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Zawada
zł16.000
~ £3.023
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Icelandic Horse, Mare, 3 years, 13,2 hh, Chestnut-Red
Breeding

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is easy to load

is 5-gaited

DE

Blunk
€9.200
~ £8.003 Negotiable
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Icelandic Horse, Mare, 3 years, 13,2 hh
Breeding

Green

is easy to load

is 5-gaited

DE

Blunk
€9.200
~ £8.003 Negotiable
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Icelandic Horse, Stallion, 3 years, 13,2 hh
Breeding

Green

is easy to load

is 5-gaited

DE

Blunk
Price on request
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Icelandic Horse, Stallion, 3 years, 13,2 hh
Breeding

Green

is easy to load

is 5-gaited

DE

Blunk
€9.800
~ £8.525 Negotiable
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Icelandic Horse, Stallion, 4 years, 13,3 hh
Breeding

Green

is capable of carrying weight

is easy to load

DE

NehmsBlunk
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Icelandic Horse, Stallion, 4 years, 13,3 hh, Pinto
Breeding

is allrounder

is 5-gaited

Equine Passport available

DE

Blunk
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Icelandic Horse, Mare, 6 years, 14 hh
Breeding - Gaited - Leisure

is registered broodmare

is broken-in

is lunged

DE

Blunk
€11.800
~ £10.264 Negotiable
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Icelandic Horse, Mare, 3 years
Breeding

Green

is easy to load

is 5-gaited

DE

Blunk
€9.200
~ £8.003 Negotiable
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Hanoverian, Mare, 14 years, Smoky-Black
F: LAURIES CRUSADOR XX | MF: WITTINGER
Breeding

is in foal

is registered broodmare

is lunged

DE

Horstmar
€8.000
~ £6.959
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PL

Zawada
zł16.000
~ £3.023
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DE

Blunk
€9.200
~ £8.003 Negotiable
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DE

Blunk
€9.200
~ £8.003 Negotiable
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DE

Blunk
€9.800
~ £8.525 Negotiable
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NehmsBlunk
Price on request
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DE

Blunk
€11.800
~ £10.264 Negotiable
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DE

Blunk
€9.200
~ £8.003 Negotiable
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Hanoverian, Mare, 14 years, Smoky-Black
F: LAURIES CRUSADOR XX | MF: WITTINGER

DE

Horstmar
€8.000
~ £6.959
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Holstein, Mare, 20 years, 16,1 hh, Gray-Dapple
F: CASALL LA SILLA | MF: Lenz
Breeding - Leisure

DE

Neufeld
€7.500
~ £6.524
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KWPN, Mare, 14 years, 16,1 hh, Bay-Dark
F: INDOCTRO HOL. | MF: HEARTBREAKER
Breeding - Leisure

DE

Bergisch Gladbach
€6.500
~ £5.654
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Holstein, Mare, 13 years, 16,1 hh, Bay-Dark
F: CASH AND CARRY | MF: CRISTO (HOLST.)
Breeding - Jumping - Leisure - Dressage
Johannes Pannenbecker

DE

Kaarst
€7.000
~ £6.089 Negotiable
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Hanoverian, Mare, 14 years, 16,2 hh, Black
F: DANCIER (DE431310052502) | MF: FRAPPANT

DE

Lastrup
€2.900
~ £2.523
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Noriker, Mare, 2 years, 15,2 hh, Black
F: Machiavelli Nero XVI | MF: Wild Nero XIV PrH
Breeding - Leisure - Driving
Julia Benninghoven

DE

Niederöfflingen
€2.900
~ £2.523 Negotiable
German Riding Pony, Mare, 8 years, 14,2 hh, Brown
F: HESSELTEICHS GOLDEN DREAM | MF: CHANTRE B
Breeding - Leisure - Dressage
Hof Hilgenroth GbR

DE

Hilgenroth
€8.000
~ £6.959
PRE Mix, Mare, 3 years
Breeding - Working Equitation - Leisure - Dressage
PRE und Norikerzucht Kubny

DE

Klettgau
€6.900
~ £6.002

DE

Klettgau
€5.500
~ £4.784
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Welsh A (Mountain Pony), Mare, 3 years, 11,2 hh, Chestnut
F: Leandro
Breeding - Leisure - Driving

AT

Nauders
€3.500
~ £3.044
Golden

DE

Hilgenroth
€8.000
~ £6.959
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Breeding Horses for sale on ehorses

Choosing the right stallion for a mare is a critical part of the breeding procedure. It’s not simply a case of choosing the closest stallion that looks like a reasonable prospect. Extensive research into prospective sires is key to a successful outcome in breeding. This will involve talking to stallion owners - and even visiting their yards and studs if it can be arranged. Today, many stud owners post videos of their stud horses and youngstock to YouTube and other social media sites, but a visit before making the decision is still advised. Some studs even host open days. These are a great opportunity to find out more about the stallions, their fertility and their successful progeny.

Breeding starts with the mare herself, particularly her own history and that of her damline. Any prospective breeder needs to ask themselves the following questions: Why am I breeding? What do I intend the offspring of this match to do? Is the foal to be kept, reared and trained, or sold when it is old enough?

Clearly, if a top-ranked showjumper is the aim, then it makes sense to choose a proven and tested show jumping sire. However, he must also be a good match for the mare, genetically, in terms of conformation, and breed compatibility. With rare breeds, it’s particularly important that the genetic match is right since inbreeding creates issues in breeds where numbers are low and only a certain number of sires are available.

Things to know about stud horses

Once the decision to breed has been made, and a stallion has been chosen, the next decision relates to how the mare will be put in foal. There are various options available, depending on the breed and availability of the stallion.

Firstly, the mare can be bred by natural breeding methods or live-cover breeding. This includes covering in-hand. The mare is taken to the stallion, usually at the stud farm where he stands, and will spend a day or so there. She will be tested to ensure she has no disease that may be transmitted sexually. When she is in season, the stallion will be brought out to her, often to a special yard, and she will be covered by him with both horses held by grooms or other staff.

The mare will be tested prior to this to see if she ovulating, either by taking her temperature or hormone tests, or by “teasing” with another stallion. The presence of another stallion, the “teaser”, will cause the mare to show the signs that she is in heat and ready to accept the stallion chosen to mate with her. While in-hand covering is a relatively safe form of breeding, it is not entirely risk-free for either mare or stallion. There is the possibility of injury and disease transmission. Also, the mare may need to be covered more than once before she is in-foal. Some studs offer a “no foal free return” service. If the mare does not prove in-foal after the first service, she can return to be covered again at no additional cost.

The alternative form of live-cover breeding is to let mares run out with the stallions as if they were in a natural herd. This is popular with some pony breeders, where the ponies live in semi-feral herds. It's not as common as it once was, since there is more risk involved. As the mare is living naturally with the stallion and other mares, there is a greater likelihood of proving in-foal at the end of this time. It is less stressful for the mare than travelling briefly to the stud farm.

Today, artificial insemination (AI) is the most frequently used option for breeding from leading sires in the major disciplines. This method increases the number of mares each stallion can cover every season, is relatively risk-free and provides a global service for mare owners. The pregnancy rates are lower for AI: 65% versus 85% for live cover. It should be noted that Thoroughbreds can legally only be mated by live cover.

Famous stud horses

Currently, the influence of Dutch Warmblood Totilas as a sire is showcased through his son, the stallion Timolin, showing immense potential in both dressage and jumping. Many of British-owned Hanoverian Dimaggio’s progeny are also successful registered dressage sires. In show jumping, Robert Whitaker’s stunning young stallion Vermento, a on of Argento, is likely to be a sire very much in demand. In Western Pleasure and Versatility classes, American Quarter Horse stallions still reign supreme, with Machine Made taking first place in offspring earnings at $200,000 dollars in total, followed by RL Best of Sudden in second place with $155,713.

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