Breeding Training
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Teaching Novice Stallions to Use a Dummy Mount (AAEP 2011)
The time required to train a stallion to use a dummy mount can range from few days to several weeks.
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Breeding the Newly Retired or Competition Stallion
Owners can take several steps to ensure a successful transition from athletic to breeding performance.
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10 Steps for Successful Live Cover
Promote safe and successful live cover breeding with careful preparation and attention to safety.
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Teaching Novice Stallions to Use a Dummy Mount (AAEP 2011)
February 13, 2012
The time required to train a stallion to use a dummy mount can range from few days to several weeks.... Read More
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Breeding the Newly Retired or Competition Stallion
October 31, 2011
Owners can take several steps to ensure a successful transition from athletic to breeding performance.... Read More
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10 Steps for Successful Live Cover
December 01, 2010
Promote safe and successful live cover breeding with careful preparation and attention to safety.... Read More
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To Breed, or Not to Breed?
April 01, 2009
Do you feel breeding can actually benefit the performance behavior?... Read More
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Let Nature Work it Out (Shy Stud Colt)
April 01, 2007
I desperately need some advice about my new colt. He is a 2½-year-old Gypsy Cob named Geordie. He was raised in a herd, then separated as a yearling colt, and ran with a colt herd until I imported him to Australia. He is naturally gentle and not... Read More
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Stallion Handling Course for Veterinarians and Stallion Owners Available
October 04, 2006
The Havemeyer Equine Behavior Lab and the Section of Reproduction at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center is offering a stallion handling course for veterinarians, stallion owners, and managers. The two-day course will focus on... Read More
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Savage Stallions
July 01, 2006
Q: I have worked with many different breeding stallions, including Thoroughbreds and Warmbloods back east, then mostly Arabians and Quarter Horses in Texas. We now have a halter stallion that does something I've never seen... Read More
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Stallion Handling (AAEP 2005)
February 17, 2006
A stallion handler must be able to focus the stallion's mind on him, as well as the mare, and make him wait for instructions. This cannot be achieved through fear or abusiveness, but through training basic cues and maneuvers to the stallion before he... Read More
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A Stallion as a Problem Breeder
July 01, 2005
We purchased a stallion for breeding at nine years of age. He had bred before, but curiously had very few offspring for his impeccable credentials. He was a lovely stallion, very well-behaved, and a perfect gentleman to work around. When we... Read More
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Stallion Washing Aversion
March 01, 2005
My husband and I run a business of shipping semen from a few stallions that we board. We have some started ourselves, and some have started elsewhere. Most of them do really well with our simple collection routine. We bring them to the breeding... Read More
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Tips for Stallion Handlers
January 01, 2005
"Starting a novice breeding stallion can range from a quick and easy project accomplished in a few brief sessions to a challenging and time-consuming effort over many sessions and even a few weeks," said Sue McDonnell, PhD, a Certified Applied... Read More
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Breeding Your Stallion On Cue
January 01, 2005
Our stallion has a great pedigree, and we have kept him intact hoping he could eventually become a breeding stallion. We’ve put a lot of effort into getting him to show well enough to be worth breeding. He has always done really well except for... Read More
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How Racehorses Make the Transition to Stallions
December 15, 2004
Proper training and an optimal environment are crucial to kicking off a racehorse's stud career.... Read More
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Tips for Stallion Handlers, From Novice to Advanced
November 16, 2004
Even though we think a stallion should know his business in the breeding shed, that is not always the case at the beginning. "Starting a novice breeding stallion can range from a quick and easy project accomplished in a few brief sessions to a... Read More
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Slow-Starting Stallion
July 01, 2003
We just started using a 3-year-old Quarter Horse stallion for breeding. He is sort of interested and will rub his head on the mare a bit, but he drops about half-way, then up, down, up, down. He doesn't seem shy or anxious, just lazy, like a... Read More
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Federal Funds to Support Animal Health and Disease Research
February 19, 2003
According to an Associated Press story on bloodhorse.com, The University of Kentucky (UK) will receive $11.36 million in funding in the current federal budget, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said... Read More
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AAEP Convention 2001: Reproduction Research
February 01, 2002
Presentations on reproduction have long been a hallmark of AAEP gatherings, and this year was no exception. The full-day reproduction session was split into two parts--the first was of a general nature, while the afternoon in-depth session... Read More
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The Young Stallion
October 11, 2001
Envision this: In his first season, the young stallion fulfills his purpose as a breeding animal. He matures from a rambunctious colt into a skillful stud. So how do you make this dream a reality? As the handler, you want the horse to behave... Read More
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Restraint Techniques for Breeding
October 08, 2001
When a mare and a stallion meet, love might be in the air...but there's the potential for danger, too. Particularly when humans get in the middle of it all. In our efforts to orchestrate the best possible combinations of... Read More
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Breeding With Chilled and Frozen Semen
September 26, 2001
Artificial Insemination (AI) involves the introduction of sperm into the reproductive tract of the mare without natural mating. AI in the horse was first practiced long ago. Ancient Arabian texts describe how mares were successfully inseminated.... Read More
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Stallion Libido
March 01, 2001
I have a breeding problem with my 13-year-old Quarter Horse stallion. He has tremendous bloodlines. He has four or five foals on the ground, so I know that he is not infertile. But recently I leased him to a friend out of state to use. He... Read More
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AI Training For Stallions
February 01, 2001
Given the choice, a stallion wouldn't choose to mate with man-made devices. His instincts drive him to breed a mare; yet he can learn to transfer his sexual focus to a "phantom" mare and an artificial vagina (AV). In order to train a stallion fo... Read More
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Artificial Insemination For Horses
February 01, 2000
Artificial insemination of equines has been around a long time and, through the years, has had a profound impact on the horse industry. Most of the impact has been of the positive variety, but there also have been some negatives. Just when... Read More
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Teasing for Successful Breeding
February 01, 1999
A good teasing program is essential for insuring success in an equine breeding program. Without it, breeding can become a hit-and-miss proposition, despite the sophisticated tools that are available to veterinarians and breeding technicians. ... Read More
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Prepping Stallions
February 01, 1996
It's getting close to the breeding season. What are some tips on getting my stallion, my crew, and myself ready for the onslaught? How you get a stallion ready for the breeding season depends on many things, but basically you... Read More
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Stallion Libido
Q. I have a breeding problem with my 13-year-old Quarter Horse stallion. He has tremendous bloodlines. He has four or five foals on the ground, so I know that he is not infertile. But recently I leased him to a friend out of state to use. He covered five mares while he was there, but was not an eager breeder. I have him home now, and he is showing little or no signs of libido with my mare,
Prepping Stallions
Q. It's getting close to the breeding season. What are some tips on getting my stallion, my crew, and myself ready for the onslaught? How you get a stallion ready for the breeding season depends on many things, but basically you can break it down into getting new stallions introduced into the breeding routine, and a refresher course for experienced stallions. With either kind,
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