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Take care when breeding your stallion. It is possible to breed your stud to death - literally.

Breeding is a stressful activity physically for herbivores. While the actual implantation is quick, the mounting can be a lot of work.

For a stallion to lift his weight over a mare and balance it there, even with her support, puts a great deal of strain on his back and legs. The position he is put in, totally unnatural to the design of the equine frame, puts strain on his heart and spine. Over-breeding can lead to heart dysfunction and failure and spinal damage.

Taking semen for frozen storage and artificial insemination is less traumatic to the skeletal frame, but it is just as exciting for the horse. Blood pressure and heart function can be impaired by the horse being in this excited state too often. The older the stallion is, the more likely he is to damage himself.

Most breeders maintain scrupulous records of the number of covers their stallions are committed to in a season, and limit them. Unfortunately, there are breeders who´s only interest is how many foals can be produced and how much money they can make form each crop.

Good stallion maintenance is not just a matter of shelter, food and vetting. It is also a consideration of when to breed and when not to.

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