Hm Iv'e got some Broodmare and stallion questions?

Question

Hello Now iv'e got some broodmare and stallion questions. I wonder if you could just keep 2 stallions and breed them with 6 to 7 mares ? would that be the best thing to do or should i have more stallions?

just a question.

Answer 1

What wonderful pedigree and conformation are you planning to pass on? If you're breeding grade or mixed breed horses, please don't. Too many homeless horses as it is now.

Answer 2

1.  You could take all the college classes in the world and that will not fix the horse market.  

2.  All the education in the world does not guarantee you a position of prestige in the equine community.  It is a position of respect and prestige within a breed or discipline that builds your business...not numbers of stallions to mares.

There is a HUGE problem of equine overpopulation...revealed, not caused by the closing of the US slaughter plants.  

So I guess my question is, do you want to be a part of the problem, or part of the solution?

Answer 3

Right now, the LAST thing we need are MORE horses!  If you're planning on owning a couple of mediocre stallions and mares, this world is now vastly over populated with horses nowadays and you're going to create MORE???

A stallion can breed 30 or more mares in a breeding season, so 6 or 7 for ONE stallion is basically not a problem.  Are you going to be hand breeding or pasture breeding?  

I would seriously reconsider this project remember it takes some serious money to buy and promote your stallion, mares and their offspring.

Answer 4

Only breed if your a professional and or if the stallions have amazing conformation and blood lines as well as for the mares. Also people will be looking for a horse that has accomplished something too. Do you have plans or future homes for these horses? One stallion can cover them fine. Do you have enough money to cover costs of that many foals and for the tack AND training? Most people are looking for a well broke horse that doesn't need training anyways...

Good horses that were worth thousands of dollars are going for virtually nothing now a days!!

Answer 5

One stallion can handle 6 or 7 mares.  If you do not know what you are doing you should read some of the questions about horses that are going to slaughter.  Horses are like dogs these days don't breed them unless you have something really special and are going to take the time or money to train.  Breeding grade horses is irresponsible.  I have seen so many pretty weanlings, yearlings and two year old go for nothing at auction.  These babies all had one way tickets to the slaughter house.  Please reconsider breeding if you are just a backyard breeder.

Answer 6

I'm gonna go ahead and get on my soapbox for this one.  DO NOT become a backyard breeder.  Unless your animals have excellent bloodlines, are champion show/race horses, and have excellent conformation and temperments, do NOT breed them.  People don't realize that the horse overpopulation crisis has gotten just about as bad as the cat/dog overpopulation.  There is no telling how many horses end up going to slaughter because people simply don't want them (foals included).  

That aside, if you are looking to start up a herd of high-quality horses, two stallions might be a good idea to begin with.  You want a little bit of genetic variety.

Answer 7

Basics, One stud can handle 30 mares in a season. Why complete against you self with more that one stud. A male horse is a Stallion, A breading stallion is a stud, A Stallion and a Stud are different,like night and day, To be working a Stud, you will need blood lines, and be showing him, even if at halter class, so the people get to see him. Horse age as Jan I, so you want his get to foal after Jan 15.at lest, you do not want to give up 10 or 11 month in the ring or at the track. After the horses are 5 or 6 years old it will not matte any more as they will be all the same. giving up 11 month on a 2 or 3 year old horse is just to much. If you are asking as a hobby farm. do not worry about it..

Answer 8

Actually, if you want to get really succinct in your horse language, a Stud is a place that houses and uses stallions...but for every day purposes of referring to either, here in the US, we refer to studs and stallions as one and the same.  For that many mares you don't need two stallions, even if you are pasture breeding them, so I don't even know why you would even want to stallions on the place if you didn't need them, nor do I understand why you would want to breed more babies either.  You can buy exactly what s*x and color that you want for far less than what it takes to breed and keep a mare and stallion, plus there are certainly more than plenty to go around already.  On the other hand, if you have some outstanding horses that you are planning on using to reproduce and upgrade the breed, I might understand why you would do so...but, judging from your question, I would think that isn't so.

Answer 9

One stallion is more than enough but you also better check into the laws in your state regarding stallions. I raised pure bred Arabians and the laws on housing,  fencing,and breeding can be unbelieveable.

If you are just looking to breed basicly unregistered stock, it will cost you a ton and you won't make any money doing it. The way the economy is peple aren't going to be buying horses anyway.