Quarter Horses - Breeding
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Johnston Quarter Horses
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If you are going to devote your life to raising and breeding Quarter Horses, you have to make sure that your current species are really worth breeding. Your horse must at least rank 'above average' in performance, progeny, pedigree and reproduction. In breeding of any animals whatsoever, it is imperative that descendants do better than their predecessors otherwise there is zero chance that the Quarter Horse breed will have
a future.
All breeding-intended that Quarter Horses (both stallions and mares) should undergo regular health examinations. Quarter Horses are frequently prone to genetic diseases; therefore, breeders must lay strict emphasis on checking for inherited deviations by analyzing all pedigree lines. This is only possible with the aid of a well-qualified veterinarian.
Breeding-intended horses need a rich and variable nutritional balance. It is necessary to provide grains and grasses that contain the amount of nutritional elements, which would be enough to 'prompt' the mare, that the reproduction time is coming.
Pregnant mares need constant scrutinizing by a veterinarian. Any illness that occurs during pregnancy requires treatment in ways determined by the mare's current condition, which tend to be different at various stages. Parasites and infections are major aggravating factors; hence, one must pay special attention to preventive measures.
After 7 months of pregnancy, the fetus begins to grow rapidly, and at this time, the mare needs increasingly rich nutrition. Food must contain enough phosphor and calcium to provide building material to the promptly evolving skeleton of the foal. It is important for a mare to maintain a good physical condition throughout the entire gestation period through regular and moderate exercise in order to avoid overweight.
Gestation averages around 330-340 days (research has shown, that artificial light stimulation can reduce the gestation period by 10 days). Birth usually takes place around midnight, ranging between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. Mares have the ability to hold back the birth. They often do it if there are irritating factors, such as unfavorable weather conditions or the place is overcrowded or noisy. Proper care during pregnancy and birth assistance are crucial factors in the production of fit and valuable Quarter Horses.
Quarter Horses - Breeders Links
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Ranchers Quarter Horse Breeders Association © 2001
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Arrowstone Springs Ranch - Offers contact information. Located in Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada.
B Bar J Stockfarm - Full service Quarter Horse farm. Standing at stud, Genuine Docsan. History, horses for sale, photographs, and penning events. Aylmer, Ontario.
C and J Quarter Horses - Standing Hancocks Blue Savage. Offers breeding information and horses for sale in Eatonville.
Cedar Creek Ranch Quarter Horses - Standing foundation bred palomino stallion, Seekers Seventy Six. Pedigrees, and photographs.
CTC Farm Quarter Horses - Offers details and photographs of foundation-bred horses for sale. Also Australian Shepherds, and Pygmy Goats. Located in Redmond.
Deb's Registered Quarter Horses - Offers information on stallions, mares, offspring, and production sale. Located north of Saskatoon, SK.
G. W. Equine Services - Breeding full, and appendix registered Quarter Horses. Breeding information on Quarter horses, and thoroughbred stallions. Also horses for sale. Sherwood Park, Alberta.
Gundersen Quarter Horses - Breeding and promoting Quarter Horses for more than 25 years. Stallion information, services, and sales. Located in Bow, Washington.
Holmdale Farms - Breeding horses since 1971. Site offers information on stallions, broodmares and horses for sale. Located in Elmwood, Ontario.
Lil Red Hen Quarter Horses - Pictures and accomplishments of broodmares and show horses. Horses for sale. Located in Moses Lake, Washington.
Lone Tree Ranch Performance Horses - Standing Sonita's Tiger Leo. Site includes stallion's pedigree, and prospects and horses for sale. Located in Alberta, Canada.
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Hancock Maxon Quarter Horses
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M&M Quarter Horses - Breeding, showing, sales of western pleasure and reining horses. Site includes horses for sale, photos of show horses and broodmares. Located in Aldergrove, British Columbia.
MacGregor Quarter Horses - Offers photos and details of foundation-bred stallions, broodmares, and colts. Located in Thorsby, Alberta.
MB Quarter Horses - Breeding and selling Quarter Horses, Paints and Appaloosas for halter and performance.
McTamara Acres - Photos and pedigrees of horses for sale. Information on stallion. Located in Ardrossan, Alberta.
Mickelsen Quarter Horses - Home of The Sweet Hotrodder. Standing champion stallion, The Sweet Cruiser. Includes achievements, stock profiles, and sales. Located in Toledo, Ohio.
Perrin Quarter Horses - Breeding, raising, training and selling top quality registered Quarter Horses in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada. Featuring stallions standing at stud.
Rhodes River Ranch - Breeding horses with performance bloodlines. Site offers photos and pedigrees of standing stallions and broodmares. Located in Arlington, Washington.
Rose Mountain Quarter Horses - Offers stock for sale in Rocanville, Saskatchewan.
Sprague River Ranch - Quarter Horse and Appaloosa breeder in Manitoba, Canada.
Sunrise West Quarter Horses - Standing Verily Sixes. Features photos and pedigrees of stallion and barrel racing horses for sale. Located in Clarkston, Washington.
Thunder Valley Farms - Breeders of Foundation Quarter horses and Angus cattle. Located west of Nanton, Alberta, Canada.
Winther Horses - Breeding and lay-up facility located in Central Alberta. Site has information on stallions, broodmares, and horses for sale.
