The Stallion Source - Question and Answer for Mare Owners.

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Start with your mare.	Step back and take a long honest look. Can she produce the foal you want? How likely is she to produce the foal you want?
Color	Not sure what colors your mare will produce, check out Animal Genetics Horse Color Calcualtor, using this calculator, will give you information about the colors your mare can produce.
Do a health check on your mare.	How is your mares health? Check with your local vet and have them do a pre breeding check of your mare.
Looking for that Perfect stallion	Check out The Stallion Source.
Considering a Stallion? request his tested status for genetic issues.	Read up on genetic issues at UC Davis VGL, this site has well written information about current tests and how these issues can affect your foal.
Ask for the stallions color test results.	Such test results can help you find out if a stallion can produce the color you are looking for.
Stallions may be dominate for one gene	A stallion that is dominate for a gene will pass the dominate gene most of the time even if they only have one copy of the gene.
Looking to save on stallion fees?	Check out young stallions whose foal crops are not performing yet.
Equine events.	Equine Events provide an excellent opportunity to check out multiple stallions at one location.
Trying to decide on what time of year to breed?	check your registry. Do the horses turn 1 yr old on January 1st? and are going to be competing in young horse events? then you will want to consider breeding for an early foal.
Ask the wrong question get the wrong answer.	Do mares get pregnanat in the winter? Mare do not fully cycle in the winter, unless they are under lights. Correct Question: How many mares do you know that have foaled in the middle of winter? One neighbor put an open mare in with her stallion in January and had a foal in December. Another had a mare stabled with a shared fence, an oops later, mare had a foal in November. Another left an open mare stalled next to the stallion and did a planned early breeding for a March foal.
Lights or No Lights?	Lights make for a more dependable early breeding schedule. If you are planning and early breeding using AI, lights are basically a must.
Listen to your instincts.	When making your list of likes and dislikes about each stallion, remember to include a line for what your instinct is telling you.
Read all contracts before signing.	Always carefully read the contract.
Stallion contracts.	Make a list of items, check each contract for those items. Don't be afraid to ask a stallion owner to adjust a contract if you have specific concern.
Shipped Semen contracts.	Carefully read the contract offered, some things to look for are: extra costs associated with semen collection, is the stallion current on shots, container rental costs, and pregnancy rate of stallion offering. In many cases taking a look at stallions offering these services can expand your available selection of stallions.
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