Your mare needs to have the following, prior to breeding consideration. This is a consideration not a guarantee that your mare will be accepted. 1. A thirty '30' day clean uterine culture no exceptions. This is possibly the cheapest and most overlooked item in a mares breeding/reproductive history. Many times a mare will not settle due to a low grade infection. A culture is not the same thing as a palpation. 2. No rear shoes and must be currently trimmed with no ragged edges. We pasture breed at the ranch, less time consuming and keeps the boys sane and with manners. A.I is available at owners cost, local Vet will come out and collect. Hand breeding is also available. 3. Current Coggins less than 6 months old for open mares. Considerations are made to brood mares with current nursing foal at side and has yearly Coggins paperwork. 4. Up To Date (UTD) on shots and worming. Must provide Veterinary Contact information, even if you do your own shots. 5. Must be halter broke (no exceptions) and be catchable. I will charge for training time. 6. Out of State mares must also have a thirty '30' day health certificate. 7. Copy of mares AQHA papers. I will call AQHA or other registry to ensure that owner is in good standing. * If grade provide show history and conformation photos prior to sending mare and reason for wanting to breed a grade animal. 8. Mare must be well fleshed, healthy looking and vigorous. 9. Should meet current conformation requirements. No club foots, parrot mouthed or carriers of HERDA or HYPP. Must send via email or utube link current photos of all sides and video of free movment. 10. Mare care is currently $6 per day dry and $8 wet. 11. Nothing under 4 years of age, I do not breed babies. **NOTE** If your mare is thrify, dull or wormy looking, has curled, ragged or long toes due to lack of farrier work or hoof disease (thrush/white line), can see her ribs (unless due to nursing foal) this does not mean you can put your finger in an inch and say the weight loss is due to a foal pulling her down. Over all poor weight, pot belly (unless due to age and breedings-aged broodmares) or otherwise looks like a back yard horse that has not been taken proper care of, please do not even bother contacting me. If you cannot take care of her in an unbred status you have no business raising a foal. |