Stud farm livery

[toomanynags]

Would a stud consider it normal/acceptable to board a mare all year round (at the relevant charges) if their stallion was used? Looking to breed from a mare retired through injury and don't have the facilities or experience of foaling to keep her at home.

 

[henryhorn]

Yes we have done this in the past, we add the mare to the main herd we then move the mare in with our own brood mares from the main herd a few months before foaling and oversee the foaling etc. We have also had people purchase a foal soon after birth and leave here until 4 , we start their horse off under saddle then they collect it ready to go on.
I would ask for references before doing this however from someone else first.

 

[jomiln]

We have long term resident broodmares - some have used our stallions and some have used Chilled AI from other stallions. We have also found that not all owners are local to us.

I'm sure other studs are the same.

 

[LynneB]

definitely do get references!! I keep mine at Quainton all year round and quite a few do boarding for mares even if you don't use their stallions.

 

[cruiseline]

We have mare in that are long term residents too, they live with my own mares

 

[Touchwood]

We have plenty of long term residents too, regardless of which stallions they go too. Actually, the majority end up staying long term, our average stay is nearly 2 years!

 

[new priory]

we also take broodmares for our own stallion but are equally happy to use other stallions and also have mares for long and short term livery ,we treat them all like they are our own,

 

[toomanynags]

Thanks for feedback, another question, what sort of keep charge is reasonable?

 

[Foxfolly]

We would too, in fact our livery is in foal to one of our stallions, she came to us on DIY livery to foal last year and unfortunately twinned and lost both so her owner put her to my boy, but we would still have her even if she'd gone to another stallion.

We charge her the standard DIY rate we would charge anyone (£15 p/w out 24/7), but will put the livery up a once the foal arrives and she has her own seperate paddock.

We usually charge visiting mares £25 per week for when they are with us for covering as they are not DIY we are checking them daily and responsible for them more like a full livery. I would probably charge the same for a long term livery if they were not on DIY, the mare would be part of our herd and we would check daily etc. as if she were one of our own and obviously we would charge more in the winter when they are fed haylage in the field or if they come into the barn with the other broodies.