HELP!!! Maiden mare breeding problems!!!

[TessElaine]

My elderly parents have a 13-year-old maiden Arabian mare. They have never been able to get her to breed. They have thoroughly teased her while she was in estrus & she still will not let the stallion cover her. She would show great aggression towards their stallion. She is very high-spirited and they haven’t been able to hobble her and she goes nuts in a chute…she starts pawing and acting up. She acts like she is teasing well till you take her to the stud and she comes into heat at regular cycles but I don’t think she ever goes into standing heat. They have even tried pasture breeding after a few days of teasing, she calmed down and was friendly to him but she still would not let him cover her. Could this be a hormone problem Anyone know what they can do about this Is there anything that can give her to make her calm down

Thanks,

Tess

[ShainaTN]

I don't know what her problem is, but have you tried artificial insemination instead? They wouldn't have to worry about her being stubborn to the stud. It works just as nice, or I believe it does. Hoping that they can solve the problem.

[jcshafe]

Are you sure she has traits that you want to pass on?

[Kat]

I'm sorry. I don't know how to help. Artificial insemination might be a good option, but I do agree that you might want to be sure that you want to breed her. Not all horses should be bred, for various reasons.

I do have a story that might cheer you up. A friend of mine has a beautiful Mustang mare that she tried to breed to Montana Harvest (a lovely Morgan in his own right). She kicked him! So not all mares take to being covered by a stud.

[joy]

In my experience, we have had mares that JUST DID NOT LIKE THE STUD! Isn't that funny? After having problems, and changing studs, we have been successful. Artificial insemination might help solve your problem, and having your mare cultured to make sure she is clean and ready is a good start. Good luck to you.

[TessElaine]

Thanks everyone!!!!

My parents would be so excited to get a foal out of this mare. She is their last hope of passing on their deceased stallions blood line. This mares sire was the love of my parents life... and acted nothing like his daughter. My parents are elderly and my dad HAD some health issues that made it so he couldn't spend enough time with this mare to gentle her down. She is high-spirited but I think she would have been much different if he could have given her one on one time each day. I don't think it's in her gene's to be this way because both her parents were awesome horses. I think she just needed worked with more...My parents now have grand children that can help them out with their horses. My 25 year old nephew is in the army and he's in the First Cavalry division's horse cavalry detachment...he is great with horses & he can help them when he's in...and my youngest nephew is 19 and he is very good with horses, too.... and my daughter loves horses & helps my parents with their animals... so I know that if this mare does foal the foal will have oodles of attention... Thanks so much for the help!!! My parents have one Arabian Stallion, one Quarter horse Stud, and more mares...but this mare is the only one they have out of their favorite stallion (who is now deceased & has no other offspring left). I know that it will make my parents day if they get a foal out of this bloodline... ;D

[downundermum]

I would suggest your parents try breeding their mare using Artificial Insemination. In Australia a lot of performance horse breeders are using this method instead of live covering as it reduces the risks of the stud being injured by unfriendly mares. Our mare was AI bred using fresh semen collected from the stud and transfered straight to her on site. Interstate mare owners had the option of using fresh chilled or frozen semen.

This is probably the easiest way for your parents to carry on their stallions blood line.