Nearly as important as a mare having a foal is getting her bred back to have next year’s baby. Breeding on foal heat is an old management strategy aimed at doing just that. It is the first heat cycle ...

Making an informed decision to breed a mare is an exciting time in an owner's life. There are so many things to do: pick a stallion, prepare a foaling location, and dream big about the foal's ...

Equine breeding veterinary specialist Emma Houghton MRCVS from Bell Equine in Kent, explains what owners need to know before attempting to breed from older mares, while Selene Scarsi speaks to ...

Jumping heavily into both the Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland November sales, the China Horse Club has spent more than $9 million in a matter of days on mares to support its interests in U.S. stallions.

My mare is difficult/chronically lame, should I put her in foal? You should discuss this carefully with your vet. Difficult behaviour and chronic lameness may be due to your mare’s genetics, in which ...

Black Caviar's first foal Oscietra will be embarking on a quest to defy history when she steps out at Flemington on Friday morning. The early morning jump-out counts for very little in the overall ...

Anne Archer Hinkle, the co-owner and Director of Operations at Hinkle Farms, discusses the farm's mating plans for 2026.

The number of thoroughbred mares bred in Florida fell below 2,000 for the first time in decades, according to a report from the Jockey Club, the breed's official registry. The number of stallions ...

RACEHORSE owners will be slugged $10 every time they attempt to breed their mares under a government-supported levy to fund ways of better controlling disease outbreaks. Federal Agriculture Minister ...