Breeding

Standardbred foals will be microchipped from next season, and there could also be a change in birth date for the breed.

“It only poses a risk for injuries if the necessary requirements for this type of husbandry are not taken into account.”

The mares carried the foals through a normal pregnancy, and they needed no supplemental progesterone, a hormone produced by the ovaries, to carry to term.

A third member of New Zealand thoroughbred breeding’s elite broodmare ranks will be honoured when Sunbride joins iconic producers Eulogy and Eight Carat in the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame.

Jump in diarrhea cases was noted in the first few months of the year, which makes up the bulk of the busy foaling season in Central Kentucky.

The yet-to-be named new arrival was born to Rachel, a mare rescued with five others in December, 2020.

Veterinarian Dr Katie Atwood takes prospective breeders through the process of examining a mares’ reproductive health and the different options for creating a foal.

“The highest quality thoroughbred horses will be bred less times than market economics would otherwise dictate.”

Better out than in: Surgery for a rare case of abdominal cryptorchidism a success.

Its prevalence has yet to be examined, but it has not been considered to have a severe impact on horse breeding in Iceland.

The genetic origins behind reproductive traits are still far from clear, and this is especially so for horses.

The drug-resistant form is likely to spread internationally through horse movements, indicating the need for interventions, according to the study team.

Therapy will depend on the extent of the rupture, the ability to control the mare’s pain, and the stage of pregnancy.