7 articles
What Happens During a Mare's Breeding Cycle With Fresh-Cooled Semen?
A first-time breeder's walkthrough of one cooled-semen cycle — the pre-breeding exam, follicle monitoring, when semen gets ordered, ovulation induction and the 14-day check.
Understanding Your Mare's Breeding Cycle
How your mare's cycle works — estrus and diestrus, uterine edema, the dominant follicle, ovulation and the corpus luteum — and what your vet is looking at on the ultrasound.
Mare Management: What Breeding Records Should You Keep?
Which breeding records to keep for your mare and why — heat cycles, reproductive examinations, ovulation, breeding events, pregnancy checks, foaling and treatments — even when a repro vet is managing her.
Blessed Are the Broodmares: How Old Is Too Old?
How old is too old to breed a broodmare? Fertility declines with age, but there is no universal retirement age — the best decisions rest on a mare's health, reproductive history, and a veterinary breeding soundness exam.
Older Maiden Mares: The Tight Cervix Problem
Poor cervical relaxation — the "tight cervix" — is the reproductive problem that makes many breeders wary of older maiden mares. A practical guide to why it happens, how reproductive vets treat it, and what it costs.
Oxytocin in Mares: Uses in Breeding, Uterine Clearance, Foaling and More
How oxytocin is used in mares — for breeding and uterine clearance, persistent post-breeding endometritis, embryo recovery, inducing foaling, retained placenta and milk letdown, plus why timing and dose matter.
Breeding Season Mare Prep
A practical pre-season checklist for mare owners — get mares ready, confirm stallion bookings, sort semen logistics, and set up your records before the first cycle.