Farm Onsite Stallion Service Agreement is an agreement between Breeder and Mare owner. The agreement is for a particular breeding season for one foal.
Breeding Contract For Horses In Alameda
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The estrous cycle in most mares starts to normalize in late April or early May until August - the normal breeding season for horses. During this time, the mare will have an estrous cycle of 21 days (±3 days). The estrous cycle is composed of two phases: the estrous phase (in heat) and the diestrous phase (out of heat).
Horses are seasonal breeders, usually cycling from late spring to early fall each year. During the colder months of the year, when the days are shorter, mares will be in the anestrus, or non-cycling phase and the ovaries will be small; mares will not be fertile or capable of breeding during this period.
A mare's reproductive system is affected by the seasons. Daylight is the controlling factor that causes a mare to come into heat in early spring. Breeding season kicks off in mid-February and runs through early June in the Northern hemisphere.
Like cats, mare cycle during periods of long daylight length. This is thought to be an evolutionary development to ensure that the mare will give birth at the most hospitable time, this being in Spring. Given these factors, a mare can only have one pregnancy a year and will usually only have one foal in a given year.
Although the mare continues to ovulate regularly every 21 days throughout the breeding season, the length of estrus (sexual receptivity) varies from 2–8 days, and the length of diestrus varies ingly to maintain a 21-day interval.
Frozen semen requires insemination within hours of ovulation so the mares must be very carefully watched. You should budget $800-$1300 per cycle in veterinary costs to do fresh cooled or a very carefully timed live cover. For frozen semen $1200-$1600 is not uncommon.
Despite early breeding (between two and five years) having yielded some good results anecdotally, most horse owners, breeders and equine veterinarians hold that the best age to breed a mare is in the 5 to 10 years of age range, with the caveat that the mare should have her first foal well before the age of 10 if she is ...
There are no strict education requirements to become a breeder. Individuals can learn the scientific concepts and techniques involved in breeding by completing an animal science bachelor's degree program. Relevant coursework includes animal nutrition, genetics, husbandry, and horse management.