Our mare is 7 and in perfect form. She is a 16+ hand Paint,white and black Overo. Our dream horse is one from the Gypsy King line. Won't spend the kind of money they want for a weanling, yearling or up. It is within my means to by the frozen $emen from that line and we will love whatever the mare throws. I want a serious answer from someone who has used this process. Every person I have talked to with the experience to give a straight answer has a vested interest or hidden agenda. We are not breeding her for profit on the foal, just for the sheer joy of watching the whole scenario, start to finish. A large animal vet answer would be great, but I would be happy to hear from a breeder. The mare is a beloved part of our clan and we don't want to do anything to harm her. I have been told that her size and age is perfect for the match we are going for.
2007-05-13 08:59:24 · 3 answers · asked by One Wing Eagle Woman 6 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I am a breeder and have some experience with AI. Check with your vet to see if they do AI. If so, then they will check the mare either manually or with ultrasound to see when she is developing a follicle on her ovary. Then you make arrangements with the stallion owner (preferabley a very reputable one that you can get gene typing and papering from and who will offer a live foal guarantee) and they will ship the semen. Then when the mare releases the egg the vet will do the insemenation over two or three days. They'll check in about a month to see if she's pregnant, then you go from there.
It IS a much safer way to get the mare pregnant, and usually much cheaper if there isn't a stallion meeting your requirements in your area. Good luck!
2007-05-13 09:17:11 · answer #1 · answered by JERILYN D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By the time you spend all the money for the AI,and the years worth of care for your mare,you will spend more,and not really know what she will throw. And it is a risk to breed her,you probably already know that. I would not risk my mare,I would go buy a foal. If anything happens to her,you will never forgive yourself.
2007-05-13 09:06:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um...thanks.
2007-05-16 15:42:40 · answer #3 · answered by Dead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋