Horse breeding
Horse breeding
Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in domesticated horses. Furthermore, modern breeding management and technologies can increase the rate of conception, a healthy pregnancy, and successful foaling.
The male parent of a horse, a stallion, is commonly known as its sire and the female parent, the mare, is called its dam.[1] A "foal" is a newly born or very young horse of either sex, a "colt" is a young male horse, and a "filly" is a young female. Though many horse owners might breed their mare to a local stallion in order to produce a companion animal, most professional br...