Stallion Longevity
We have had a request for information about the longevity of a stallion to provide stud services. The person making this query would really like to know if anyone knows of a professional or scientific source of this kind of information. She would like a source with some sort of documentation. She would like US statistics. Report should tell how long the stallion stands at stud, how many foals are produced and if available the number of mares and the frequency if known of their pregnancies. Does anyone know of any sources of this information?
I would also personally be interested in our readers’ experiences with stallion longevity. Please feel free to click on the “comments” button below and let us know of any stallions you have known and their longevity in the breeding pen.
Tags: stallion longevity.June 12th, 2009 Lynn 4 comments
My stallion JM Dox Domino is 17 this year & still looks & acts like a 5 or 6 year old. It’s all about how you take care of them.
No issues breeding mares ever. I hand breed & he has a huge pen with a box stall he can go in at any time, balanced diet & has been rode all his life. We used to show in reining in his younger days. I have owned him since he was a colt.
Has she tried googling the subject? Maybe contact one of the Universities?
Lynn,
If it helps any, individual AQHA stallions can be researched online at aqha.com. An individual can generate a report based on the horses “Sire Record” in order to see how many crops a stallion sired, and how many babies were registered to each foal crop. Maybe this would be of some help to your reader?
Good luck.
Our stallion is 18 this year and doesn’t look his age one bit. He is still breeding and has never had a healthy mare come up open. If they come up open (has rarely happened), we check the mare, 100% of the time it’s been an issue with her, not him.
His sire bred well into his late twenties, all the way up until the year he died. He was humanely euthanised in the fall and his owner had a full foal crop on the ground in the spring. None of the mares were open. I can get more info on him if anyone would like.
There is no set formula that applies to all stallions. There is a huge variation between stallions and their fertility, and there are many external factors that play a role such as age, environment, breed, health status etc. A good source of information is a site called http://www.equine-reproduction.com
There are many articles discussing the basics. Also try http://www.thehorse.com for information. Furthermore, the universities and veterinary colleges will have very knowledgeable people who can provide information. Ultimately, if this person is looking to buy a stallion, a good bet is buying one with proven fertility in previous seasons, with records showing first cycle conceptions, and of course a current fertility evaluation.