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Studly 4. exercise regularly. 8. Schedule dental care. “Stallions need to go through a dark “the horses i’ve handled through the “the biggest key to proper nutrition in cycle every year,” carol says. “Many years had a regular schedule,” Jack said. older horses is proper dental work,” Joe farms keep their stallions under artificial Seniors “never was a stallion in the stall without a says. “horses’ teeth continue to erupt lights year-round. that is absolutely Horse-breeding tips for keeping your great deal of exercise. i rode them all for at throughout their lives until they wear out. wrong. they need to go through a dark stallion healthy and productive into his least an hour a day. Most, i roped on. i they’ll eventually run out of teeth.” the cycle in fall and winter. then when it’s golden years. showed them, too.” teeth wear unevenly, sometimes creating spring, their systems know to gear up for From American Quarter Horse Journal 5. Put them to work. sharp points and jagged edges, making it sperm production.” “the best thing i’ve found with studs, impossible to chew, so proper dental work horses kept under artificial lights year- you’ve heard the success stories of stal - in general, is keeping them busy,” Jack is crucial. round can experience libido problems, she lions who reproduce well into their 20s. said. “give them exercise and do things on 9. Perform frequent physical reproduc - says. “dark cycles are part of the natural there’s no magic potion. these breeders them. i rode all of mine in performance.” tion exams and semen evaluations. breeding cycle of the horse, helping make are simply meticulous about the care of 6. ensure nutritional health. “as your stallion ages, his fertility can sure foals are born in the spring, when their stallions, monitoring all aspects of “a healthy horse is going to stay fertile decrease,” carol says. “you want to know they have the best chance of survival.” their lives - from turnout to nutrition to longer,” says Joe hockensmith, stallion the semen’s condition so you don’t over - 14. Make accommodations. collection schedules - to keep attitudes manager for dan Mcwhirter Quarter book and can be prepared. it’s hard for “older stallions can tend to get arthritic happy and avoid burnout at all costs. here people to under - or sore, so we adjust the height for the are some tips on maintaining your stallion stand and work mounting dummy and administer joint for a lengthy breeding career. around the limi - supplements if needed,” Joe says. “you 1. Maintain a consistent daily routine. tations of an also might have to adjust collection meth - “it’s a good idea to establish a routine older stallion.” ods. their libido decreases a little, so you with breeding, feeding and exercise,” says 9. Perform might need an increased amount of teas - Judy adams, a breeding manger from frequent physi - ing time.” acampo, california. cal reproduction adams suggests teaching your older “they look forward to it. a lot of horses exams and stallion to collect standing up, which helps will fret if their schedule is changed. in a semen evalua - relieve stress on the hind legs. “Some take stallion, the last thing you want him to be tions. to it well,” she says. “if you can get them is unhappy. have his food on time, and “as your stal - to collect without having to jump on a breed him at the same times each occa - lion ages, his phantom, it can certainly reduce strain. sion.” fertility can de - they’ll need a surface to lean against to But each stallion is different and might crease,” carol ejaculate standing up, which you’ll need prefer a unique schedule. says. “you want to create on an individual basis.” “if it’s not a routine they like, you might to know the the standing position can be an effec - have to change something, whether it’s the semen’s condi - tive way to breed older stallions with sore - route you take to the breeding shed or the tion so you don’t ness and joint pain, she explains. halter. there’s not one set plan to follow overbook and 15. allow socialization. for every stallion. get to know your stal - can be prepared.