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Breeding
Policy
A
good business reputation does not spring up overnight, but grows
slowly and soundly over time because it
is rooted in the solid ground of "Customer
Satisfaction." Anderson
Quarter Horses believes in honesty and integrity in all sales
of AQH Horses. Both
the horse and the customer are of paramount importance. We
couldn't - and wouldn't - do business any other way!
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Anderson
Quarter Horses has
enlisted a breeding policy that ensures the health and safety of the
mare through standardized
breeding methods and practices. Toward
that end, strict aseptic technique is adhered to at all times.
The following outline
describes AQH's breeding standards:
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Discussion
with owner of Mare's reproductive history and health requirements
(see STALLION CONTRACT.)
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Evaluation
and maintenance of the Mare's nutritional status, with
implementation of daily adjustments to feed and exercise regimen,
as necessary, prior to breeding.
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Introduction
of the Mare to both the breeding and housing facilities for
familiarity prior to breeding.
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Introduction
of the Stallion to the Mare through adjacent, but separate
turn-outs on a daily basis.
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Management
of the Mare's estrus cycle with careful and regular teasing 2 x
daily during her stay.*
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Careful management of Mare's estrus cycle includes:
Any
needed veterinary reproductive work such as palpations, ultrasounds,
uterine infusions, and/or reproductive hormones as prescribed and
administered by our Licensed Veterinarian, or the on-staff
reproductive veterinarians at Cornell University Large Animal
Hospital.
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Maintenance
of a partition throughout the teasing routine.
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Preparation
of both the Mare and Stallion at the same time which includes:
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Completely
wrapping the Mare's tail in a surgical wrap (track bandage).
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Disinfecting
the Mare's vaginal area and hindquarters.
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Disinfecting
the Stallion's genitalia and surrounding area.
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Thorough
rinsing of both Mare and Stallion (AQH uses mild soap and clean
lukewarm water per industry standards).
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Efficient
hand-breeding by competent, experienced handlers utilizing the
breeding bay or maiden mare area of the equine barn (if required)
to ensure a successful, natural cover. Presently, MR
MAGIC ZIP's conception rate is 98% (compared to the
"industry standard" of 55-60%), including maiden mares,
aged mares, mares with or without fertility problems, open brood
mares, and lactating mares with foals at their sides.
NOTES
~ ADDENDA
Note:
AQH currently does NOT ship semen. Instead, we provide an
equine-friendly environment in which to breed and we follow strict disinfecting
steps as described in the aforementioned policy. We recommend for
novice breeders the book, Breeding
Management & Foal Development, by the research staff
of Equine Research , Inc., Grand Prairie, Texas, from whom our steps
our patterned after.
Contact
Information
Susan
& Jerry Anderson
8572 County Route 55
Cohocton,
New York 14826
E-mail
or (607) 324-4547
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