The size of the foal will be governed by the mare carring it, so
yes you could
put a 15hh mare to a 17hh stallion. The issues I see with difficulty at birth has been more to do with the mare been too fat.
Can a stallion be too big for a mare?
A stallion most definitely CAN be too big for a mare
. It isn’t the mares uterus that is potentially a problem, it is getting the damn thing out!
Can you breed a pony mare to a horse stallion?
Ponies and
horses can easily breed together
if you choose a male pony and a female horse. You can also breed a female pony with a male horse (stallion), but the stallion should not be more than 3 hands larger than the pony.
Can you breed older mares?
Aged mares
may need to be bred over more estrous cycles
Does a stallion get too old to breed?
A stallion can breed until he is 30, but
it’s not likely
. … Most have a sharp decrease in their sperm count after 20, but still, many stallions will remain fertile well beyond that. In fact, some owners will keep their stallion to breed mares until he is 20-30 years old, especially ones that earn them hefty fees.
Can a horse mate with a pony?
Ponies and horses can crossbreed
, and they often do. … Some horse owners may want to breed their favorite mare with a pony, intending to get the perfect foal, but there are things you should consider before you mate a horse and pony.
What is a cross between a horse and pony called?
Equid hybrids
, also called hybrid equines, are created from the crossing of members from the horse family such as a horse, donkey and zebra.
Can a 25 year old mare get pregnant?
Older mares can become pregnant and carry a foal to term well into their twenties
. … However, the overall reproductive potential of a mare typically begins to decline by about 15 years of age. Pregnancy rate per cycle and seasonal foaling rate both decrease with age.
Is 17 too old to breed a horse?
How old is too old? A: As a general guideline,
broodmares are past their reproductive prime as they approach about 15 or 16 years old
. That being said, of course there are mares out there successfully foaling past this age and well into their twenties.
At what age do mares stop going into heat?
When does a mare stop having heat cycles
Will a pregnant mare accept a stallion?
Yes
, a pregnant mare will sometimes allow a stallion to mount.
How many times should a stallion cover a mare?
To maximise the chance of getting her in foal, the traditional natural breeding strategy is to cover a mare
every 48 hours during her heat
, beginning on the second day of showing oestrus
How many mares can a stallion cover?
| Age No. of Mares/Breeding Season | 2 * 6 to 10 | 3 * 10 to 15 | Mature 50 to 60 | 20-25 30 to 40 |
|---|
Do zebras mate with horses?
A zorse is the offspring of a
zebra stallion and a horse mare
. It is a zebroid: this term refers to any hybrid equine with zebra ancestry. The zorse is shaped more like a horse than a zebra, but has boldly striped legs and, often, stripes on the body or neck. Like most other interspecies hybrids, it is infertile.
Can a dog mate with Cat?
The most straightforward answer to this would be:
No, a dog cannot successfully mate with a cat and create an offspring
. However, the aforementioned video clips show a dog mounting a cat and, rarely, vice versa.
Can a pony have a baby?
While it may come as a surprise to many non-equestrians,
ponies are not baby horses
; they are fully grown equines who mature at a smaller height than their horse relatives.
