With so many innocent horses, being rescued each year, I think its important, to have guidlines that have been used by rescue groups, that deal with these cases everyday. It could mean the difference between the horses surviving or not.

The information was provided, by two very active and successful Rescue Groups. You can visit their websites and learn more, on how you too, can help these precious horses.

Dr Mitch Hutchinson, D.V.M.
Managing the broodmare for maximum reproductive efficiency is an integral part of a successful equine breeding program. Mares have the lowest reproductive efficiency of all domestic farm animals, with only 60-65% of those bred annually in the United States producing live foals. Although there are many reasons for this inferior reproductive performance, endometritis and irregularities of the estrous cycle represent two major contributing factors.  Endometritis is defined as...