Category: Breeding
A podcast focused entirely on broodmare management, from maiden mare preparation through foaling and post-foaling care. The host manages a 40-mare Quarter Horse broodmare band in central Texas and brings a hands-on, boots-on-the-ground perspective to reproductive cycles, pre-breeding exams, caslick's procedures, placentitis monitoring, and the foaling prep checklist every mare owner should have in place by February 1st. Episodes have covered twin reduction decisions, foal rejection in maiden mares, neonatal septicemia recognition, and when to call your vet versus manage a foaling complication yourself. The podcast regularly features reproductive veterinarians who discuss pharmacological cycling, progesterone supplementation protocols, and the risks associated with breeding mares that have had previous reproductive issues. Also addressed: the economics of running a broodmare band, evaluating a mare's production record before purchase, and knowing when to retire a mare from a breeding program.