February 2006

Should You Breed Your Mare?

It takes money, time, knowledge and more money to raise a foal.

Without a doubt, foals are cute and attractive. But, be sure you’re equipped to deal with one.

Everyone loves a foal, but there’s a growing number of poor-quality horses, unwanted horses, and mature untrained horses appearing every year. Most of those unfortunate equines were produced by someone who failed to consider the long-term consequences of the decision to breed. We’re appealing to you to seriously think through the process of raising a foal before you even look at looking through a stallion roster.

Before you make the same mistake, honestly answer the following four questions:

1) Do you have the right mare?…