Mare Management

At Bluff Country Equine, we take a systematic, step-by-step approach to managing each mare. Our goal is to partner with you so we can help cultivate success every spring.

We house mares under lights until April.

Plan to have a Breeding Soundness exam done 30 days prior to your planned breeding date.

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Bluff Country will help time each mare’s ovulation. Each mare should be here at least 3 to 5 days prior to your expected breeding date. A mare’s estrous cycle averages 21 days, but she will only show signs of heat and be receptive to breeding for five to seven days at the end of the cycle. Ovulation occurs during the last 24 to 48 hours of behavioral estrus. Our skilled doctors can short-cycle mares to better time their breeding. This helps ensure successful outcomes for the mare and owners.

Our expert team will create the best plan for timing insemination of mares. They place the semen order strategically timed with stallion collections, then the semen is shipped in correlation with the mares’ estrous cycle.

Our Doctors examine the mare daily once she’s in estrus to best time her semen shipment and insemination to breed close to ovulation.

After breeding we will monitor her uterus and manage with reproductive medications if needed to create the ideal environment for the embryo to implant.

Confirm pregnancy via ultrasound 14 post-ovulation.

Our Doctors are skilled in twin reduction if needed. The ideal timing is on day 14 for best results.

If the mare is not pregnant, our veterinarian can explore possible causes and address them before trying to breed her again.

Stallion Management

We offer seasonal stallion management, housing up to twenty stallions for breeding on our 65 acre facility. We also manage contracts for frozen semen. Full-service stallion management services includes:

  • Boarding
  • Management of the stallion for optimal breeding health
  • Phantom training
  • Breeding Soundness Exam
  • Cooling or Freezing Evaluations to determine the best semen extender and options for the intended purpose.
  • Freezing, Storage and Shipping of Frozen Shemen

In-House stallions are collected MWF. Orders are filled first come first serve. Order the day before by 4:00 PM. Finalize order before 9 AM Central Time.

Haul-In Stallion Collections are available by appointment. The stallion should have a patient-relationship with our doctors, including a breeding soundness exam and phantom training prior to his first order for collection.

Every semen order will include a semen evaluation and report.