A step by step guide to breeding your mare, caring for her during pregnancy, and looking after her and her foal during the first few hours of the foal's life.
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As the cost of buying a horse goes up and as interest in training a young horse increases, more and more people are considering breeding their own animals. Doing so can be an ongoing and daunting challenge, but here to guide the novice breeder through every step of the way is Breed for Success.
Beginning with initial decisions, including whether your mare is suitable breeding stock, the authors address pre-breeding mare care, breeding methods (live cover versus artificial insemination or embryo transfer), stallion selection, and negotiating the breeding contract.
Chapters on pregnancy cover broodmare care throughout the gestation period with an emphasis on recognizing early trouble signs and ways to improve the chances of a healthy mare and foal. With regards to birth, the authors offer suggestions on how to create a foal-friendly environment, learn the signs that indicate an impending birth, cope with both routine and problem deliveries, and then manage the foal's crucial first twenty-four hours.
Written with clarity and authority and full of "true life" anecdotes from breeders and other experts, Breed for Success is the one book to consult when your thoughts turn toward breeding your mare.
Beginning with initial decisions, including whether your mare is suitable breeding stock, the authors address pre-breeding mare care, breeding methods (live cover versus artificial insemination or embryo transfer), stallion selection, and negotiating the breeding contract.
Chapters on pregnancy cover broodmare care throughout the gestation period with an emphasis on recognizing early trouble signs and ways to improve the chances of a healthy mare and foal. With regards to birth, the authors offer suggestions on how to create a foal-friendly environment, learn the signs that indicate an impending birth, cope with both routine and problem deliveries, and then manage the foal's crucial first twenty-four hours.
Written with clarity and authority and full of "true life" anecdotes from breeders and other experts, Breed for Success is the one book to consult when your thoughts turn toward breeding your mare.
About the Author
RENE E. RILEY is a lifelong horsewoman with fifteen years’ experience in the
equine-publishing field. Formerly the executive editor of Horse & Rider and editor
of The Perfect Stall, she now edits The Trail Rider. She resides in Evergreen,
Colorado.
HONI ROBERTS, an award-winning writer and photographer, is a contributing
editor for Horse & Rider magazine and the publisher/editor of ReiningHorses-
Rock.com. She lives in Washington State with her three Arabian mares, two
dogs, and one cat.
equine-publishing field. Formerly the executive editor of Horse & Rider and editor
of The Perfect Stall, she now edits The Trail Rider. She resides in Evergreen,
Colorado.
HONI ROBERTS, an award-winning writer and photographer, is a contributing
editor for Horse & Rider magazine and the publisher/editor of ReiningHorses-
Rock.com. She lives in Washington State with her three Arabian mares, two
dogs, and one cat.
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Good information for your breeding program...,
By Gilsbebe "Gilsbebe" (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Breed for Success: The Horseman's Guide to Producing Healthy Foals (Hardcover)
Easy reading with good information. Nice reference book to have. Good advice particularly for the new breeder.
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DR. ROBERT MILLER'S LIVELY, TONGUE-IN-CHEEK BALLAD makes us smile at its wit, its wonderful turn of phrase-and its truth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
foaling station, cooled shipped semen, recipient mare, sure your mare, multiple foals, breeding your mare, donor mare, foaling environment, live foal guarantee, cooled semen, stallion selection, breeding challenge, stallion manager, stallion fee, stallion station, equine viral rhinopneumonitis, mare owner, meconium impaction, problem mare, breeding contract, mare care, fertile stallion, stallion owner, foaling stall, maiden mare Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Quarter Horse, Cappy Jackson, Heidi Nyland, Paint Horse, Varian Arabians, Maar Hala, Ann Myers, Zips Chocolate Chip, Jay Goss, Breeder's Certificate, Donor Marc, Zippo Pine Bar, Fort Collins, Randi Clark, Silver Maple Farm, United States, Central Time, Colonels Smokingun, Fancy Blue Chip, Fire Run Farm, Miniature Horse, New Mexico, Santa Ynez, Stables Inc New!
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