasa said:
Hi all!

I am currently writing a report which I hope will gain me an internship with the BEF in the USA, and I am in need of some data from all those mare owners out there!

Only a couple of questions!

1) If you have used AI, was your mare AI'd on site at home or sent to stud?

2) If your mare was AI'd at home, did the fact that you were able to obtain semen from anywhere in the country a factor for you? i.e. did you choose a stallion from a further distance away because you could physically get the semen?

Post your replies :)

Thanks!
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We first used s stud with a fixed price for the AI and then did it at home.
Reasons the mare was more relaxed at home.
The improved service overnight for chilled from Germany and we were quite close to depot so could collect at 7 in the morning
Our Vet is good at AI
Remember that if you buy semen from Germany there are no rules if you split the sample but in the UK it is generally accepted you pay for a pregnacy.
 
loziasa said:
Hi all!

I am currently writing a report which I hope will gain me an internship with the BEF in the USA, and I am in need of some data from all those mare owners out there!

Only a couple of questions!

1) If you have used AI, was your mare AI'd on site at home or sent to stud?

2) If your mare was AI'd at home, did the fact that you were able to obtain semen from anywhere in the country a factor for you? i.e. did you choose a stallion from a further distance away because you could physically get the semen?

Post your replies :)

Thanks!
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We have had mares both sent away to be AI'd and we AI at home.

Mares that were AI'd at home were covered by our own stallion, using fresh semen. With AI the only limitation is your mare, because if she doesn't take frozen (I have one) then you need to find a reliable supplier for chilled or fresh.
 
Thank you to all who have replied! Very much appreciate your feedback!

I am infact a Defra certified AI technician myself so I do understand the process of AI, so thank you to those of you who gave that extra bit of information :)

I just needed to see if the general idea of AI and shipping semen was the same as mine!

Thanks guys!
 
Went to the stud as she was an older maiden mare (16yo) and wanted to use fresh.
Ditto for her second and third pregnancies at 20 & 21yo.
 
sywell said:
Remember that if you buy semen from Germany there are no rules if you split the sample but in the UK it is generally accepted you pay for a pregnacy.
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Not sure this is 100% accurate - Schockemohle expect you to give the mare's details (name, UELN, copy of lineage table, age) and the semen supplied may only be used to inseminate the mare specified in the order - and I don't think they are the only ones in Germany to stipulate this.
 
loziasa said:
Hi all!

I am currently writing a report which I hope will gain me an internship with the BEF in the USA, and I am in need of some data from all those mare owners out there!

Only a couple of questions!

1) If you have used AI, was your mare AI'd on site at home or sent to stud? After 11 attempts, at home, all of which failed, on 3 separate mares, all mares now go to a competent stud. To date, a 100% strike rate!

2) If your mare was AI'd at home, did the fact that you were able to obtain semen from anywhere in the country a factor for you? i.e. did you choose a stallion from a further distance away because you could physically get the semen?

I don't understand the question. Semen shipments from outlying horses would be the same, regardless of where the mare was located.

Post your replies :)

Thanks!
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Alec.
 
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Sorry can't help with the questionnaire but just wanted to say good luck with your internship.

I hope it goes well as it sounds a fantastic opportunity :)
 
1) If you have used AI, was your mare AI'd on site at home or sent to stud?
She went to a very local stud overnight to be AI'd then came home.

2) If your mare was AI'd at home, did the fact that you were able to obtain semen from anywhere in the country a factor for you? i.e. did you choose a stallion from a further distance away because you could physically get the semen?

Was sent to a stud but the stallion I chose happened to stand at the stud, but would have happily chosen a Stallion from farther afield knowing the Semen could be easily transported.
 
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