Stallion Breeding Contract Forms In Fairfax
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Most yearlings and two-year-olds can and will breed under good circumstances. There's probably not a horse practice without a firsthand story of the pregnant filly that was only with a colt until a year of age. So for sure, many fairly young colts can be fertile.
Close breeding such as a mating between sire and daughter will test the good and the bad genes in that family. Such matings are used on an experimental basis to discover if there are any undesirable recessives in the family (such as red coat colour in Friesians).
Most yearlings and two-year-olds can and will breed under good circumstances. There's probably not a horse practice without a firsthand story of the pregnant filly that was only with a colt until a year of age. So for sure, many fairly young colts can be fertile.
If the young horse has done well on the racetrack during his 2- and 3-year-old years, for instance, he may begin breeding mares as a 4-year-old. Before entering the breeding shed, he needs some re-training, a fertility evaluation, and some time to refocus on his new job and prepare for his first breeding season.
Horses can be capable of breeding from 18 months old, but domesticated horses are usually allowed to mature to at least three years old before breeding. Gestation lasts between 11 and 13 months, depending on the breed, and usually results in the birth of just one foal.
Well-Known Member It's possible. I had friend end up with a yearling accidently pregnant and gave birth at 2. The foal has been a success (2)!! The dam has had some after effects but it hasn't stopped her being a nice RC allrounder.
Sire and dam: A sire is a horse's father, a dam its mother. To produce and to sire: A mare produces foals; stallions sire foals; stallions do not produce foals.
A stallion used for breeding is known as a stud.
DAMSIRE Also known as the broodmare sire – the sire of the dam of a horse, or maternal grandsire. DISTAFF The female or dam's side of the pedigree. ENTIRE Male horse over three years old which has not been castrated, also known as a stallion.
A broodmare is a mare used for breeding.
