Expert Horse Health & Wellbeing Advice
A veterinarian’s practical guide to fertility, gestation and lactation
Breeding a mare is never “just” about timing, semen quality, or ultrasound checks. One of the most overlooked (and most fixable) pieces is whether your mare’s diet and body condition match what her body needs at each stage. Research consistently links body condition and key nutrient balance with reproductive efficiency and healthy pregnancy outcomes. (Henneke et al., 1984; Morley & Murray, 2014)
A few seasons back, I got a call from Charlotte, a client who’d been trying...
As far as we are concerned, there is nothing cuter than a newborn foal. Little...
Infertility in mares is a frustrating and complex problem, one with quite a few possible causes. Can’t manage to get your mare in foal? Then it is time to visit the vet so that he or she can get to the root of and solve the problem. Examination for infertility involve a number of important matters.
There is nothing more adorable than a newborn foal - though it may take some searching before you get to that point. Infertility is a frustrating and complex problem, one with quite a few possible causes. Luckily, there are a number of things you can do to give your mare (and her future foal) a helping hand.