Reproduction

An owner who is considering breeding a mare needs to begin several months ahead of the breeding season in Read more

The trick to effective breeding is knowing precisely when a mare is ready to ovulate: 50% of mares ovulate Read more

Potomac horse fever (PHF), also known as equine monocytic ehrlichiosis, has been reported in the U.S. since the early Read more

First-time equine mothers should be attended as they deliver their foals, and assistants should be ready to intervene if Read more

Because twin pregnancies in horses often have poor outlooks, veterinarians usually manually terminate one embryo if they detect multiples Read more

The most common cause of late-term abortion in mares is placentitis, a term that describes an inflammation of the Read more

Mature size is influenced by nutrition, health history, breed, and the foal's genetics, among other factors, but a rough Read more

A study has found that draft mares carrying fillies had slightly shorter pregnancies than mares carrying colts. Read more

In one way, keeping broodmares under lights is easy: just leave the barn lights turned on in the evening. Read more

The demands of reproduction are different from, but no less important than, what is expected of other performance horses. Read more