Please read our terms and conditions, fees and notes on Why AI? First!

So you have decided to put your Mare in Foal – what happens next?

Book a Nomination to the Stallion of your choice – You do this by downloading our Nomination Form, fill it out as best you can and send it back to us with your Booking  deposit. This then confirms to us here, on stud, your intentions regarding your mare, it also helps us to plan our days and weeks ahead of time. Mares do still have the uncanny knack of doing the opposite to what we want but at least we can have an overall ‘game plan’ to work towards!

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Points to Note  It is advisable to have your mare CEM swabbed and EVA blood tested prior to breeding her. This is not a legal requirement when breeding but it is advised by BEVA and The Horse Racing Levy Board Guidelines, it helps to be informed of your mare’s health status. We do however require a valid CEM certificate if your chosen stallion is Garrybawn Skylark as he is Natural Cover only.(No I have not been able to teach this old dog new tricks!) These tests are very routine and your vet can do them easily when he/she is out on other routine matters. These can also be done here on stud when your mare arrives as we do have our stud vet in attendance most days during the season.

YOUR NEXT STEP…

Option 1   AI AT HOME – You may choose this option for many reasons,  your mare may not travel for instance. This is a perfectly viable option  but please do enquire whether your regular vet actually does much stud work  - it may be worth considering another practise  or option, if the answer is anything but a resounding yes, as this does require a certain degree of  specialist expertise to gain a pregnancy! If you do choose this option please keep us as updated as much you can with your mares’ cycle, so to enable us to send you semen at the right time. When your mare requires semen please inform us by 10am the day before preferably, 12pm latest. This then allows us to collect and post without breaking our necks to get it to you!

Options 2 USE A LOCAL SPECIALIST AI CENTRE - We may be too far away from you to send your mare to us but you may not have the time or wish to be too involved with the process. This choice enables you to confidently leave your mare in professional hands to gain a pregnancy on your behalf. The AI Centre would liaise directly with us.

Option 3   BRING HER TO US HERE ON STUD  -  It’s over to us! You book your mare in to board here with us and allow us to do what we are here for and gain a viable pregnancy for your mare. Our stud aims to get your mare in foal as quickly and easily as possible and back home with you as soon as possible. We do like to keep our mare owners  fully informed of progress – good or bad and equally do not mind you ringing to enquire – even on a daily basis if necessary! We have obtained a very competitive fixed price package from our vets this season to enable you to budget for the costs involved. This is not compulsory but if you have not bred before it is worth considering.

Option 4   WALK IN AI – You may choose this option if your mare has a hectic show schedule or you may not want her turned out. She can come just to be AI’d with the freshest possible semen akin to a ‘natural service’ and take her home straight away, or she can board here for the duration of her season and then go straight home.

Once your mare is home with you – there is very little left to do except leaving nature to do its job and for you to dream of  your new addition! We always advise our owners to have their mares checked by their vet prior to winter for management reasons.

Any More Questions? – Please do not hesitate to call us - we are always pleased to try to help.