Here at the ranch we just let the stallion and our few broodmares share a pasture for the summer and the mares usually have a baby the next spring. But for many people pasture breeding isn’t an option so when I saw this post on building a breeding phantom by Jos Mottershead of equine-reproduction.com, I thought it might be of interest to some of our readers.

Equine Guelph in partnership with Colorado State university has developed an online Equine Biosecurity Risk Calculator. By filling in a questionaire (takes about 10 minutes) you can find out how your farm rates plus learn ways to improve the areas that are at risk. http://www.equineguelph.ca/Tools/biosecurity_2011.php

Fat horses are no more healthy than fat people. My vet and my farrier are trying hard to reinforce that bit of knowledge for me. In fact they are even changing my idea of how fat is too fat. And it is less than I used to think was just right.

More than 500 horses expected to compete in the chuckwagon races at the 2011 Calgary Stampede will receive microchip implants that will allow veterinarians to monitor the animals’ health before and after each race. The annual Calgary Stampede features rodeo-style competitions and livestock exhibitions. The Stampede’s GMC Rangeland Derby Chuckwagon race pits four teams of [...]

This subject has come up in a couple of different places lately. There seem to be quite a few people who have had experiences that indicate that a stallion will reject breeding his own daughter. I have heard this is true in wild herds.

Well here we go with another week of rain.  I was out feeding and tending to horses this morning, and ducked into the shelter with Chip, Spud and Ty when a downpour hit.  I stood for a while, relaxing with them and waiting for the rain to abate before I made a dash to the [...]

Outbreak of EHV-1 causing horse owners concern. Symptoms to watch for and ways to prevent possible infection for your horses are discussed below. Although veterinarians advise that non cutting or reining competitions are at a very low risk at this time, we have information on shows and events that are rescheduling just to be safe.